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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1920
Page
15
A fragment from a poetical piece expresses a speaker’s ardent desire for a beloved woman. The speaker longs to enter her life and claim her affection, contrasting sunless days with a fevered passion and a willingness to prostrate the spirit before love.
A series of readers debate marriage economics and love versus money. Women defend sensible partnerships, warn against mercenary trends, and share personal views on finances, family strain, and balancing work, romance, and security. ORVIE signs off.
Former Mayor John F. Fitzgerald spoke at the St. Mark's Catholic Club communion breakfast held at the new clubhouse on Ashmont Street in Dorchester yesterday morning. He criticized the Sunday baseball law as proof of prohibition’s backlash and urged citizens to resist narrow thinking behind the law.
In London on April 4, tramway workers in Manchester Oldham Cardiff Swansea and other towns began wage protests. The strikes started Saturday midnight causing widespread disruption to holiday travel and events. Suspension continues into Easter Monday affecting many races and athletic meetings.
Paris reports official French trade data for February 1920 showing a sharp rise in imports from the United States to 12.5 million dollars from 5 million in February 1919, with exports declining compared to last year.
Patrick Boyle, 74, president of the Oil and Gas Journal in Tulsa and manager of Derrick Publishing, died at his Ol city home. Born in County Donegal Ireland, he long led the petroleum trade publication.
Reports indicate the final ice jams have moved from the Penobscot River and navigation will be open Monday morning. The river had been closed previously, with the last jams noted downriver.
Cheers greeted the surprise success as Medford surpassed its five thousand dollar goal in the Irish bond drive held at the Fellsway Theatre. The announcement was made by BH. J. Gaffey.
In a short feature, the article questions dream interpretation, noting modern doubt about dream significance while offering historical interest in how dreams were viewed in olden times. The piece frames the series as a light educational seminar rather than belief driven.
The reader learns how dreams of forsaking a spouse, lover, friends, work, or home signal different outcomes. Forging ahead with current occupation promises profits, while abandonment on an island implies hard work before riches. Some say changing careers may be advised to achieve success.
Practical household tips from egg separation to bread making and repairs. Advice covers how to recover a yolk with a cloth, muffin pans for biscuits, peroxide for scorch, soda for ink stains, a grater brush, mahogany care with linseed oil, fixing a torn veil with human hair, and a note from Miss Dorothy Paull of Wauwatosa Wisconsin.
A collection of recipes from a Sunday Post page features Cornmeal Puffs, Indian Meal Doughnuts, bean and potato bake, rice snowballs with jelly and custard, cream cookies, brown sugar cookies, a banana salad with lemon syrup, cheese croquettes, and a note on a smart costume with blue satin jacket and blue silk flowers. The items are attributed to several named homemakers and locations.
The Post answers reader inquiries in order, covering topics from American presidential electors to the meaning of appendectomy, origins of days, alien-born voting rules, acetylene flame temperatures, types of alcohol, and Franklin’s death and taxes quote, with brief factual explanations and sources.
An afternoon dress favors crepe de chine in tan with vivid green accents. The illustrated model features green duvetyn collar cuffs and front inserts, cartridge pleats at the skirt side, tan silk thread loop details, a self bound edge, a string belt, and a shallow peplum panel at the back. European and American styles contrast on sleeve length.
The Peterson twins plan a theater joke by swapping dates with two suitors, Harrison Kent and Bert Kelly. Prue engineers the ruse to see Bert ruffled, while Prissy fears exposure. The deception unfolds at a pine tree proposal under winter moonlight, ending with both couples forging sincere confessions and engagement rumors resolved.
Dear Miss Champaagne questions about love and devotion are answered. The adviser suggests the woman’s preference for her dear girl friend is natural and stable while the suitor’s sporadic gifts do not prove true love. The final test is the man’s proposal and willingness to commit through marriage.
Discusses proper explanation for breaking an engagement after gifts. Advises bride to return gifts with a formal note stating the engagement is broken. Also covers presenting wedding gifts and advises sending gifts directly to the bride elect from the store, unless the giver is a close friend or relative.
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