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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1921
Page
17
In a circular letter the mayor’s rent and housing committee asks landlords not to evict tenants who cannot pay rent due to unemployment. It notes some landlords are responding with leniency and flexibility.
Readers weigh a proposal to tax single men and bachelor girls as a way to fund national debts. The letters urge either sex to embrace responsibility, while others urge parental guidance and parental support for daughters facing adolescence and independence.
Two Louisiana youths revive a plantation era treat by creating Brer Rabbit molasses in light and dark varieties. The article describes using the molasses to flavor baked beans with pork, onions, and seasoning, then slow baking eight hours until pork browns on top.
Poem from the Yarmouth Times proclaims that true success is measured by service to others. It rejects wealth status and pedigree, insisting happiness comes from making others happy and heeding distress, thus valuing daily acts of kindness above riches or prestige.
Historic Boston kitchen list presents baked beans carrot pudding nut cake and plum pudding with measurements and methods. Includes names Mrs Elizabeth R Seigel Roxbury and Mrs George Fe Shaw Greenfield and Sue Bayliss Stamford Conn.
Jerry falls for Karin, secretary to John Ritter, while Ritter seeks an heir. Karin agrees to marry Ritter to secure status, sparking a triangle of love, wealth, and social expectations. after tense months, Karin and Jerry reunite briefly before he kisses her, signing the fateful shift in their lives.
William C Durant, forced to part with a large block of General Motors stock to the Du Ponts, remains worth 37000 dollars. He has likely invested more millions in motor industry than several peers. The piece also notes Margot Asquith on wit beauty and influence, and outlines varied celebrity mentions from Stewarts to Lady Rhondda's reform aims.
A historical guide discusses whether a woman should take a man’s arm or vice versa when walking. Most people have abandoned the custom except for aiding the elderly or physically weak on slippery streets. Even so, couples typically do not lock arms, and the arm should not be grasped unless necessary, as one writer quips it would resemble an arrest.
Jack and Jill quarrel over a tailor deed and wool samples. Jill proves the cloth is shoddy, identifies true wool, and saves Jack from a poor purchase with a quick shopping trip ending in a kiss at the subway entrance.
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