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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1917
Page
13
The piece outlines manners for inclusive conversations and respectful hosting. It notes that all family members and guests deserve attention, explains how a widow remarries affects ring wearing, and gives dining room and street introduction etiquette. It emphasizes standing for a guest mother and prioritizing the girl’s name in introductions.
Poem from 1917 by Southern Pres. Syndicate. It extols mastering the self before grand battles and calls for bravery and heroism to defeat vast evils. The piece envisions the navy, drums, and marches guiding a world repurposed with rose decked futures.
Readers share how they manage marriage routines and independence in late 1940s New England life. Topics include split breakfasts, shared duties, acceptable solo outings, hospital aid through donations, and loyalty versus speaking out about a spouse.
A reflective letter urges daughters to value their mothers sacrifices before leaving home. It contrasts a mother’s hard work with a daughter’s upcoming life of ease, warning of misunderstood care and the weight of a mother’s burden until one becomes a wife and mother.
A nostalgic bread making note by Miss Georgia S Friend of Gloucester shares a whole wheat bread recipe. It lists ingredients including boiling water butter salt sugar yeast and flour with steps to mix rise and bake.
Reading aloud the names of fallen seamen gunners marines and others Burke Kelly Shea reflect on a long line of soldiers from Marge’s Heights Vinegar Hill Ramillies Fontenoy and Waterloo to Egypt and Dargas. They toast the fighting race and the sod with grim pride and shared memory.
Dolly and her husband must leave today and are fully booked for the summer. A dinner was held for them and a club dance followed where an old boarding-school friend visited the Nortons. She wore a pale pink organdie gown with a low shoulder blouse, rosebuds, long sleeves, and a girdle of crushed organdie.
Dough proportions for several bread types are given with instructions to bake in a hot oven about 45 minutes. Includes mixtures with flour, sugar, molasses, salt, soda or baking powder, milk or buttermilk, nuts, and rising times up to overnight fermentation before final bake.
July 5 1810 Bethel Conn Phineas Taylor Barnum son of a poor storekeeper. He failed as editor and shopkeeper before thriving in entertainment. He exhibited Joyce Heith claimed as Washington's nurse, built Barnum's Museum, produced Tom Thumb and Jenny Lind, and created the Greatest Show on Earth. He faced financial ups and downs and served in Connecticut politics.
Dear Miss Champagne advises that an engagement far from home makes a man drift toward other relationships. The columnist urges uniting the sweethearts, argues the need for loyal companionship, and warns of risk if the fiancée cannot be with him.
The article surveys style trends with white serge coats, satin or tulle hats with muslin frocks, narrow belts, and prominent buttons. It notes square necklines, navy serge dresses, velvet trim on cotton frocks, and combinations of serge with pongee or pongee with linen. It suggests raspberry gold and biege for sport clothes.
One thousand brown eyed Italian children pledged allegiance to the Stars and Stripes at flag raising in Copp's Hill Park. Miss Maria Favello of 149 Richmond Street North End read the Declaration of Independence with battleships visible in the harbor.
Household hints advise attaching a two inch adhesive tape tab to sheet music corners to extend life. Leftover oil cloth or linoleum pieces can be repurposed into pots of flower matting. cut shapes, paint to match plant colors, and varnish for a uniform finish.
A Burlington "Personally Conducted" party offers daylight tours to California with trained guides offering numerous services. Passengers travel in through Pullman tourist sleepers from Denver to Salt Lake City and beyond, with sights like Pike's Peak and the Royal Gorge. Contact Alex Stocks in Boston for details and a free illustrated folder.
All the children to ask for Welch's at the soda fountain a ways. It's a healthful building drink for growing bodies. It helps to make pink cheeks and sparkling eyes. At soda fountains and in bottles at 10c and up from grocers druggists and confectioners. Write for free booklet Welch Ways Ninety nine ways to serve Welch's.
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