This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1920
Page
13
A reader letters page debates marriage, college, and independence in youth. Parents criticized for overbearing control. others urge self reliance and courage to leave home. Respondents warn against jealousy and insist on practical self‑sufficiency amid family pressure.
A reader asks why headstones in King’s Chapel burying ground do not mark graves, with Edwin M. Bacon’s note that stones were repurposed as edge stones. The letter also muses on when sand becomes gravel and offers advice on encouraging shy friends to call.
A Lewiston Journal piece recalls a trader who reads a mother's letter from Maine amid business concerns. The faded envelope and warm lines soften his curbside hurry, rekindling memories of home and family. He returns to work with a truer, gentler focus as day ends.
Louise Bragdon, newly rich and club president, longs for a prince and a painter. Her mother supports practical care while Aunt Prudence anchors the Renaissance Boudoir. A chance encounter with Homer Keating leads to a portrait and two scholarships earned by savings, reshaping two young lives.
A collection of practical tips from readers including removing scratches from wood with salt and butter, using nut meats for the same, and adding glycerine to soap bubbles to strengthen them. Advice on sewing, pressing, jar filling, and reviving limp greens with lemon juice is also shared, credited to Mrs Addie Graves, Miss Lucy Sparks, Mrs Elizabeth B Day, and Mrs Josephine Sullivan.
A discussion on whether to take the last bit of food and how to address titles on social cards. It notes changing rules from strict formal etiquette to common sense, and lists when professionals like doctors may use titles on visiting cards.
The term Tammanay Hall traces to a once virtuous Indian chief Tamenund. the name was adopted by a New York benevolent organization that later became tied to politics. The group’s current half is a red brick building known as the Wigwam.
A home painting tip suggests applying Vaseline to metal and glass surfaces before painting to shield them from splatters. After painting, the Vaseline helps wash off paint with minimal effort.
A dialogue notes that people mix alcohol into radiator water to prevent freezing. It states alcohol freezes at about 130 degrees below zero Celsius, becoming a white mass, and becomes a thick liquid at around 90 degrees below zero.
The editor calculates that one five pound ostrich egg equals about 45 hens eggs by weight. At two hen eggs per person, one ostrich egg would serve about 22 people with half a serving remaining.
The line derives from a Burnand poem about William Kidd who swore his heart would stay true to his sweetheart Poll. In the nautical adventure he faces cannibal island perils and a comical aftermath with absurd imagery, ending with the refrain that his heart was true to Poll.
Before Congress he practiced law after being admitted to the bar in 1876. He edited the North American Review from 1873 to 1876 and the International Review from 1879 to 1881. He joined the Massachusetts House of Representatives for 1880 to 1881 and first went to Congress in 1887.
The passage notes Martha Washington lived about two and a half years after George Washington. She reportedly burned his private letters to her, with her grandson claiming she did so out of love to keep their confidence from being made public.
A collection of household recipes including salmon salad sandwiches in a jar with lettuce, a yeast bread dough and apple cinnamon rolls, dressed tomatoes with asparagus, Louisiana rice corn bread, a banana cream pie crust surprise, and note credits to Mrs M Smith A S Hawkins Mrs W C Peterson and Sarah Wright with their addresses.
The national tax bill for the year ending June 30 totaled 5,410,284,874, a record that exceeded estimates by 300,000,000 and outpaced 1918 and 1919 totals. Income and excess profits taxes reached 3,944,655,737, with New England states reporting 151, etc. Connecticut Rhode Island 18,761. Massachusetts 350,928,233. New Hampshire Maine and Vermont 41,596,651.
The City Council schedules a public hearing at 3 p m on Aug 9 to consider objections by Rt Rev Mer George J Patterson and others to a permit for Jenney Manufacturing Co to build two ten thousand barrel gasolene tanks in South Boston. Assistant Corporation Counsel Joseph P Lyons cites a 1916 act allowing council objections before street commissioners act. Local residents opposed the tanks at a prior street hearing.
Robbers believed to include a woman entered the three apartment house at 11 Mayberry avenue South Medford and stole clothing valued at 3800. Between 1130 and 1230 they fled. First floor occupants were away. From second floor home of Harry J Williams women’s clothing worth 116 and from third floor John W McDonald clothing worth 168 were taken.
The turbine steamer Governor Cobb has been sold by Eastern Steamship lines to the Peninsula and Occidental Steamship Company of Jacksonville Florida. Transfer of the vessel will occur on September 15.
John J. Martin of Exchange Trust Company urged strict housing law enforcement at a Back Bay Tenants Association gathering at Bates Hall Huntington Avenue. He said prices are falling and tenants should resist unfair leases, citing recent 50 percent rent hikes on Gainsboro Street and alleged threats of eviction to gain sworn affidavits.
Colonel John E. Hunt former commandant of Fort Jay was released from technical arrest after an army court martial found its verdicts on neglect of duty in Bergdoll case. Hunt announced promotion to colonel retroactive to July 1 amid the proceedings. The decision awaits review by the Department of the East commander.
Dr Albert B Murphy assistant resident physician at Long Island Hospital and Almshouse was yesterday appointed resident physician by Beaton infirmary trustees, replacing Dr Albert S Hyman whose resignation was accepted. Salary increases from 1500 to 2000 dollars.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.