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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1919
Page
17
Letters argue that a healthy woman should not marry a sick partner to protect future generations. Advocates urge marrying for love despite illness, while opponents warn inheritable diseases risk children. The exchange includes personal anecdotes and calls for care in choosing a spouse.
The passage urges considering long term health before marriage to avoid bearing children who may be congenitally weak or diseased. It argues outdoor life and habits can aid recovery, and if cure is unlikely, one should refrain from marriage to protect offspring, emphasizing world welfare over personal sacrifice.
A Sunday Post food page presents beef with tomatoes with 212 pounds beef and added onions and cayenne, baked three hours, served with tomato gravy and elbow macaroni. Also includes New Sour Milk Cake and butterless cake, plus clam chowder. Recipes credited to Mrs. Ed Blanquart Cambridge nurse notes.
Household hints describe a cork removal method using a button on string dropped into the bottle, a hat pin to raise the cork, and a string to pull it free. A shoe polisher uses a small outing bag with a loop for hanging, and brown sugar softens faster when a slice of bread is placed in a bag with it. Mrs D S Harris Dedham addresses the hints.
The article discusses whether a engaged young lady should date other men. It notes that normally an engaged woman should not go out with others, though extenuating circumstances may apply when the lover is away. It stresses clarity, respect, and mutual trust between engaged partners to avoid suspicion.
Lucie Duff-Gordon born June 24 1821 in London daughter of John and Sarah Austin. She married Sir Alexander Duff-Gordon at 19 and became a noted hostess with a famed salon. She met Heine in Boulogne as a girl and later died in Egypt at age 48. her mother edited Letters from Egypt.
A reader asks about introducing two neighboring women who do not speak. The columnist notes one may not desire acquaintance and advises not to introduce people without confirming mutual interest. Do not be too free in introductions.
Dorothy Gish headlines the Sunday Post issue with a display of character costumes ready for cut out and fit as part of the movie doll feature.
A reflective poem contrasts a week of bad weather with morning sun and the idea of waking to beauty and cheer. It speaks of hope, resilience, and the renewing power of perseverance despite life’s misfortune, ending with imagery of flowers blooming from renewed hopes.
Facts and Fashions note a mushroom shaped woven lace straw hat, revived pleatings for neckwear, stiff linen dark suits, heavy tan bure coats with self stitching, Louis XVI pocket flaps, pink and blue gowns with a French vibe, silk poplin skirts, accordion pleated skirts, Bulgarian embroidery on serge suits, black brown gray and sand shoe colors, net ruffles on afternoon frocks, and tassels on sleeves and handbags.
Roy Dunning dismisses romance as a failure yet meets Eva Lounsbury by chance. He pursues science and works obsessively, while Eva waits through a hinted marriage arrangement with Warren Layton. Years later they confess love, reunite, and seal feelings with a kiss amid fireworks.
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