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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1920
Page
27
A London winter night scene in which a couple quarrels over drinking as a soldier and a girl share a tender moment amid a street bus crowd. The man’s behavior and the onlookers frame a harsh urban vignette with vivid facial details.
Readers debate the character of today’s youth, defending plain dress and education while railing against frivolity. Letters from STENOGRAPHER OF 2, LOGICIAN, and YOUNG-TIMER urge high standards, parental guidance, and uplift through church, home, and school.
Lucy and Claire vie for the top thesis prize at a female college as rivalries unfold over two years. A hidden scheme by a trusted guardian alters the outcome when a faded ink trick leads to a blank paper, and a final confession restores Lucy’s fortune and happiness with Dick.
The ad claims Noon an s uiair Petrole stops hair loss from influenza, reduces dandruff, and leaves a healthier scalp. Barber shops offer fifteen cents per application while stores sell it for one dollar per bottle. Noonan & Sons advertise from 38 Portland Street Boston.
A collection of home tips includes using a fork to cut shortening into pie crust, preserving crust with scissors, and making a cherry juice drink. Other hints cover baking powder effects, lemon rubbing to preserve bread boards, keeping oven doors open to prevent rust, salt as toothpaste, marmalade in prunes, vinegar uses, butter on cheese ends, and cleaning enamel furniture with baking soda solution.
Polka dotted linen blouses feature rust beige and castor colors as favorite spring shades. Pleated organdie accents appear in dresses made from other materials.
A feature blends garden planning with simple home recipes from readers like Mrs. Powers, Mrs. Pero, Mrs. Hentschel, Mrs. Howe, and Mrs. Frost. It urges preseason layout on large paper, choosing hardy annuals, plus provides ham muffins, baked rice and raisins, corn fritters, lemon pie, and sweet potato cakes with reader-credited instructions and addresses.
Walt Mason recalls Marconi’s claim of nightly signals from distant worlds likely Mars Venus Jupiter Saturn or another planet. The poem playfully imagines cosmic chatter about weather and crops as humanity longs to connect with stars.
Poem from 1920 by the Bentztown Bard published by Southern Press Syndicate. Describes a valley of light over shadow and night, with imagery of blooms birds and cheerful dawn. Refrains include light hearted dances and hope against darkness before trailing off.
A 1920 McClure Syndicate feature questions dream significance as an old belief, noting modern skepticism and presenting the series as an exploration of historical interpretations rather than personal belief.
Mysticus notes green figs bring good fortune in dreams especially for lovers though dried figs hint at festive banquets. A woman asks about a favored man who has grown distant, and the columnist suggests addressing him openly as a friend to restore trust or accept that he may end the relationship.
Straight lines and low belts dominate the newest frocks with cerise satin visible through openwork silver cloth evening sandals. Fashion notes highlight sleek silhouettes and metallic accents in current party wear.
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