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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1919
Page
13
Poem recalls cavalry and artillery in trench warfare with vivid images of mud, blood, and bombardment. Horses yearn for peaceful English lanes and rural life, invoking the Yser, Somme, Ancre, Aisne, and charity of homeland. A nostalgic call to welcome horses home from the wars.
Dear Sewing Circle letters defend and denounce modern dancing with conflicting views. Contributors like MABEL praise dancing as healthy and enjoyable while others warn it corrupts youth and invites impropriety.
A shopper admits plans to buy stockings underwear and a blouse but is drawn to a dark blue moire silk hat. The hat features a turned up front and back with tassels of amber beads and matches white yellow or dark blue gowns.
John Dryden born August 9 1631 in Northamptonshire eldest of 14. He came from a Puritan family and despite hardship attended Cambridge. Inheriting two thirds of his father’s small estate he pursued study until becoming poet laureate and earning praise from Pope who visited him at Will's Coffee House until Dryden’s death in 1700.
The Boston Sunday Post Magazine will print Sewell Ford's Torchy and Shorty McCabe stories weekly. The next adventure titled Torch y Takes Wild Ride promises unusual amusement from the popular author.
An Arctic expedition recounts January 1896 fuel use at Herschel Island and a march of deserters from six steamers on March 16. A pursuit by officers and natives led to a pitched battle. one man was killed, another wounded, and the rest surrendered. The deserters planned to reach Dawson to buy mining claims and wealth.
The note indicates ongoing coverage in the Daily and Sunday Post with continuation expected each day until the story is completed. It signals a multi-part report and upcoming installments. The text provides no names, dates, locations, or specific events beyond the scheduled publication pattern.
Poem by Walt Mason reflecting on heat and ice age imagery. The speaker recalls Dr. Cook Franklin Greeley and polar scenes while a neighbor laments worsening Augusts and Julys. Copyright by George Matthew Adams.
For walking and about town wear wool jersey and tricolette are favored materials of the season. A smart outfit pairs a navy tricolette skirt with a wool velour over-tuni coat in the same shade, a plaited white georgette vestee softening the look, repeated cuffs, and a braided girdle to complete.
Margaret Mallow from a Massachusetts farm grows up loving her delicate brother Benny. After Benny dies she clings to faith and prays to hold him closest. A Boston visit during a trolley strike ends with a dream of heaven and a final prayer for all the world to care for the weaker.
Highlights include a Weymouth celebration for returned heroes at 10 a.m. and a Flower Show by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society at Horticultural Hall at 12:30 p.m. Other events cover garden parties, field days, picnics, and an automobile race in Kenberma/Hull as part of a veterans reception.
A collection of old kitchen notes includes a butterless milkless eggless cake recipe from Mrs. Josephine B. Rolfe of Casco Maine, a mayonnaise dressing method from Miss Bernadette Masterson of Roxbury, and oatmeal drop cakes by Mrs. E. Peeb Derry of Derry New Hampshire. Also features a rose leaf rose marmalade by Nelliz Dollery of Meredith New Hampshire.
Miss Etta West offers kitchen guidance on preventing milk separation in soups and warming techniques. She explains how to firm soft tomatoes, adjust oven heat with water, optimal baking spots by stove type, and handling preserves to avoid scorching.
Wads and Fashions present self shaped overskirts and inch wide metal belts. Stockings complement dresses while wool serge and heavy linen blend for outfits. White felt hats suit yacht style and leather buttons accent tweed suits. Corsets trend toward a higher bust.
A long list shows multiple couples filing marriage intentions in Boston and nearby areas. Entries include ages, occupations, and home addresses for fiancés such as Charles Morris and Margaret Hogan, Walter Starr and Bertha Sweeney, Alfred Middleton and Lalu Williams, and many others.
Major General E. H. Crowder judge advocate general of the U S Army sails for New York tonight aboard the Cuban cruiser Cuba after weeks in Havana revising Cuba's electoral laws.
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