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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1918
Page
11
A chorus of letters from readers labeled Old Friend ships debate whether women should sever ties with morally wayward friends. Opinions urge charity and restraint, while others advocate firm abstention or hopeful endurance, with guidance on preserving reputation and aiding redemption.
A young 18 year old woman asks if a traveling, older suitor’s frequent calls imply serious intent. The columnist urges patience, notes four to five weekly visits suggest he is busy, and counsels balancing attention among others to test his seriousness and prompt a clear commitment.
A wartime feature from the Sunday Post highlights economical cornmeal dishes. It outlines Indian pudding with cornmeal and milk, a tamale pie with hamburger, corn bread variations, and spoon bread as satisfying, affordable meals.
The narrator notes Ruth leaving for a house party and a seaside resort with dances and dinners. Ruth wears a plain green ratine dress with shoulder fastening, black taffeta collar, white georgette crepe sleeves, wide cuffs, and a black piped belt ending in a large bow. Jack accompanies Ruth to the train.
Young Major Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was greeted warmly in Paris as his wounds permit a drive. English politics heat up as Consuelo Vanderbilt announces candidacy for London county council. Gustave Schulman recruits for the Canadian Jewish Legion. his New York heirloom fortune was $13,600,000. Barrie’s manuscripts fetch high sums at a London Red Cross sale to aid wounded soldiers. Alfonso offers a palace and invites the Russian imperial family’s kin to Spain until peace. Roosevelt, as assistant secretary of the navy, takes a personal interest in ongoing efforts.
Poem contemplates a central consciousness within all beings. It speaks of inner light, prayer heard in birds, and wind as God's breath. The speaker asserts that life, death, time, and space measure the spirit's growth within a universal oneness.
President Wilson, pending duties approval, will personally boost the next Liberty Loan drive starting in September. He is set to speak in many locations and may travel as far west as San Francisco.
Advertisement claims thousands of children suffer worm symptoms and promotes Dr True s Elixir as the family laxative worm expeller. It notes adults are susceptible and cites Mrs Curtis of Houston Texas praising the product. Available at dealers in 40c 60c and 1 00 with information from J F True Co Auburn Maine.
The article outlines summer dress details with navy and white themes. It suggests navy silk stockings a pongee duster violet jersey suit and blue felt hat as chic options and notes mousquetaire gloves and evening slippers with jet buckles as refined touches.
Proper respect for national em blems requires careful handling lowering at sundown avoiding bedraggled appearance and rain protection. Practical social advice suggests inviting girls for afternoon gatherings with work and light refreshments rotating hosts and alternating between daytime and evening, to meet people through friends.
The article gives a kitchen soap making method using five pounds of grease, one can of potash, and two tablespoons borax with warm water. It instructs to heat grease, mix potash into the solution, then pour into paper lined pans and cut into bars once thick. GERTRUDE B. CALDER Somerville addresses the item.
New York August 6 The Federal Food Board urged candy dealers to sell no more than one pound to a customer to save sugar. The public was asked to reduce consumption of sweetened luxuries and shops should display a warning sign urging customers not to ask for more than one pound of candy containing sugar.
Birthday note on Joseph Rodman Drake born August 7 1795 links his life with Fitz-Green Halleck and the early New York literary circle. Drake wrote for the Evening Post with Halleck as "Croaker Co" and produced Culprit Fay. Drake died at 25 after gaining fame as a romantic voice for America.
Dr Luigi Verdi advised Italian mothers at the Children's House on Boston Common about feeding children in summer. He urged regular meals, not forcing food, generous boiled water after three to four months, and continuing milk after twelve months with gradual solids. He praised overcooked cereals and a mix of egg and meat juices, stale bread, and letting the child eat adult foods in moderation.
W F Kearns of the W F Kearns Company contractors at the south Boston quartermaster terminal disputes published details of an employee agreement. He states the company pays 4 75 per day for 10 hours work, aligned with local government contractors and approved by the War Labor Policies Board in Washington. The company denies any other pay rate agreement.
Jacob Simon Herzig also known as George Graham Rice was indicted by a federal grand jury on mail fraud charges. He pleaded not guilty in Federal Court and was paroled in the custody of his counsel pending a $10,000 bond filing.
Promote Sylpho Nathol as a hospital grade disinfectant for homes. Claims to kill germs in waste pipes garbage cans and cracks while offering safety and ease with four sizes priced 10c 25c 50c and 1.00. Endorsed by New England hospitals and used by leading New York and New England institutions.
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