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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1916
Page
15
Letters from readers critique reviving a whipping post for men who ill treat wives. They argue unequal punishment harms families, propose wages paid to wives, and urge private judicial remedies. A nurse weighs in on loyalty and lodge confidences.
A sobering reflection on sorrow and lack of a child to mourn, contrasting self effort to comfort with deeper personal grief. The speaker emphasizes shared sadness and a sense of helplessness in the face of others pain.
A man discovers his teeth glued together in a sticky mess during a social mishap. His wife blushes and tears up while his friend shares the predicament. He urges calm and asks his wife to serve coffee as Betty flees the scene.
A shopper describes a coffee-colored silk foulard dress with a red design and matching blouse, high collar, and corded trim. The outfit features a panel front and back, red silk covered buttons, full gathered sleeves, and a coordinated tan hat with a red band to complete the look.
Betty bakes a lemon meringue pie from scratch to please Jack, battling a stubborn filling and a blistered finger. The crust browns, the pie cools, and a celebratory dinner follows as Jack and a visiting friend sample Betty’s home kitchen triumph.
A householder in Manchester Massachusetts shares a recipe for a four egg angel cake. The card lists whites four eggs cream of tartar to stabilize, sugar three quarters cup, sifted pastry flour half cup, vanilla, and a twenty five minute bake.
A page titled Narada Aadaaaa Recipes offers diverse dishes from salmon loaf to brown sugar cookies and porch drink ideas. The salmon loaf uses canned salmon and a parsley finishing, followed by a butter and milk sauce. cookies blend brown sugar with chicken fat or butter and lard. porch drink blends coffee with malted milk and egg white.
A lyrical vignette contrasts a hard day with a hopeful homecoming. The speaker imagines a peaceful garden near town where love awaits by the gate, as children laugh and a thrush sings. The refrain centers on singing home to a beloved, with a sense of holy warmth.
Dear Miss Champagne advises a young woman torn between grieving for a dead lover and accepting his brother who resembles him. She urges time, self guidance, and that youth moves forward, suggesting eventual happiness if she opens to new love or others, with the past slowly easing.
A new fashion trend calls for glove silk sports coats trimmed with heavy white pique borders and matching collar and cuffs. Close fitting motor bonnets of black silk fold flat for easy storage. Neck to hem insertion bands lengthen sheer summer dresses. Charmeuse gowns pair with small flower trimmed hats.
Mrs Everett Sawyer from 21 Gardiner Street West Lynn shares a household hint to cut borders from wallpaper. Use striped designs with narrow and wide stripes to create a wide border and trim above baseboards. Cut out flowers from a floral edge for a second border. a double roll suits an ordinary room.
A testimonial from Mrs. A S Fowler of Melrose Massachusetts asserts Lux will not shrink woolen sweaters and sportcoats. The ad promises soft, undistorted fabrics after washing with hot water and no rubbing and urges readers to try Lux now sold nationwide by Lever Bros Co Cambridge Massachusetts.
The Lux Way describes dissolving thin Lux flakes in hot water to create a rich lather for washing a sweater. Soak ten minutes, dip in cooled water, rinse with three warm water relays, then stretch and lay flat to retain shape.
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