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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1919
Page
19
A historic civic section prints an extended excerpt from Walt Whitman with the centennial approaching. The vivid vigil on a field at night, the comrade fallen in battle, and the narrator keeping watch are recounted in lyrical, elegiac stanzas. The piece preserves Whitman’s imagery of death, kinship, and enduring memory.
Mary Ann waits for Kenneth’s arrival while Virginia plans a wedding. The village greets Kenneth with excitement after years in service. At home Mary Ann and Kenneth rekindle their bond, while Virginia’s own wedding plans unfold without the welcome she expected.
Brown flour for gravies in a steady oven until the color is even then cool and jar tightly to use later. Water from boiled potatoes can remove coffee and tea stains from linen if soaked before washing. Eggs absorb odors and should not be stored near strong flavors. place an onion and egg together in the fridge to test.
Fashion notes describe fringe hats and ribbon fringe details, wing sleeves and tight draped bodices. Long-waisted dresses and tailored suits with scarf collars remain popular while moonlight blue outfits appear as a stylish evening tone.
When Jim faces a tough workday I prepare scalloped oysters with buttered toast, salt, pepper, and a spoon of Ai Sauce. Baked until edges ruffle, garnish with toast points and lemon. The simple dish restores his pep and sunshine.
Readers debate burden versus blessing of children with arguments from faith and ethics. A voice defending poverty as a tool for virtue cites Abraham Lincoln’s era and warns against eliminating unborn lives. Others critique vanity and gender norms in dances, while a mother argues for work and family balance amid class tensions.
Letters and replies cover whether Mothers Day is a legal holiday, pension eligibility in England, skating versus trotting records, Cape Ann and Gloucester settlements, definitions of genuine authentic and authoritative, and the origin of the phrase a lion among the ladies from Shakespeare.
A young woman asks whether to continue dating a man who freely dates others. Dear Miss Champagne counsels that she cannot force fidelity and should consider dating other men to prompt respect and reduce loneliness, warning that men often value partners more when they are sought after.
The next Spudd Dialogue, William on Success, explores paths to achievement and fulfillment. George Brinton Beal discusses practical steps and mindset shifts that can guide readers toward lasting success.
In urging civic duty during the fifth war loan the speaker argues every citizen must contribute not just those who helped before. He recalls Guillaume Budé and a house fire parable to stress personal responsibility for funding postwar recovery and warns against shifting burdens to others.
A fragment from a 1910s column offers assorted home recipes and tips. Mint Delight with gelatin, a cocoa marshmallow confection, fruit pie assembly, graham nut bread, and grated citrus as a ready flavoring are shared alongside names and addresses of contributors Mrs L B Carr Ellen Manning Florence MacDougallis and Mrs F Manual with their locations in Brockton Cambridge West Springfield and Roxbury.
Remarkable revelations on German espionage activities in the United States are promised in next week's Boston Sunday Post. The feature teases details of spy operations and counterintelligence developments unfolding across the country.
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls Boston's coldest April 22 with 26 above in 1875 and 32 in 1884, and the warmest 77 degrees in 1841. He notes no rain or snow on this date in the past decade except 1910 1912 and 1916.
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