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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1920
Page
23
A reflective lyric by Louis J. McQuilland about a poet’s spirit and memory tied to a South Pacific isle. The verse evokes ocean sounds, trade winds, and nature’s bounty as a reckoning for a life of imagination on Treasure Island.
A Sewing Circle reader letter argues that impersonal friendships between men and women undermine natural marriage norms. It claims such relationships risk romantic entanglements and triangle dynamics, urging preservation of traditional chaste friendship. A counterpoint notes men often initiate deviations from an impersonal state and warns of heartbreak.
New York Miss Dorothy Dalton says her fame in the Aphrodite lead comes from her complexion. She touts a skin care routine using Liska cold cream and Derwillo, claiming instant beauty, lasting tint, and weather protection. Over 500,000 users report satisfaction.
Readers discuss the morals of relationships, comrade terms, and flirtation dynamics. Virginia and Bridget share experiences about men and older women, while letters answer questions on gas usage, Vermont gin history, i e usage, and ebony coloration.
A letter asks if slow vehicles must pull aside for fast traffic in Boston streets and cites Section 8 of Article 1. It also questions wrapping ice in newspapers to preserve it, arguing it defeats cooling. and asks why the abbreviation oz uses z, noting historical typesetting changes.
Household hints cover preserving cheese with cloth dampened by vinegar to prevent drying or molding, cleaning tinware with washing soda, birch finish with potash, lemon juice and salt for stains, and juice extraction tips. Also notes on white silk care, mirror placement, and cementing broken china with alum. From Mrs. Donnelly and Lucy Lee of Cambridge.
The feature outlines graduation dress ideas in white frocks made of organdie voile dimity and dotted swiss with Georgette options. The sketch shows a belled flounced frock with a bertha neck and a bow, designed for the moment when graduates receive their certificates.
Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit born May 14 1686 in Country. He originated the Fahrenheit scale and manufactured meteorological instruments in England Holland. He died in Holland 1736 after improving thermometer design. Galileo Newton early scales contributed to temperature measurement rising from water points.
A 1920 McClure Syndicate exploration explains why dreams were once thought significant. It notes modern disbelief and frames the series as an interest rather than belief, guiding readers on dream meaning.
A dream of stairs is a common dream with various meanings. Mystics see it as a sign of profits for business, but rising stairs warns of risky methods to reach success, while descending without using the banisters implies losses and hard work to recover.
A column answering social etiquette questions discusses weekend invitations and proper manners. It covers how long guests stay, the need to thank a seat giver in street cars, and how to set departure dates in invitations for summer visits.
Three friends known as the Blue Triangle run a galaxy of fortune telling boutonnieres at a charity bazaar. Madeline frets over no call from Donald Hunter while Leon Brown flirts, and Donald finally learns Madeline’s hidden feelings after a pansy fortune reveals a linked future.
A reader seeks guidance on how to reject a persistent young man who is a brother to a close friend. The advisor advises involving the friend, urging polite, decisive honesty while preserving harmony for all. Emphasizes that the sister understands and may help, and that the reader should remain friendly to the brother without agreeing to further dates.
Traditional household dishes are shared from New England housewives with recipes for baked brown bread scalloped tomatoes Southern salad sugarless cake and butterscotch pie. Contributors include Mrs H B Clement Mrs J McLeod Mrs F L Norton and A Myre with postal notes from Bristol NH Pittsfield DE Deerfield NH and Central Falls RI.
An amusing feature titled And He Never Did by Stuart MacLean will appear in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine next issue.
Dietitians recognize cheese as an ideal concentrated meat food. One pound of Kraft Cheese in tins equals three pounds lean beef and a gallon of milk yields this product. Kraft Cheese is packaged in sterile parchment tins, sealed and sterilized for indefinite shelf life.
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