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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1920
Page
13
Readers weigh whether a homemaker or a social dancer makes the best wife. Letters argue 20th century morals, blame on both sexes, and a caller argues good wives come from business-savvy women. Awards offered for best opposing views.
Theodore Thayer, a 23 year old botany instructor from Lasalle arrives at the University of Illinois and meets Alexa Drew at a tea. The shy botanist gains courage and declares a date after a playful exchange about hair and flowers, revealing a personal growth from scholar to romantic suitor.
Curtis S. Emery of Newport joined Vermont gubernatorial field as the third Republican candidate. Earlier announcements named James Hartness of Springfield and Frederick H. Babbitt of Bellows Falls. Lieutenant Governor Mason H. Stone said he would not seek the nomination.
A collection of old fashioned recipes from Mrs Mooney and others including CHICKEN SOUFFLE SPICED POT ROAST CORN BREAD COMMON DOUGHNUTS TO USE UP PIE CRUST STEAMED APPLE OR CHERRY PUDDING with names and addresses linked to Collinsville Dorchester Boston and North Andover indicating the home kitchen guidance and serving ideas.
A 19 year old writes about unrequited love for a 31 year old who is away. The advisor warns against idealizing him and urges recognizing his lack of faith, then encourages pursuing new friendships and exploring opportunities rather than dwelling on the past.
A Hartford style note previews Sewell Ford's entertaining tale The Part Warry Missed to be featured in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine, highlighting the best part of the story to readers.
A 1920 McClure piece explains that dreams hold little real significance. The author notes modern disbelief in dream meaning and introduces a brief series teasing historical beliefs as curiosity rather than conviction.
Mystic lore explains dreams of travel as omens of fortune and prosperity. Traveling by carriage horse railway water imply improved fortune, while journeying on foot means hard work. a traveling companion means people discuss you and a sword at your side signals imminent marriage for the single, or a birth in the family for the married.
Morristown New Jersey February 27 a will filed today requests fifty thousand dollars to Yale University. William V S Thorne a New York capitalist and 1885 Sheffield Scientific School graduate is the testator.
The speaker wishes for a warm home with a hearth and Delft ware. She imagines a clock, a dresser, and a tidy interior, then confesses weariness of endless roads. She prays to God for a house of her own out of wind and rain's reach.
The article explains balancing weight and color in room arrangement. It contrasts formal symmetry with informal, irregular layouts, advising pyramid composition and varying picture groupings to maintain equilibrium without rigid precision. It stresses weighing walls and furniture by eye to avoid overbearing elements.
Boston author Ben Ames Williams continues the sea adventure in the next Boston Sunday Post Magazine. The thrilling instalment titled All the Brothers Were Valiant begins in print Sunday.
A Boston reader praises New York Democrats for adopting a strong Albany platform. The letter compares the platform to the era of Samuel J. Tilden and Grove Cleveland and urges broad distribution to rally voters. The writer commends leaders for handling labor and women issues and lauds President Wilson for steady leadership.
Poem fragment describes Earth as an old man seeking to turn toward spring. Imagery shifts from winter dormancy to new light and music, with references to eastern sun, stars, and the daffodils after April showers. An odd advertising line about olive oil appears amid the verse.
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