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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1922

Page

11

Poems for Your Scrap Book The Little People

Poem extols the Little People Whittier notes a dreary world without children as buds of life. It argues life’s song would lose charm if babies did not begin it and warns sterner souls would become inhuman without their tender influence.

Letter from reader on Sewing Circle aid and notice

A note requests readers to mail letters with proper pane and address to reach the Sewing Circle editor. The item notes the letter is not for publication but serves as evidence of good faith from the writer.

Sacrifice and Duty in a Sewing Circle Dilemma

A reader questions whether a married woman should sacrifice her career to support her husband’s medical education. The Sewing Circle’s reply praises devoted, housebound wives as models of virtue and duty, while urging the wife to consider family needs over personal ambition. The column extols selfless domestic work and warns against shirking traditional roles.

Bear Sisters Sisters of the Sewing Circle

The Joint Debate The Snappiest of Pastimes

A daily feature by Mr and Mrs Arnold Hatton explores witty debate as a pastime. The column frames arguments as playful sparring and invites readers to consider different viewpoints in lighthearted tone.

Arnold Hatton

HER PLAY S s sh For heav en s sake dearie don t shout

Dialogue shows a heated domestic exchange with a woman chastising a man for shouting and a man defending his louder speech amid family noise. The referee comments on the dynamic, noting the wife’s complaint and the husband’s retort. The scene ends with the referee remarking on the wife’s victory but ongoing shouting.

Joint Debate to Continue in The Post

The Joint Debate series continues in The Post with daily topics for every family. Readers may write to the Post Sewing Circle to explain disagreements with the referee’s decision.

Household Hints For Cleaners And Cooks

Household hints suggest kerosene in water for cleaning, damp tea leaves on carpeted floors to reduce dust, eggshells in tea bottles to shake clean, and broken teacup handles reused as moulds for sauces or puddings. MISS RITA E. SULLIVAN. 23 Dracut street, Lowell.

Rita E. Sullivan Dracut Street Lowell

How to Choose Durable Hosiery for Long Wear

This 1922 guide advises selecting brands with proven dye and wear quality, avoiding undersized stockings, and washing after each use. It explains full fashioned versus seamless and full regular hose, noting seam quality and shaping affect fit and longevity.

Public Ledger Company

The Wilhelmina Stitch Poem on Our Raising Children

A reflective verse contrasts boys turning into ordinary fathers with girls becoming unseen roses. Parents boast about future talents while lamenting today’s ordinary motherhood, imagining children of Pris and Paul may rise someday.

Jack Joe Wilhelmina Ted Pris Paul Wilhelmina Stitch

Denver Capt Yancey Williams Takes Command at Charlestown

Captain Yancey S. Williams, formerly engineering officer at Charlestown Navy Yard, yesterday assumed command of the USS Denver at Charlestown Navy Yard, succeeding Captain Austin Kautz.

Yancey S. Williams Charlestown Navy Yard U.S. S. Denver Austin Kautz

Orangeade Season Opens With 26 Cent Drink Mix

Advertises Miss Curtis Orangeade Paste as an easy home drink. Mix one teaspoon with water for half a pint to a glass, no cooking needed. Paste sold by S. S. Pierce Co. and local grocers such as Cobb Bates Yerxa Ginter Rhodes Manhattan E. Gray.

Miss Curtis S. S. Pierce Co Cobb, Bates & Yerxa Ginter Co Rhodes Bros Manhattan Market E. E. Gray Co

Moses Passes On In Moab Land

The Lord declares Moses must die on Nebo summit in Pisgah and behold the land. Moses dies in Moab as Israel mourns. Joshua inherits wisdom from Moses and leads a people who heed his voice. No prophet in Israel since has matched Moses face to face with the Lord.

Moses Nebo Pisgah Israel Moab Joshua

Getting on at the Office by Helen Ormsbee

In a noon restaurant exchange Miss Warren and Melissa Johnson discuss Henry the lazy 15 year old office boy who failed to mail a dictated contract letter. Roberts condemns Henry yet notes office boys are scarce as Warren debates taking duties herself versus relying on Henry.

Helen Ormsbee Henry Miss Warren Melissa Johnson Elsie Melissa Miss Johnson

Facts and Fashions from a Summer Ensemble

A little black straw hat with ribbon rube brim and poke shape gains flair with wide streamers. Full sleeves are closely banded at the wrist while a slanted tunic covers the front. Flat grosgrain bows favor hats. Paris favors vivid Japanese red as summer hue and straw crowns feature petal taffeta brims. An umbrella of red linen with a red lacquer handle completes the set. One side panel placed on the left is Fashion's latest whim.

Paris

Georges the Great Britain's Prince of Whales

Riddling verse praises a famous figure as Georges the invincible a nod to public figure culture. The poem hints at political prowess and resilience with playful wordplay on Georges and Georges. The 1922 copyright notice anchors the piece to early 20th century satire.

George Georges Great Britain

Questions and Answers From the Editor Letters Panel

A reader asks about Washington's army size around command, bridge bidding rules, a definition of treason per the U.S. Constitution, and Helen Keller’s early life. The editor provides concise responses citing factual details and sources.

Post Washington

English Usage Notes From a 19th Century Reader

The text discusses grammar choices such as lead versus graphite in white lead and the permissibility of using both for more than two objects when conjunctions are used. It also questions how long the bride and groom should stand in a wedding receiving line and notes they should stay until guests stop arriving.

G. P. Putnam Sons N. Y

Perfect Strawberry Jam in 10 Minutes with Certo

Modern Certo method promises quick low cost jam with fresh fruit flavor. Crush 2 quarts berries with lemon juice, boil with sugar for one minute, add Certo, stand five minutes, then seal in hot jars with paraffin for two thirds more jam than old methods.

Walter Scott Box Boston Road Springfield W. M. Brown Byinceton Street East Boston

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