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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1921
Page
13
A newspaper feature questions wife duties urging women to cook breakfast for their breadwinners. It argues a wife must master cooking, while acknowledging invalid or busy spouses. The letter from 83 year old mother and readers discuss marriage, honesty, and female roles in a traditional home.
A Norfolk Islander style column collects reader questions about astronomy geography handwriting and pronunciation. Topics include whether the great dipper ever sets, comparisons of Boston and Rome populations, making a legal signature by mark, origin of Be sure you are right then go ahead, bread baking, melting points of metals, the Chelsea proverb, and pronouncing sure with an h.
Sunday Post presents a collection of recipes with pineapple pie tapioca pudding and chocolate bread pudding. Included are crust and filling details, molded desserts, and serving suggestions credited to readers Mrs Violet C Paige Sue Baylies Esther C Ellins N M Sampson H G Horton and Marjorie B Webber with addresses in Danvers Stamford Washington Penn Middleboro Concord Wilkinsburg and more.
Household hints include a curtain widening method using a wooden bed slat and white cloth, plus tips on removing gasolene rings with blotting paper, repairing varnished furniture white spots with a hot shovel, cleaning sickroom floors with ammonia water, boiling salt soda for granite ware stains, and using egg yolk to treat wash goods stains.
Michael helps the aging shoemaker Tom evade the poorhouse by moving him into a sunny ell room in their crowded home Aggie and Michael adapt their house to shelter the elderly craftsman Aggie takes charge, planning the arrangement while Tom regains purpose and pride as the family’s resident shoemaker and cherished memory of Mickey the newsboy.
A short verse expresses loneliness after a beloved departed four years ago tomorrow. The speaker feels her presence but cannot touch or embrace her while hoping for a future reunion. The mood is reflective and mournful about loss and memory.
In a 1921 scene, Jack plans a surprise opera outing with Jill, packing evening wear and aiming for Wagner at the Metropolitan. They clash over tastes, the cost of $15 Broadway tickets bought from a speculator, and a shift to a jazz cabaret after the performance.
In Springfield Mass Mrs Jane Murray helped revive a failing groceries by turning codfish cakes into a best selling item. She devised a simple frying recipe, hired assistants, bought delivery gear, and used window displays to meet growing orders from delicatessens, transforming potential failure into success.
In Massachusetts a state law requires removing hats in theatres. On street etiquette a young woman does not need to take both escorts’ arms. she may, only when the sidewalk is dangerously slippery, rely on one arm or none.
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