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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1916
Page
15
Published letters discuss frugal living and debts in 1908, with readers named Thrifty, A Friend of All Friendless Animals, and One Who Wants to Help. The column features advice on budgeting, home life, animal welfare, and social expectations, plus a dress description shared by Agnes.
Paragraphs describe evening gowns with tight bodices and revival of Spanish lace Irish crochet and Valenciennes. Short sleeves prevail three quarter sleeves appear on novelty suits. Taffeta afternoon dresses feature muslin lace neck fixes and trim corsages. A charming foreign afternoon coat presents a near circular silhouette with plaid silk edging.
The Oldest Inhabitant notes past Boston weather for April 22 with figures: coldest 26 above zero in 1876 and 36 in 1911, warmest 77 in 1891 and 70 in 1913, plus storms in 1909 1910 and 1912 over the last decade.
A Victorian era verse celebrates Easter and release from sorrow. A suburban Boston gardener asks about rolling the lawn in spring to settle frost heave and moisture. a reader inquires about an undivorced wife’s inheritance rights and a man’s effort to rekindle a relationship with a long-time partner.
Vivian and Lillian host a birthday supper for Margery as she marries and leaves the profession. Mrs. West reveals Margery’s quiet generosity, caring for a former client’s orphaned son, prompting renewed understanding and resolve to support Margery and uncover the full story.
Mrs P E Duffy of 128 Franklin Avenue Hartford Connecticut shares a household hint. She suggests drawing the finger off an old kid glove over a curtain rod when threading it through the curtain to prevent tearing and save time.
A cooking column presents several recipes including veal goulash with cabbage and potatoes, apples in bloom with orange jelly, raisin puff pudding, a cream sauce, and a chicken short cake with creamed chicken. Concludes with M rs M B Hosford of Ashland New Hampshire.
Poem celebrates young boys as beauty and joy, free from stain. Their laughter brightens the world as they dwell in blossom and smile. A note hints they will know much to frighten later in life.
A reader asks for the origin and corrected version of the phrase whistling shows lack of thought in relation to a whistler and Dryden’s Cymon and others. The note cites ambiguity in early usage and requests precise scholarly wording.
Submarine L-3 enters service at Charlestown navy yard after delivery from Fore River Shipbuilding. Along with L-1 delivered April 11, the two vessels are the largest submarines in the U S Navy.
A man writes of two years of close companionship with Miss Mildred Champagne who refused his proposal, claiming she loves him but does not love enough to marry. He asks how to win her heart, while noting she spent all her time with him and had no other suitors.
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