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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1919
Page
15
In a morning stop the maid noted Jane was quite ill aided by a trained nurse. A Monday sighting showed Jane pale, perhaps from poor color of her cornflower blue georgette gown with a plain skirt and long overskirt.
Readers discuss dancing etiquette in public halls with opinions from PROGRESSIVE POLLY and PEG. They debate space between partners, moonlight dances, holding hands, and the role of chaperones, contrasting old time morals with contemporary dance habits.
The shortage of milk prompts households to stock evaporated milk as a versatile substitute for fresh milk. It keeps well after opening, remains useful despite souring in baking, and is recommended for emergencies. Tips include using a clothes wringer to shell beans and running pods through to avoid crushing. Also fry fat by passing it through a meat chopper to extract grease and shorten melting time.
At a Hathaways lawn party twin daughters surprise their mother by finding her smoking a cigarette in a gray chiffon gown. She calmly quits, then jokes that if it’s permissible for young ladies to smoke, older women may too. The girls vow never to smoke again, and the mother ends with a wry remark about a headline reward.
A wife with three children writes Mildred Champagne about love for a younger man while unsettled by her husband's debts and heartaches. She seeks guidance on whether leaving for the other relationship is justifiable and how marriage vows apply to her situation. The letter questions societal and legal implications of a partner seeking happiness outside marriage.
Walt Mason writes of wandering in majestic woods where solitude inspires a letter home. He notes unusually large mosquitoes, biting ants, and a craving to write, but ends by rejecting the brushy life and returning to a screened room with a wary view of town’s flaws.
The speaker argues a mother with children cannot follow romantic desires if it harms her family. She condemns abandoning marriage for another man, stressing that a father’s presence and an undivided home are crucial for children's welfare despite a husband’s faults.
Miss Margaret E. Kelleher a Roger Wolcott school teacher in Dorchester and Lieutenant William R. Ginty of Cambridge police were married yesterday. Rev. Paulin J. Lee of St Marys Church Turners Falls officiated with Miss Mary Kelleher as bridesmaid and John Corkery of Barrington as best man.
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