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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1922
Page
15
A Sewing Circle column prints letters on whether a man should pay for an engagement ring. Readers argue the man bears the burden or the couple share costs, with one author urging the man to pay and claim the ring as part of his commitment. The exchange also includes musings on male vanity and photography.
A reader letter critiques a fiancé for burdening a woman with purchases and urges the man to join her in choosing the ring and to grow into a worthy partner. It stresses partnership, duty, and self-improvement as paths to a lasting engagement.
Watercress salad with crisp bacon and hard boiled eggs served with French dressing. Cherry and almond salad uses ground almonds stuffed into cherries on lettuce with a whipped cream mayonnaise. maraschino tops add color. Doughnut recipe adds nutmeg or cinnamon flavored batter, marshmallow centers, fried and sugared. By Mrs A H Steinbrecher, 16 Westlard Avenue, Boston.
The piece recounts Lincoln's stance on slavery, urging Union preservation and obedience to federal law. It covers the Standoff at Fort Sumter, the Confederate seizure order, Major Anderson's surrender after three days, and Lincoln's April 15 call for 75,000 volunteers to quell the rebellion and enforce laws across the affected states.
In a 1922 essay May Christie argues American women can pursue careers and financial independence without marriage, noting that old maids hold power in business and politics while many women remain content as single. The piece contrasts US attitudes with Europe and highlights work devotion as a path to fulfillment.
A playful verse chronicles Galloway from Walla Walla who vies for Miss Willa Wye with Bill O A Pulley. Willa Wye favors Pulley while Galloway exits the scene as the two men clash in a cheeky, rambling exchange from an old column.
A 1922 Walt Mason verse extols giving to the needy while noting personal limits. The speaker claims delight in aiding widows crippled men and the afflicted yet resists prescriptive charity, fearing moralizing advice and the grocer’s rising costs.
The United States Geological Survey releases a map covering Swampscott to Nantasket and east of Lexington. Measuring 2 by 32 inches, it costs 40 cents and shows streets, railroads, parks, rivers, and elevations, in three colors. Orders go to the Boston Post Information Bureau in Washington with stamps, or request district maps by writing.
Elsie treats Henry with unusual cordiality after his week with the grippe. He returns to messy habits and half sorted envelopes, prompting her to reflect on his untidy desk and the tension between old dynamics and renewed kindness.
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