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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1921
Page
13
The speaker recalls buying silk shirts for fifteen dollars and laments their decline to rags as economic times worsen. He humorously contrasts past brisk buying with present hardship, noting pay declines and looming unemployment while closing with poet Walt Mason’s signature.
Readers advise Waiting whether to break a vow to never remarry after a husband’s death. Opinions urge reconsideration if the promise hinder happiness, noting true love and forgiveness from the departed may allow a new marriage. Some warn against breaking vows, others advocate living for today and finding happiness with a worthy partner.
Inquiries cover topics from James Thornton's status to earth weight, burning flying machines, wood buoyancy, West Point graduates, pan boiling meat, honorary letters punctuation, and meanings of eau de vie. Answers clarify Thornton’s status, earth weighs about sextillion tons, damaged equipment not burned to save money, some woods sink, Leonard Wood did not attend West Point, pan boiling requires constant turning, commas are used after credentials, and eau de vie means water of life with brandy as the likely sense.
In a blustery Sunday tale Jack rails at Jill’s silk stockings and肌 learns a lesson about fashion and health. Their hike to church triggers squabbles over style until Jill defends practical warmth of woolen stockings, while Jack frets over appearances and the weather. The couple reconciles as fashion trips through romance.
Marcia, a gifted singer, gains a chance to perform for Anthony Roth, a renowned critic, after a snowy morning of practice. A chance meeting with a mysterious music lover leads to praise and a promise to her talent, just as a family emergency tests her sacrifices. The critic hints at a future as a celebrated songbird, even as illness shadows her family.
Italian poem invites readers to seek the land of smiles and song beneath Vesuvius and along the Apennines. It contrasts war and sorrow with beauty, music, and resilience, highlighting Italy as healer of heart and mind through song and festival bells.
Prince George, 18, serves as a midshipman on The Iron Duke under Admiral de Robeck. Nathan Gallizies owns a vast private library of 20 000 volumes. Margaret Anglin owns a Raphael tapestry found near Florence. Arthur Reynolds, former Continental and Commercial Bank of Chicago president, is Iowa-born and ex-president of the American Bankers Association. Roland Rohls and Lodi Lecont are highlighted for aviation feats and Everest flight plans.
Practical tips on making hard soap from animal fats with potash ammonia and borax, plus advice on washing bean pots, cooking squash, hanging curtains, greasing pans, and roasting meats. Authored by Mrs. W. F. Narston of 81 Dunlap Street Dorchester.
Recipes from a Sunday Post page list Italian spinach cakes with spinach cheese mix, crumb coating, and cream sauce with a hard boiled egg. Also included are savory beans Lima beans with tomatoes and milk, Lima beans with dumplings, pineapple tapioca, sour milk biscuits, lightning frosting, and attribution to Mrs. W. F. Marston.
Louis XV born February 15 1710 was great grandson of Louis XIV and ruled with weak ministers early on. He centralized power briefly, married Maria of Poland, had seven children, and later faced a succession of mistresses. His reign sparked a reaction that aided the French Revolution.
A book review highlights Richard Henry Dana's diary Hospitable England in the Seventies. It traces Dana's elite English contacts, travels from Harvard to Oxford, salons in Paris, and chats with Gladstone, Spencer, and Bernhardt. The diary depicts etiquette, citizenship choices, and Dana’s refusal to abandon America for Parliament.
A blouse trimmed with tiny scarab shaped porcelain ornaments features flame color georgette. Laces display in black and white as well as dyed blues hennas and jades.
A 1921 poem by The Bentztown Bard published by Southern Press Syndicate celebrates spring. It contrasts snow and storm with the enduring promise of April and love guiding the heart toward renewal.
A reader asks how to choose between two sisters when both claim affection. The advice urges decisive commitment to one sister and cautions against prolonging uncertainty that harms both women, recommending discreetly dating others if needed until a clear preference is established.
A fragment notes that trouble arises when he gives girls the idea that he is serious, but he is not ready or willing to substantiate that impression. The remark suggests caution in interpreting his intentions and warns against misreading his signals.
A man returning home late is attacked by a holdup man who takes his watch chain money and wallet. The attacker pockets a half dollar and warns that a accomplice may punish him if he has no money, adding a menacing quip.
A light exchange overheard between a tan yard worker and a man about his son. The man jokes that the boy will grow up as a golf caddy, while the father notes the boy’s reaction to the last tanning, claiming he wasn’t holding the stick correctly.
The article quotes Joseph Cannon describing what stirs a man: love for beauty art and noble emotion. He says he would not trade for a heart unmoved by birds children a mother's smile or a powerful oration. The piece portrays his romantic view of humanity.
Etiquette note explains street car courtesy with a lesson on who enters and leaves first. A lady is escorted. the gentleman follows when entering and leads when exiting, illustrating polite dominance in movement.
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