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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1916
Page
11
A Salem woman writer argues for full disclosure before marriage, insisting trust rules, penalties for concealment, and public confessions. Readers counter with male fault lines and call for mutual honesty. The letters urge women to stand together against double standards.
A letter from a devoted mother argues for full disclosure before marriage. She asserts men should confess first and that women should be truthful about pasts to prevent post marriage deception. She defends honest records and claims her four grown sons are raised to seek consent and avoid secrets.
A martial exhortation urges leaving the past behind and pressing forward along the front line. It calls for rising to new feats with dauntless energy, mounting the battlements of future time, and facing the dawn with unwavering effort.
Mrs Henry Webster of 14 Spring Street Taunton describes a simple household mop crafted from an old broom and a large soft cloth. The method uses a washed broom and a kerosene-wrung cloth secured to form a loose four-corner mop head that can be removed and washed.
A compact vignette from 1916 explores how small choices shape fate. Reflective pieces examine daily luck and personal prudence, urging cautious planning and hopeful hearts amid social bustle and modern life.
John urges his wife Miriam to dress modestly after reading about dress reform. She quietly indulges his demand then surprises him by adopting fashionable outfits. A luncheon with friends reveals his miscalculation as Miriam continues to embrace stylish Georgette crepe attire at his urging.
The post letters address Franklin electricity kite myth navy rank comparisons church sizes and coal costs. On Tremont Temple site the fourth temple stands with theatre roots in 1843 and historic Boston debuts by Charlotte Cushman and Fannie Kemble.
The speaker, utterly weary from heat and swimming, debates attending Clara's lawn party to keep a promise. She longs to wear a new Leghorn bonnet with violet velvet ribbon, pink rose accents, and vows to dress before leaving.
Poetic reflection recalls the Revolutionary spirit awakening like a bugle call. It speaks of farmers at Lexington rising against a foe, rallying communities and rekindling patriotism and courage.
A reminiscence recalls meeting Holbrook Blinn behind the scenes with Minnie Maddern Fiske in Salvation Nell. The actor loses a cap, a child steals it as a souvenir, and the narrator recalls the cap caper and vows to confess, noting a lesson about swearing and language recall.
A compilation of old time recipes including Rice and Meat Pudding and Fairlawn Cream Cake by Mrs Capwell of Pawtucket and Mrs Gladys Bernard of West Lynn. Also Bread Pudding with raisins and a light coconut flavored batter baked as gem cakes.
Paragraphs describe chic broad-brimmed sailors with velvet flower crowns and chiffon coat shaped wraps paired with flowered dresses. Embroidery in gold and silver, jet bead fronts on white silk stockings, ribbon bows at necklines, satin ribbon camisoles, and pink-tinted silver tissue fabrics for evening wear. Summer frocks feature broad hats with wide side brims and generous shaping.
Ronald Stewart 35 a Needham farmer driving a two horse cart with brewery grain on Washington Street was hit on the head by a large rock tossed from a quarry blast at New England Crushed Stone Company at Forest Hills junction with Glen Road. He has a fractured skull and is in Emerson Hospital.
A friend mistook a Chaplin imitator for Charlie Chaplin, laughing off the error until she later saw the real Chaplin. The moment changed her view, leaving her an ardent Chaplin fan.
Mary Pickford's talks will appear usually five days a week in the Daily Post and each Sunday in the Sunday Post. The ongoing feature highlights the star's perspectives and updates for readers of the two papers.
Harry G. James of Dana street was found guilty in Police Court yesterday by Judge Murray of cruelly beating a horse. He was fined $25 and warned never to beat a horse again.
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