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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1918
Page
13
A poem portrays a silent, dutiful wife awaiting chatter from her husband. He rises late, eats in silence, and returns exhausted to his grind, while the wife, longing for news of births or deaths, endures his unspoken absence as she cooks and waits. The final line shows him departing for a business date, leaving her forlorn.
Readers of the Sewing Circle argue over whether to feed Germany and its women and children after German starvation and aggression. Letters praise charity and warn against rewarding cruelty while emphasizing American aid and moral duty.
A concise essay warns against talking beyond knowledge after the war. It urges silence over uninformed criticism, promotes patriotic talk, and argues that those with little fact should avoid sparking false reports while supporting government efforts.
Poem fragment from Joyce Kilmer titled Trees describes a tree as a living presence that drinks from the earth and sky. It personifies the tree as praying to God, sheltering robins, and sharing in rain and seasons through vivid, reverent imagery.
A newlywed wife hides a secret baking talent while her husband frets over a breakfast of corn muffins. Misunderstandings bloom into fear when he fears arsenic. In truth, she attends a baking class and returns with a cake, while the husband learns a comic lesson about mistaken danger.
An advertisement invites readers to try Ascatco for asthma bronchitis or catarrh claiming immediate relief easier breathing and better appetite. The 16 year track record is cited with a free trial offer from Ascatco Laboratory New York and Boston druggists Liggett's Riker Jaynes.
A fashion notice details collars edged with silk fringe, quilted pink satin negligees, yoke outlined blouses, and pure white velveteen wedding gowns. It notes silver slippers pair well with many gowns, sleeveless slip-on sweaters remain popular, bathrobes in white and black checked blankets appear, velvet dominates fabrics this season, and black velvet serves as the backdrop for strass embroidery.
Official figures show Boston's coldest for December fifth reached 7 degrees above in 188 and 12 in 1991, while the warmest on this date was 5 degrees in 1877 and 1916. The city has seen rain or snow on this date in 1916 and 1917, with precipitation occurring in the past 16 years.
A visitor recalls Marion's gleeful reception with a scarlet Rintintin wool gag against a terra cotta neglige, Marion dancing the dolls playfully. She wears a terra cotta chiffon harem gown with peacock blue floral motifs, black velvet bodice, and a floor length back panel with a chenille tassel.
A guidance note on dinner manners urges guests to follow the hostess, and suggests inviting a bashful suitor to improve his chances. It also outlines luncheon engagement notices with decorative envelopes and concealed quotations, proposing options like gilt heart seals and English walnuts with news inside.
A simple Shepherd's Pie recipe uses minced cold meat onion stock and bread crumbs seasoned with pepper salt and nutmeg. Mix, place in a baking dish, top with mashed potatoes, and bake until the top is golden brown for about one hour.
Quick tips on sweeping straw matting mending tears thawing pipes repairing a coal hod dusting polished surfaces and creating a chopper from a baking powder box. Author L N Crosby lists practical home hacks with steps and materials.
Poem excerpt urging brotherhood and civic virtue. Emphasizes awake life, broader plan, humane power, and neighborly good will. Encourages avoiding petty scrapes and selfish tricks in favor of comradeship and community bonds.
General Allenby and staff recipients of comic misdirection in Jerusalem. Hungary taps Mme Roseka Schwimme as first woman ambassador linked to Ford peace push. Japanese leaders Makino and Salonji attend the Paris talks. A Cologne imperial shtick mocks the ex Kaiser with a dunce cap. Zionist delegates to the peace conference named. U.S. pay scales listed for public officials. Louis Cantor aids Zionist medical unit in Palestine eradicating mosquitoes. Wilson receives embroidered portrait by Ephraim Fliescher with Isaiah motif.
Snooks the war dog is featured in next week's Boston Post Sunday Magazine in a piece titled Let Loose the Dogs of War. Katherine P. Cole chronicles the canine heroics with engaging, graceful narrative.
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