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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1921

Page

9

Readers debate bobbed hair and social norms in sewing circle

In a 1900s style exchange, readers discuss whether bobbed hair degrades a young woman’s appearance. Letters from Clem social worker and others cover etiquette, mothers, adoption, and inheritance, urging thoughtful decisions and care for women’s futures.

Clem

Can You Beat It by Maurice Ketten

A letter responds to an appeal from an old lady in the sewing circle. The writer, a mother, urges telling a daughter the truth about her inheritance to preserve trust and avoid bitterness if found out later.

Lindy

Lights of London Inspires Despair in Rural Wanderers

A man and woman drift along a country road seeking their native village, bearing sorrow from recent turmoil. The poem contrasts their weariness with the lingering, cruel lights of London in the background.

London

Nut and Cheese Roast and Other New England Dishes

A collection of household recipes including Nut and Cheese Roast, Pea Toast, Peach Pudding, Potato Salad, Summer Meat Loaf, and Baked Graham Pudding with details on ingredients and method. Issued under authorship of Mrs Charles 8S Hill and Mrs J Jennings from Lowell and Manchester New Hampshire regions.

Charles Hill Lowell J. Jennings Bell Street Manchester N. H

Peace Jubilee Dates Listed and Oil Boring Inquiries

Letters to the editor discuss the National Peace Jubilee in Boston held June 15 to 19 1869, plus queries on where oil was first found by drilling in Titusville Pennsylvania and who introduced oil boring. Also notes on William Lloyd Garrison publications, Barnum statue location, ad valorem tax meaning, and Canadian naturalization.

Sir Boston Pennsylvania Titusville Penn E. L. Drake Connecticut Titusvilleé Post Bennington William Lloyd Garrison Garrison Newburyport Free Press of the Times Liberator Bridgeport Conn P. T. Barnum Seaside Park

Residency Proof Debate for Final Papers in November

The text argues over who to trust for residency testimony, stating you may file an in petition for final papers in November and must prove five years of residence with two witnesses. It asserts option B as correct and mentions filing in November.

Man repairs suit at home after pricier tailors anger him

A husband frustrated by high pressing charges attempts a DIY fix using gasoline and an electric iron. The risky experiment destroys the trousers and lights, leaving the suit ruined while the couple reflects on profiteering tailors and thrift.

Jack Jill Till

Household Hints On Saving Food And Supplies

Mrs. Elizabeth R. Seigel shares practical tips for reducing waste in the home. She suggests using cornstarch with cold milk to fix watery custards, saving leftover food in preserve jars, repurposing empty malted milk jars for storage, and reusing butter tubs and clothespins. Practical, thrifty advice from Roxbury.

Elizabeth R. Seigel Harold Street Roxbury

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