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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1918
Page
11
A collection of sugarless dessert ideas including a date and milk pudding with maple syrup, cornstarch, and vanilla. prunes as substitutes. a cornmeal flour cake with molasses. a sugar free cake using corn syrup and eggs. popped corn sweets with syrup and vinegar. and stuffed prune and date confections with nuts.
Boil unpeeled potatoes in salted water 20 to 36 minutes then drain immediately to prevent sogginess. Peeling before cooking wastes portions. keep skins on to preserve nutrients. For mashed potatoes, peel after boil, mash, and add salt butter or margarine and hot milk. Learn more from Farmers Bulletin No. 807.
The Boston Post seeks funniest story submissions of up to 200 words with reader names and addresses signed. Prizes include a Double Gold Eagle 820, a Single Gold Eagle 10, and 5 in gold. Judge panel includes Newton Newkirk and Joe Toye.
A Roslindale woman bought five cents worth of bologna, found cloth ground in, and confronted the butcher. He replied that for a nickel she should expect silk, naming Miss Stella Wolejko of 12 Hilburn Place, Roslindale.
An anecdote from West Somerville recounts Daniel Webster aboard a crowded steamer. A fellow passenger borrows Webster’s brush while dressing, then Webster nonchalantly tosses it out the window, proving his generosity and humor in a quirky old tale.
In a small railroad station an elderly woman confronts loafers smoking and asks if smoking is allowed. A man of professional appearance replies politely that there would be no objection if she wished to smoke. Article by George R. Cate from Brookline.
A college professor walking in thought slips into the gutter and jokes that his life leg has developed a severe limp since leaving home. The remark is shared with a friend who asks about his health. The note at 260 Main Street, Hudson, accompanies the quotation.
A Kentucky mountain town stunned by the sight of an automobile and a subsequent motorcycle. A mountaineer exclaimed with wonder at the transportation cost and novelty, illustrating frontier isolation in Popular Electricity.
The Sewing Circle invites Post readers to send in problems or comments with pen names optional. The winner receives $5 weekly. letters are screened and the author of the top letter is announced on Sundays. The column contains views on wives managing finances and marriages, with readers sharing opinions.
A column notes library study as ideal, informal gatherings hinder the goal. It advises a home evening wedding with guests served standing, ices, cakes, and coffee, and recommends gloves for the bridegroom and ushers. It also mentions a social custom about leaving a business card in calls between unmarried women.
The Spartan mothers sit with patient eyes and empty arms as sons march to war The poem honors mothers in crowded towns and farms whose children go off to break the Kaiser's power One mother longs for another son to give so future generations may live in safety and peace
Elizabeth Fry born May 21 1780 Norwich Eng Quaker reformer renowned for prison improvements. She married John Fry in London at 20 and led reforms at Newgate and beyond visiting many nations to improve conditions. She died about 1845 after a long career aiding prisoners and education.
Facts and fashions note shell pink batiste forms a pretty bridesmaid frock. Capes for dress occasions are crafted from taffeta satin and poplin.
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