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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1917
Page
11
Poem praising brave hearts and resolve to face misfortune with a smile and to acknowledge errors and say we are sorry for wrongs. Strong souls resist despair in hardship and strive to come back wiser in the afterwhile.
A narrator laments leaving, with Mrs. Dudley inviting a visit after a Red Cross luncheon. She appears young and clever, described at breakfast in a pale color negligee with blue taffeta, pink ribbon rosebuds, and green leaves, plus cream lace and blue velvet bows.
The article praises maltified cocoanut oil as a gentle shampoo option, arguing that common soaps and shampoos have excess alkali that dry the scalp and damage hair. It instructs applying a small amount with water to create a rich lather that cleanses hair and scalp effectively, leaves hair silky, and rinses clean.
A Sewing Circle column discusses a fair four part wage division for rent food clothing and savings or discretionary use by the husband. It urges modest dressing and home focus for women and includes reader letters on proposals and genuine womanhood.
A scraped collection of home recipes including soft cocoanut gingerbread with beaten eggs and molasses, turkey dressing with cracker crumbs and pork sausage, scalloped fish with cheese and milk, and a pound cake using mace and vanilla. Signed by Mrs I E Nicker son of Quincy and Mrs J N Babcock of Malden.
Fads and fashions show pleated skirts in vogue with convertible collars and varied sashes. Jade pendants and panné velvet fall hats appear in new looks while apricot lingerie shade and citron blouses trend. Beaded effects and silk tassels finish outfits. conservative styles are promised for fall.
Nicola Cerdo slashed Kate Eslakas with a razor on her way to work at a North End candy factory. Cerdo, 2 years old, was held in 1000 for a Municipal Court hearing on assault with a dangerous weapon. Eslakas, four years his junior, lives at 3 North Hudson Street. Cerdo at 11 Hanover Avenue.
Emergency grater made by punching holes in a baking powder can from the inside. Cover becomes a steamer insert for a sauce pan. Cans and covers serve as cookie cutters molds and spice containers. Ice cream can be made in large cans with ice salt in lard pails.
The article notes velvet bands circling the bottom of an evening coat to impart weight and depth, enhancing its silhouette and formal appeal.
Poem extols national unity and liberty, praising the flag and calling for bravery against tyranny. It urges the united people to defend freedom, with lines invoking God to shield the nation and keep it whole under a shared banner.
Gridley's lunch room once the Mecca of newsboys and messengers in Pie Alley shut its doors yesterday. For over 30 years the shop offered beans coffee and pie at 19 and 15 cents. owner Mr Gridley said the low prices could not be sustained and the business closed.
Associate Medical Examiner Oscar Richardson completed the autopsy on Elizabeth Borden found dead in her bed at 16 Lovering Street South End. He ruled the death accidental from a fractured skull and likely caused by a fall. Lena Levenson and other neighbors were questioned by police.
The I W W allegedly tried to dictate policy, triggering 125 firemen and oilers to halt six steamers and five tugs of the New England Coal and Coke Company. No wage dispute. Public Safety Committee intervened, securing two ships to resume work and a prospect of two more sailing today as 200000 tons of coal reach Boston monthly.
The Millinery Workers Union No. 49 reports several additional shops struck and about 150 workers now on strike. Organizers Mother Ella Reeve Bloor and Julius Linden say manufacturers’ officials have sought a settlement, but no action taken yet.
Washington August 20 Marine Corps officials say the risk for soldiers is lower than commonly believed. They estimate one death per 16 fighting men and one limb lost per 500. About 95 percent recover from wounds and 90 percent return to the firing line. Marines note Haiti operations suffered under 1 percent losses, combatting from house to house and seizing small redoubts as trench warfare declines.
Casey challenges O'Brien with a quip about self made status turning into a verbal exchange. The brief dialog hints at pride and possible apology in a street speech tone.
Medford woman Edith Fuller confessed to stealing a traveling bag valued at 12 dollars from W. J. Clapp of Malden on July 20 after pleading not guilty to Somerville theft charges. She admitted taking a gold ring and a gold watch from Malden homes and was held on 5000 dollars bail. Chief Welch obtained a warrant for the suspect noted as the pink shirtwaist blonde.
Miss Mary Pauline Clexton and Lieutenant Joseph William McConnell of the Ninth Regiment married yesterday at St. Hugh's Church in Roxbury. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas J Clexton of 86lm Hill Avenue.
Guilty verdict returned for Kalman Gruber a go-between for Dr S J Bernfeld and Louis H Cherey members of exemption board No 9 who confessed to taking bribes to grant exemptions. He received a two year sentence to Atlanta penitentiary after a three and a half hour jury deliberation
Frederick K. E. Haskins of Brooklyn was elected commo dore commanding at the National Association of Naval Veterans annual election covering 1861 1865. Other officers elected include Fleet captain Isaac D. Baker of Salem fleet commander Loomis Schofield of New Canaan fleet lieutenant commander J O Estabrook of Washington fleet lieutenant John Cooper of Philadelphia fleet chaplain Alexander McWilliams of Detroit fleet surgeon H J Brewer of Brooklyn boatswain David King of Everett judge advocate W G Verner of New York historian William H. Comstock of Denver and secretary and pay master Henry F. McCollum of New Haven.
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