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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1921
Page
15
Walt Mason laments reform zeal while predicting a counterfire as prohibition battles, censors, and moralists collide with a restless public. The piece skewers prohibition ambit and political zeal, ending with a sharp note on future backlash.
Letters from a 1920s Sewing Circle discuss why many girls shun housework. A former domestic worker recalls long hours and disrespect from employers versus independence in an office job. A second letter cites social stigma and lack of constructive work as barriers.
Farmer Timothy Hay explains a hen stops laying because a passing auto startled the flock. Al Falfa asks about age as the cause, but Tim says the incident is to blame, not age.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quote frames a film project as educational. The magnate asks if it is educational and confirms it features a vampire, claiming the aim is to make the world safe for married men.
A doctor asks a wife if her husband regained consciousness and learns he had a brief lucid moment. He refused the medicine and insulted the wife, calling her an ass, in a blunt exchange reported by the Detroit News.
A Glasgow Scotsman report recounts farmer Sandy staying with friends for a month. While out walking they stop at a wayside inn for a drink. Sandy refuses to let his host pay, citing months of hospitality and proposing a coin toss to settle the bill.
Conversation reveals a literary club meets frequently in the basement at Jones' residence. Tightened talk focuses on frequency and quiet disturbance as neighbors remain unaware.
A church bulletin shows the pastor’s upcoming topic What Is the Worst Thing in the World announced in large type. A follow up notice states Singing By Our Quarter Morning and Evening.
Bocker arrests and rests amid upheaval as authors comment on social strain and public unrest in a compact cultural note.
A Worcester household column offers tips: restore vinegar clarity with crushed egg shells and water. prevent meat sticking by placing an earthen dish in the kettle. extend stockings life with knee patches on the wrong side. extend shade life by reheming and re-tacking. patch worn slippers with adhesive plaster. remove taints by a little vinegar in cooking.
Mrs Arthur Brown of New York built a thriving income from a special form of wedding cake decorated with orange blossoms. After her husband’s death she used newspaper society ads to obtain clients, mailed samples, and soon expanded to a staff with orders nationwide.
Jill touts a bargain dress while Jack feigns indifference. He concedes it, then brags he made a glorious bargain with Jill herself. The couple later uncovers six new shirts, bought near the office, prompting a sly, knowing exchange and a sigh at men.
A married couple in a tense quarrel drift toward separation. The man reveals impatience and asks about plans while the woman calmly announces she will entertain another man that evening, declaring her love for him despite a flaw.
The advertisement promises a free pound of Troco nut butter to every city family to showcase its flavor and value. Led by A. E. Hoffman, the note highlights Troco as butter-like in taste and nutrition, churned from Pleasant Valley milk and coconut fat, with lower cost than margarine.
The notice promotes Pleasant Valley Farms of Waukesha Wisconsin as the source of Troco, claiming milk from tuberculin tested herds and certified pure. It asserts no other firm makes a similar product with such precautions and calls this the final step in Troco’s perfection.
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