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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1920
Page
17
A reader column explores when a man is a good business proposition and whether love or money guides marriage. Women share experiences about salaries, plans, and expectations, while a man’s view recalls balance between affection and financial security.
A reader asks Miss Champagne for guidance with an 18 year old in a yearlong relationship. The advisor counsels to keep away from the unstable partner, noting broken promises and unreliability. She urges moving on to avoid disruption and risk in life and work.
A 1920 McClure Syndicate piece introduces a series on dream meaning. It notes modern disbelief in dreams' significance and frames the exploration as an interesting but not serious topic.
Mystic texts say dreaming of rabbits signals good luck and improving fortunes. White rabbits are especially lucky while black rabbits warn of worries but bring eventual fortune. Unmarried lovers may expect a happy union, and a young woman may receive a marriage proposal by letter.
Household hint suggests using a flour and boiled water paste to clean delicate fabrics without fading. Moistened batter rubs stains, then rinse and squeeze dry, roll in towels, and iron if dry enough. Promotes color retention by removing dirt without altering hue. M. E. Harding, North Conway, N H.
A brief domestic note advises cutting bread into two thinner slices to make four triangular sandwiches and suggests scrubbing shirt cuffs with a soft brush to extend wear. It also describes saving newspapers in a shredded wheat box and using pasteboard with an elastic band and pencil for jotting reminders or a phone dictated recipe. Mrs H W Norton of 34 Oxford Street Worcester signs the item.
A collection of home recipes including Pineapple Pie Banana Bisque Large Johnny Cake and a pork and potato fry up with salad dressing. Recipes credit Mrs H Cooper Mrs J R Sutcliffe and Edna Estey with ingredients and method notes for making pies desserts and meals.
Reader questions on presidential salaries population comparisons Massachusetts versus New York and New Jersey, Jennie Lind and Christine Nilsson US histories, two aliens Hamilton and Wilson, grammar usage farther versus further, and whether the moon moves. Responses provide dates names places and brief historical notes.
The passage debates whether none of the bills is paid or are paid and notes that none historically aligns with a singular verb while some authorities allow the plural. It also mentions Maine's prohibition history and Helen Keller's self support with progress in speech under C A White.
Elsie Heath runs a public stenography office with four assistants at Wilcroft. Richard Ferris, her former patron and love interest, returns after time apart. A tense misperception by Miriam Brown is cleared when Elsie, inspired by a vow to mend, reopens her cheerful workplace and reconciles with Richard as a record reveals his heartfelt penitent message.
A guidance column explains gifting etiquette for weddings. It states no obligation to gift for church only invitations, but attending a reception with the couple carries an obligation. For silver weddings gifts should be addressed to the husband and wife with the donor card, and marked by the family initial unless intended for one spouse.
In Mable Herbert Urner's Married Life series Helen has an unexpected inspiration that leads to notably unpleasant results for the couple in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine installment.
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