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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1918

Page

9

The Task of Life and Its Guiding Compass

A reflective piece urges careful living and steady purpose. It contrasts wrong turns with keeping to a moral compass to safely bear life’s burdens. It emphasizes discipline, perseverance, and returning to the right path.

Striking bathing suit draws younger crowd at beachside look

The description highlights a black satin bathing suit cut like a chemise with side panels, trimmed in orange, purple, blue and jade green, paired with Latin knickerbockers and matching ribbons. A rubber cap and silk kerchiefs complete the ensemble as a 17 year old sister enjoys water play.

Jane

Everyday Etiquette Guidelines From A Past Era

The text outlines polite conduct for sip etiquette from glassware and social exits. It advises thanking a host for a pleasant evening, avoiding post-visit notes, and proper dining manners at entertainments with served refreshments, detailing when to begin eating based on table size and group seating.

Dolly

Letters From The Sewing Circle On Love And Friendship

A long letter set of queries and responses about romance on the brink of marriage and the social effects of friendship and reputation. Readable pieces discuss engagement before a deployment, judging friends by conduct, and returning to old ties with caution and compassion.

Fashion Notes on Silks Jerseys and Fall Colors

Facts and Fashions describe coats of silk jersey with velour collars and new robes in Scotch plaid. Blouses feature hemstitching and openwork stockings pair with pumps. Navy taupe and ecru lead fall colors. Small black ties on white vests hang under collars with long ends.

Advice on Love and Engagement Dilemma

Dear X advises that unless the fiancée is unfit for marriage one should marry. He narrates doubts about past relationships and current love. The letter urges commitment, notes it is unfortunate to cling to memories, and warns that doubt can plague a married life.

Kaeps Miss Champagne

Birthday Bio Briefs Ernest Thompson Seton

Ernest Thompson Seton born August 1960. English born naturalist artist and author, he lived in Manitoba with his brother, studied wildlife, became government naturalist, illustrated an encyclopedic dictionary, studied art in Paris, and produced notable works including Wild Animals I Have Known and Art Anatomy of Animals. He founded the Woodcraft League of America.

Ernest Thompson Seton England Canada Manitoba Ernest Seton New York Paris Woodcraft League of America

War Time Recipes of New England Housewives

A wartime home kitchen guide lists a dessert style mix using graham flour milk molasses currants or raisins and soda with a salt balance. The dish is steamed for two hours and served with lemon or wine sauce.

New England

Lead Me Through This Day Where Thy Breath Guides Me

A devotional meditation requests divine guidance through daily life and peril, asking for direction and strength in both ordinary and dangerous moments. The speaker emphasizes dependence on divine inspiration as they move forward.

Italy's consul recruits 1500 for King Victor's army

Dr Thomas A De Marco long served as western Massachusetts Italian consul and has now named himself captain after recruiting 1500 Italians for the king's forces. The item notes wartime moves and individual actions across Europe in a mash of notices.

Thomas A. de Marco Western Massachusetts King Victor

Smith urges Gaston for Massachusetts governorship

In a letter to the Post editor Colonel William A Gaston is urged as governor candidate. The author argues Gaston would harmonize with Washington and boost national usefulness during the war, and claim his election would disrupt the entrenched Republican machine guiding state leadership.

William A. Gaston Massachusetts Gaston Washington United States

Lifebuoy Daily Care Soap Promises Clear Skin

By giving your skin proper daily care you can prevent irritations and keep skin in fine condition. Begin using Lifebuoy today and see how its creamy antiseptic lather refreshes cleanses protects and helps keep skin clear smooth and glowing with health.

Lifeboy

Schwab Calls Conference With Eastern Ship Builders

Director-General Schwab called Eastern ship builders to a Philadelphia conference on Tuesday to speed up East Coast ship construction. States expected to be represented include Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut and Rhode Island. The meeting will review unfinished Eastern yard phases and discuss hastening progress based on Schwab’s West Coast findings.

Washington Schwab Philadelphia East Pacific Coast Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island

Boston Weather Notes From The Oldest Inhabitant

The oldest Boston resident recalls the city’s warmest August 11 records of 90 degrees in 1911 and 1908 and a coldest 62. Rain has fallen on this date in 1912 and in the past decade.

Boston

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