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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1918
Page
17
A woman recalls a courtship arising from an accidental meeting and explains that formal introductions are not essential for friendship. Several readers share opinions on crossing social conventions, stressing respect, prudence, and genuine connection over rigid rules about how men and women meet.
A mutual friend should present a gentleman to the woman he seeks to meet. Women precede men in aisles of streetcars and public venues, and ushers guide seating where reserved seats exist. Business letters to women begin with Dear Madam, while social letters use Dear Mrs A or My dear Miss B.
A poem extols a giant gun as a symbol of collective wrath and national power. It claims divine sight and a righteous aim to silence evil, with a universal arc that shakes the world and inspires victory over foes. The piece ends with the refrain that its shell speaks only win.
Clara hosted a dinner for Lucille and her fiancé last night followed by dancing. T’s gown drew praise for its severe, rich simplicity in black satin and black and gold brocade with a gold cloth facing and a trailing brocade girdle. The piece notes curious maxims and quirky sayings about happiness, diligence, and honesty, plus a remark about a nickname outlasting deeds.
Mrs M C Stinson of East Templeton shares practical tips for saving fuel and money by collecting scraps such as milk caps corks string waxed paper and fat scraps rolled in meat wrapping. She stores them in a cereal box box to light fires and reduce waste and effort.
An editorial line argues Liberty Bonds as insurance against German aggression and frightfulness, urging support for national defense measures. It invokes fear of a German dominated future and presents bonds as a safeguard for liberty and sovereignty.
By Josh Billings, the piece riffs on practical life and philosophy. It mocks laziness and ambition while noting human error, perseverance, and the difficulty of distinguishing knowledge from belief. It blends humor with observations on effort, dignity, and living rightly.
The piece highlights charming parasols made of jersey trimmed with pompous. It singles out a straight, soft and slender silhouette as fashionable. A black satin bag trimmed with oxidized beads is noted as attractive. It mentions delicate shades of crinkly shiny silk for separate skirts.
A 19th or early 20th century styled advertisement touts aramara as a superior complexion beautifier over soap and cold cream. It claims cleansing and lightening effects, reduces enlarged pores and wrinkles, and promises instant visible improvement with regular use. Available at Liggett's and Filene's with mail order options through Herbert Roystone in New York.
Readers ask about which city is farthest from New York between London and San Francisco, confirm that Mexican gold keeps value while paper money devalues, question olive oil adulteration, and note U S wheat crops with 1917 and older year figures.
Frances Matilda Rice, born 1826 in East Charlemont, is the last of a nine‑child family and 92 in 1918. She remembers the Wingate sisters, reads daily, helps with housework, and notes wit and charity in her late years. Her quip on deafness and a neighbor’s cigar birthday joke reveal a keen, cheerful spirit.
Grandma Burdick aged 88 lived alone on a small New Hampshire farm raising berries vegetables and poultry. She shared a humorous tale of fending off a would be robber by asking if he ever had smallpox, causing him to flee while she laughed. Mrs Mayme Beecher Everett.
John Cobb of Bartlett New Hampshire at eighty five stays as active as a man of fifty. He runs his farm without hired help and makes cider in autumn and a large amount of maple sugar and syrup in spring. His herd of cattle is milked by him alone and his friendly, honest manner endears him to townspeople and children alike. Mary M. Hamilton Portland Maine reports.
Mrs William Younger of Gloucester Mags is the dearest old lady at $1 to see. She cared for four in winter and washed milk cans as her husband is a milkman. Her grandson in the service in Norfolk Va was ill and he received her home made dark cake.
A retrospective on Richard Harding Davis who died just over a year ago and could not see the end of the Great War. The renowned war correspondent and author born in Philadelphia in 1814 reported for the London Times and New York Herald in multiple wars and produced popular novels and short stories. His career spanned the Turkish Greek war, Spanish American War, South African war, and Russian Japanese conflicts, with famous works including Soldiers of Fortune and The Lion and the Unicorn. He was noted for romance and imagination, with tales ranging from Raxws Raegan in the Bowery to Van Bibber stories.
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