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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1918
Page
19
The excerpt portrays resilience after hardship with a sense of renewed purpose. It emphasizes waking from desolation into energy, facing life’s tasks with improved resolve and hope, and a collective pulling together toward nobler effort and moral vigor.
A reader applauds a recent performance noting clever staging and notable costumes. A sky light gray green duvetyn suit with black satin lining and wide crumpled collar and cuffs drew special attention. The skirt featured soft pleats and waist-narrowing bands with buttons at the hem.
An old time advertisement promises Lamay Creme L Ame keeps hands smooth and white with quick results after washing or before going out. It markets Lamay Face Powder as purer and longer lasting than rival powders, claims no glycerine. Save this notice.
A reader voice in the Sewing Circle argues that none should converse with someone of the opposite sex without a proper introduction, citing self respect and social judgment. Others counter that goodwill and discreet conduct allow friendships or casual chats across unintroduced boundaries, noting cases where fate or circumstance fosters trust and even marriages without formal introductions.
A set of social guidance notes advise that a gentleman should not hold a lady s hat and a lady should not manage a gentleman s hat in the theatre. For visiting an ill friend one should leave a card with inquiring notes and avoid overly sympathetic messages. Also do not carry a cane or umbrella under the arm as it may inconvenience others.
Mrs Fannie McLaughlin of Tower Hill New Brunswick near Calais Maine is 100 years five months old and still reads without glasses. She knits socks for soldiers, enjoys meals with her family, and remains mentally alert despite a recent operation. Calais Me ROY G RYAN. Chester Cowie recalls an 87 year old skating incident at Franklin Field in camouflaged attire. Boston resident William Cowie notes the event.
Thomas Orrin Whiting, a lifelong wood carting helper, remains active at 84 though vision fades. He and his wife had six children and now leave 13 grandchildren 22 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Born Aug 28 1834 at the West Hanover Whiting homestead he later worked as a shoemaker and served in Civil War units including Company A Third Massachusetts and Company IE First Battery H A. He belongs to Joseph E Wilder Post Hanover and has attended conventions nationwide.
Frank Garfield of Sudbury, in his 86th year, works his large farm solo with one horse and about 15 hens. He walks a mile to fetch grain, hauls it back on foot, and shares Civil War memories that bring tears. Mrs Harold C Clark, Wayland.
Boston widow Mrs Dominico Caprona, aged 101, survived a 1914 torpedoing off France after three days adrift. Rescued by a US patrol boat, she reached the United States in January and since then knitted 16 sweaters and nine pairs of socks while aiding Liberty bond drives. She notes three bonds and helped sell five yesterday to support the war effort amid German aggression.
A compact collection of vintage recipes includes Pineapple Pie with grated pineapple sugar flour eggs water salt, baked in two crusts yielding three pies. Coffee Cake with butter sugar eggs molasses coffee soda spices flour raisins. Favorite Doughnuts with nutmeg cinnamon soda fat tartar milk and fried dough. Susan B Harris listed as contributor at 137 Boston Avenue West Somerville.
The message urges readers to consider their duty as freemen and to support financing through bond purchases, invoking ancestral sacrifices and the freedoms sought by earlier generations. A call to action emphasizes civic responsibility and patriotism.
A short verse expresses a soldier’s absence, steady courage, and a loving correspondent’s resolve. It thanks the brave lad, promises solace, and prays for divine protection wherever he travels.
A reflective essay notes that declarations of love can be extravagant yet fleeting. It compares youths at summer and winter resorts to spread romantic fever, with many mislabelling it as love or forgetting it on the journey home. The tone urges not to take such enthusiasms too seriously to avoid discomfort.
Mrs Lucy Slaughter of Boston sues her husband George W Slaughter for divorce alleging cruel treatment and failure to provide maintenance. A hearing in the Equity Motion Session Superior Court is scheduled tomorrow or Friday on her petition for alimony and custody of their daughter Olga V aged 12 ahead of the divorce trial.
A Boston sales pitch notes Wolf's corner of Hanover and Portland Streets offers big value in clothing and legal stamps, suggesting Hanover Street naming would cost more without improving quality, near Washington Street.
The statement urges citizens to purchase Liberty bonds, while soldiers risk their lives. It frames bond buying as a responsibility shared by all to back the war effort and honor service members.
An advertisement from Lever Brothers Co promotes Lifebuoy soap as essential for healthy skin. It urges readers to begin using the soap today for face hands and bath and to purchase a cake at grocery or drug stores, promising skin improvement.
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