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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1918
Page
11
A beach sighting describes a rare knitting bag made from georgette crepe. It features silvery blue fabric, pale rose pink lining, tiny tuck-stitched square bottom, and silvery blue chenille fringe. The bag hangs from pale amber hoops and is praised for practicality and style.
A short guide notes etiquette at dances and introductions for men seeking partners. It also discusses bridal veils from family heirlooms versus modern tulle and lace, and how to announce a bride's mother’s absence with the father handling announcements.
A woman writer in the Sewing Circle column urges patience for engagement couples facing a France service. She argues marriage should wait until the beloved returns, fearing risk of heartbreak if he or she finds love elsewhere abroad and emphasizes personal virtue and helping others over sensational gossip.
Samuel Newburger of New York donated 1000 dollars for Georgia cotton sales to aid Belgian relief and sold again at a higher bid for the soldiers tobacco fund. Bishop Edwin H. Hughes claims most Methodist bishops' sons are serving, except one still trying to join. George Ehret returns to sue for 40 million dollars seized in Germany by the Alien Property Custodian. Mrs. Mary Grey Brewster, candidate for Senator, argues election success will free a rival for war work. Joe Stecher becomes naval recruit at Great Lakes. veteran Kerensky-era figures discuss U S lecture tours and Russian- related figures. French sources doubt General von Hutier, with lineage tracing to 1870.
Poem depicts boys disappearing to join a cause as supplies vanish from shops and offices. It contrasts busy commerce with marching feet, noting millions gathering in response to a call for freedom and solidarity with their brothers at the front.
Biography and letters recount Edward Judson born August 16 1822 in Philadelphia. A daring sailor who rescued shipwrecked passengers and rose to midshipman then colonel, later a writer and Know Nothing organizer.
Wartime kitchen notes from Ruth H Edgerly provide cottage cheese sausage peanut biscuit cottage cheese pie and baking powder brown bread and baked bean loaf with steps and ratios for home cooks using available ingredients. The column blends practical shortages with simple steps and encourages readers to bake emergency biscuits and brown bread in a wartime home economy.
Lucy Lee provides home canning guidance focusing on storage in dark cool dry closets, handling jars to prevent contamination, mould as a protective layer, wiping jars, covering tumbler jars with paper and cotton batting, avoiding damp cellars, not freezing in winter, and wrapping jars in paper to block light.
Massachusetts Highway Commission adopts five mile per hour limit on a main Cape road after Naval Radio Station officers recommend inspections for security. Captain Parker notes inspections help deter potential damage while minimizing motorist delays.
Boston reports a tax rate of 21.20 dollars, a new high, up from 17.80 last year. The city blames prior administrations for treasury drain and poor public works, prompting a special legislative act to allow street construction funding equal to 3 dollars per thousand of valuation, raising the current rate.
A style column describes a blue charmeuse frock with malines lace hem and green sash and suggests a white blouse is improved with a black bow at the front. It notes straight hang for children's frocks and features a navy serge cape with capuchin collar and satin hem, cashmere skirts with horizontal pleats, and a silver trimmed handbag suitable at any meal.
The note asks the date Easter Sunday 1919 and cites Easter on April 20 next year after March 31 this year. It asks if seven nights without sleep is possible and recalls a torture method of keeping victims awake until death.
An advertisement promotes using plain cocoanut oil as a gentle, greaseless shampoo. It warns against alkali-heavy soaps and says coconut oil yields rich lather with water, cleans scalp, removes dust and oil, and leaves hair shiny and manageable. It notes the oil is inexpensive and widely available.
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