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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1919
Page
17
The excerpt from Dr. Henry Van Dyke's Wayfaring Psalms extols the Lord as teacher guiding a learner through daily lessons. It describes divine instruction as a vast book, with light on images and words, leading from valley to hilltop and offering hope through hardship.
Pauline Ayre and her sister Esther navigate love and duty as Ray Buffington pursues Pauline while Esther witnesses growing tension. Messages, veiled jealousy, and a green parrot gift mark the turning point of affection amid family expectations and social visits.
Birthday feature profiles Thomas Gray born December 26 1716 in London as an only child. The piece notes his quiet studious youth at Eton his travels in Europe and the creation of the Elegy one of English poetry’s best loved verses. It recalls his later wish for travel and his death after a sudden illness.
Post letter writer asks for official figures on typhoid inoculation impact in WWI. Reply cites 22 typhoid deaths in American army through May 1, 1917, versus eight percent of Spanish-American War deaths due to typhoid, illustrating a strong contrast in casualty causes.
A reader asks about when to use en versus onto and suggests never say onto when en can express the idea clearly. The note emphasizes clarity and accuracy in preposition choice.
The Back Bay begins at the Public Garden and extends to Beacon Street and Copley Square as its southern edge. Huntington Avenue beyond and Massachusetts Avenue mark further limits, with the river serving as the western boundary.
The Great Eastern measured 689 feet in length while the Leviathan exceeds 900 feet. The Great Eastern’s issues stemmed from insufficient motive power and older paddlewheel design rather than solely its size.
The writer asks if opal rings are unlucky and answers that opals symbolize pure thoughts and should not bring misfortune. The exchange affirms opposite views on luck and the ring's meaning.
The quote Let us have peace is tied to General Grant. Some three years after the Civil War, in a speech accepting a presidential nomination, he urged reconciliation of all factions. The remark is cited as a timeless call for national unity amid divisions.
The text recalls Park Benjamin, linked to Caruso’s father-in-law, and cites a poem about a Bexton who sang I Gather Them In I Gather Them In. It notes Benjamin died in 1865 and paraphrases lines describing a ruler of the dead who sits on a marble throne and gathers all mankind for pleasure or torment.
Brief essays by Ed Howe on honesty, observation, and common sense from a farmer’s porch. He favors direct talk, critiques glamor, and argues pessimism can be closer to truth than optimism. He extols nature over art and stresses the father’s role in a son’s future.
Practical tips from readers cover homemaking cures and kitchen tricks. Remedies include a camphor and castor oil mixture for cold sores, chocolate and cracker snacks, griddle care, mending and storage ideas, and keeping mittens attached to coats with snaps.
A Sunday Post recipe page features Meat and Potato Puff with mashed potatoes and meat, plus many sides. Contains Salt Fish Gravy using pork bits, Creole Pumpkin Pudding, Fruit Paste from dates and nuts, Crab Cocktail, Cheese on toast, Chestnut Turkey Dressing, and Cornmeal Spoon Bread with variations provided by home cooks from Cambridge, Pawtucket, Rockland, Charleston, and beyond.
A reader column discusses whether women should propose in marriage. The writer cites anecdotes about a minister and his daughter, argues women have the right and capacity to propose, and criticizes male dismissals. Another letter supports equality and resents a critic's view, defending women’s freedom and rights.
A column from Miss Alice Stuart answers reader questions on social gatherings chaperons and celebrations. It covers inviting male guests for a party with female friends leap year etiquette a bride’s hope chest chaperone duties congratulating brides and stamping linen by engaged young women.
General John J. Pershing joined his ten year old son Warren and relatives for Christmas at his sister Mrs. D. M. Butler's Lincoln residence. It marked his first Christmas with family since 1915.
The article notes women expanding sewing skills to craft their own negligees with crepe de chine lace and simple patterns. It contrasts the decline of inexpensive ready-made options with pricier off the rack pieces, highlighting a two-toned taffeta alternative and detailing a orchid crepe de chine design requiring four yards of fabric and three and a half yards of lace.
Geneva dispatch reports the International Red Cross appealing for prisoners of war in Siberia. About 200000 inmates, mainly Austrians and Hungarians, lack shelter clothing and adequate food since 1914. Typhus has killed 12000 of 16000 at the Troitzky camp.
Colorful Paris fashions showcase fur trims and bold shapes. An ermine waistcoat coats a white fringed garment, pannier silhouettes dominate, and evening gowns feature ostrich feather skirts. Cuffs in mongolie adorn tailor jackets while taffeta bands define sleeve hems. An ivory pink kid dress pairs with brown fur cuffs and a ruby velvet evening wrap trims sabie.
A young woman asks if her boyfriend loves her or another girl as he spends weekends with friends and delays marriage talk. The adviser suggests his regular trips and vague future plans signal weak commitment and that true love typically prioritizes the partner and shared time.
The era sees the long overtunic remained in use while capes crafted from steamer rugs gain favor. Broadcloth regains popularity as New Batavia cloths appear brocaded, signaling a revival of rich textiles and decorative weaving.
A playful note contrasts imagined rosy cheeks with real winter blues, observing sparkling eyes and red cheeks in books versus blue noses in life. The mood blends humor and seasonal charm in a brief vignette.
The poem recalls Christmas bells and better days when problems were small and easy to slug away. It contrasts past calm with present vexing troubles, noting how modern issues disrupt daily life and provoke nostalgia for simpler times.
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