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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1918
Page
19
Readers of the Post discuss debt justification and credit practices in the Sewing Circle column. Letters from mothers and spouses recount experiences with cash only habits, trust from trades, and warnings about overextension and social pressures.
A wartime guidance piece from the Sunday Post presents New England women’s recipes. Cocoa is made by mixing cocoa and sugar with water, then heating milk and cocoa together for serving. Tomato soup uses milk, corn flour, canned tomatoes, soda, and salt with hot milk. variations replace tomatoes with potato or corn and adjust onion juice.
John J. Ballem of Roxbury pleaded guilty in Federal District Court to an espionage act violation. He is set for sentencing Monday.
A reader asks why a young man receives no thanks for gifts to his girlfriend. The columnist counsels that gratitude matters in relationships and warns that lack of courtesy can erode affection, noting that simple words like thank you carry significant value and should not be taken for granted.
Advertisement touts Lamay Poudre L Ame as the top new face powder among about three thousand brands. It claims absolute purity avoiding rice powder and white lead and notes superior staying power. The large size sells for fifty cents and trial for twenty five cents with over a million American women using it.
Fred M. Warner former Governor announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for United States Senator. Primaries set for August 27 in Detroit.
A fable contrasts two youths one with broad but shallow learning and the other a gifted pianist who loses his thumbs in a railway accident. The moral warns that a jack of all trades risks mastery of none and that concentrating all efforts in one path can fail when that path is blocked.
The article describes summer dress trends for children and women featuring green and white ginghams, eyelet belts, tucks as trims, varied shoe heights, artificial silk undergarments and blouses, tulle and chiffon scarfs with colored silk net borders, and silver gauze outfits for evenings. It notes frequent use of black accents on white blouses, scarce pile fabrics, oxford shoes rising in popularity, and washable fabrics for formal children’s dresses. Navy satin is highlighted for afternoon wear.
Milk is a food essential for every family member including invalids and children. Save on fat and other foods not on milk and use all milk waste, skim milk for cooking and sour milk in muffins and bread making. One pint milk yields 14 g protein and 314 calories. skimmed milk 15 g protein and 166 calories. buttermilk 13 g protein and 165 calories. A glass of fluid milk equals various foods in nutrition.
The piece notes a wedding timing from noon to 4 30 pm and emphasizes place cards as a near universal necessity, often simple and bearing initials in gold and silver. It adds that a bereavement within a year does not prevent a church wedding, though certain steps should follow.
It was a sunny afternoon with iced tea and cakes on the lawn when a free balloon drifted over the trees. A lone man in the basket waved back as observers noted Jeannie in a lavender organdie frock with a fichu and violet ribbon, her dark red hair catching the eye.
A brief etiquette passage explains that food is served to guests from the left and plates are cleared from the left for the next course. It notes exceptions for serving coffee, water, and similar items, and mentions a small reception for family and close friends following the wedding.
Viscount Grey plans return to politics after Asquith resignation while German crown prince photos reveal a gold bracelet. Secretary Lansing ships his Palm Beach suit for summer wear. France reports Parishing as correct American commander pronunciation. Anne Morgan helped rebuild French villages. Robertson takes home defence command. Kyne sails to France as army captain. Lauder to entertain troops. Asquith declines Garter. Fisher arrives in England as lieutenant. Canadian PM protest prompts knighthood debate. Cannan sued for divorce from former Barrie wife.
A Brookline reader corrects a June 5 Post editorial claiming carpenters seek a shorter work week. The writer states carpenters have had a five day week for a year and asks for the statement to be corrected.
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