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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1920
Page
15
A reflective poem contrasts a beautiful cloud and a rising tree with the climb for riches and fame. It warns against vanity as people seek higher status, follow leaders, and eschew help, aiming to surpass others.
A Vermont Farmer asks about advertising for a wife and a flood of reader letters weigh in. Contributors from Pascoag and beyond urge caution, suggesting city matches, farm life, and real love over money.
Stove optimization with a tin insert to utilize full stovetop and save fuel. tatting care method using a smooth surface and soap. rat deterrent by twisting paper and packing holes. public appeal from Mrs. Clara K Young requesting funds for Christmas gifts for boys and girls.
A light comedy from 1920 follows Jill persuading Jack to learn dancing. He reluctantly takes a lesson, then impulsively agrees to attend the Jacksons party at ten, dressed for an evening out and ready for romance. The couple jokes about dancing and old times as they hurry home.
Lucille defies Jack Carter by hinting at a date with Frank Staunton for the Friday night assembly reception. Her mother worries about propriety while Lucille packs violets for a ride with Frank, who has recently returned from around the world and spends time with his grandmother.
Lucille waits for an invitation to Frank Staunton's reception while Jack grows sulky after missing two invites. She overhears Frank and Corinna plan to replace her with Tom Bates, then asserts her pride and declines to attend.
The writer seeks advice on choosing between a quiet older beau who shares few interests and a newer, social young man who offers companionship. The response notes natural desires for gaiety and cautions that long term happiness may hinge on compatibility rather than mere affection.
A humorous verse on private woes and public sympathy. The speaker resists revealing details of a deep sorrow, noting that listeners pity romance but scorn material troubles. The poem playfully contrasts sincere sentiment with the discomfort of sharing finances or debts.
Professor Frederick J. Turner argues that American history differs from European since we had a frontier shaping social and economic life more than form of government. His 13 essays trace frontier meaning, westward influence on the East, and ideals born from wilderness struggle.
The Empress Elizabeth, born 1709 in Moscow as Peter the Great’s daughter, seized the Winter Palace at night with few allies to topple the Regent. Her quiet revolution placed her at the helm of Russia until her death in 1762, an uneducated monarch with inherited genius.
Fadts and fashions note dull green and brown suits as in vogue while a blue serge frock features lighter blue and red embroidery. A white crepe de chine dress is trimmed with bands of bright embroidery, showing a refined style palette.
A column presents several homemade dishes including curry onion eggs over rice, melted cheese on toast, lemon custard rice bake, rice pudding with meringue, cocoa vanilla sugar balls rolled in nuts, fruit and whipped cream dessert, pork pie, and a jelly dessert with cornstarch. Contributors include Mrs. M. J. Brouillette of Newport Vermont and Mrs. H. C. Allen of Bellows Falls Vermont.
Poem describes Christmas lights as symbols of love and shared memory. It exaltss the inner lights of the heart guiding humanity toward a joyful spirit that unites people across seasons and ages.
The author of Manners and Social Usages explains tie color rules for dinner wear. A tuxedo jacket pairs with a narrow black tie, while full evening dress uses a narrow white lawn tie worn in plain form. Waistcoats are cut very low showing a plain shirt-front.
Mrs. Clara Ruggles of Gardiner Maine built a thriving cake enterprise after recalling a remark about city cakes. She started with small sales then grocers and clubs, opening a shop while overseeing eleven assistants and four ovens. The venture shows how "real cake" became a growing business by 1920.
Readers ask about Chinaman dialects steamship tonnage voting rules for foreign-born residents and federal versus unitary republics. The letter column cites Britannica on language mass voting in several states and notes Hong Kong’s British status and historical cession. It also recalls Joe Jefferson’s Rip Van Winkle box office take at Boston Theatre in 1892.
A letter asks how hogsheads compare to barrels noting two barrels equal one hogshead. It also questions a Ford prize scam for four dimes spelling FORD, asserting the offer was fake and claiming no mint produced the needed letters F O R D including a K or 959¢. A third reader confirms platinum melts at 1753 C with oxy acetylene torches.
The Rev. John F. Cummins of the Church of the Sacred Heart marks 45 years as a priest in the Boston diocese today. Only a schoolchildren’s attendance at Mass is planned. otherwise the day passes with no special observance.
Elihu Root was awarded the degree of doctor of laws by the Council of the University of Paris. The confirmation came via cable to Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, in New York.
Horatio Wins, longtime editorial writer for the New York World, died today in New York at age 66, leaving a noted imprint on the paper's opinion pages.
At City Hospital Mrs Mary Julian remains gravely burned after clothing caught fire from a gas stove at her Dorchester home 198 Westville Street yesterday. Her husband and four children were away at the time of the accident.
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