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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1918
Page
10
A World War I era verse praising French resolve in Verdun. It invokes a stout wall of brass defending against German forces, asserting France's unyielding line, counting wounded and dead, and remaining an emblem of steadfast courage through heavy losses.
The editor of the Sewing Circle offers five dollars weekly for top contributions. A policy bars women readers from proposing new problems or commenting on existing topics. A pen name is preferred. Weekly best letters will be announced on Sundays.
A 38 year old mother, writing as velvet, defends having seven children while recounting buried losses of two boys and two girls. She contrasts opinions about motherhood and beauty, notes her daughters ages 18 16 and 14, and praises her family as a credit to her. She signs as A YOUNG MOTHER OF SEVEN CHILDREN. The piece ends describing a large soft red rose as her crown trimming.
Inquisitiveness is discouraged and questions on age or income should be avoided. When announcing a birth to acquaintances, send a card with sincere congratulations and flowers. personal friends may write a note. For entertaining, consider a bridge luncheon for school and friends, followed by an auction tea for older guests using shared decorations and appropriate notes.
The speaker plans a short mountainside jaunt after telegraphing Sibyl who urged an immediate visit and a long stay. The letter debates packing a new hat described as black lisere straw crown with a wide gathered black chiffon brim and whether to take it.
An advertisement features a grateful Maine mother from Bar Harbor praising Dr. True's Elixir. It claims the product strengthens stomachs, regulates bowels, expels worms, and has helped her sick child after six doctors failed. It lists worm symptoms, pricing from 40c to $1.00, and invites orders via DR J F TRUE & CO Auburn ME.
Private Ted Stanley draws camp life in the Post Sunday Magazine feature. Devens cartoons are a regular contribution. the piece titled Post Graduate Courses in Life appears next Sunday.
Born July 22 1859 in New York City Sarah Le Moyne became a renowned American actress. She recited as a child impressed Madame Blavatsky leading to a stage career. She played roles from The Banker's Daughter to Moth and the Flame and produced Browning's In a Balcony in America.
A reader writes to the Post recalling a popular Civil War era song titled When This Cruel War Is Ended and reflects on its role among audiences in both Union and Confederate days. The letter notes the song’s enduring appeal and its connection to wartime sentiment.
A collection of reader questions and answers about poetry, pronunciation, and wartime life. Topics include Charles Carroll Sawyer's verses about duty and country, distances from the Marne to Berlin, pronunciation of Zeebrugge, color coded telegraph pole bands indicating trunk lines, and the treatment of scouts versus spies in war. The page blends literary reminiscence with practical curiosities and soldier etiquette.
An advertisement touts Mazola corn oil as a pure flavorful alternative to butter lard and frying fats. It claims odorless smoke free frying in apartments with rapid golden browning and versatile use from frying to salads and baking while saving time and animal fats.
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