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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1921
Page
11
A nostalgic verse recalls a long vanished family parlor with relics from childhood. Each fragment, from the canary to Grandma’s Bible, evokes homey memories and enduring love tied to a shabby, cherished past.
A reader questions whether a widow should keep a spur of the moment vow not to remarry. The Sewing Circle offers views on loyalty, duty, and happiness, urging a balance of conscience and living, with anecdotes and differing opinions.
A Akron area grower, Mrs. B C Harper, shares methods to force blooms out of season for profit. Techniques include warm soapsuds to spark peonies, cutting lilacs and Forsythia buds to open earlier, water-therapy for cut flowers, snow and leaves on lilies of the valley, and specializing in old-fashioned varieties rarely seen today.
Jack and Jill argue over romance magazines and real news adventure while home reading. Jack hides an interest in a magazine story about a championship wrestling match and a death cell escape, then buys candy and returns home distracted. Jill notes their contrasting tastes as the couple ends with Jack vowing to quit trashy reads.
A column notes that letters are answered in order received and by mail where possible. Readers are urged to include full names and addresses, and to enclose a self addressed envelope for a reply.
A note asks whether explorer Andree was ever heard from again after his 1897 attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. Floating messages were later found, but the three men vanished.
The prefix ID on a vehicle registration number marks a dealer’s identification, replacing the former letter O. It serves as a dealer code and indicates the plate was issued through a dealership channel rather than a standard private registration.
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Bermuda, British West Indies, British Guiana, British Honduras, Falkland Islands are listed as parts allied with the British Empire.
The Travelers Insurance building in Hartford Connecticut stands at 526 feet, making it taller than Boston’s Custom House Tower which reaches 505 to 517 feet depending on the source. The Hartford edifice is confirmed as the region’s tallest.
The excerpt lists additional verses in a repetitive chant. Lines include The stars of heaven are looking kindly down and He's gone to be a soldier in the army of the Lord. Also quoted is John Brown's knapsack is strap't upon his back and Let's give three good rousing cheers for the Union, among others.
Helen Whiscomb schemes to fend off Dick Baker by feigning indifference to marriage then confesses to a future fiancé she prefers. A town gossip, Mrs Whiscomb, fuels rumors as Helen's sisterly plot yields to true love when Baker declares his long held passion.
A prisoner facing bootlegging charges has only one bottle found on him. The jury, after brief deliberation, returns no verdict citing lack of evidence. The foreman complains that the table mates claim there is no proof against the defendant.
Percy explains to Priscilla that he writes his thoughts each night in a private book, a habit he has maintained for about two years, prompting Priscilla to remark on the page count already filled.
A tense tense exchange aboard a trolley ends with a judge noting a passenger’s warning about a coroner’s office near the route. The man beside him is described as having wood alcohol breath as the conductor faces a perturbed crowd.
An elderly speaker proclaims deep love for his daughter and claims he would die for her. He adjusts the claim by admitting he is a liar, noting that one deception is enough for a small family like his, in a tense exchange about truth and danger.
Recipes and directions for cookies filling doughnuts easy graham bread apples stuffed with mincemeat prunes and orange whip with gelatine and custard sauce. Attributed to MRS. ETTA M. JOSLYN of Orleans Vermont and MRS. J. L. DUNHAM of Taunton Massachusetts.
Born in Boston in 1663 Cotton Mather was the eldest son of Increase Mather. He entered Harvard at 12 and aimed to be a clergyman. At 18 he became his father’s assistant at North Church. At 25 he led the largest New England congregation and remained its minister. He helped fuel witchcraft persecutions through belief and writings.
The White Star line has purchased the 56,000 ton steamship Bismarck, the largest vessel afloat, for its New York service. Built at Hamburg for the Hamburg American line, she recently suffered fire damage while at Hamburg docks and was to be delivered to the Allies under the peace treaty.
The first Massachusetts convention of the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic will be held in Mechanics building tomorrow. The promoters claim it will be the greatest of its kind in the state with credentials from more than 3450 delegates. Springfield will send 100, Worcester 370, and many towns along the route. Special trains will arrive at North and South stations as bands lead delegations to the hall. The Irish Republic flag will be flown with the Stars and Stripes. Delegations include leaders from Lawrence, Lowell, Holyoke, Fitchburg, South Boston, Charlestown, Dorchester, Roxbury, Boston proper and Cambridge. No one admitted without credentials. The convention begins at 10 AM.
Ann Whiston narrates a melodramatic triangle with Grace Cameron and Kenneth Massey. Ann, 18, flees to her father after a bitter confrontation with Grace over Kenneth’s love. A sad journey home follows, with reflections on courage, family loyalty, and past memories as they visit the old cottage. The scene ends with a tearful, unresolved farewell as the story continues.
A reader from Chatham objects to invasive signboards spoiling Cape Cod scenery and Pilgrim memorials. He warns that growing billboard coverage could deter visitors and tarnish historic sites, urging action to curb ads blocking the view along the Pilgrim highway.
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