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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1917
Page
9
A woman laments strict budgets and gender roles, praising shared finances while recalling 1950s domestic labor. She defends personal spending, notes husband earns $2 weekly, and imagines a playful, affectionate response from her partner if demands on money were reversed. She signs as from Washington, D C.
A reader laments gender double standards and asks why men should be restricted. The letter argues husbands deserve some financial and social freedom, contending wives should not demand half of earnings or control men. It concludes with praise for Freeborn and notes Sewing Circle letters appear in the Sunday Post.
A narrator notes a young woman sitting opposite on a train, reading and eating chocolates, appearing indifferent to the journey while wearing a striking all black straw hat with a straight brim and a tall satin crown, stiffened with buckram and ribbon loops.
David Garrick emerged as the foremost actor of his era born Feb 19 1716 in Hereford England He captivated audiences with naturalness and added fame as a playwright and manager His stage reforms and costuming set new standards He faced early fright then rose to prominence in London performing at Drury Lane and Convent Garden He died three years after farewell to the stage and was buried at Westminster Abbey
A narrator recalls a Boston hotel moment where a postcard from New Zealand triggers a jealous wife. Jim refuses to explain, while his wife feigns jealousy to provoke him. The scene contrasts trust and suspicion, ending with a note that faith may cure envy and the green eyed monster hurts families.
A compilation of reader inquiries and official replies covering flag proportions for the garrison flag, Boston’s weather on January 1 1917 including a high of 37 and low of 20 with light snow, the fate of New York State’s 1915 constitutional proposal, horsepower as defined for electric motors, and naturalization requirements for a foreign youth reaching voting age.
A young man asks if he can learn to love a girl after seven years of friendship with no talk of love or marriage. The columnist notes his fickle nature, suggests he does not love her, and argues that love and marriage depend on individual temperament and compatible goals rather than grand passion.
Rich crust for tapioca cream pie baked and cooled. Filling uses milk, tapioca, sugar, lemon juice, eggs, salt, and butter, finished with a meringue topping. Also includes bread and butter pudding and a milk sponge cake recipe with addresses for Mrs. Klopfer, Mrs. Vieria, and A. Betters.
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