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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1919
Page
21
Boston author Charles Franklin Jones urges readers to remember wartime lessons and uphold Liberty Loan pledges. He cites a child’s memory of creation and the cost of liberty, appealing to support for veterans and the ongoing Victory Liberty Loan as a monument to the fallen in France.
Readers debate women’s dress codes and gender roles in U S society during wartime. A correspondent argues for modest attire and changes in male attitudes, while others discuss marriage, jealousy, and women’s public behavior in war and peace.
A reader denounces the narrow critique of women’s attire and urges men to support their partners’ choices. The letter argues a real man admires any neat and clean outfit, praises rather than polices fashion, and treats wives and daughters with respect.
The Boston Post Sunday Magazine will feature a remarkable war born story titled Hero Ebenezer by Ladd Plumley. The piece explores how war reshapes everyday life and changes at least one person, framed as a worthwhile annual fiction contribution. Victory Bonds theme underscores renewed peace and goodwill.
Local ad from Westfield New York promotes the Boston Office at 88 Broad Street and telephone Main 1749 for Fountain Man Grapelade Sundae.
A 1919 poem attributed to Walt Mason imagines a violent anarchy where a gun, bombs, and murder purge society. It envisions destroying churches, schools, and officials while praising “the brotherhood of man” and a future without laws. Copyright 1919 by George Matthew Adams.
Tom Bradley returns from service to run the Dorchester firm with military efficiency. He imposes brisk discipline, jostling office routines and prompting old staff to adapt. Marion Hardy fears the change as Bradley seeks a capable stenographer.
After a tense moment Marion prepares to leave, but Tom Bradley returns and declares he needs her in life and in a home. He reassures her she is not discharged and offers a permanent position, prompting a mixed, hopeful response from Marion.
Miss Alice Stuart answers common etiquette questions. Strangers at table may ask others to pass salt or catsup politely. Afternoon tea typically at five o clock, but timing flexible. At formal dinners served by waiters only small appetizers may be on the table before seating.
An excerpt recalling heroic acts aboard a wrecked steamship and the fireman’s sacrifice. The speaker reflects on courage, rescue, and the overpowering memory of comrades, survivors, and the quiet crowd surrounding the fallen.
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