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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1915
Page
11
A long reader correspondence discusses a demand for wire cages in offices, personal finances in marriage, and the balance of duties at home. Contributors share experiences with flirtations, money management, and discipline within marriage, urging prudence, mutual support, and caution in domestic life.
The Sunday Post features a selection of the most engaging letters to the Sewing Circle, showcasing readers' sewing tips, project ideas, and community opinions on fabric choices and needlework.
The writer details a stylish women's outfit for autumn including a directed sash with grey mores, tiny bows, run through buckles, a red beaver hat, chinchilla collar, deep cuffs, and fur buttons. She looks forward to cold weather and meeting at Ruth's tonight.
Practical tips for household tasks including loosening jar lids with a large elastic band removing stains with kerosene fastening pearl buttons from the inside with safety pins and removing wheel grease with turpentine credited to Mrs S Reinardt of East Norton.
Poet Walt Mason lampoons flamboyant men’s shirts in a 1915 verse about garish colors that shock villagers. The piece humorously questions fashion trendsetters as a man defends his mild attire against rainbow garments.
A reader asks if a man can kiss a girl and pretend to care while deceiving her. The columnist cautions against gullibility, notes many deceivers exist, and urges vigilance and wary trust, citing Schopenhauer and social double standards. The piece ends with a wistful reflection on true vow and fidelity.
The line reflects a belief that lasting progress is unlikely while human nature remains mutable and imperfect. It suggests ongoing struggles against flaw and desire, implying enduring limits to perfection and stability.
Poem urging a beloved to dream through the night and cherish love. The speaker promises devotion and imagines dreams carrying their affection across the twilight. Copyright 1915 Southern Press Syndicate.
The column surveys fashion changes with chin collars remaining popular. Chiffon ruchings edge evening coats while wider braids mark higher fashion. The jumper effect appears on everyday dresses and velvet bands decorate garments.
A home kitchen recipe sequence uses top round steak with a batter of eggs milk flour baking powder and salt poured over the steak to bake ten minutes for tenderness. It then describes stuffing a cabbage with seasoned pork sausage and baking until done to yield a white tender dish. Sign-off from Mrs A Rouillard of Concord New Hampshire.
A poem recalls summer days under a bell flower tree near Holyoke range. A boy and his brother dream of distant lands and return as the speaker carries memories of lost hopes while asking the tree for comfort and solace.
The Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission led by George von L Meyer invites public suggestions on commemorating Plymouth's 300th landing. Submissions should be sent to the commission at the Old State House Boston as soon as possible. CHARLES F Coffin Cambridge Massachusetts England
A reader objects to the September 8 Post editorial on Coal Tar Dyes calling it erroneous and misleading. The letter argues the promise is of dis- and seeks correction or clarification.
Robert Silverman Grand Secretary of the Independent Order Sons of Israel thanks the Post for splendid treatment of the Jewish population in the city. He expresses gratitude for the paper’s news coverage and praise for its value to the community.
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