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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1920
Page
25
Readers discuss whether pure friendship between men and women is possible and under what conditions. Arguments consider education, discipline, and the limits of attachment, with anecdotes about marriage, loyalty, and the dangers of blurred boundaries.
Household recipes excerpt featuring Tomato Soup by Ada Erskine and Tomato Gumbo by Mrs Joseph H Smith with Salmon a la Creole by Mrs R C Wood and Coconut Cream Pie by Mrs J B Johnston. Includes ingredient lists, steps, and serving notes from Cliftondale Providence Brockton Worcester.
A. Booth Tarkington continues The Seventeen series with The Other Things of Life to be printed in the next Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
Eleanor Grey writes to Bob and seeks a new life in a western city after a troubling choice. She prays for strength to forget him and to build a humane future while awaiting Bob in a hospital where he recovers, and a nurse Eleanor tends him as their intertwined fates unfold.
The author admires a wife who manages a large household with ease. She runs a morning routine, ensures hot meals for her husband, and keeps afternoons free by efficient planning. The piece ends by asking why such a city woman cannot adopt this approach.
Lenore Styles presents practical fashion fixes for common wardrobe issues. Clear tips cover fit, fabric care, and garment coordination to simplify daily dressing and extend clothing life.
The sketch presents a navy blue silk jersey embroidered dress designed for women with fuller figures. Its simple straight lines and minimal color contrast aim to avoid fussy effects and ease self conscious styling.
The oldest resident recalls Boston May 13 warmth with official highs of 84 in 1879 and 83 in 1906 and a low of 38 in 1876. He notes no rain on this date in a decade except 1912 1914 1915 1917 and 1919.
A lyrical poem from May Ellis Nichols extols the arrival of spring. Birds sing of Lady Spring as robins and bluebirds herald warmer days, urging wooing, nest building, and home life amid flowering daisies violets and whispering leaves.
An exploration of dream interpretation dismisses grand cosmic significance. It notes that many people seek meaning in dreams while acknowledging traditional views label them interesting but not important.
Dream lore links open graves to loss or estrangement, while a filled grave signals luck and rising fortune. Empty graves warn of bad news, digging a grave hints at hostile foes, and seeing one’s own grave carries the same omen. Reading tomb inscriptions implies an unpleasant duty and tombs symbolize inheritance. Emerging from a grave is a very favorable omen for success and happiness in old age.
A reader asks which movie earned the most money and how theatres pay to exhibit films. The Birth of a Nation reportedly grossed 2 to 3 million dollars, while films are typically rented with a daily or weekly flat rate.
A collage of reader questions covers topics from film economics and bird classification to Dublin Castle origins sugar nutrition and the Jumbo elephant mystery. The items present brief clarifications and historical notes, with dates and places named.
A 17 year old girl asks how to handle a persistent suitor while focusing on finishing high school. The advisor commends her resolve, warns she is too young for such attention, and suggests clearly refusing the admirer and avoiding meetings to dampen his persistence.
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