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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1920
Page
11
A reflective verse urging readers to touch hands and speak kind words before a departure. It warns that time, distance, or fate may separate friends and urges timely farewells and earnest words to avoid future regret.
Letters discuss why many women avoid domestic work, faulting employer attitudes and class pride. A commenter argues service should be treated as equal but with clear boundaries, urging humane hours and fair pay to curb turnover.
A Sunday Post feature lists tuna loaf with lemon pepper and a butter milk sauce, plus custard style puddings and biscuits. It includes recipe attributions to M R EG G. P. Studley of Pittsfield and Mrs S. D Sterling of Dover New Hampshire along with fashion notes on sports skirts and evening pumps.
Joyce and Bob quarrel over money management after years of a weekly allowance. Joyce discovers the need for personal funds and, upon visiting bridesmaid Etta, learns she signs checks from a joint account she cannot access alone. The tale outlines evolving finances in a marriage.
The widow Mrs. George T. McCracken of Poughkeepsie learns her late husband’s fishing lure hobby can yield income. She crafts gray feather flies from his stash, using simple twine bindings, sells them to local sporting goods stores, and builds a growing, lucrative home business. Tomorrow Onut of the Air.
Etta explains a joint bank account in both names allows equal signatory rights and shared control over income. Joyce and Bob visit local banks to learn about domestic credit and the benefits of joint accounts, hoping to prevent money worries and possible divorce.
Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir Stuart born December 31 1720 in Rome was the English prince known as the Young Pretender. He served as a general of artillery at thirteen and fought for the Old Pretender’s cause in Naples. He endured imprisonment and exile including a woman’s disguise and survived hardships before dying in Rome at age 68. His daughter Charlotte died two years later.
A reader asks about attending dances without a mother or approved chaperon. The response says decline the invitation until a chaperon is arranged. It adds that a respectful suitor will understand and respect the need for proper supervision.
A terse exchange contrasts a man securing his basement with a familiar family dispute about debts and discipline. The father scolds the son, who admits bills are not always paid on time, revealing a domestic tension over misdeeds and responsibility.
Two Scots joke about a man they debate. Donald recalls visiting the man’s house last week and crying out for whiskey to be poured, and the host surprisingly obeyed and stopped.
Public figure addresses rumors about hair color asserting it was black at purchase and denying dyeing. Local coverage notes the statement aims to counter online chatter and preserve personal image.
A diner complains the fish isn’t fresh but a waiter whispers that the odor belongs to another guest’s cutlet causing a humorous mix up. The anecdote captures restaurant banter and mistaken assumptions.
A dialogue mocks newspaper naming by noting the Daily appears every day, while the Century would logically appear only once per hundred years, highlighting playful inconsistencies in periodical naming conventions.
Thomas B. Reed of Maine, longtime Speaker, sent telegrams to absentees during a House quorum effort. A member delayed by flood texted, “Wash out on line, can't come.” Reed replied, “Buy another shirt and come on next train.”
A brief aged dialogue contrasts parental demand for intrinsic goodness with a cynically tempered reward. A mother tells her child to avoid earning favor by being good, while the child asks for an apple in exchange for good conduct.
A king of Munster declares surrender unthinkable to the Danish invaders. He asserts it is hereditary to die rather than yield, citing the deaths of his father and grandfathers as a lineage of fearless resistance. If he fights the Norse, he will conquer or die.
A quip recalling Charles Stewart Parnell, the Irish leader, who says he gained his knowledge of Commons rules by breaking them. The remark highlights his provocative approach to parliamentary procedure and politics.
A bygone note recalls a man replying to a reproach about childlessness with the line that it was hereditary in his family to have no children. The quip reflects a humorous take on inherited traits and expectations in personal lineage.
Jill and Jack clash over a neighbor boy named Billie whose rambunctious antics upset the couple. After a tense morning, Jack chases Billie away, then returns to find the child charmingly at home on the doorstep. Jill witnesses a shift as the dinner scene unfolds and the family dynamic softens.
Household hints note use of citric acid crystals from drug stores to remove ink stains from white goods in minutes without soaking. Also suggest whitening hands after peeling vegetables, reducing lemon cost in lemonade, and improving grape juice flavor. Names Julia G. Dewey and Mrs P L Hallowell appear with addresses.
A fashion note notes separate skirts tend to flare while white serge fabric appears vividly stitched in black, creating a striking contrast in garments.
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