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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1918
Page
15
Reader letters debate Germany relief during WWI. Contributors cite Christian charity, contain strong antipathy to Germans, with varied views on feeding civilians versus punitive harm. The exchange references Lusitania, Belgium, the Kaiser, and American values as guidance for policy and mercy.
Mary uses a plan to charm Miss Lucretia and become her companion to influence the aunt’s will. Jack’s affection and Lucretia’s matchmaking plot unfold as Mary prepares to meet the elderly heiress and win her favor, hoping to sway the inheritance.
A shopper notes a striking brown velvet gown, nearly black, that appears one piece with a satin-like drape. The dress features a high fur collar, skunk fur cuffs, self-covered buttons, and a narrow front opening to below the knees, creating an elegant, extreme silhouette.
A reader asks if a 19 year old should attend theatre with an engaged or unchaperoned man. responses advise a suitable chaperon in strict society. Hostess seeks a multi course luncheon menu without wines. sample menu includes oysters, bouillon, fish, timbales, beef, punch, ices, coffee. Other questions cover hand position in dancing and how to eat cake with fork or hand.
Sewell Ford presents another entertaining Torchy tale to appear in next week’s Boston Post Sunday Magazine. The light fiction showcases Ford’s familiar witty style that has made him a household name among readers of engaging fiction.
A satirical glimpse at ads and fashion in a bygone era. The piece observes women in corsets and dainty hats, athletes in lightweight gear, and household scenes with humorous critique of domestic life and social trends.
A Sunday post presents homemade recipes including molasses cookies sugarless and eggless, grapefruit marmalade, coffee jelly sponge, inexpensive pudding sauce, and other dessert ideas from readers MISS LAURA BRALEY Searsport ME MRS H B Crosby East Boston LADIE CROSSMAN Springfield MRS A F LAROSE Melrose Highlands MRS FRED WOOD Avon.
A reader seeks guidance on whether a declaration of love should be followed by marriage asks and whether a couple in their late twenties should plan for the future within two to three years. Vanderlip predicts wage declines but no broad factory shutdowns.
General Henri Philippe Petain received high honors from President Poincare and premier Clemenceau as Allied leaders including Marshals Foch and Joffre, Haig, and Pershing attended. The piece also notes German retreat from Rhine provinces and remarks by Enver Pasha, Kaiser accusers, and Krupp directors about wartime conduct.
A verse from 1918 prose verse by the Bentitown Bard extols hopeful living and avoiding petty hate. It laments wary souls and urges leaning on love to endure burdens as brighter years bloom despite sorrow.
A fragmentary verse piece mixes German and English as a character named Prinz, described with mixed images of restraint, fear, and escape. The speaker laments past care and notes Prinz wandering to sea, ending with a wish for the Zuider Zee to freeze.
The Blue Triangle Recreation Centre, the city’s largest girls facility, debuts at Mechanics building from 8 to 11 p m on Saturday with orchestral and naval band music. Mary Fay presides, with Mrs J Grandin Jr and Mrs Arthur C Badger directing programs and many committee members assisting. the center features a large hall, club room, canteen, reading room, classrooms and rest rooms. Washington dispatch notes troops in Europe are being returned home as conditions permit, with discharges routed through regular channels. those from Europe must return before discharge.
To the Editor of the Post the writer proposes a memorial bridge between East Boston and Boston to provide a foot access route for East Boston residents and a link to the city. The letter is signed by Gust a Hanover of Roxbury.
Paris, Dec. 10. Mrs. Paris Singer, wife of Paris Singer of New York, was granted a divorce today. The suit alleged misconduct by her husband. Paris Singer is the son of the late Isaac Merritt Singer, inventor of the sewing machine.
Scrap books can be made from cambric leaves pasted with magazine pictures and colored flowers from floral catalogues. Books won’t tear. Use smaller fabric pieces for inside holders after sewing shirts or skirts for children. Use leather tops of discarded boots for craft. Do not hang with tape or braid. sew on a brass ring. Remaining cloth pieces staff pillows.
Henry G Beyer retired six years ago as medical director of the Navy after a 56 year career. Born in Saxony in 1850 he came to the United States before joining the Navy. He married in 1880 and leaves two sons, George W Beyer of Portland and Lt Col Henry G Beyer Jr overseas with the 66th Pioneer Infantry. He served as fleet surgeon of the Pacific fleet for three years and was a delegate to the international congress in 1807 with later leadership in Washington.
Washington December 10. Senate commerce committee failed to report its Hog Island shipyard inquiry and officials did not release the Justice Department report on the plant. Senator King of Utah charged the committee heard evidence of extensive robbery and theft.
A comic tale by Cyrus Townsend Brady titled The Ready-Made Star will appear in Boston Post Sunday Magazine next week. The piece presents a witty look at movie stardom through Brady’s familiar brisk narration and period voice.
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