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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1918
Page
11
A reader advises a young woman to work and study, balancing office experience with housekeeping skills. She urges postponing marriage, emphasizes education, and cites opportunity in government, business, and evening schools for women. June.
Readers are urged to pursue office or shop work to gain higher ideas and better husbands. The column argues marriage is not the sole goal, favors a home maker who enjoys domestic life, and advises young women to work, dress well, and prepare for a future husband. It cautions against constant social whirl and stresses true home life.
The Sunday Post features notable letters to the Sewing Circle, showcasing reader views and lively community opinions on crafting topics and social issues.
A mother drags her singing boy from a seat after an onlookers complaint, defending child rights and criticizing overbearing parenting. Wilhelmina Stitch notes mothers can overdo discipline and calls for kinder treatment of kids during the 1918 Canada copyright era.
A reader asks why sailors do not wear khaki like soldiers and why naval trousers have wide flared bottoms. The letter notes khaki’s purpose for camouflage and argues modern naval battles occur at long distances, citing Falklands actions.
The old weather riddle states that evening red and morning gray forecast rain. The reader notes Vice President Thomas Riley Marshall answers questions about his full name address profession and age.
The guide notes Iowa is spoken as Ti o wa with the emphasis on the first syllable and the final sounds like was without the s. Arkansas is pronounced Ar kan saw with the stress on the first syllable.
In 1904 Professor Allyn of the State Normal School began analyzing foods to test purity. The Westfield Board of Health adopted the movement, and it grew significantly as a result.
In colonial times Governor John Winthrop mined gold at Cobalt in Connecticut near Fast Hampton. Today Cobalt ore is mined there and used to produce a blue color for chinaware and related products.
A reader asks for the continuation after the line "Mary loves the lamb you know, the teacher did reply." The requested stanza is said to begin with And you each gentle animal In confidence may bind and ends with if you are only kind, describing how Mary could control the animals through kindness.
The article features guidance on gowns and outfits with marquisette, fine steel bead embroidery, flesh-colored crepe de chine for mothers and infants, baby caps of puffed net with tatting, a navy serge frock with red or Copenhagen blue facings, and capes with deeply fringed collars.
The hostess should bow and greet late guests by handshake but only rise for a female guest Lilian M. Advice cautions men against seeming overly favored by displaying reserve in dancing or driving. A girl knows if her looks or words invite special favor and etiquette cannot decide that point. Most men respect a girl not eager to accept every invitation.
Cecelie reads a long letter from a Paris-bound aviator. She radiates happiness in a yellow and white pleated frock as she shares the amusing news. she denies engagement for now and plans to wait until he returns in citizen clothes, noting uniforms can be deceiving.
Thomas E B Pope, curator of the Milwaukee Public Museum, reports a 42 pound Wolf River catfish that struck a fisherman’s hook and died from a minnow ball. Consul General George H Murphy suggests dairy firms could find a large South African market. Other items note Paris dress trends, a Texas sheriff’s wife, aged lieutenant Peters, Paris Matin editor Langanne, Verdun stone gift, Indian Scout sculpture, and anti hobos in Chicago.
A young woman writes about a summer romance while her father fights in France. The advisor urges patience, suggests not blaming the rival girl, and emphasizes pride in her father’s service. The response recommends allowing the call if the relationship feels right and keeping harmony rather than dwelling on jealousy.
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