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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1921
Page
13
A Sew ing Circle exchange debates whether a widow should remarry after the death of her husband. Opinions range from upholding the vow to remarrying for happiness, while others condemn coercive promises as narrow minded. Irene weighs in against laws on fashion and urges sensible reform.
The article presents a Brer Rabbit Molasses Pie recipe echoing plantation flavor. It lists ingredients including molasses, scalded milk, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar and salt, with steps to beat eggs, stir in milk and molasses, add spices, bake in a pastry-lined tin, then top with mer ingue and brown.
Prolong broom life with a baking soda bath. Use tin cans as gem pans or to bake leftovers. Quick tea tip involves dry tea leaves in a sieve with boiling water. A sun bonnet serves as a dust cap for small fittings. Salt in rinse aids hair brushes. Do not dry brushes on heat. sun and air work best. Candle scraps saved in muslin bag make an ironing pad.
In a lighthearted sketch, Jack and Jill quarrel over the word spiffy and its meaning while shopping for a bargain rug. Jill defends the term as scrumptious while Jack dismisses it as empty, then enjoys unexpected vacation time and plans a classy, spiffy three days with matinees and dinners, testing their marriage humorously.
Readers pose curiosities about measurement differences between mile and knot the old US statute mile and English nautical mile. They ask about mermaids genuine or fake Bar nurn museum, gold dollars sizes diverse claim, Lafayette full name pronunciation and long serving congressman from Massachusetts Lodge and Gillett with dates.
An anecdote about former ambassador and editor Walter Hines Page. He refused many stories and once replied to a caller who accused him of not reading submissions with a witty breakfast metaphor about not needing to eat a bad egg to know it is bad.
A young contributor confesses many irons in the fire as the editor returns a manuscript. The editor replies by telling him to remove the irons and insert the story, prompting a sharper, more concise submission.
Four men are described by proverb as knowledge and ignorance states. One who knows and knows he knows is wise driver to follow. He who knows and knows not he knows is asleep and should be awakened. He who knows not and knows not he knows not is a fool to shun. He who knows not and knows he knows not is a child to be taught.
Fire department apparatus while responding to an alarm, police patrols and ambulances, and hospital ambulances have the right of way over other traffic. The distinction clarifies priority during urgent operations and ensures safe passage for responders.
Beverely broods over Richard Franklin and Gerald French as a weekend guest in Chestertown. A rough drive triggers a tense moment when Gerald’s arrival confronts Beverely with her stubborn pride and a sudden kiss that reveals her lingering feelings for “Jerry.”
The poem reflects on widespread hardship with empty cupboards and hungry children. It contrasts sermons with real need offering charitable aid during hard times. The speaker notes the Christmas spirit persists, urging generosity when prosperity returns and money is tight for meals.
Florence Garrison of St. Louis discovered she could imitate complex whistling, losing jobs when she blew notes at work. A theatre manager hired her to whistle for 20 minutes, then a vaudeville gig paid $50 weekly. She now funds her brother’s college and her mother through whistling.
Personal remarks recount Chesterton and Kyne quotes and recovery from influenza. Peter B Kyne greets a ranch stay after illness at Del Mar. Sidney Alcott travels globe hunting for famous men, once directing Mary Pickford. Ellen Terry, 72, stars in Every Man near Homestead, London, and spends daylight hours in bed.
A New York police court heard a woman plead she had only two drops of whiskey bought by friends when found helplessly intoxicated. The magistrate commented that the whiskey must have been very strong and asked where the friends procured it.
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