Boston Sewing Circle voice for home life and fairness
The Boston Post Sewing Circle invites readers to discuss family life and gender issues. Letters cover tenancy for large families, respect, courtesy, laws for women, and a debate on marital ownership of earnings.
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Letters From the Sewing Circle Featured in Sunday Post
The Sunday Post highlights engaging letters to the Sewing Circle, showcasing reader opinions, tips, and community concerns in a lively weekly feature.
Bar Admits Two Women and 137 Men to Massachusetts Bar
Esther S. Eddy of Dorchester and Florence E. Fleming of Lowell were admitted by Judge De Courcy in the Supreme Judicial Court. A total of 291 took the bar exam last June, with 145 passing. Clerk John F. Cronin administered the oath before Judge De Courcy spoke on duties and efficiency amid world conflict.
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Esther S. Eddy
Dorchester
Florence E. Fleming
Lowell
Massachusetts
de Courcy
Supreme Judical Court
John F. Cronin
Ten Bodies Found in U S Submarine F 4 at Honolulu
Ten more bodies were found today in the United States submarine F 4 crowded in the engine room after a hole was cut through steel plates for entry. One identified as Ivan L. Mahan of Lima Ohio. The vessel sank in Honolulu Bay on March 25 with 22 aboard and 13 bodies recovered so far. an explosion is considered a possible cause by some workers.
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Honolulu
United States
Ivan L. Mahan
Lima
Naval Board of Inquiry
Honolulu Bay
Missing pianist Leopold Godowski in New York amnesia case
Police issued a general alert for Leopold Godowski the famed Russian pianist and composer missing from his Manhattan home. He was last seen Wednesday evening with $1000 cash and valuable jewelry. His wife reports prior amnesia episodes and suspects he was robbed and held prisoner.
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New York
Leopold Godowski
Manhattan
Mene. Godowski
Four Hurt as Wagons Collide in Clinton
A teamster suffered a brain concussion and back injuries after a farm wagon collided with an express wagon on a steep hill. Alfred Lyman of Adams Express was listed on the dangerous list at Clinton Hospital. Carl Jahn, the farm wagon driver, fractured his right arm. Two young riders were bruised and cut in the crash.
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Clinton
Alfred Lyman
Adams Express Company
Clinton Hospital
Carl Jahn
Wagen
Beauty and virtue in balance, a 1915 quip from Walt Mason
The piece argues against valuing beauty over conscience and duty, praising both good looks and virtue. It urges helpful, charitable conduct as well as personal grooming, noting a barbershop metaphor about clear judgment and manners.
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Alecky
Galooty
Walt Mason
English Bomb Throwers Drive Germans From Belgian Trenches
A Roxbury reader reports from Belgium on English trenches and bombardments against German positions. Former cavalrymen now infantry claim repeated trench clearances and progress toward breaking German lines as the war continues. Wheway signs off hopeful and well.
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M. J. Hughes
Roxbury
H. W. Wheway
France
Belgium
The
Lancers
Edward Hooker Dies Hartford Ex Mayor and State Senator
Edward W. Hooker former Hartford mayor and former state senator died at his Hartford home after a long illness aged 50.
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Hartford
Conn
Edward W. Hooker
Ruth’s Coast Wedding Trip Prep and Velvet Turban Hat
The note mentions Ruth finishing shopping for a coast wedding trip and choosing a white velvet crushed turban hat with black velvet bat wing trim rhinestone outline. She also buys a tailless ermine collarette and plans to visit with friends this afternoon before departure.
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Cambridge police hunt driver who struck 4-year-old boy
Cambridge police spread a dragnet for the chauffeur who struck and injured 4 year old Joseph Riley at 133 Harvard street yesterday morning and then fled saying he was pursuing a doctor. Police have the car’s number and are seeking the attacker.
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Cambridge
Joseph Riley
Harvard Street
Lime water hacks for the home and first aid
Household hints describe many lime water uses from keeping milk vessels wholesome to treating burns. Instructions cover making lime water from quick lime, straining, and storing, with an address for Mrs. G W Dow of Portland Maine.
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G. W. Dow
Middle St
Portland
The Lost Master Poem About Playing The Game
Poem recalls a leader who asks to be remembered not with monuments but that he played the game. It celebrates resilience and zest, urging successors to continue the fight with humor and grace, embracing struggle rather than praise. The speaker vows to honor the master by staying true to the game and not shaming his memory.
John Davis Bakes Beans and Rice Disaster at Home
In a humorous tale, John Davis tries to cook for himself while wife Mildred is away. He buys five quarts of beans and five pounds of rice, but mishaps multiply as kettles boil over and the mix swells beyond control. He dumps the results in the oven and yard before neighbors, ending his culinary ambitions.
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John
John Davis
Mildred
Smith
Hines
Thomson
Betty
Benson
Feathered
Jack
Sam Hill
Savory Potato Onion Egg Pie
A meatless supper recipe by Sarah Calder of Roxbury. Wash and slice 1 pound potatoes, boil 2 eggs and slice, slice a Spanish onion. Layer potatoes onions eggs, add stock, cover with pastry and bake hot. The dish yields a hearty savory dinner.
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Sarah Calder
Washington Street
Roxbury
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