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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1920
Page
11
Poem from Main Street and Other Poems praising home over wandering. Explores wanderlust, gypsy life, and the pull of a roof and dwelling, contrasting outdoor freedom with the comfort and belonging of a home. The verse reflects Kilmer’s sentiment on roads leading to a golden Town and golden Houses.
A Boston Post readers debate whether single women should be friends with married men. Pro arguments urge respecting marriage and avoiding harm to wives, while counterpoints allow friendships if openly known to families and without romantic intent.
A reader chronicles classic dilemmas of marital fidelity and friendship across romantic boundaries. It weighs the temptations of workplace romances, the impact on wives and husbands, and a college friendship that ends in marriage, highlighting motives, temptations, and the perils of misaligned affections.
Useful home hints include how to mount screws in plaster by a cement filled hole, testing egg freshness by water submersion, and using boiled potatoes as soap substitutes for rough hands. Craft tips describe making decorative work boxes from cigar boxes with cretonne and wallpaper lining and a matching fabric pin cushion.
Simple project tips include reviving wallpaper for room depth and making small frame panels from cut sample designs. DIY foot rests from tin cans form circles with twine and fabric coverings. Leather care with castor oil and shoe repair glue mix. Local recipes for hot water gingerbread and lima bean soup from named contributors.
Wash turnips bake slowly on oven floor turning until soft. Scoop, mix with butter pepper and salt then serve hot for a sweet creamy texture. Recipe by Mrs Josephine Sullivan 1822 Bathgate Ave Bronx NY. Brown sugar doughnuts list ingredients including light brown sugar melted butter milk cream of tartar.
Fashion notes describe fancy suitings and stripes with soft plaids. Lace remains in vogue for afternoon and evening wear. Net plaitings trim a pink Georgette crepe frock. Very long trains appear on some evening gowns. Suits feature silk coats and glazed taffeta skirts.
Betty schemes to win Mr. Barton as Alicia and Caroline quarrel over him. Barton arrives, Betty risks a misdelivered bag, and a ballroom match of charm unfolds as the trio navigates flirtation and pride at a riverside town.
Dreaming of playing dice signifies doubt and risk as well as potential inheritance from an unexpected source. Although winning predicts wealth from a relative, mystics warn of deception by supposed friends and advise guarding against underhand business losses.
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