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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1919

Page

19

Jerry and Jerry Stirs a Quiet Marriage

Helen and Tom, a four months’ bride and her husband, face a hidden danger when letters expose an unseen admirer named Jerry. Tom plans a fishing trip while Helen frets about trust as the evening stretches and Jerry’s name haunts their misread signals.

Tom Helen Evelyn Phil Jerry Elsie Eisie

Dancing Debates Stir Community Letters Page

Readers debate propriety of modern dances and dancing partners in the Sewing Circle. Contributors praise church dances while condemning cheek-to-cheek styles, urging moral restraint and better etiquette for youths and parents.

Eyes to behold the truth and pitying heart

Poem fragment expresses a resolve to seek spiritual truth over wealth or fame. The speaker asks for divine sight and a heart filled with pity, insisting that faith can turn darkness into light despite past desires for worldly status.

Forgotten Names and a Teary Trip in College

In a college class Helen and Tom realize misidentifications between Jerry Page and Geraldine Page. Helen mourns a supposed trip with Elsie the motor boat as Tom resolves the mix up. They agree Jerry must not learn the truth yet.

Tom Jerry Page Geraldine Page Helen Jerry Elsie Phil

Dry As Dust Walt Mason Ode to Water and Moderation

The verse mocks Prohibition era excess and praises water over liquor. Walt Mason quips about avoiding gin, rye, beer, wine, and junk emotions while preferring clear water, pumps, and brooks to prevent hangovers and poor health. Copyrighted verse echoes temperance sentiment.

Walt Mason George Matthew Adams

Every mothers greatest problem in health

A Roosevelt Conservation Commission report cites three million sick-beds in U S homes with half avoidable by hygiene. The ad urges infection prevention via Sylpho Nathol disinfectant for waste pipes and scrubbing, claiming strong germ-killing power and safety used by New England women and major hospitals.

Roosevelt Conservation Commission United States

Clara Stops by for Morning Shopping

Clara visited early for a shopping trip, arriving while the author ate a late breakfast and noting they had planned to go into town together. She appeared thinner, but attributed it to dress lines, wearing a dark blue French serge outfit with georgette crepe inserts and green bead trim.

Clara

Birthday Bio Briefs: Princess Amelia 1785

Princess Amelia born August 7 1785 was George III’s youngest daughter and the fifteenth child. She was delicate and never subjected to hard study, becoming a skilled pianist before long illness and bed confinement. On her death she gave her father a braid ring while he later suffered mental collapse for nine years.

Princess Amelia Amelia George III England

Bead Dress Trends Highlight Paris Fashion

The piece notes elaborate bead dresses favored in Paris with lime green voile over lime green satin. It suggests pongee for summer wraps and ecru lace trim on Georgette crepe. It observes a lower waist line and the novelty of matching shoes to hat colors.

Paris

Big Irish Meeting for Portsmouth

A large open-air Mass meeting will be held Friday night on the Portsmouth public play grounds to advocate Irish independence. Sponsored by the Portsmouth Council and the Knights of Columbus, the event draws diverse city representatives with Governor John H. Bartlett Judge Thomas P. Riley and William H. Breen listed as speakers while Mayor Hislop presides.

Portsmouth N. H Ireland Portsmouth Council K. of

Eggless? New England Housewives Recipe Page

Recipes for Eggless? New England Housewives features Eggless Cake and other dishes. The Sunday Post presents COFFEE CAKE, MUFFINS, and VEGETABLE SALAD ideas with step by step mixing, baking times, and ingredient tips. Included are notes by MRS JOSEPHINE B ROLFE and MRS FRANCES PICKETT.

Frances Pickett Millers Falls Josephine B. Rolfe

Tree Toad Song Brings Joy Amid Troubled Hearts

A rustic couplet celebrates the tree toad’s click as a charm to heal sorrow. The verse suggests the simple sound can lift spirits and make even weary souls feel hopeful again.

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