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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1920
Page
19
Margaret, living with Peggy in a shabby apartment, resists Peggy’s push for single women to seek male company. A new tenant arrives, borrowing a lamp, sparking a wary but warm exchange. Peggy learns Tom’s boss moves in above, while Margaret ponders becoming a wiser virgin and hints at growing attraction.
Loitering before a shop window reveals a range of summer parasols for the girl. From the traditional blue green and red sunshades to chiffon styles used in photos and on stage, the models are pretty, useful, decorative, and moderately priced. A blue shade with cherry blossoms and a rose taffeta parasol with carved ivory handle are highlighted.
A 1920s home feature extols creative reuse of furniture. A writer praises adapting an old birds eye maple dressing table into a hall console with a mirror above, recommending consoles as stylish replacements for narrow halls and noting antiques and modern shops offer suitable options.
Mayor Samuel Rushton announced steps to hire enumerators to redo Methuen's census after local disapproval of national figures. He argues the official count of 15 189 is too low and should approach 20 000, supported by council, which authorized a new enumeration.
The comptroller of the currency approved a charter for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Co op National Bank in Cleveland Ohio. The bank is capitalized at one million dollars and will operate under the friendly society name with a nationwide scope.
A reader asks for the meaning of dictum and the difference from dictation, explains glass color by ferric and cobalt, and gives a Welsh rarebit recipe without beer. It covers Washington church attendance, capitalization of Devil, Woolworth’s store history, Penelope pronunciation, and US versus Greek or French citizenship rules for children born abroad.
A Dear Sewing Circle column argues for individual dress liberty against Puritanical propriety. It cites University of Princeton and President Hibben, criticizes strict dress codes, and promotes personal modesty, comfort, and self expression with anecdotes about students and footwear.
A dog speaks without words in a quiet companionship poem about friendship. The speaker notes the dog’s unspoken understanding, shared musings, and comfort in life. The dog’s presence calms thoughts of mortality and invites the speaker to enjoy the living day.
Mysticus argues dream visions of courts signal happiness or affections. A dream of being remanded hints at a love affair, though timing is left undecided. Dreaming you sit as a juror implies esteem from your employer, and foreman dreams foretell a future profitable partnership.
A condensed bio notes William A Wheeler born 1819 in New York who rose to Vice President under Hayes. From humble beginnings he educated himself and served in the Assembly and Congress. He authored the Wheeler Compromise, managed the bankrupt Northern Railroad to solvency, and died in 1887.
Practical notes include making wood cement for cracks using flour water and alum to form putty like mass, a fly trap from a cheese box with netting and molasses glue, and sewing sport blouses for boys from discarded shirts using existing buttons and sleeves repurposed for elbow length. Names Helen C Walsh and Lucy Lee appear with addresses in Worcester and Cambridge.
Collection of home recipes from Leona M Greene Mary W Lewis and H B Crosby. Vegetable soup uses beef bone carrots turnip potatoes and dumplings. Molasses doughnuts corn muffins and banana Charlotte russe provide simple dessert and baking ideas with standard ingredients and methods.
Brief etiquette answers discuss when to use correspondence cards for brief messages and the social rule against wearing many diamonds at the expense of a wedding ring. The column cites Etiquette of Today, notes no statute bans ring removal, but warns against ostentatious diamond displays.
The article warns that early fashion choices shape behavior, noting a girl’s dress as a temptation and danger line. It highlights motherly guidance and learning from others, with Daisy Bel described wearing colored silk jersey, a sailor hat brim, silk tassels, and crepe overblouse.
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