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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1921
Page
11
A reflective poem from Clare Giffin in Scribner's Magazine speaks to voyagers and merchantmen. It ponders fear and longing as sailors leave shore for unseen lands while cherishing memories of home and loved ones. The speaker invites a blessing for her own forthcoming voyage.
Letters discuss why young women avoid domestic service and whether trained housekeepers offer better wages, hours, and status. Contributors from maids to employers urge better conditions, caution class bias, and urge respectful work environments while praising the value of domestic science training.
Miss Esther and Miss Lucretia, sisters and shopkeepers in a changing city, discover their late Aunt Anstice Dolbear’s legacy hidden in an old quilt—hundreds of one dollar bills sewn beneath the chintz. The windfall may save their waning business and alter their quiet lives.
Jack Jill in their joyous comedy finds Jill, a 21 year old bride of under a year, asleep at home missing dinner. He calms, cooks cold leftovers and chow chow, while Jill reveals she slept with an old doll from her childhood, laughed off by Jack as a sweet moment in their marriage.
A review lauds Howard Allen Bridgman’s New England in the Life of the World for detailing the region’s global impact beyond Pilgrim lore. The writer notes 17 chapters on pioneers from New England who shaped Hawaii, the Pacific, Asia, and beyond, urging present action over nostalgia.
A Sunday page showcases home recipes including Chicken as a King with cream sauce and boiled vegetables by Mrs. F. M. Robinson of Point Shirley Winthrop. It also presents yeast bread from Mrs. Kelly of Peabody and a steam cake with lemon sauce from Mrs. Bertha M. Harris of West Medford, with full ingredient lists and preparation notes.
A reader asks how many masts a brig has and whether the Molly Maguires were in Ireland or the U S Both are right as the name was used for an Ireland secret society formed about 1843 and for a Pennsylvania coal mine union around 1864.
Two elderly women silently count a thousand dollars hidden under a bed pieced from Aunt Anstice's chintz quilt. Esther safeguards the sum while Lucretia fetches foot-warmers, ending with grateful prayers and a warm, shared rest.
An aphoristic verse by J. G. Saxe celebrates sleep and mocks early rising. ItPraise of the inventor of sleep contrasts with curses on those who push early starts and mock the idea of a morning nap.
William M. Evarts demonstrated the Natural Bridge claim in 1883 by measuring the distance to rebut a legend that George Washington threw a silver dollar over the bridge. Lord Coleridge questioned the tale as to its truth while Evarts provided measurements.
Evarts denies saying Washington threw a dollar across the sea. He says he told the Englishman Washington might have performed that feat since he once threw a sovereign across the sea, implying he was misrepresented.
A humorous catalog mocks a German professor as absent minded and bloated, listing supposed sayings attributed to Herr Professor. It parodies grand claims about Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Suvoroff, Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots, and Humboldt with comically wrong or nonsensical assertions.
A newsdealer reports delivering two papers to two men named Mr. Smith and Mr. Thompson, stating he places them on the stoop regularly. The exchange confirms routine uptake of copies in the neighborhood.
In Champaign county Ohio B A Auchinbaugh a new school superintendent starts a moving picture theatre in the schoolhouse to raise funds for classes and local organizations. The plan spreads as 11 villages imitate it earning up to 210 dollars in a night and financing equipment, a banquet hall and a domestic science room.
Household hints advise equal parts turpentine and ammonia to remove stains as they dry. Clean straw hats with damp cornmeal and sew button holes before washing to prevent stretching. White faded garments can be whitened with cream of tartar. Clean sterling or German silver purses with baking soda and a toothbrush. Mrs H B Crosby 286 Princeton Street East Boston.
The query notes the earliest Sousa march in Who's Who among the first six titles: Washington Post Liberty Bell Manhattan Beach High School Cadets Semper Fidelis and The Gladiator. It asks which is the oldest.
Debate centers on when abnormal snow drifts vanished with the big thaw beginning in the week of March 7. A warm spell in the week of March 19 sped snow melt. By month end Boston reported no snow on the ground.
Massachusetts 8 266 square miles. Maine 33 040 square miles. Texas 265 896 square miles.
Commentary notes that the line my kingdom for a horse appears in King Richard III Act V Scene 4, and states Richards is killed immediately after.
The candy marshmallow originated as a sweet paste from the roots of the marsh plant. Modern marshmallows are made by confectioners from gum arabic or gelatin, confectioners sugar, and egg white.
A letter asks which city stands higher above sea level Worcester at City Hall 482 feet Springfield 100 feet.
Kitchener was born in Bally Longford County Kerry Ireland on June 24 1850. Roberts was born in Cawnpore India on September 30 1832.
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