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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1921
Page
11
The poem greets the New Year with optimism, urging readers to welcome 1921 with joy. It celebrates hope that light follows darkness, dismisses the past with a cheer, and notes humanity’s resilience and pursuit of brighter days ahead.
The article surveys spring styles with flirtatious dance frocks, brir hats, cape-like coats, fur trim velvet gowns, wide striped mohair sportswear, black satin pumps, accordion-pleated peplums, lace accents, and Spanish inspired bodices with flare skirts. It highlights colors such as tans grays blues for day wear and bright hues for evenings.
A bakeable meat and vegetable substitute recipe uses macaroni layered with oysters and a heavy white sauce, baked until brown, with optional clams. Includes cheese, paprika, and a buttered dish, plus notes from Mrs J Martinez. Also features raisin puffs with a lemon sauce and a fish chowder without pork, and a hot water gingerbread mix with molasses.
Dear Sewing Circle letters discuss why modern girls refuse domestic work. They cite social distinctions, isolation, poor pay, limited vacations, and lack of companionship. The writers argue educated women prefer factory or office jobs with opportunity and social life. STENOGRAPHER.
In a company office a shy Freddie worries about asking a girl. Marjorie engineers a lunch date with Miss Wilkinson to free Freddie’s afternoon and hopes he will ask her. Freddie ends up with Wilkinson at the picnic, while Marjorie is left watching from afar as Freddie contemplates his unspoken feelings.
A wide listing of local Baptist and other church services for New Year 1921. Pastors include Rev. A. C. Archibald, Rev. W. Myers, Rev. Austen Kennedy de Blois, Rev. K. I. Krumreig, Rev. Craw O. Smith, Rev. Frederick Heath, and Rev. P. C. Wright. events feature sermons, organ recitals, choir performances, and community notices across Tremont Street to Jamaica Plain.
A dense listing of Sunday and weekday religious programs across Boston venues including Home of Truth at 111 Newbury Street with Eleanor Mel leading morning and evening services, New Thought and Salvation Army events, First Presbyterian Church lectures, Roxbury and Universalist congregations, and public talks at 687 Boylston Street and 739 Boylston Street.
Divine Counsel hosts a 5 30 p m prayer praise and testimony meeting open to all with no collection. Scandinavians invited to a free Swedish Bible lecture on Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Gustaf Oberg January 2 at 8 p m in the Board of Trade building Cambridge with no collection.
A schedule of Forum debates and spiritualist events across Boston venues. Topics include Radicalism by Charles E Fay at Ford Hall, imperialism and war, Old South Meeting House discussions on war and hope, and a single tax talk by Hollis Joy. Multiple concerts and community gatherings are listed at Franklin Union, Paine Hall, Stewart Hall, and other locales with dates around Jan 2 to Jan 8.
Jill teases Jack by noting he bears a likeness to Bert Lytell the movie star. Jack fears the comparison refuses to discuss it, but soon spots the actor on a theater poster and impulsively attends a film. Dinner later appears cheerful as suspicions fade and quarrels ease.
Household hints on rust removal with cream of tartar, preserving olives, reusing old magazines as cookware boards, ironing with magazines, mending skirts with braid, drawing threads for repair, and using baking powder cans as small bread pans. Tips credited to Mrs H B Crosby of East Boston.
Miss Yeomans built a niche in butterfly collecting turning beauty into profit. From outdoor work and artistic pursuit to supplying decorative houses with large specimens, she established an international exchange for rare species, earning substantial income from specimens not literally found but thoughtfully captured.
He closes a book, goes to Suffolk street, rings the Stewarts, asks Marjorie to supper and a movie. She agrees but says she will fetch her hat and coat before leaving with him.
A father jokes he never smoked at the son's age and asks if the son can repeat that feat at his age. The son replies that he could not do so with such a straight face.
In Washington years ago Joseph H Choate and Thomas B Reed visited Senator Wolcott of Colorado. The host spoke of human frailties and Choate claimed he never smoked, gambled, or attended a horse race. Reed replied with wit, I will say that Choate did.
A man with a speech impediment enters a used car lot and asks the price of a car. The dealer offers a chance to make an offer. The man stutters and proposes four hundred dollars, and the dealer replies with satisfaction thinking it is a bid, only to reveal the intended five hundred.
A witty exchange underscores how a man who stammers can gain a striking edge with careful thinking before speaking, captivating his audience while others rush and waver.
A waiter quips about catching flies with molasses, while a witty waitress retorts she has no use for flies. The exchange captures a sharp, humorous back and forth in a casual dining scene.
A brief dialogue from Science and Invention shows a student unable to define density but offering a strong illustration prompting the professor to approve. The exchange highlights Teaching moments and classroom dynamics.
Beoker wondered where the kick came from as Jones spoke after a lightning strike. The New York Sun notes the unusual incident and Jones’s calm reaction.
Maurice Maeterlinck works on a scenario for a New York magnate who profits yet lacks education. Miss Julia F. Callahan founded the first State PTA at Lincoln School in Lynn. W. C. Durant unloads GM shares to a Morgan syndicate, still owning a million. Pierre du Pont moves into Durant’s desk. Lady Dana Manners rises as a society figure. Dr. Fred Townsend Murphy, Yale football captain 1897, linked to Yale presidency talk. Auzia Yezierska recalls dining at the Waldorf two years after seeking maid work there.
Advertisement promotes Dr True's Elixir as a remedy for constipation. It cites relief for children and adults, claims long running use since 1851, and includes a testimonial from Mrs. Joseph Boyce praising the product for her boy. The copy also brands it as a worm expeller and emphasizes mild pleasant taste.
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