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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1920
Page
23
A reflective poem compares life to a game of cards with Fate as the dealer. It contemplates luck, virtue, and the idea that Heaven judges by how one plays the hand. The speaker hopes for a conscience clear on judgment day and seeks entry to Paradise for playing honestly.
Letters to Defiance argue if women or men can truly guard confidences. Selma and Beth defend trust among female friends while challenging clerical assertions. a reader from SELMA insists secrets depend on the person and vows to keep confidences for a trusted friend.
A poetic lyric catalogues life as a hill to climb with the promise of balance and beauty. The speaker imagines a hamlet town or farm beneath a lofty pane of blue sky where people toil to build a fairy flame of blossoms across the soil. The hill of life remains thin and strange as Theocritus is invoked and the prospect of destiny unfolds below.
Cape fashion endures with renewed popularity featuring plaited designs and large puffy collars made of taffeta. Designers emphasize volume and a retro elegance while updating silhouettes for modern wear.
Billy, a Dorchester clerk, longs for a raise and a romance on the train. After weeks of pen, dream, and methodical budgeting, he musters the courage to ask for a raise, and finally wins a five dollar bid toward marriage while a girl who admires him misreads his fate.
A 1920 Mysticus column explains dream signs. Wealth may come from dreams of putting on flesh or scarred skin signals. Flesh uncovering promises riches. skin sunburn warns of treacherous friends. losing flesh or yellow skin signals business trouble.
An Elizabeth Jordan tale titled Terms to Suit a Lady appears in the forthcoming Boston Sunday Post Magazine, promising one of her best efforts and lighthearted amusement.
Home cook notes include Orange Bread Pudding with bread crumbs milk and orange juice baked slowly topped with meringue. Walnut Cake uses walnuts butter and cream of tartar baked on a sheet, then frosted with walnut topping.
A middle aged widow with four suitors asks whether to marry for love or for practical gains. The advice insists marriage should be for love and respect, urges remaining friendly with all four, and recommends frank, honest communication while she weighs which suitor best fits her ideal of a happy married life.
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