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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1917
Page
9
Readers debate fair sharing of a family wage with letters from "ONE WHO KNOWS" and responses from "BACUP" and "SUNSHINE" addressing justice in allocating earnings for rent food clothing and personal spending. A wife seeks guidance on marriage prospects while a mother asks how to engage a distant husband.
An old advertisement claims worms harm children with symptoms like deranged stomach swollen lips sour stomach and dull eyes. It praises Dr True's Elixir Family Laxative and Worm Expeller as a remedy citing a testimonial from Mrs Ida Gagnon of Manchester New Hampshire. The ad lists prices 35c 50c and 1.00 and invites readers to write for more information.
Letters answer topics from flag terminology to U S coin values, navigation distances to Asia, iron and steel distinctions, and Charlestown colony origins. It cites terms used in navy and army, values of 1856 and 1877 cents, sailing distances to Yokohama, and Dudley's account of Charlestown settlement dispersal and nearby towns.
War alters American gift giving as shopkeepers note. Senders aim to please and comfort soldiers headed to the trenches. The government cut postal rates abroad to domestic rates and issued mailing instructions, with shop items wrapped for parcel post just like any other package.
The article advises sending practical and comforting items to soldiers in France such as pocket radios are mentioned among gifts. it stresses essentials like writing materials, hygiene goods, tobacco and sweets, clothing accessories, and magazines. It notes knitting for troops and warns about inappropriate gifts like fancy wear. It also includes a reader letter about engagement priorities and personal values.
A humorous verse recalls a stingy man who juggled a guinea and a penny at church. The sexton’s dramatic plate reveals the deeper truth that the Lord records true generosity, not coins misplaced or miscounted. The tale comforts the reader on the charity they wish to give.
The note describes plans to attend Trevor's camp for two weeks and mentions a smart new brown gabardine traveling gown. It details a cream white flannel blouse coat effect with vest and collar, tight sleeves with a decorative piece, and a skirt with darts at the hem.
Gray cotton crepe and navy blue voile appear in current outfits. Tubular beads showcase new embroidery. Lace enriches summer theater cloaks while chiffon evening wraps bear unlined silhouettes. Gold tissue turbans gain popularity with close fits. Pale green linen informs a fashionable morning dress.
A household hint suggests attaching a common magnet to a four foot string so you can pick up needles or scissors without getting up. For cutting sleazy thin cloth, place between two sheets of thin paper to cut smoothly. By Mrs E P Trott 410 Washington St Bath Me.
A home bread crumb and salmon loaf recipe is shared with measurements for crumb bread and a salmon loaf with rice and crumbs. Instructions cover mixing, rising, and baking in a slow oven, plus a white sauce and serving suggestions. The column cites Margaret Conlan of Jamaica Plain and L. G Foster of Cliftondale.
A compact feature recalls the life of philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel born August 27 1770 in Stuttgart Germany. It notes his youth quirks his Berlin lecturing career and the cholera era Hegel’s humble financing and his wife who cared for him as he wrote the Logic.
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