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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1921
Page
10
A serialized dialogue from a Sewing Circle column debates whether a wife must rise early to prepare her husband’s breakfast. Multiple readers share anecdotes advocating a wife’s duty, citing marital harmony, while others argue for fairness and mutual give-and-take.
A Sunday Post page presents several home cooking recipes and tips. Included are fish preparation instructions for haddock and small fish with a salt cure and frequent basting, a baked fish stuffing with bread suet onion parsley and egg, a macaroni and hamburger dish with tomato soup, and Scottish fancy cookies with oats coconut and ginger. Names and addresses of contributors Mrs Carl Dexter Littleton New Hampshire Mrs E R Bryant Portsmouth New Hampshire Mrs Elsie L Landers Dorchester Massachusetts and Mrs M Young are listed for attribution.
A brief poem contemplates death as a crossing to the Beyond where loved ones await. The speaker recalls fondness for Earth and declares no sting in death, seeing the grave as a mere sea crossing to reunite with cherished friends.
Harry S Spooner of Detroit turned his butterfly collecting into a business by creating decorative serving trays with real preserved specimens and dried flowers. After initial free gifts, a downtown store bought his pieces at a good price, turning hobby into welcome revenue. Tomorrow Washington D C and George.
A couple debates candy and smoking in a humorous scene. Jill condemns sweets and cigarettes while Jack resists but concedes to a candy boycott. After a week of temptation, both secretly savor treats. Jack shops a box of candy with saved cigarette money. The pair vow to quit together, then share a kiss as a playful ending.
A pink rose garland with silver tulle frames a white satin bodice and lace skirt. The cobwebby lace should be delicately traced in shiny silver thread for a smart youthful look.
A reader asks how to answer a dinner invite when attendance is unsure. The guidance: respond immediately if possible, but no later than 24 hours, with a definite yes or no. Do not accept conditionally. Failing to keep a dinner engagement is an unforgivable social fault.
Elizabeth Jordan begins a new serial story titled The Wings of Youth in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine. The feature promises a compelling coming of age tale with vivid characters and social insight crafted for Sunday readers.
Practical advice on cleaning, repairs, and household care from Mrs. Elizabeth R. Seigel of Roxbury. Tips include drying tatting with salt and meat, using tape to mend a broken sewing machine belt, washing with cold water to keep flour from gumming, iodine stain removal with starch paste, and preventing wool gloves from shrinking by pinning fingers dry. Also notes on snapping buttons, repurposing worn collars, deadening tub noise, repainting an old stove, and using vegetable oils as shortening.
Dorcas confronts a door locked by a wind draft and a missing key, fearing she must stay alone. Nat arrives, rescues her, and declares his ongoing necessity, while Dorcas admits he has always been essential to her happiness.
The London Morning Post recounts a witty convict described by Captain Spencer of the church army. The prisoner jokes about his year, saying he picks peas in spring, fruit in summer, hops in autumn, pockets in winter, and oakum after being sent back inside.
A teacher asks where the second train will catch the first. The first train travels 90 mph, the second 60 mph and starts 30 minutes later, so the faster train is chased and the meeting point is at the rear end of the last car.
A well known judge tumbled down a flight of stairs and, after a servant helped him up, quipped that his head was hurt rather than his honor. The incident, though minor, prompted polite concern from onlookers.
A London Tit-Bits anecdote recalls a teacher listing pupils as a slum class faces upheaval. A witless pupil tells him they may have to leave soon, explaining a chain of household misfortunes including a burnt coalhouse door and chopped stairs, with the family planning to depart after burning the stairs.
Hostess probes with a joke about a curio dealer who owns two skulls of Columbus. Fitznoodle asks for the punchline, prompting a light exchange as conversation lingers over the odd assortment and history.
An American traveler reports a Berlin vaudeville gag about soldiers returning from war. Hans asks if he is back at last and Fritz replies someone isn’t home yet, implying the Kaiser. The line draws loud laughter as Capper's Weekly notes the joke.
Dean Rousmaniere announces Bishop Lawrence will visit the Cathedral Church of St. Paul on Palm Sunday March 20 at 7 30 p m to administer the sacrament of confirmation. The dean will lecture on The Ways of the Episcopal Church on Sundays Feb 27 March 6 and 13 at 4 30 after evening prayer. Rev Arthur T Brooks preached at morning and evening services yesterday. The evening service was a patriotic demonstration and the sermon was on Washington. The monthly conference of officers and teachers of the church school attached to Union Congregational Church will be held Friday evening at 6 45 Dr Herbert W Cates will address the members.
Boston women from all sections will perform in Foremothers of New England, a pageant presented by the Boston League of Women Voters in Ford Hall on February 25. Joy Higgins Ruth Elder Laura K. Dalzell supervise. Wenona Osborne Pinkham leads the general committee with club chairs. Special music by Mrs Hamlen Jones. patronesses by Mrs J Malcolm Forbes. Costuming overseen by Miss Vilette Crosby. Souvenir program by Ida Porter Boyer and Polly Bacon read by Mrs Herbert Gurney. ushers under Miss Alice Forbes. Florence H Luscomb chairs properties and publicity.
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