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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1916
Page
15
Readers discuss diet and family budgets with advice on portions and protein. A Boston Post column shares tips on weight, nutrition, and frugal living, plus reader letters on child rearing and autos.
Miss A P T of Brookline seeks a list of hardy outdoor flowers that survive Massachusetts winters and yield growing blooms each year. Plant options include peonies delphinium golden glow lilies of the valley columbine hardy asters hardy chrysanthemums gaillardia hollyhock and other perennials available at seed and plant houses at small cost.
A Provincetown florist’s wife imagines flowers as friends and meets a poised young couple, the Lily lady, whose visits bring comfort to an ailing woman. Through Sabbath nights and nature rides, the Lily lady shows kindness and devotion as a naval officer husband travels and a Madonna like memory lingers.
A reflective piece on the allure of vampire roles in film and theater. It traces fans and aspiring ingenues influenced by Theda Bara, noting how dreams of vampiric style shift across eras from grandstage costumes to simple frocks and curls. It reflects on gendered fantasies and societal fashion trends.
The Detroit Free Press presents verses urging community uplift and civic pride. It encourages boosting local clubs, streets, goods, and neighbors, while discouraging negativity and blocking progress as a path to a stronger city.
A collection of old culinary instructions including mayonnaise style dressing without oil, clam chowder with pork and potatoes, and a chocolate vanilla dessert. Mentions Miss Eula B Whitney of Harvard Massachusetts R F D as an attribution.
A message from a mother who signs as The Mother of Three Grown Girls expresses gratitude to a reader who urged her daughters to read the author's articles and follow the guidance provided for stage struck young women.
A Bangor veteran asks what the peace flag is and notes the Bunker Hill monument stands 220 feet while Boston’s Custom House tower reaches 465 feet. A Boston Theatregoer inquires if actor Wilson Melrose remains with the Boston Theatre Stock Company and, if so, which company, adding he has not performed for two seasons due to illness and may be living in Athol, Massachusetts.
Poem lines describe how a small touch of green through love lifts weary spirits. Spring imagery contrasts with winter sorrow, noting how love brings hope, brightness, and a sense of heavenly light to life during troubled times.
Practical tips suggest using a large envelope and rolling pin to crush lumped confectioners sugar with minimal effort. For dressmaking, secure patterns to fabric with paper clips instead of pins to avoid marks. Provided by Mrs. Joseph H. Linsky of 164 Walnut Avenue Roxbury.
The Oldest Inhabitant cites official records showing the warmest May 20 in Boston reached 89 degrees in 1887, with 8 degrees as the warmest in the past decade in 1914. The coldest May 20 was 40 degrees in 1892, and 47 degrees in the last ten years in 1907, with rain on this date only in 1907.
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