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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1917
Page
15
Recipes feature cheese cake and coddled eggs from Mrs M Bench and Mrs Charles W Cooley with ingredients and steps. Spaghetti or macaroni dish from Mrs Louis Amorosa explains beef and tomato layering over boiled macaroni for a wholesome meal.
Evening dresses feature long pointed trains while velvet suits gain vogue. Trimmed yet elaborate lines dominate. Rabbit fur loses appeal unless clipped and colored satin appliques adorn bridal robes.
Mrs Herbert Henry offers household hints on using simple diagrams for travel directions and errands. She advises marking routes with streets squares and occupant names, plus arrows, to aid children. Also suggests measuring curtains on a stretcher with an indelible mark to size for future use.
Advert says women can earn $1 to $2 daily knitting hosiery at home using Auto-Knitter machines. Work is steady year round and easy to learn. Write Auto-Knitter Hosiery Co Inc Desk 8-D 147 Franklin St Buffalo NY with a 3c stamp to join immediately.
The Post invites stories about horses with three prizes: a Double Gold Eagle, a Single Gold Eagle, and $5 in Gold. Entries must be original or not, under 200 words, written on one paper side, signed with real name and address, and kept. The best stories will be printed in Daily and Sunday Post. address to Horse Story Editor, The Post, Boston.
The article argues that lineage to prehistoric times does not guarantee modern quality. It notes Egyptian horses may have introduced the animal to Arabia, with a later authority calling the Egyptian breed second rate for heavy fatigue though capable of brilliant action when well fed. It includes an anecdote about Jerry the saddle horse and a reader’s photo.
The thoroughbred mare Gipsy Queen halted when the carriage axle broke near the driveway. She stood stock still as the top folded, preventing injury to my mother and sister who were trapped beneath. Sister Lucia Bosley of Boston recalls the dramatic scene and the mare's calm horse sense.
A family farm story recalls Daisy the white horse as a beloved pet. One Sunday morning she trotted after the grandfather from the barn and into the sitting room, following him at his invitation.
The fragment notes a dog-eared tale mentioning a dog or person called Vain Daisy. Grandfather gives her a lump of sugar and then leads her outside. The line includes the name Miss Clara Martin of 2 Nason Street Kennebunk Maine.
Blackie the old horse lives in a White Mountain village with a kind master known as Sunny Jim. The family includes Sunny Jim Polly wife and their child Tim. Polly bakes delicious ginger cookies for the family and guests.
In Readfield Maine Miss Edith M. Giffin writes of Wise Old Jane a beautiful black horse kept by a family with three children led by 10 year old Harry. While returning from nut gathering on an autumn Saturday the horse stopped on a wooded road and a small child lay in the path. Harry carried the boy to safety and the child reached home unharmed thanks to Jane’s warning stance and protection.
In Washington New Hampshire a horse nudged a reader toward apples and revealed a hidden child. The tired youngster climbed a box and fell into an open barrel but was rescued when the reader opened the lid. The horse was later fed sugar each morning.
Boston school committee approved a pay raise to help teachers meet the cost of living. Elementary teachers gain 96 dollars annually while masters and sub-masters receive 120 dollars, with higher grade increases to be decided later. Legislation approval is needed due to the income tax before the increases take effect.
Clark Burdick was re-elected mayor of Newport Rhode Island defeating Dr David E B Flynn who ran on a Clean up Newport platform criticizing Navy moral conditions. Burdick 2437 Flynn 1295.
Readers endorse the Boston Post Sewing Circle as a vehicle for women's constructive criticism. Calls for travel desks, cleaner terminals, white women’s rooms, and better rest facilities in Boston stations, citing examples from New York and Philadelphia.
Poem in verse praising a beloved partner. The speaker resolves to be kinder wiser and truer, guided by the beloveds steadfast virtue. She notes the golden fetter of love binding her to demanding paths and her soul growing better as she strives toward his stronger example.
ISORITA argues that while honor to soldiers is vital, a young woman forming intimate pen pals with unknown men is risky. She urges supervision by an elder, ideally the mother, and notes letters could circulate publicly, likening to print. She asks Sewing Circle mothers for input.
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