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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1920
Page
15
A summer night scene unfolds beneath an apple tree where shadows form lovers and a hidden swordsman. The poem depicts parries feints and doomed romance as moonlit figures drift away, leaving only a lacy grass pattern and whispers of the night.
A navy serge frock features a striped light tinted ribbon with gold lines. A brown felt poke bonnet is lined with shirred corn georgette and decorated with red silk cherries.
A persuasive note promotes Kraft Cheese as a main Friday dish for meat abstainers. It claims cheese provides comparable nutrition to lean beef, with one pound equal to three pounds of beef, and touts Kraft Cheese in tins as modern, safe, sanitary, long lasting and uniformly good in eight varieties available at grocers.
Kraft Cheese copy item details a 75 line single column news piece identified as number 38 in the Kraft Cheese series with archival reference 8141. The fragment preserves general newsroom formatting and cataloging notes without full article context.
A reader asks about Germany’s current name and governance. Since November 9, 1918 it is the German Republic or Die Deutsche Republik. A National Assembly elected by all Germans over 20 chose the first president Friedrich Ebert. The constitution provides direct popular election for the president for seven years.
A letter to the editor asks about the nationality and pronunciation of the name Anglin as it relates to actress Margaret Anglin. The writer states it is a Canadian family name of Irish origin and provides the pronunciation AN-glin.
A historical note states that Massachusetts automobile registration numbers surpassed 200000 on a date denoted as Wednesday August 4. The record reflects early growth in vehicle ownership and the state's expanding registration system.
The saying traces to a Phaedrus fable about a bald man who, attempting to crush a fly, slapped himself hard. The fly then taunts that he sought to avenge a sting with death, adding insult to injury. The tale illustrates the proverb's origin in classical fable literature.
The passage considers whether Mars hosts living beings. It argues that if inhabitants exist they need not be human and that definitive knowledge may come to future generations, noting current uncertainty about Mars biology.
A Sew ing Circle section shares advice to a man nearing 25 and his partner on leaving home, money, and earning freedom. Respondents urge establishing own finances, choosing a partner, and building a home with mature independence from overbearing mothers and disapproving parents.
The text describes fall fashion details such as low collars, gray as a soft fall color, straight coat lines, broad brimmed fall hats with ostrich tips, deep shoulder collars on fur coats, pongee glove color, heavy tassels on braided sashes, and a blue collar on a navy taffeta dress embroidered with wool flowers.
Jim and Jennie, longtime sweethearts, find their own stalled marriage hopes mirrored by a film where a lover loses the woman he loves. After a sorrowful ending the couple walks home in quiet, and Jim realizes his failure to claim his sweetheart, finally embracing her with renewed closeness.
Sumner resident Mrs. Jane McGee faced limits in her home millinery. She built a customer base by selling hats to Tacoma and Seattle clients at country prices, drawing word of mouth and delivering value and service far from her shop. Her effort funds her son Ted’s college and yields a lasting income. Tomorrow An Obvious, but Novel, Method.
Readers share tips on baking with water instead of milk to improve cake texture, and on reviving wilting flowers by using hot water. A cleaning hint uses vinegar for glass, while a tip notes fresh cut grass prevents dust in carpets. Also mentions year round shortcake with lemon jelly filling.
A collection of simple home dishes including a ham tomato sandwich with lettuce and dressing, stewed berries dessert with cornstarch and lemon, a coconut pie with custard and meringue, and a milk based sauce recipe. Recipes credited to Cor a Isabelle Humphrey Roxbury Elizabeth Seigel Haverhill Ida M Bilanger Searsport Maine.
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