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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1920
Page
13
A reflective poem on memory and self assessment. The speaker questions the record of deeds under the sun and whether self perception matches the true acts. She fears self-pity and pride, hoping quiet non-doing or a single humble thought may be her lasting memorial.
Readers debate whether women should be treated as equals and whether men should surrender seats to women on cars. Letters from “A Mere Man” and multiple responses discuss courtesy, gender roles, and the social expectations of strength and etiquette, with arguments about physical power, work, and love.
A silver-thread sweater of heavy mesh features an old pink satin collar. A brick red cloth coat showcases a novel collar and Hudson seal cuffs.
Veal steak is rolled in a flour sugar and salt mix then browned in hot fat. It simmers two hours with water until tender, served with boiled onions and potatoes for a complete meal.
The article surveys Jacobean furniture from the early 17th century noting features of the Jacobean chair with intricate carvings, turned posts, and a squat seat, and the gate-leg table known as thousand legged. It explains that reproductions are common for dining rooms and highlights armless chairs as most often seen.
A young naval petitioner asks if marriage should wait until his four year term ends as his partner hesitates to wed while he is in service. The adviser notes absence may strengthen love, but urges respecting the girlfriend’s decision and saving money during the remaining term.
Readers ask if the sun is nearer now than in June or July noting it was closest on January 3 and farthest on July 4. A second inquiry compares aluminum versus cast iron engine crankcase weights, with aluminum about one third the weight.
Figures dated Jan 1 1919 show Japan with 599 801 tons of naval power versus the United States at 931 803 tons. Japan has 12 battleships seven battlecruisers and 10 cruisers while the United States lists 30 battleships and eight cruisers. Light cruisers are excluded.
Practical tips on reusing leftovers and small items to reduce waste. Suggestions include repurposing pancake batter with sour milk and soda, turning old shirts into kitchen aprons, installing a small shelf from a medicine cabinet, and making a baking powder can into a vegetable chopper. Cleaning linoleum with milk residue adds gloss and longevity.
Statistics show the main ingredients in artificial butter manufacture in this country are cottonseed oil and neutral lard, the latter being an animal fat.
Africa covers about 11,514,000 square miles while North America spans 6,446,000 square miles. Asia remains the largest continent.
A new spring suit blends slender lines with a bell sleeve and a straight skirt. Navy serge serves as the base with tan suede belt and a dull gold embroidered collar, appealing to Miss High School or College Girl graduates.
Sally Day wins a $1000 prize for a story but learns Eliza Townsley and Sally Day share the same address and pen name. A harsh editor reveals the error and Sally faces the loss of Peter and future plans. Anna consoles Sally with roses as Peter and Frank arrive.
The upcoming Boston Sunday Post Magazine presents And Tastes Differ a tale by Josephine Daskam Bacon noted for its entertainingly different perspective.
Matthew Maury born January 24 1806 in Virginia began as a naval midshipman at 19 and circumnavigated the globe aboard the Vincennes. He authored a notable navigation book in his youth and later led the Depot of Charts and Instruments which became the U S Naval Observatory. During the Civil War he fought for the South and invented an electric torpedo for harbor defense.
The text cites Jonathan Swift’s Poetry a Rhapsody and De Morgan’s verse as examples of the infinite flea chain. It notes naturalists observe the pattern where each flea carries smaller fleas, producing an endless succession of increasingly tiny bite-sized fleas.
The inquiry asks for an American city lying near Petrograd in latitude. It notes no obvious American city directly west, and suggests Petrograd’s latitude sits just below Greenland’s southern edge, extending along the southern coast of ...
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