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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1917
Page
17
Dorothy and Grace discuss war and summer fashion during a tea visit. Grace models a simple white wool Jersey frock with a sailor collar and purple silk scarf, a stylish yet practical look. Dorothy mentions plans to study nursing and laments men going to war.
Advert explains Lamay face powder with medicinal ingredient for skin healing and claims it stays on until washed off. It guarantees no rice powder, bismuth, white lead or talcum and offers a $1000 reward for detecting these ingredients. Available at major stores or by mail from Herbert Roystone in New York.
Readers of the Dear Sewing Circle defend marriage choices and wage tax views amid wartime duties. Letters celebrate independence and personal happiness while critiquing slacker sentiments and gender roles in work and home life.
A reader signed Stung explains three marriages, a string of hardships, and how she endured custody issues and heartache. She rejects single blessedness and divorce while inviting readers to roast her. The letter appears among the Sewing Circle items in the Sunday Post.
Readers discuss patriotic usage and origins of terms in World War I and Civil War contexts. Questions touch on the phrase white feather, its English roots, and a poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes, plus a query about Coleridge’s Kubla Khan and its legendary composition.
Poem unfolds a languid blooded man whose Hamlet like doubt yields to sudden lightning of resolve. His heart secret floods the world with bold message cheering dark places and lifting weary spirits. Beleaguered Liberty gains hope as his name becomes a whispered beacon to foes and friends alike.
Recipes from New England housewives feature Stewed Lobster using lobster meat milk butter salt pepper and toast. Nut Fritters mix duck steak peas tomatoes tapioca carrots with spices then slow cooks in a bean pot for hours. Mrs. Austin E. from North Adams provides the notes.
A Vermont reader asks if he can see his girlfriend alone when her younger sisters are always present. The adviser suggests taking her out to a dance or theater and, if needed, introducing her to suitable companions for the sisters. Also advises a relative or mother present when visiting her home.
In a studio on the way to California, a quiet young man named Tucker draws motherly attention as he appears preoccupied. The narrator notes her interest and imagines his hidden worries while recounting days of filming and a lingering question about his “werry vitals” and possible remedies.
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