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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1917
Page
17
Readers ask about burning oil fueled battleships and the end of two and three cent coins. Answers note ships Arizona Oklahoma Pennsylvania and Nevada burn oil and coinage stopped in 1873 with rare premiums for pristine pieces.
Letters from a sewing circle respondent argues mothers should raise sons to join the army or navy for America's welfare and to preserve women’s rights, contrasting with Germanized oppression and citing a history of legal limits on women. Other readers discuss gender equality in marriage and manners. A reader notes youth politeness and etiquette on public transit.
A speaker urges mothers to teach boys simple manners and respect for the elderly and disabled. She warns against spreading rumors and calumny, urging charity and tolerance, citing Montesquieu and Jerome to discourage gossip and protect a neighbor’s good name.
The funni est family in America returns as Mrs Van Loon wins a prize in the next Sunday Post. Readers follow the quirky household's antics across the issue.
Robert Creighton drifts into loneliness after a chance encounter with Joan Palmer. He helps a stranger onto a car, then fate intertwines as he saves Joan's fiancé at Bennett Pond. Joan rejects marriage to another and confesses love, ending with her embracing Robert.
Corridors and courtrooms filled with smoke as a fire broke out in the sheriff's room on the second floor of the East Cambridge courthouse yesterday morning. The flames were quickly put out and no injuries were reported.
Black and white stripes are numerous. Capes are ornamented with large pockets. Rich weaves are popular among the silks. Fancy jacket linings are in fashion again. Scallop the bottom of the little girl's dress. Black silk skirts are worn with lace waists.
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