The Thrush at Ballybower Poem by Edelman
In the dusky Ballybower glen a thrush sings in the evening hour. The speaker hopes the bird's rapturous notes stir longing and regret for a voice not heard, as memories of a distant listener linger.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1921
Page
10
In the dusky Ballybower glen a thrush sings in the evening hour. The speaker hopes the bird's rapturous notes stir longing and regret for a voice not heard, as memories of a distant listener linger.
In a lengthily staged farce, Jack and Jill debate food ethics at dinner. Jill slyly serves turkey pot pie made from the uneaten cutlet and a clam chowder memory is teased, exposing food morality, appetite, and playful marital banter.
A young stenographer 18-year-old seeks advice on parental control over wages and leisure. She argues her mother curtails funds and restricts activities while her parents’ finances rely on her and her sister. The editor and readers offer responses on family duties and fairness.
The Rev Dr Cortland Myers pastor of Tremont Temple spoke on his return from the Pacific coast saying that today Jews are almost entirely Godless and atheists. He argued they are the hardest people to win to Christianity and warned they face more trials unless they turn to God.
United News reports in Washington on March 6 that Bainbridge Colby is President Wilson's choice for the Democratic nomination in 1924. The piece notes Wilson supported Colby at the last Democratic convention and hints at Colby's strong influence within the party.
Paris reports that regardless of the outcome of the reparations talks in London, France plans to tighten its Rhine watch to pressure Germany into complying with Versailles obligations. General Castelnau warned France must guard against German defiance and reliance on distant allies.
Shirley Temple and Arthur Thorne discuss grandma's diary, recalling the fight for women’s suffrage in nineteen twenty. The scene blends old era reflection with present romance as they muse on equal partnership and enduring love.
Mrs. Jane Murray of Springfield pours off soured milk and teams with Mrs. Morris to make cottage cheese from it. The idea attracts grocers and a delivery wagon is purchased as the business grows beyond two dairies' supply.
A 21 year old seeks dating guidance from Mildred Champagne. The writer feels lonely as her sister socializes with various friends and wants advice on whether to ask for introductions or wait. The reply urges open communication, suggesting she express her feelings to her sister or make her own friends and visit places where nice young people gather.
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer born in London in 1802, son of an engraver and a mother who posed for Reynolds. At 18 his works entered the Royal Academy, he studied anatomy by dissecting animal carcasses, famous for Stag at Bay and four lions for Nelson’s Trafalgar Square monument. died at 71.
A 507 Household Hints column offers advice on preserving silver and rubber goods, preventing pie leakage by using a milk moistened cloth, extending shoe heels with adhesive tape, protecting ring stones with tape, boiling handkerchiefs in a cheesecloth bag, and cleaning worsted garments with wheat flour.
Wit and Wisdom suggests William Shakspere was a football enthusiast, citing mock quotes from plays like Henry VI and Macbeth to imply he followed winter pastime. The piece playfully labels the Bard a good old sport, au courant with the Stratford Swans versus Mudhampton Rovers.
Detail arrives near the front as a captain scolds a hatless private for missing uniform pieces. The private vanishes and returns without his rifle, saying he left it where they came from. The exchange ends with the captain praising the private's effort.
A collection of home cooking instructions with multiple recipes including cornmeal pudding with bacon, graham bread, lemon raisin loaf, coffee cake, cocoa nut cakes, Japanese shrimp on toast, and rye or graham muffins. Each section cites a contributor like Mrs Carrie Walker Gorham Taunton Mrs J L Dunham Taunton and Mrs F H Pope Hillsboro Illinois.
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