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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1918
Page
11
Readers respond to whether to feed German women and children and how to balance mercy with wartime sacrifice. Letters argue for charity, humanitarian duty, and Christian mercy while others warn against rewarding aggression and urge justice and restraint.
A speaker condemns a rich man who toils briefly then drives long distances to a convenient life. He contrasts the man’s cushioned routine with a friend who labors a year to earn a few cents, while a girl in modest circumstances is overlooked by the press.
E M Newman spoke last night on London during World War I, describing air raids, defenses, and city changes. He compared 1914 London with the postwar city, noting social and commercial shifts expected to endure, and announced a repeat performance this afternoon.
Readers ask about wedding arrival times and egg eating customs. Answers cover bridegroom arrival fifteen minutes before ceremony, egg eating in England versus the United States, and proper wording for declining dinner invitations with a brief apology and best wishes.
Charles Franklin Jones argues Americans should not begrudge Europe aid after the war. He urges humility and generosity, noting Americans consume far more than they give and that excess here should not taint aid to allies. He uses a cake parable to illustrate shared abundance.
Recipes from the Sunday Post feature offer sugarless cake and pudding ideas. Ingredients include maple syrup, milk, eggs, butter, and baking powder for cake. molasses and flour for a rye or barley flour variant. and a sugarless apple pudding. Named contributors include Miss Josephine Murphy of Roxbury, Mrs H. E. Bowker of Belfast, and Miss Br G Thurston of Rockport with assorted flavoring notes.
A loaf pan bake for one hour using flour baking powder salt nutmeg sugar shortening chopped nuts raisins and milk. The recipe is attributed to Elizabeth R. Welch and lists Central Street Wellesley as the address.
Frugal tips describe saving old floral catalogues for embroidery designs and tracing patterns with impression paper. Instructions cover scallop edging with spools and thimbles and suggest making mini scrapbooks by pasting items into margins to avoid bulging pages.
Roswell Miller, Naval Ensign and Andrew Carnegie’s prospective son-in-law, is described as a highly ambitious recruit with a gas engine hobby. His bride will be among America’s wealthiest women, and the romance is depicted as a pure love match. The piece also touches on varied figures from sculpture to letters and colonists, painting a wide, eclectic portrait of notable personalities and events.
Final campaign expense accounts filed with the House clerk show Republican senatorial and congressional committees reporting additions of 83,430 in receipts and 46,872 in expenses. Pre election totals for these committees and the Republican National Committee reach 868,000 in expenditures and 912,000 in receipts. Democratic committee reports filed earlier indicate expenditures over 600,000. All final reports are on file except the Republican national committee.
A verse portrait praising a woman as unique and blessing to all who know her. The speaker compares her gentle kindness and steadfast faith to a calm river, noting she blends humility with inner strength, making home and life serene despite life’s troubles.
Nell suspects a private note may reveal infidelity after a hidden note and a tale of a new bungalow at Pine tree Heights. Harley returns with a surprise, explaining he rented the cottage and bought a Liberty bond, turning the day from crisis to hopeful plans.
Nell pleads through distress as Harley consoles her over a misread risk. He assures her nothing is lost since the bank holds the record and vows they will not abandon each other in future ventures.
Sailors mourn the loss of Storm a three year old Airedale mascot from HMS Devonshire who wandered ashore in Boston after escaping the ship Captain W L Lukis requests help from the public to locate the dog described as wearing a ship collar and marked with the vessel’s name from the Charles Town navy yard area with the hope of reclaiming their mascot. ]]>
A19 girl warns against picking up strangers at public dances and urges proper introduction before any acquaintance. The piece stresses that proper decorum earns respect and prevents later regret as men may presume further liberties without initial introductions.
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