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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1919
Page
11
Boston author Charles Franklin Jones argues in a letter that the United States must stay atop the world stage after winning the war. He urges equal freedom for all nations, continued moral conservatism and sacrifice, and fending off any future war to keep the nation as a guiding light.
A US Army captain receives two dinner invitations in Boston. He chooses the lonely soldier William Jones for Sunday supper at Mrs. Jones home. The officer arrives in disguise, shares apple pie, helps with chores, and ends the night with a country drive back to camp.
A visitor reports Ethel distressed by a Persian kitten gifted by Harold for Christmas. The cat sharpens its claws on cushions gowns and frock fabrics, while Ethel laments the animal’s high breeding and frantic, untidy antics.
A reader asks if a three year elder suitor loves her and how to win him back. The response says his “dog in the manger” stance shows selfishness, not love, and warns the writer to stop pursuing him. He offered no encouragement, so she should date others and ignore him to end the mutual discomfort.
The oldest resident recalls Boston’s coldest January 6 as 10 below in 1896 and zero in 1884. He notes the warmest 60 degrees in 1890 and states rainfall or snow occurred on this date in 1910 1911 and 1917.
A Sunday Post feature by Mrs. Charles W. Bishop offers scanned household recipes from New England. Dishes include escaloped potatoes with pork fat, onion, milk, and flour. dumplings with stew. cheese sauce for toast. salmon and cracker cakes. and lemon sauce for desserts. Instructions cover prep, layering, boiling, and baking with notes on serving and ingredient quantities.
Readers invited to submit German teaching debate and personal advice pieces to the Sewing Circle column. The editor will pay $5 for the best affirmative and $5 for the best negative letter, with pen names allowed and Sunday editorial page attribution.
A traveling costume in green velour features a shawl collar of monkey fur and a silver-buckled leather belt. A brick-colored etamine dress is accented with gold beads for afternoon wear, plus a sleeveless blue velvet coat lined in apple green silk and silver balls. Emerald velvet wraps join gold and silver bands, and a pale lemon yellow gown with a delicate overbodice is embroidered in gray, yellow, and pink beads.
A 1919 poem from Southern Press Syndicate evokes playful youth and gentle kindness. The piece uses childlike imagery to describe happy pastimes and a soft inner song.
Professor Charles Zueblin argued the league is practical and should be advanced under President Wilson. He warned opponents may come from any citizen or former president and urged America to reemerge as a maritime power, with Great Britain guiding freedom of the seas.
A nostalgic Christmas poem describes gifts from Santa Claus and a treasured message from a boy to his mother. The speaker cherishes the handwritten note above all other presents, while images of lavender scents toys and English country scenes evoke warm holiday memories.
HINGHAM Jan 6 Old Ship Church First Unitarian marked its 238th anniversary with all day services. The building, oldest on the south shore, has stood for 238 years though repaired and remodeled. Rev Houghton Schumacher led morning sermon Idealism Past and Present a vesper service and Christmas cantata The Manger Throne followed. Rev J Bullitt of Hingham Episcopal preached Three Wise Men at the evening service.
A poem describing the small comforts the speaker would carry into the unknown. It lists sensory memories and familiar things such as dawn light, grass, leaves, colors, flowers, weather, human touch, animals, scent of earth, and lavender to steady fear when faced with distant music and wings.
Boston businessmen urged immediate shutdown of saloons and liquor stores to avoid looming federal taxes amid war time prohibition. Mat Cummings warns most liquor men will quit May 1 when licenses expire, fearing a floor tax of 6.40 per gallon on spirits and higher rates on malt liquors. He urges voluntary exit to dodge taxes, while city plans two month licenses and possible monthly sales if prohibition fails to pass.
A car crashed into a hydrant at West Newton Street and Columbus Avenue sending water 30 feet into the air. The vehicle swerved toward the sidewalk to avoid oncoming traffic and snapped the hydrant at the base. The scalding fountain dyed the scene as pedestrians watched until the street department repaired the break. A nearby gown described as red velvet with gray angora embroidery drew attention amid the incident.
Mrs 5S C Beecher of 98 Chelsea street Everett native of Boston South In observed today her north birthday. She says hard work preserves health and keeps age at bay and advocates plenty of work and no worry. She survived the Chicago fire and the Chelsea fire. Her eldest daughter is 70, and she has three children six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
The remaining members meet at 7 30 tonight in the Crimson siding Plympton street to reorganize the student council revive class activities and elect officers for the classes. Members include G C Barclay G A Brownell C C Canfield E W Pavenstedt W W McLeod J F Hibbard and R F E Gross.
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