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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1920
Page
15
A letter column debates whether a man should pay half the costs on dates. Two young women from Rockland argue against shared expenses while another writer advocates paying for the woman’s share. Readers discuss money, equality, and modern courtship norms with sharp opinions.
A Sewing Circle column features readers debating whether men should pay for dates. The letters defend and challenge the notion of 50 50 or paying for meals, with examples of how couples trade favors and money, and question mutual pleasure and propriety in courtship.
Recipes include peanut butter bread toast with milk and paprika, fried egg crumbs coated chops as meat substitute, Green Tomato Pie with apple and crackers, and Shredded Wheat Pudding. Recipes credited to Lucy Lee and Mrs Virginia Lewis from Cambridge addressing readers.
Letters discuss Germany loving terms and Germanophile usage. Contributors supply recipe for shredded wheat dish and a bread pudding sauce. Queries seek Carney Hospital founder details and nationality rules for children born in US to foreign parents. A note credits William Young as adapter of Ben Hur play.
A poetic fragment evokes Nogood on the River Slow with the Waitawhile bloom and Sometime scenting the air as Gueasys grow along the bank in a tranquil rural scene.
In 1892 E J Trotter lost sight and faced ruin after a mine explosion and a blizzard delayed shipments. He rebuilt by selling papers on Denver streets, using a red umbrella as an ad and saving enough to own a major newsstand and city lots. He credits honesty of others and self discipline for his success. Tomorrow The Girl Who Wouldn't Give Up.
A narrator recounts eight years on a chicken farm and the aftermath of a scientist's secret experiment. Marie suffers a transformation linked to a pineal gland awakening, culminating in a blue shadow on her forehead. The tale ends with the scientist in France and the narrator watching pear trees and a ghostly Marie.
Evening gowns feature lace draping at the hips with loose peasant sleeves and draped skirts. Winter hats return with gently rolling brims and blocked crowns foretelling a chic season.
Mystic signs converge on tears dreams as favorable omens predicting joy and good news. One dissenting voice warns of coming sorrow, but overall interpretation promises pleasure and relief from current vexations, with a promise of near happiness for the dreamer.
Historic references to a law student with several plays including Pendragon The Rajah and Ganelon. mention of Lawrence Barrett in the title role and the first Ben Hur staged in 1899 at Broadway Theatre. Also a column on propriety of photographing couples with arms about waists and potential for embarrassment.
A reader asks if a six month courtship is enough to marry. The adviser cautions that marriage is a long term commitment and urges extending the engagement if certainty is not present, noting temperaments and opportunities determine the appropriate period.
A question from Etiquette and Manners by Miss Alice Stuart asks how a young unmarried woman should issue invitations to a gentleman guest. The answer, per the author of Etiquette for All Occasions, states that a young girl should never invite men in dating or social contexts.
A collection of practical home tips covering cement for broken china, lamp wicks, ink removal with tallow, cooking cabbage odor control, ash cleansing, and ammonia use for stains and insects. Tips attributed to Mrs Katherine Loucier of Hardwick and Mrs Emma Nye of Boston.
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