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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1920
Page
20
A collection of reader questions and Percy Darling’s responses on marriage roles, self restraint versus self assertion, dating dangers, and wartime courtship. Topics include the ideal wife, youthful marriage, automobile and cigarette cautions, and cross cultural notes from wartime experiences.
Poem by Martha Haskell Clark about a symbolic Christmas home in a white lane. It contrasts wealthy hopes with beggared dreams, evokes memories and reunion, and invites weary wanderers to find welcome and cheer at the house’s gate and lamp-lit doorway.
Mamie a former burlesque chorus girl contemplates a New York return as two hungry boys beg for a sled. She buys it for them with her ten dollar bill, then funds a dim Christmas for strangers by welcoming the coat and crowd to share warmth with a final realization at an all night restaurant.
A reader disputes which building is the original Norfolk House in Roxbury. The correct account states that a handsome residence built in 1781 by Joseph Ruggles later became the Norfolk House site after 1828 when sold to the Norfolk House Company. The original mansion was moved to Norfol Street and became tenements.
A reader asks the editor to settle a dispute about Cape Horn's country. the writer asserts Cape Horn is part of Chile. The note seeks a printed clarification for the Post's readers.
To the Editor of the Post notes General Pershing reached sixty on September 13. The brief item marks the veteran commander’s birthday and invites readers to recall his wartime leadership.
The writer asks the editor whether Massachusetts has a state agricultural experiment station and where it is located. The response confirms Massachusetts maintains such a station at Amherst.
The Nobel prize honors yearly the greatest benefactors to mankind as chosen from the prior year. Nobels fortune of about $9 million financed a fund whose interest distributes roughly $40,000 per prize to top contributors.
The Massachusetts motto translates to With the sword she seeks quiet peace under liberty. Translations vary slightly by translator but convey the same core meaning.
The contraction aren’t is for are not only. The natural questions are aren’t we or am I not. Use area we not as a playful alternative in informal speech but standard form is am I not or aren’t we.
Coin dealers quote $10 to $25 for an 1876 twenty cent with a C mint mark. Without C C the coin is only worth 30 to 40 cents. Proof cents from 1877 and 1878 fetch $1 to $2 in perfect condition. other dates have no special value.
The Brooklyn extension of the New York City subway was opened in 1908, enabling travel from Manhattan to Brooklyn by underground rail. This milestone connected the two boroughs and expanded rapid transit across New York City.
Neither. Daniel Webster was descended from Ebenezer Webster, an early settler of what is now Franklin New Hampshire. Noah Webster descended from John Webster, who was once Governor of Connecticut.
Miss Virginia Smith turns a cat gift into a business plan creating a "cat laundry" in New York. Her method, the Virginia Smith treatment for cats, grows into a key service for show cats and everyday pets, boosting her fortunes as she discovers the value on her income tax form.
A reader describes saving curtain material by cutting panels lengthwise and sewing inner hems to fit each window. This doubles supply, adds a Dutch-style top valance, and suits a seven room house. Also included are tips on wax for bottling, starch blends for lace tinting, lemon bottle cleaning, and odor removal from onions.
A series of compiled recipes from Leona Cram and others including Steamed Cranberry Pudding with molasses sauce, Pumpkin Pie Without Eggs, Savory Nut Roast, Eggless Nut Cookies, and Coffee Mould. Each entry lists ingredients and basic methods, with addresses of contributors such as Leona Cram East Rochester New Hampshire Elsie Landers Dorchester Mrs 8 D Stuart Providence and Grace Ferry West Rumney New Hampshire.
Miss Alice Stuart explains dining etiquette in a servant free meal with roast beef soup and dessert. The lady serves soup and dessert while the man carves the beef.
Jack bursts in with joy at a raise for Jill from the office and reveals he bought a car, sparking humorous bickering over the electric range and upkeep as they plan a brighter home. Jill questions the waste while Jack brags about wealth and the Ark joke.
Wellesley actresses Emily Galloway and peers are noted along with Ruth Weston and Olive Marsh teaching in Kentucky. The piece cites Anglo Saxon ancestry in New England, French Canadian presence, and several politicians including Rhode Island officials, in a broad survey of women in public life and Baruch’s retirement.
A 19 year old man asks whether to follow his parents to a western college or stay near his girlfriend in the East. The letter urges balancing love and education, noting he could work or attend East coast colleges, and suggests declaring love while pursuing schooling nearby.
Teachers and parents are urged to read a daily feature about Isaac Newton born December 25 1642 in Lincolnshire England. The note covers his early life Trinity College career gravitation interest and death in 1727 with burial in Westminster Abbey.
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls Boston coldest and warmest December days, noting official figures show 8 below in 1872 and 6 above in 1876 for the coldest. He mentions a warmest of 60 degrees and no rain or snow on this date in the past decade except 1910, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1918, 1919.
Recent importations show American designers base spring fashions on slim silhouettes with scant width and slender lines in suit skirts and tailored dresses. The straight silhouette remains supreme, while a high collar gains favorable notice and the soft afternoon frock hints at a slightly wider hem.
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