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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1920
Page
19
Poem traces two wounds and healing efforts. A bird with a broken wing cannot soar as high, then a young life damaged by sin is embraced, offering pity and purpose. The speaker notes compensation in loss and renewal through care, yet the pinioned bird never regains its former height.
Miss Bertha S. Carney recounts Ann Vraimen’s awkward move to the city and a budding romance with upstairs neighbor Andy Leonard. Their growing bond hinges on named identity and shared farm memories as they discuss pairing names and building a future together.
A page from the Sunday Post presents a collection of one dish meals and baked treats. Recipes include ham and potato bake with cheese, hominy grits cornmeal batter, yeast batter muffins, cornmeal batter pancakes, and a cornmeal and milk breakfast mix. Recipes credited to Lucy Ler of Cambridge and Mrs Every W Towne Jr of Amesbury.
A reader column on jealousy in marriage, debating if it is a vice or necessity. Letters discuss treating jealousy like illness, defending passion, and urging tactful approach to suspicion, with varied opinions from Madge Boston Blackie KEWPIBE and others.
Poem reflecting leisure and social inequality amid 1920s settings. The speaker enjoys idle wealth while noting global and domestic troubles like gas shortages, eviction, and war-torn cities, yet remains detached, admiring beach life and near beer.
A curt, satirical fragment critiques gender norms urging a man to police his partner’s wardrobe and behavior after a controversial evening. It questions propriety and portrays a punitive morning after conference ordering a wife to wear chosen clothing and report daily activities.
The Oldest Inhabitant cites Boston weather on July 22 with official highs of 94 in 1901 and 92 in 1917 and a low of 46 in 1874. He notes no rain in the city on this date for ten years except 1918.
A letter to the editor answers inquiries about the Eastern seaboard highest peaks with Mt Mitchell in view, lists first five wedding anniversaries cotton through wooden, cites digestion notes from a cookery volume, recalls Woolworth Building foundations, and notes the 1851 lighthouse storm near Minot's Light starting near Washington.
The Dorchester tide rose seven feet above average as a week of storm wrecked many structures. Minot’s lighthouse endured fierce wind and waves, stayed alight until Wednesday night, then collapsed Thursday morning. The piece ponders oak timber longevity from ancient wrecks and piles found under London’s Savoy Palace.
A coin dealer states all non mutilated gold dollars are worth 1.40 to 1.90 dollars each. Special prices from 2.50 to 7 dollars apply to certain dates and mints such as 1857 P 1863 1864 1865 1872 P mint and 1860 1870 S mint. The rare 18% date P mint can fetch up to 25 dollars in perfect condition.
George Primrose sang the song in August 1897 with Primrose West's Minstrels at the Boston Theatre. This marked its debut in Boston as part of that company’s performance season.
In the Boston Sunday Post Magazine Mary Miles Minter and Elliott Dexter discuss movies and related topics under the guidance of Carl Wilmore in a light interview format about screen work and the era’s cinema.
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