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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1919
Page
17
Esther Gray recalls a heated morning over Wallace's charge account and a busy wardrobe as she cleans with soap. Wallace plans a celebratory night out in town but arrives in a bizarre pressed suit, leaving Esther puzzled about whether she is to be a guest or the host.
A wartime era call to real Americanism beyond living in the United States. The author urges readers to act for the common good, showing love for American principles and willingness to sacrifice. He contrasts superficial residence with true loyalty and questions what readers will do during reconstruction to honor veterans.
A long letter column offers mixed views on marriage, money, faith, and loneliness. Readers propose regaining social ties, forming clubs, and balancing independence with courtship while urging practical paths for women and men in daily life.
Wallace, flushed with mirth, celebrates a successful contract with Brown Company for six times his salary. Esther frets over failed plans but Wallace consoles her promising a rich future and a home celebration. He also notes new suits to be tailored locally.
A 19 year old writes seeking guidance about a soldier sweetheart missing in action for six months and a new suitor. The advisor urges loyalty to the overseas lover, urges locating him, and cautions against competing affections while emphasizing faithfulness and patriotism.
Letters discuss whether a child born in Boston to a foreign parent who never naturalized needs naturalization to vote, concluding the child is a native born citizen. A second letter explains the debt and debit spelling origins and pronunciation. A third asks if daylight saving was a wartime measure like other controls.
A discussion asserts daylight saving is not a wartime measure but a lasting policy until Congress repeals it. The argument rejects the idea that clocks advance only for the war duration, insisting the change remains in effect beyond the conflict.
The message notes United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge faces reelection with his term expiring March 4 1923. It states the election will occur in the fall prior to that date and references the G A R context.
A reader note compares ocean depths, stating the Atlantic's deepest point near Porto Rico is about 4561 fathoms and the Pacific's deepest near an unspecified location at 5269 fathoms.
The article recalls an Earl of Rochester quote about early settlers and a tall beacon mast in the town. Ancient plans show a cross timber platform with a stone base and iron arms holding a 65 foot high iron basket for burning tar as a signal light. The beacon stood over 200 feet above sea level, visible inland to warn of invasion.
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