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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1919
Page
15
Poem by Mrs Mary Love Dickinson envisions a single perfect day. It imagines filling hours with sweetness drinking from pure springs loving fully guiding the will toward heavenly light trampling pride and accepting God’s gifts with complete trust.
A series of letters and replies discuss whether a stay at home or a social dancing husband suits a wife. Readers cite marriage, monotony, social life, and balance, with anecdotes from Frances Lorrain and multiple contributors urging varied, practical outlooks.
Miss Alice Stuart outlines etiquette for midday meals followed by cards noting a 1 p m start and short menus. Hosts should keep dining under 45 minutes and adjourn to card tables promptly after luncheon. Golfing rules warn against talking or moving near a player teeing off and advise not scrutinizing others strokes.
Captain John A. Cook of Province town, Maia, shares an old Whaleman's Log with New England household recipes. The page outlines steak frying, pan gravy, veal ham loaf, cold chocolate bread pudding, brown hash, and iced fruits with instructions and ingredient lists for home cooks.
The piece notes that optimism wanes in heat and hardship. It contrasts sunny moods with summer strain, observing many so-called Sunny Jims fail to shine in sustained summer conditions. Waston’s quip highlights the difference between breezy cheer and true resilience.
A mariner recounts drafting a special act to grant American registry to the foreign-built Bowhead, a whale ship designed for Arctic ice. He faces political and legal hurdles, travels to Washington, and wins support from Senator Lodge, leading to the bill’s passage and Bowhead becoming the first privately owned vessel so registered.
A 20 year old asks if she should wait or confront her fiancé about revealing their engagement to his family. The columnist urges openness, warns secrecy strains trust, and says lack of harmony now predicts future problems. urges disclosure of reasons for secrecy and mutual agreement before marriage.
Peggy nearly gives up a long awaited dance to care for her sick Aunt Alice and a baby brother. A year of longing ends as Roy returns from war, declaring his love as Peggy mirrors joy and relief with her family.
Fadts and fashions describe square collars edged with net and valenciennes thick trimmed turbans hiding eyebrows black velvet close fitting hats for children georgette remains popular for blouses broad muffler collars on fur garments autumn hats mushroom shaped dark cloth dresses edged with silk braid.
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