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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
17
Readers query dates of the Halifax disaster and U S entry to war, recognition of Lithuania, renunciation of foreign allegiance for naturalization, eels in ponds, and securing mail by asking for registered delivery with return receipt requested. The pieces reflect wartime and civic concerns.
Readers debate whether couples should share expenses 50 50 arguing for independence and fairness. Letters from INDEPENDENCE and other contributors defend reciprocal costs while critiquing men who expect women to pay less.
Household hints advise sewing pockets inside aprons near the outer edge for easy access and door knob protection. Remove cloth labels by wetting and reversing bias to loosen without marks. Quicklime in closets kills odors and dampness. Wipe goiled shelves with a damp cloth and repaint shelves for cleanliness. Mrs. D. 8S. Harris, 155 Dale Street, Dedham.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer verse reflects on three loves named Tomorrow Yesterday and Today. The speaker adores Tomorrow yet laments the past with Yesterday and questions present duties to his wife named Today. The poem blends devotion with longing across time.
Mary Sheldon, a new schoolteacher, endures a rainy journey to the Bascom homestead where she finds friendship with Mrs Bascom and David Curtis. A misdial sparks humor and growing affection as Mary longs to call one seven ring five in a moment of crisis.
The poem celebrates harvest and fruit, praising sun and dew as sources of abundance. It depicts orchards heavy with grapes peaches pears apples and melons and imagines wine and love ripening with each season. The verse envisions fields reaped hay grain and perpetual summer yielding joyous life.
Miss Irma Biebinger of St Louis launches a selective secondhand clothing business aiming to lower living costs by selling exclusive clean garments on commission. She buys only from known graduates, focuses on reliability, and already postively sells hundreds of dollars daily.
The article suggests even long established thrift and reuse shops can adapt with new ideas. It notes evolving approaches to sourcing, pricing, and presenting used garments to attract modern customers and sustain relevance.
Recipes show cabbage bake with cheese sauce from Elizabeth Haden of Norwich alongside graham flour bread and spice cake variants from Amy Grapf and Miss Annetth Colella in Boston. Read like home kitchen tips with measurements and baking steps.
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