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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1917
Page
13
A reader laments cowards in conscription and urges bravery for country love. Greenbush defends American motherhood and the value of sacrifice. A farm wife recounts hard work and progress from pioneer chores to modern domestic life in New America.
A young wife, age 20, writes about leaving home two years ago and living with her Yankee husband. She notes a June marriage, plans to visit relatives next year, and welcomes a new baby next month while praising shared sacrifice and saving in the bank.
The Sunday Post features notable letters from readers of the Sewing Circle tonight. Readers share anecdotes and tips reflecting craft hobbyists' voices.
A poem contrasts the aging chaos of the world with hopeful visions of a future gold. It speaks of the heart’s stamp as certain as daylight, forged in suffering, and notes that beauty now will pale beside the moment when love’s deathless core bursts into a snowy flower.
In a Post letters page readers ask when to plant dahlias near Boston and discuss wireless signals circling the globe. They query Hague arbitration cases, Mecklenburg Declaration dates, iron vs aluminum, and the origin of a line about going on forever, with a note to read The Brook in the next section.
Practical domestic tips on using molasses boil and skim to remove raw taste. Spill on floor cold water to harden hot grease and prevent absorption. Clear black coffee with water and ammonia cleans black enamel. If lamp oil spills do not use water but cover with flour sand salt or ashes. Mrs H B Crosby East Boston.
Extracted from Miss Edythe L. Purnell's recipes. Souffles mix chopped cooked meat with butter eggs milk flour and parsley then bake twenty minutes. Beefsteak and Oysters pairs broiled steak with a buttery oyster sauce spooned over. Marshmallow Dessert blends marshmallows peaches and whipped cream with nuts for a chilled family treat.
New crepe de chine waists feature square necks while hats use burnt goose feathers extensively. Under garments show bib effects and bridal robes gain color. A medieval touch appears on many bridal gowns with three quarter length sleeves and long white gloves. A tassel trim decorates hats, adding a graceful sidefall.
A 19 year old writes about a 26 year old beau who visited, planned to meet midweek, and then vanished without contact. The column advises the young woman to forget him until he explains, noting the common pattern of men abruptly ending visits to signal disengagement.
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