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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1919
Page
13
The poem speaks of a last rose left alone as companions fade. It laments friendship’s decay and the fear of living in a world without loved ones, urging endurance while reflecting on mortality and parting.
Readers weigh in with opinions on modern dances and marriage. A stenographer favors supervised dances with caution toward jazz and shimmy while a mother defends youth and trust, and a young man joins the anti jazz view, preferring wholesome activities over crowded halls.
A 17 year old reader argues that modern jazz dances are harmless and fun. A professional dancing master defends traditional forms claiming modern dances lack skill and grace. The exchange grows heated with accusations of hypocrisy and social snobbery.
A column of old fashioned New England recipes lists Ginger Bread Quick Biscuit Hermits French Fritters and Rolls with details for ingredients methods and baking. The item credits Mrs Fred Chase of 366 Water Street Hallowell Me and points readers to the Sunday Post for a full page of recipes.
A 1918 verse piece urges readers to reject lawless waste and embrace beauty and adventure. The Bentztown Bard laments conflict between worldly strife and celestial light, calling for daring, joyful pursuits and the release of bold thoughts and peaceful faith.
The writer critiques upcoming fall and winter fashion noting monkey skin fur fringe as a bold trim. Emeline wears a white silk faille hat with long glossy black fringe and a white georgette dress with blue satin ribbon, showcasing the season’s newest accessories.
An account of an 1898 sea voyage starting from Norway toward the Arctic. Stormy seas force a detour off Tragnaford, a new steward improves meals, and a Gibraltar port entry leads to a dispute over Argentine registry. The journey proceeds toward Port Said and the Suez Canal with daily notes to follow.
Amos Kendall born August 16 1789 in Massachusetts became Postmaster General and later partnered with Morse in telegraph ventures. He aided the Civil War effort by lending his Washington home to the government and donated vast sums to charities like the Columbia Institute for the Deaf and Dumb. Kendall died in 1869.
Jeanne and classmates trespass to the moonlit white mansion where a man, Richard Bryce, owner of the property, helps Jeanne after a fall. The incident leads to romance as Bryce visits repeatedly and Jeanne recovers, culminating in a later wedding scene with the same room reappearing in moonlit glow.
Household hints advise reusing lemon peels for soap cleaning and pans. Glass art from melted broken glass bow ties yields nearly white forms in prolonged furnace heat. Boiling apple and kre nest in cloth produces markable liquid for labeling boxes. Quicklime stored in closet absorbs dampness. Mrs Nellie Skinner Bigelow Street Quincy.
A letter from Mildred Champagne Derr of Champagne asks which of two suitors to choose. She loves both, one older and one younger, and faces pressure to pick while fearing to lose both. The columnist warns against delaying and suggests choosing decisively to avoid solitary disappointment.
The piece notes moor coats edged in fur, envelope pocketbooks replacing handbags, and fringes in all colors for fall and winter outfits. It highlights the Parisienne sweater blouse, tailored blouses with masculine touches, and the sports coat as a practical motoring coat. Directoire and Victorian bracelet styles appear as fashionable accents.
A column on manners covers how to acknowledge a marriage announcement and proper street behavior for couples. It advises no formal card call required after a Deemer, suggests visiting the bride’s parents within a fortnight, and notes arm in arm is uncommon unless needed for age or icy sidewalks. It also advises against public toothpick use at table, recommending private use or enduring the discomfort.
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