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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
19
A wealthy Vermont farmer asks if a newspaper marriage ad is wise to secure a wife. Readers weigh whether a wife found via publicity is a true helpmeet, noting age gaps and the balance of work and money in modern marriage.
Gladys Adams recalls a shift from cooking to business as she explains how she turned a Detroit factory restaurant into a profitable venture. She analyzed costs and menus, gained plant approval, and within a month fed 82 percent of workers, balancing the operation and earning a fair salary.
Bill leaves his old life to return to Marcia after sixteen years away to find the cottage bleak and a new troubled scene. Jim, his faithful companion, waits alone as Bill journeys to the Lilac bush and a home that has changed beyond his memory.
A husband and wife endure a frugal meal after Jill reads about a Dims Dinner in a magazine. The soup is water with beans, the main course beans, and dessert wheat cakes. They attempt a hotel dinner later, paying nearly six dollars for a second meal.
In a 1920 vignette Bill discovers Marcia alive with new looks after years apart. A lilac bush encounter and a dinner plan hint at rekindled ties as Jim prepares a table for two, noting the line about what can happen in 14 years.
A column-style note offers quick methods for oat preparation overnight with salt for morning boil and a steam method for mealy potatoes using a sieve in a covered kettle. It adds a cheese drop batter biscuit recipe and a creamed chicken on toast with cornstarch and egg yolk finishing touches.
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