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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1919
Page
21
In a domestic scene Mary the maid improvises a dessert with Puddine to wow Mrs. Gordon and guest Mrs. Redfern. The quick chocolate blancmange made from milk and sugar cools into a creamy mould and inspires plans to keep Puddine on hand for future meals. Puddine comes in several flavors and costs 15c a box, enough for 15 servings.
A reader column replies to a woman’s letters about marriage, propriety, and resisting flirtatious behavior in theaters. Letters reflect concerns about self respect, modern flirting, and the idea of love as sacred, with various women sharing experiences and urging modesty and independence from men’s scrutiny.
A reader recalls meeting Mrs Tuisdale shopping who invites them to a concert tonight where she plans to sing. She notes the recipient’s name is near the top of the guest list, mentions mail delays, and praises her smart snuff color triconette gown with velvet brocaded chiffon waistcoat and olive green accents.
Corinne Roosevelt Robinson's poem in Service and Sacrifice from Charles Scribner's Sons. The piece recalls a child in bed hearing of cold hungry children overseas, seeking shelter and care. A mother's gentle arm and a prayer reassure that those in need may be sheltered, mourners may learn to sing, and the lost may be found.
A nineteen year old asks if she is foolish to stay faithful to a boyfriend who is away on business. The columnist says faithfulness is fair if he is serious and pledged, warns against competing admirers, and suggests acceptable outings with mutual consent and joint plans until he returns.
A home recipe narrative by Elizabeth Nickerson from Bangor Maine outlines making a fruit cake without eggs or butter using soda, sour cream, molasses, brown sugar, and flour, plus spices and raisins before baking. It also details poaching apples in sugar syrup, cooling, and filling with mashed bananas and pineapple, then topping with whipped cream and candied cherries.
Betty chats with Cap'n Andy on a windy shore and dreams of a wider world. A pilot crash lands near her home, Betty tends his wounds and imagines a future with adventure and the soldiers of love. Cap'n Andy humorously foresees the ship coming in by air.
An essay urging proper constitutional change through open debate in Congress and public discussion. The author argues human nature limits perfection and stresses using lawful, peaceful channels to improve government, including public forums and voting to test ideas.
Birthday of Philip II of Spain on May 21, 1527 is noted. The text calls him a stricter administrator who enjoyed drafting long reports and committee meetings, shaping later Spanish governance and the tendency toward red tape.
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