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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1920
Page
17
Readers discuss whether secrecy protects marriage and urge honesty about past lives. Several writers share personal experiences with disclosure, while others argue for traditional gender roles and balanced respect between men and women.
Miss M Bodzin of Brooklyn reports rapid improvement after starting Creo Ferrum, claiming renewed energy, better sleep, and restored appetite. The product is described as a blood, nerve and tissue tonic aiding endurance and disease resistance, offered at 1.25 dollars by Bernard Laboratories.
Miss Alice Stuart offers practical etiquette notes on theatre conduct guiding whether men should precede or yield to ladies in aisles, timing and purpose of bridal showers, and proper introductions, emphasizing courtesy and order. The advice covers escort behavior, program gathering, and who speaks first when introducing guests.
A collection of vintage New England recipes includes cheese cake crusts with jam filling and plain cake batter, meat pie with crust, molasses cake, and a tangy mustard sauce. Contributors include Mrs. D. N. Benson of South Paris, Me, Mrs. Joseph M. Reilly of Lowell, Me, Mrs. Katherine Jewett of Waterville, Me, and Blanche Holmes of Cape Cod.
A 1920 McClure News Syndicate piece notes that dreams have little serious significance today. Readers are reminded the series explains dream meaning not as fact but as a historical curiosity.
Mysticus explains dream omens about oxen. A single or multiple oxen forecast profit and joy, with hornless oxen signaling either treachery risk or happiness. Fat oxen imply plenty, lean oxen scarcity, white oxen good, black average, red acceptable, walking on hind legs warns of troubles, drinking oxen warns of theft risk, driving oxen promises success and happiness.
Practical kitchen and home care tips include shelving a lower end for a clothes basket to save lifting, adding boiling water to butter and sugar for cake, salting wash water for spinach, using corn flour to chop raisins, tea balls for enclosing spices, applying castor oil to soften leather, shells in hot water to polish bottles, and grated carrot as a cheaper raisin pudding option.
A compilation of reader inquiries to the Post Letter Box with answers. Topics include why unsigned letters go unanswered, April war start dates, Lent length, Tinters on Bob Tngersoll's politics, Chelsea fire timing, ancient Boston oysters, Standard Oil tax data for 1918, trotting and pacing horse speeds, and Grant’s quote on enforcing laws.
Guide to designing rooms with low ceilings emphasizes keeping furnishings low and wide to visually expand space. Advice covers living and dining areas with low sofas chairs tables curtains sconces and storage, plus notes on matching colors and proportions. A fashion snippet follows describing a college girl dress with turquoise tulle bow Georgette layers and color blending options.
The poem recalls spring and memory as a source of warmth through winter. It speaks of green hills, valleys, streams, and flowers as inner life’s reward, keeping beauty alive despite storms and toil.
Rutland Vermont February 2 192? John N Woodfin a leading financier and manufacturer died at his home in his 72nd year He served as president of Marble Savings Bank and Lincoln Iron Works and held directorships at American Type Founders Company and National Paper & Type Company of New York
The quote recalls Boston cold and warm records for February 24 with official lows of seven below in 1846 and 1876 and a high of 61 in 1915. It notes no precipitation in the date range except 1916 through 1917.
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