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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1916
Page
15
A letter exchange ages concerns about daughters staying home to help families vs attending a summer camp. A correspondent argues girls forfeit rights until married, while others propose earnings driven plans for daughters to fund clothing, education, and vacations. Another reader urges thrift, home work, and elder care proposals among sewing circle members.
The piece highlights large pockets, deep collars, and plaid waistlines with serge skirts. It notes the tichu style making big brooches effective and tasselled bead girdles for evening waists. White chinchillas wool velours and novelty fabrics are favored for sport coats.
Stubby Perkins faces spring fever and a kiss mishap with Betty Merie as Spike Jones teases Clarice the doll. Stubythwarts the boys, saves the doll, then impulsively kisses Betty, provoking slapback and a vow to avoid girls. The gang reshuffles with a humorous pledge to hate girls until spring passes.
A household tip advises folding two soft cloths into several layers and placing them over the knees under stockings to ease floor washing. With a pail of warm water a soft cloth a plate of laundry and a clothespin scrap, a woman can scrub even rough floors without kneeling pain.
A poem extols sunrise as the driver of heroic effort and public service. It celebrates sunrise as a symbol of achievement and moral courage, urging steadfast action against evil and praising the soothing and inspiring power of song and light.
A teenage correspondent asks if she should stay with a lover who cannot support a wife for six years. The advice notes that frequent disagreements occur in any educated pairing and that waiting six years could see empires rise and fall. true harmony comes from patience and effort.
A solitary figure notes the delayed spring in desolate April fields. Birds wander between bare trees as snow covers hollows. She muses on divine timing, comparing her waiting to the world’s late season and seeking solace.
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