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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1922
Page
11
A farewell poem to the man who will succeed the speaker. The poet hopes the future bearer gains strength from his battles and passes on hard-won lessons. He imagines a reunion beyond life and prays the successor finds purpose in unfinished work.
A reader column presents letters debating marriage motives from readers calling themselves Beauty Her Sweetheart and Youth. Readers discuss love money and freedom with opinions on why women marry and the role of a husband and family in postwar life.
A reader disputes Lady Astor’s quote about intelligent women and argues the idiom tuck of drum means a beat or tap of a drum. He cites dictionaries and references from Whittier to Spalding to support the phrase’s long usage in Scotland and England. New York May 16.
Boston Newsboys Reading Room members heard a radio concert last evening in their quarters. After Medford Mics de radio finished its programme, the boys tuned in to the General Electric Company's Schenectady station broadcast.
Helen E Ohrenschall an artist whose work in this line has drawn international notice. Copyright 1922 by the McClure Newspaper Service.
Moses addresses the camp at the foot of the mountain. Aaron defends himself blaming the people for their wickedness and the offering of gold for an idol. Levi volunteers to act and the Lord commands a purge through the camp, about three thousand men die.
Letter Box readers are asked to include self addressed envelopes for replies. An inquiry asks for the size of Odd Fellows membership in the United Kingdom with figures for Manchester Unity and Grand United Order totals. A question on Belgium’s national language notes both French and Flemish, with Flemish tied to Low German and Dutch.
The highest tides in Boston harbor under normal conditions reach between 11 and 12 feet. Strong winds can shift these figures by varying amounts, producing deviations from the typical rise.
A gray crepe Marocain frock features a short boxlike coat tied by a bow at the neck and a two inch border of self material pleating on both coat and dress. A novelty chain girdle sits at the waist above the hips and a square neckline frames the pleated hemline for a slimming effect.
Sunday post full page of recipes features baked halibut with salt pork and lemon, baked liver with gravy, vegetable soup without meat, imperial salad with asparagus and truffles, pot roast, Dutch stew, and roast beef hash in ramekins. Recipes credited to Mrs Joseph Daneau, Bessie M Power, and Mrs Thos Butler with addresses in Lisbon NH Chelsea and East Lynn.
Poet Walt Mason laments neighbor Pink McGill who fakes illness and laments imagined pains. The speaker argues McGill could be vibrant if he abandoned pills and despair, while noting his knowledge of lore and chance to tell grand tales. Copyright 1922.
Ruth Leigh advises readers on choosing a fireless cooker focusing on exterior cleanliness insulating materials and tight seals. She emphasizes seamless aluminum interiors durable crevices free utensils with tight covers venting for baking plates and strong locks and hinges and that size should match typical food quantities.
General Manager Dana of the Boston Elevated promised a residents hearing before any one man car service could begin in South Boston. The pledge was given to a delegation from the Trade Association of South Boston and local businessmen.
Dr. George P. Cutting, president of Arcadia University in Wolfville Nova Scotia, was elected president of Colgate University today by the board of trustees. A Yale graduate, Cutting was a notable football player in his college days.
The text notes olive oil may be used to oil delicate mechanisms only after removing acids. It outlines methods using caustic soda and alcohol or sulphuric acid and weak lye. It adds that automobile engineers advise against using any vegetable or animal oil on motor vehicle parts.
The Encyclopedia of Etiquette recommends saying I am very happy to meet you Miss when introduced to a lady. The Post questions if I am glad to meet you is appropriate for a gentleman in formal introductions.
A historic note asserts salt thrown into a stove extinguishes a chimney fire by producing muriatic acid gas which is claimed to be a fire extinguisher. It states the salt must be burning to release the gas. This reflects older, nonstandard firefighting beliefs.
Gray's Anatomy lists 26 vertebrae in the spine 8 skull bones 14 facial bones 64 bones in the upper limbs 62 in the lower limbs 26 ribs and others totaling 206. Other systems count distinct bones differently leading to varying totals.
The writer notes butter can form if cream is warm or beaten too hard. Suggests chilling the bowl with cracked ice and using a strong downward motion when beating with a spoon to drive air into the cream.
The war between the North and South from 1861 to 1866 is termed civil because it occurred within the United States among citizens of the same nation. The word civil derives from Latin civilis meaning of a citizen, tying the conflict to civil society rather than foreign invasion.
A brief note previews P. G. Wodehouse's The Golden Flaw a tale focused on a barber's romantic mishaps. The piece appears as a feature in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
Washington May 19 Invitations to 150 nations colonies and commonwealths to send representatives to the Worlds Dairy Congress to be held in an American city yet to be decided in October 1923 were issued by the State Department in the name of President Harding. A Congress resolution directed the President to issue them.
For Saturday shopping items list imported gingham shirts priced at $6.75 with organdic collars and cuffs and white crochet buttons in sizes 84 to 46. Also available in larger sizes 48 to 62 at $7.60 on the sixth floor.
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