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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1921
Page
7
Poet Walt Mason muses on aging and work. He contrasts retired life with continuing labor, imagining daily chores and the lure of rest versus the pull of his harp and daily craft. The piece critiques worn-out elders forced to toil while cherishing creative independence.
A fragmentary poem about how a small act of kindness creates lasting ripples. The text likens dropping a pebble in water to a single kind word spreading joy across miles as wave after wave continues beyond the moment. The piece emphasizes cheer and comfort growing from small gestures.
Readers debate bobbed hair in a Greenwich Village style column. Contributors argue hair length affects appeal, hygiene, and self expression while critiquing social workers and fashion norms.
The article promotes practical bathing suits that allow easy movement and avoid frills. Wool jersey and surf satin models are highlighted as affordable straight lines with V or round necks. Colors range from bright solids to subdued combinations, including gray blends to merge with sea tones.
The Boston Sunday Post Magazine will print a Pilgrim booklet in its next issue. The collection highlights rare early American prints and pictures.
A Sunday Post page offers home recipes including iced tea prepared in cold water to avoid bitterness, and lunch suggestions. It features clam chowder, rice cutlets with peas, cheese sauce, scalloped potatoes with ham, soup without meat, and notes contributors Mrs Vense W McVey and Mrs Thomas J Butler with their addresses.
Weather record excerpt notes Boston's warmest for July 23 at 98 in 1918 and coldest 67 in 1912. It records no rain on this date in ten years except 1914 1916 and 1919, with official figures cited from past decades.
In a humorous domestic exchange Jack and Jill debate the idea of Jack running for Congress. Jack quips about the ease and vanity of political life, while Jill imagines the publicity and social pressures. They joke about party politics, graft accusations, and the impact of women’s suffrage on campaigning.
A 20 year old new resident asks how to meet peers in a 10 000 population city while living with a private family. The columnist suggests church socials or dances, and proposes engaging to a steady beau to alleviate loneliness and ensure regular visits.
Practical quick fixes from a domestic column. Tips include fastening buttons to prevent slip through, boiling baking powder and water to loosen stuck food, rubbing gilt frames with onion to restore shine, milk on old paintings to brighten them, using a netted screen frame as a baby ventilator, citronella to deter mosquitoes, and adding ammonia to hot window washing water for better results.
Ammonia cleans white porcelain sinks and bowls to improve whiteness. After wearing patent leather shoes, apply a small amount of oil or Vaseline to prevent cracking.
Readers ask about Prohibition party vote totals, Bunker Hill height, maraschino cherries, birthright citizenship, naval tonnage, and earth rotation speeds. The letter highlights Dr. Aaron Watkins’ 187,470 national votes, Bunker Hill monument top 304 feet above sea level, and a brief overview of citizenship and geophysical facts.
The text poses trivia on Chinese and Japanese populations in Boston from the 1920 census, an order of letter frequency with E as most common, and explains Albany’s selection as New York State capital due to its early settlement, historic convention, and small New York City population of about 61,000 at that era.
The piece describes outfits in light fabrics and pale tones. White crepe de chine dresses and white canton skirts are popular while pewter gray street dresses trim with navy satin and beaded navy prints appear. Ocean blue faille and watermelon pink linens offer casual afternoon options.
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