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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1917
Page
13
A reflective poem speaks of repeated beating and struggle shaping character. It contrasts ashes on bread and clouds of life with a giant within that rises above failure and falsehood. The verse urges resilience, laughter at defeat, and a turn toward the skies as meaning emerges from hardship.
The entry describes Grace winning a delicate parasol at a club bridge event. Her blue ribbon tied at the waist matches the accessory, and she wears a coffee colored silk marquisette gown with a high neck blouse. The gown features tucks and machine hem stitches with blue silk ribbon and pink rose cluster.
Practical tips to streamline kitchen work include scalding and air drying dishes on a radiator, using trays to separate dining room and pantry items, and a paper towel roll for versatile drying and covering. Suggests waste baskets, tools stored near the sink, and treating the kitchen as a workshop. Also notes furless coat collars made of serge lined with satin.
A reader asks if a husband may take his old sweetheart out while she is left at home. Responses argue men deserve occasional recreation, urge wives to support shared social freedom, and reflect on gossip, privacy, and beach attire with varied anecdotes from multiple contributors.
A Sunday Post page offers recipes for Blueberry Pudding and Graham Bread along with a carrot custard dish by Mrs Ellen Person of Worcester. Instructions cover ingredients, preparation, baking, cooling, and serving, with notes on serving cold with milk and a spiced carrot filling.
The Sunday Post prints some of the most engaging letters to the Sewing Circle, showcasing reader opinions, anecdotes, and community interests in a charming column.
A guide on manners for visiting guests advising the guest to defer bedtime decisions to the hostess and to avoid pressuring for second helpings. It urges prompt, decisive choices and polite restraint in entertainment plans and portions.
A fashion note highlights smart trim mings for millinery and ticking for country skirts. It states there is no seasonal distinction in furs and praises dark blue linen for service dresses. It mentions straight silhouettes and blue jersey with gold embroidery as stylish.
Poem fragment contemplates heavenly gates opening at dusk. The speaker reflects on rest from earthly woes and the peace awaiting those who have finished their work, imagining a tranquil passage to bliss beyond the hills.
In a chat with Lionel Barrymore, the rise of theatrical families in film and stage is discussed. He recalls how the Barrymores kept public affection amid a shift from stage to movies, and recounts a location shoot anecdote about a puppy used in interior mining camp scenes at Metro studios.
A dog named Bingo inspires a studio production as a new white pup is painted to match him. The team guards the animal, enclosures a hen coop, and the pup whines before cameras while the crew jokes about overlooking details in pictures.
Census figures show about 4.66 million natives of Germany Austria Hungary Turkey and Bulgaria living in the United States. Germany accounts for 2.349 million, Austria 1.876 million, Hungary 788 thousand, Turkey 188 thousand, and Bulgaria 11 thousand.
British and Italian soldiers exchange battle songs along the front. Soldiers mingle and attempt to master their colleagues' songs as they broadcast tunes across the line.
Lever Brothers Cambridge plant distributed a 10 percent co partnership dividend to employees, with some recipients exceeding $200. About 700 workers are eligible after four years of service and a clean record. The Cambridge plant belongs to Lever Brothers Limited of Port Sunlight and operates globally. Since eight years of the plan, more than $1,750,000 has been shared with employees through dividends and prosperity programs.
In Kittery Maine Judge Aaron B. Cole postponed the probate hearing on the will of Sarah J. Farmer founder of the Greenacre Bahaist Society to August 20.
Advertising style health tip promotes coconut oil as a pure, greaseless hair cleaner. Warns against alkali in most soaps and shampoos for drying scalp and brittleness. Recommends plain coconut oil, inexpensive, available at drug stores, a small amount creates rich lather, cleanses and rinses easily. Hair becomes soft, bright, fluffy, wavy, easy to handle and dust or dandruff loosening.
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