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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1921
Page
11
A New York Herald poem urges young drivers to slow down and temper the rush for thrills. The speaker contrasts youth's speed with weariness and warns that haste can dull life and shorten joyous moments. It counsels maintaining some pace to preserve vitality for later years.
Dear Sewing Circle responses debate keeping or breaking promises to a deceased husband and the right to remarry. Readers discuss love, duty, and promise spirit versus letter, with contrasting views from a wife, a bachelor, and a married man. The letters reveal tension between societal expectations and personal happiness.
Readers are urged to address responses with full names and correct addresses. Letters may be answered by mail and requires a self addressed stamped envelope for replies.
A letter column covers: asking real name and nationality of Hou dini the magician born in Wisconsin. whether a non naturalized person can obtain a chauffeur license. debate on legality of mutilating coins. notes on last spring snow in Boston. wonder about Betelgeuse versus Sirius for star measurements. and a motor route to Mt Desert Island via Ellsworth crossing a draw bridge.
A 1921 poem by the Bentztown Bard from Southern Press Syndicate envisions dream realms of light and elfin gardens. It speaks of inner sight, recaptured youth, and memories, ending with a fragmented line about a canary.
Jill and Jack argue over a $2 taxi fare and a drenched outfit after a rainy night. Jack plans to meet Mr. Carson from Frisco and fix his suit at a tailor, begrudgingly paying extra to finish before the morning train. Jill chides him for weather-related missteps, emphasizing thrift and propriety.
Recipes from a Sunday Post page feature dishes like Spider Cake and a maple syrup substitute. The list includes puddings, sauces, a chocolate cake, baked macaroni with hamburger and tomato, Southern spaghetti with cream gravy, and a sour milk pie attributed to various home cooks such as Mrs S. H. Pope Hillsboro IL and Mrs Alyce Bishop Box 212 Derry NH.
Sewing tips describe making stove holders from old white hose or shirt cuffs with foot folds and machine stitching. Also suggests turning discarded straw hats into pretty work baskets by cutting brim, removing sweat band, painting crown, and binding with silk ribbon. Names Emma Leitenberger and Mabel Weselch appear with locations Wollaston and Hutchinson.
A reader asks how to handle a young man she has dated two years who kisses her but avoids commitment. She wonders if his affection means anything and seeks guidance on whether to refuse a kiss now or continue hoping he will change.
The poem reflects wartime hardship and postwar relief as the speaker recalls days of doubt and sacrifice for victory over Kaiser Wilhelm. It contrasts austere wartime living with the later return to frugality and the renewed hope of better days ahead for every delegate in town.
Miss Gladys Allread of Weston West Virginia refused parental help and built a community circulating library to fund her college. She rented a $5 month room, stocked 300 novels, and recruited 160 members at 25 cents monthly within 10 miles, then expanded to a second town. By September 1 she had nearly $700, half profit, plus $231 bank balance and $75 in books, enabling continued operation next year.
A speaker notes a man’s lack of serious interest and urges the addressed to stop letting him take advantage. She advises saving kisses for a man who loves honestly and does not seek unfair gains. The tone challenges the recipient to value genuine affection over casual flirtation.
Birthday bio briefs note David Garrick born February 19 1717 descended from French family. At nineteen he joined Samuel Johnson's academy then London bound with little funds. After early failures he found stage triumph with Richard III and became famed actor, retiring 13 years before death in 1779 at Westminster Abbey near Shakespeare.
A worried juror asks to be excused claiming he must pay a man $10 before the man ships abroad for years. The judge refuses, saying he does not want anyone on the jury who can lie like that.
A man riding a train is asked by the woman behind him to help her off at the next stop. She explains she is very large and must go backward, causing the conductor to misread her actions and assist her on again. The woman notes this has happened three times.
A bishop, wandering with a nervous air, searches his pockets muttering that he must find a ticket to know where he is headed, hoping to discover direction by journey’s end. The scene centers on his concern and the implied path to guidance.
A playful exchange in Cartoons Magazine hints at Marjorie’s musical education. The quip suggests she can recall what is on the B side of any record, reflecting a witty, radio era humor about records and music knowledge.
A doctor notes that nine of ten die from the disease, but assures the patient a ten percent chance of recovery. He publicly counters despair with statistics, claiming the patient is the sole survivor of his cases and will surely improve.
A church story recalls Dinah who openly admits she would not let a hen keep her from the Lawd's table despite a pastor’s private rebuke. The tale highlights humor and moral stubbornness in a rural setting.
A graveyard scene features a black pastor delivering a funeral address with hat in hand. He mournfully names Samuel Johnson and laments his passing while expressing hope he is finally at peace beyond the veil.
In a Boston office tale Tom chases a bargain in white gauntlets at T C and Co on Tremont Street. He juggles work and romance, schemes to win favor with a co worker by swapping gloves, and ends up gifting his sister and catching a date with a well dressed stenographer as the plot unfolds around subway crowds and a theater outing.
The register notes wrist-length gloves to accompany tailored suits, green flannel circle appliques on white skirts, long beaded chains with pendants, and smart afternoon frocks in figured chiffons with Persian patterns. Neckwear features hues of rose, orange, henna, and tomato. lace veils draw on Chantilly designs. a blue faille wrap with gray crepe de chine lining and paneled skirt sections completes the ensemble.
A bishop on a railway journey misplaces his ticket during a stop, and the conductor reassures him not to worry as the situation unfolds.
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