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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1919
Page
13
A cluster of reader letters discuss gender roles friendships and motherhood. The writers address a “Man Hater” letter praising its practicality, advise Iris and Tris on maturity and romance, critique dancing world norms and paint culture, respond to a mother’s stance on child labor and schooling, and reflect on friendships and loyalty in adulthood.
The columnist warns a 20 year old reader against marrying a financially well off 30 year old woman. He urges waiting for a partner closer to the reader's age and building a stable future before marriage. He stresses love as more than lust and cautions about regrets for both sides.
Poem urges end of conflict and peace after war. It praises justice truth and honor and asks if the sacrifice of the fallen warrants a fitting recompense while healing broken hearts and rebuilding ruined nations. The piece envisions a world governed by right and divine guidance.
Everlyn Mitchell visits the ailing man in a shabby room, brings oranges, and forms a friendship with Mr. Ames who confesses he has hidden his true identity. He reveals he is Robert Hawkins, a former rich young man who bet he could live unseen and earn a living for three months. She accepts, wanting to become Evelyn Hawkins.
Dolly and Ted present a playful pair scene with Dolly wearing a cherry color silk scarf and a cherry straw hat. The hat features a velvet ribbon crown with loops and a top cherry accent. Dolly’s pink nose glow adds a warm glow to her striking black velveteen suit.
A businesswoman declares she moved for work and found strong companionship in two friends while others offered little, then reports receiving dozens of invitations as she plans to return home in two weeks. She notes the surge of social calls and anticipates future requests for help.
John Fothergill born March 8 171s was a leading Quaker physician in England. He described diphtheria early in England and treated influenza patients through 1775 76 with remarkable effort. He built plants houses with artists painting specimens and befriended Benjamin Franklin supporting repeal of the Stamp Act. Franklin praised him highly.
Silk capes dominate summer wear as silhouettes widen toward the hip. The red ingote back appears in the coat dress. Transparent sleeves persist as a fashion staple. Folds and flounces serve as trims while tucks decorate sleeves and collars.
Household hints advise using a tin cover over coal or gas ranges to collect spills while frying. A hole for the burner allows grease to collect on the tin, keeping the range clean and saving scrubbing time. Also shared are tips for hyacinth growing and protecting hands when handling hot potatoes.
Boston writer Charles Franklin Jones discusses wartime lessons on shared responsibility. He argues Americans must consider others’ needs and offer help, noting prosperity blinds us to others’ hardship and urging action to improve conditions globally.
A collection of home cookie formulas by Mrs. G A McDonald of Oakland Maine. Includes molasses cookies with sugar and soda, sugar cookies with butter and cream of tartar, jelly roll with eggs and milk, walnut loaf, lemon custard mix, cranberry raisin pie filling, and cinnamon currant walnut cookies.
A reflective verse urging renewal after hardship. It speaks of abandoned fields, lost youth, and the call to serve to reclaim vitality. The imagery compares barren life to fields once fruitful, now demanding effort to rediscover inner stars.
A Boston reader accuses 39 lawmakers of blocking the League of Nations. He asserts 29 Senators would take two to six years to oust, longer than overthrowing a German autocracy. March 6 letter from George D. Eldridge.
The Cathedral of the Holy Cross schedules a two week mission led by Oblate Fathers with Father O Sullivant as Superior. Associates Fox Phelan and Burns will guide daily sessions starting 7 45 pm with women first week and men second week. Finigan administers expect strong interest.
The Treasury set new credits totaling 18 million for Czecho-Slovaks, 40 million for Belgium, 100 million for France, and 20 million for Italy, bringing allied credits to a cumulative 8.84 billion dollars. Czecho-Slovaks now hold 35 million. Belgium 538.1 million. France 2.517 billion. Italy 1.405 billion.
St Marys loss of Rev Henry A Leary S J to Washington as Holy Hour director. his brother Rev James T Leary S J in Buffalo. Lent sermons by Rev William S T McGrail and Rev Thomas J Garrity announced. other devotions planned. St Vincent's Young Men's Association hosts Easter week reunion in South Boston. Rache S J to celebrate high mass Immaculate Conception. Patrick Healy to speak on Americas Ideals Catholic Contributions. Ushers Club rehearsing That Upper Room for Casino Hall shows April 7 and 8.
Giert Lootz longtime Swedish and Norwegian consul in Boston for 30 years died at his home 116 St Botolph Street Boston after retiring in 1898. He earlier served as an officer in coastwise and ocean-going trade.
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