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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1916
Page
11
A reader urges common sense in warning a man about a woman’s past. The exchange argues whether to interfere in others lives or mind one’s own business. Emphasis on prudence, responsibility, and respecting adult choices in marriage.
A reader letter column offers cautious guidance on warning against a fiancée with a rumored past, warning against gossip while urging fairness and restraint. Additional voices mock obsessive mothers and promote self reliance, privacy, and prudent behavior within marriage.
Poem on lilies and other blooms as miracles from God. It celebrates flowers as messages of hope and joy, from daisies to roses, rooted in divine goodness and everyday beauty.
Mary Pickford recalls Henry Walthall as a master of screen acting. She recounts working with him at Biograph under D. W. Griffith, his deliberate method, and his influence on her early roles including their collaboration on Friends and Faro Kate.
The Sunday Post prints letters to the Sewing Circle, detailing readers’ anecdotes, sewing tips, and community updates. Contributors share projects, fabric sources, and small town news, reflecting hobbyist exchanges.
Virginia Col e arrives 50 miles from anywhere to find no carriage and a dilapidated wagon. A wizened driver takes her to Mire Hill where a note promises bread and tongue in pantry and milk in an ice chest. She discovers Adrian and Jack waiting next day, revealing their practical joke so Virginia forgives them and they share breakfast.
The writer asks if John D. Rockefeller is a grandfather and notes two more grandchildren died. He traces Prison Lane in Boston to Queen Street and recalls Captain Kidd’s 1699 confinement. He asks which states still impose the death penalty for crimes beyond murder, citing Virginia and Alabama for robbery and other felonies.
A grocer clerk questions whether molasses is sugar syrup or sugar itself, noting molasses as a syrup that does not crystallize during sugar production.
Mary Pickford’s talks will appear usually five days per week in the Daily Post and each Sunday in the Sunday Post, providing regular features for readers.
A collection of kitchen instructions lists salmon chowder with potatoes onions and tomato soup, pineapple pie with meringue topping, biscuit dough, and a breaded crouton recipe. Attributions include Mrs Alich M Coffey of Central Falls Rhode Island, Mrs Elizabeth R Cooper of Pittsfield, and Miss Louise Hatch of Cumberland Mills Maine.
Iolande Castaldo recounts an accident May 14 at 224 Hanover Street when her chin snagged on a sharp hook above a switchboard mouthpiece while speaking to a teacher. The injury prompted a legal suit alleging negligence surrounding the hook’s placement.
A glass bakers bell can deaden clock ticks by covering the clock while keeping the face visible. Another tip suggests hanging colored lawns inside long nightgowns to protect them from sun fading. Signed Mrs. Joseph M. Sousa, Jr. 43 Calvin Street Somerville.
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