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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1917
Page
21
A small tin box narrates its long voyage from a cracker factory to a home, then to France with soldiers and finally to a young man who reads a card praising a departed father. The box carries cookies and comforts, sharing gratitude for its wartime role and the chance to help.
Household hints advise beating burns with white of egg or yolk and melted lard in equal parts. Apply olive oil or carbolized vaseline and exclude air. Scratches on clothes may lift with a fresh onion, then soak in cold water. Lard removes tar stains if followed by soap and warm water. Mrs Clara L Bel Wollaston.
A vintage health note urges proper face washing to avoid wrinkles and enlarged pores. It decries harsh soaps and cold creams, touts aramata as a safe cleansing agent that lightens and freshens skin, with druggists claiming a small amount lasts weeks.
Helene reports keeping the sports costume sent home by Madame, a khaki-kool outfit in natural color with horizon blue trim and emerald green embroidered pockets. The matching cape mirrors the skirt in material and color, described as a true stunner by Jack.
The column shares reader questions on weather vanes at Faneuil Hall and churches, notes two historic weather vanes in Newburyport and Newtown, and salutes Boston families aiding the war effort. It includes forestry fuel value findings, a patent leather shoe revival, a municipal food conservation exhibit, a record claim by a Saco blacksmith, rabbit hunting after a snowstorm, and an Interstate Commerce Commission briefing on Boston rail passenger totals.
Readers must send correct name and address with questions and include a stamped self addressed envelope. Delays occur while sources are checked. No legal or medical questions are answered.
A student asks the editor how to pronounce Arkansas. They seek the pronunciation with accent on the first syllable, asking whether as sounds like "saw" or "net." The letter requests guidance on the correct form as "Ar-kan-sar."
The Post's subscription manager explains mail delays due to the Christmas rush for boys in the trenches and notes mail dated November 22 will reach the boys in good season. A response to a woman suggests subscribing through the office for 30 cents monthly with a special despatch to avoid delays. The Fest editor is asked about whether New York City is an island and which states allow first papers voters, with answers listing Manhattan as the origin and several states with voting eligibility after conditions.
A short biblical poem evokes triumph over tyrants with imagery of Egypt, timbrel, and sea waves. It praises Jehovah as conqueror and defender of the freed people, noting the fall of chariots and horsemen and the Lord's pillar of glory. The piece ends with repeated refrain of Jehovah has triumphed and his people are free.
A reflective verse from the Sewing Circle contrasts love and duty as a young fiance endures impending separation. It weighs the pain of the newly betrothed against married women, arguing a lasting bond and the sacrifice of the soldier’s sweetheart. The piece invites sympathy for the young woman awaiting his return.
A newspaper column offers guidance on fair budgeting for wives urging husbands to share expenses. Letters discuss obedience, discipline, and sisterly guidance, while a reader proposes writing to service members and clarifies how to support soldiers with homey letters and sensible gifts.
Uncle Walt Mason humorously laments a toothache that wracks his head and body, describing rumbling ache and dramatic reactions. He vows to avoid neighbors who threaten to shoot him, joking that inspiration only strikes when a dentist appears.
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls Boston weather on December 14 with official figures noting above freezing years and record lows. He cites 1874, 1888, 1893 1898 and 1900 as cold or near zero days and mentions five past rain or snow events in 1907 1909 1914 1915 and 1916.
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