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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1920
Page
15
Recipes from New England Housewives feature cheese and green pepper sandwich steps, nut and raisin sandwich with lemon juice, ham and egg toast, cucumber and onion dressing, and ham and egg fillings. Includes author names and addresses in Rhode Island and Massachusetts for the home cooks.
Dear reader asks about loving a man 15 years her senior who disapproves of dancing or movies. The advisor says lack of congenial companionship, shared interests, and respect means they should seek new paths unless they can find common ground and tolerate differences.
Models wear corsages contrasting with skirts. Dinner gowns feature gelf-tone bodices, not metal embroidery. Popular fur trims include squirrel mole opossum seal beaver and nutria. Knee-length sports coats show steel braiding and fur sleeves in tan ratine. Dinner gowns pair black velvet with crepe or black crepe with chiffon.
A long readers’ exchange on modern dating. Women discuss income expectations and bill paying, while another writer defends independence and self supporting living. JOAN and LOOKING FORWARD add personal views on education, family duties, and love beyond money.
A nostalgic piece by Frank L. Stanton expresses longing and loneliness as a narrator awaits a loved one. The verses mix rustic dialect with vivid images of home comfort and absent presence, ending with repeated yearning for reunion.
Janet Ashmont and Frank Campbell sail near Cape Cod where black fish and a brewing storm test their relationship. As boats break up and rival suitor Atwell Reynolds looms, Campbell braves the breakers with volunteers to save boats while Janet reassesses her allegiance.
Mrs. C. E. Seebold of Berkeley California turned home salted peanuts into a thriving business. Starting in 1913 with a home kitchen venture she expanded after a friend urged sale. The range grew from salted peanuts to peanut brittle and other confections, moving from kitchen to garage to a factory district facility.
Elizabeth of Bohemia, eldest daughter of James I and VI, known as a queen for a day, married Frederick of Bohemia after major European proposals. Her brief happiness gave way to political turmoil, his death, and years of poverty before she died in London after a late restored income.
Sage Tea and Sulphur compound restores natural hair color for faded or gray hair. Sold as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound, the preparation promises a natural, even dark result with simple nightly application.
Readers may subscribe by mail with rates listed as daily 25 cents weekly 50 cents monthly 1.25 dollars six months 5.00 dollars yearly option also shown. The ad presents multiple periods and prices for mail subscriptions.
A clipped ad line shows pricing phrases such as two weeks and monthly rates with dollar values. The readable fragments include time references and amounts, but the full context or entity names are missing.
The article answers that a dinner jacket should not be paired with a white tie or white vest. It also condemns spreading a napkin to protect clothing and tucking it into the collar, advising to unfold it once and lay it across the knees as one learns to handle forks and spoons without dropping crumbs.
Janet and a persistent suitor navigate affection and social restraint during a vacation. He debates marriage and a license while she counsels patience and discretion, echoing Colton's cautions as their relationship unfolds.
A reader asks if Lipton’s claim that the best boat won is correct in spoken English. The editor discusses proper phrasing and explains cantilever spelling, definition, and its bridge use. A second letter probes how alcohol lowers radiator freezing points, citing authorities and sample ratios.
A reader challenges a National Geographic claim and notes no recent witchcraft trials in Boston. The letter argues fraud related to pretending to possess powers is the modern crime, not witchcraft itself, and urges distinction between deception and historical accusations.
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