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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1919
Page
17
Charles Franklin Jones of Boston urges Americans to base opinions on facts not fights and to live by the principles of freedom. He notes the world looks to the United States for leadership and says Americans must demonstrate Freedom at home to justify its global cause.
Jake Thompson aka George is shipboard with a letter mixup that leads to a mistaken romance with Mildred Campbell. Jacob Thompson, a quiet writer, sets the plan in motion to swap roles as a suitor to Mildred. The ruse ends when Mildred discovers the truth and the couple wed with Thompson as best man, reflecting a comic tale of mistaken identity and romance aboard.
A Boston reader asks for sun based time differences between Boston and London Paris and Berlin. The page also answers questions on Bolshevik origins laundry pronunciation Dudley word origin lightning origin biblical quotes and plant lifecycles with concise expert replies.
The excerpt details an extravagant hat purchased yesterday. It describes a two tone tan straw crown, narrow top, wide brim with black Georgette trim, a black ostrich plume, and a long black tulle veil draping over the brim toward the neck.
A column on etiquette notes that letters of recommendation are less common now, with employers often agreeing to use a former employee as a reference. A fair statement of ability should not be hindered by differing opinions. Regarding rising for introductions, etiquette allows a seated person not to stand when a man is introduced, while two seated ladies should rise unless one is invalid or old. A young woman should rise when an older person is introduced.
The estate of the late James Stillman, longtime head of National City Bank, was appraised at 40,388,121 dollars. After debts, about 37 million remains for inheritance, with 1,881,023 destined for the State. the remainder is divided among heirs.
Letters from readers discuss motherhood, marriage, modest dress, and parental roles. A young widow with three babies laments social judgments while a correspondent urges shared chores and renewed affection. A nurse praises perseverance and a man criticizes immodest clothing while another writer advises wives to seek balance in married life.
Recipes from the Sunday Post page feature sugar gingerbread custard bread pudding and various sandwiches. Home cook Mrs. E. I. Tripp of Tiverton and Mrs. Maud Harkins of Somerville share recipes and tips for economical meals including apple sauce lemon pie and oatmeal cookies with ingredient lists and baking steps.
Poem honors fallen soldiers with lines from In Flanders Fields. It reflects eternal vigilance, reverence for graves, and sacrifice in France and at sea and land. The poem envisions flags over graves, divine protection, and the memory of heroes in freedom's cause.
Relatives of the 26th Division men will be housed and provided with meals and other accommodations in Boston. The family hospitality committee of the 26th Division reception committee approved the plans at its meeting yesterday in the Little building.
The Boston division committee arranges sending five lodging request cards per member. Cards go home and return to Room 629 Little Building, detailing name rank organization and relationship residence. The committee seeks rooms from Greater Boston residents and will cap applicants within 50 miles unless an invalid or elderly person applies.
Rev. H Boyd Edwards Mil ton chaplain of the 101st Engineers praised the troops morals saying the unit was 100 percent better than nonwar servicemen and that the Engineers fought in every action of the 26th Division and was regarded as the best engineer regiment in the American expeditionary forces.
A chaplain recalls heavy losses at Chateau Thierry and Verdun, noting the 101st Engineers built a trench in Toul sector and kept roads open under shellfire. Colonel Bunnell earned praise for St Mihiel and led the unit home. about 30 percent are replacement troops slated for transfer to nearby camps.
Representative Gillett of Massachusetts Speaker elect departs Washington for Springfield to remain until the start of the extra session of Congress.
At the war canteen I learned to make inexpensive vegetables like eggplant into tasty dishes. I simmer eggplant in sauces then bake with tomato, chopped hard boiled egg, pepper and salt, finished with Al Sauce for a luscious entree Jim enjoys.
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