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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1918
Page
11
A collection of letters from readers of the Sewing Circle praising large families and lamenting childlessness. Contributors urge women to bear children, warn against selfishness, and discuss societal pressures, economic factors, and the impact on mothers. The exchange includes appeals to faith, tradition, and national duty.
A specialist unveils La May Poudre L Ame a pure face powder that stays on until washed off. It contains no white lead or rice powder and uses a medicinal skin healing blend. Promoted as preventing enlarged pores blackheads and pimples it claims over a million American women use it with prices fifty cents for large and twenty five cents for half.
War time recipes from the Sunday Post showcase practical dishes using vegetables and potatoes. The guide includes vegetable chowder spinach loaf potato cake and potato based main dishes with simple steps and substitutions for rationed ingredients.
Advice on handling dance refusals and engagements. Explains that switching partners without prior engagement is improper. Recommends courtesy to new acquaintances and reciprocal politeness to women. Notes a man may date others unless formally engaged and that visiting others does not imply diminished regard.
A narrator recalls Jane’s return and her mother’s uneasy relationship with a man visiting the household. The child resists staying, and the tension centers on fear and coercion as she helps with bandages.
A reflective editorial urges immediate action to correct past wrongs and support the war effort. It argues that right must guide behavior regardless of habit, condemns complacency, and insists moral accountability to help preserve liberty and win the war.
A narrator recalls a woman’s outfit featuring a white linen skirt and blouse with handkerchief linen tucks and three frills down the front. Red piping outlines the square neck and sleeves, a white sailor hat with a red band completes the ensemble with matching red clocks on stockings.
U S Food Administration promotes nutritious meals for children with milk as a staple. Emphasizes whole milk daily, fruits and vegetables, cereals, and simple puddings while avoiding coffee tea and laxatives. Recommends drinking water and balanced snacks between meals for healthy growth.
The article lists varied items from Allied and neutral sources: Franklin D. Roosevelt linked to New York politics and abroad on naval inspection. Lord Derby praising Allied efforts. Edmond Lysle's motion picture royalties. Italian postwar republic speculation. Duke William of Urach as Lithuanian king choice. chemist M C Lamb's shoe metal recovery. Dr J G O’Connor promoted to major. local calls for American boxing and baseball figures to visit or play overseas.
Black dinner gowns trimmed with Chantilly lace and white crepe de chine frocks with severe tailoring are featured. Organdie dresses show full deeply tucked skirts with wide crushed ribbon belts and evening scarves edged in metallic threads. Terra cotta and mole shades appear. a white onion frock dotted with posies uses a wide gray sash as sole trim.
The speaker cites official figures showing Boston’s warmest July 26 was 96 degrees in 1892 and 95 in 1882. The coldest for this date stood at 56 degrees in 1884, with rain on this date in only one of the past decade, specifically 1916.
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