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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1918
Page
15
The Sewing Circle editor offers five dollar weekly prizes for best contributions and invites Post readers to send new problems or comments under pen names. Letters discuss husbands controlling money, housework value, and wage sharing, with responses from readers in Maine and beyond.
An advertisement touts La-may face powder as a pure, long lasting cosmetic that avoids white lead and rice powder. It claims skin benefits such as reduced pores and pimples, plus anti wrinkle effects, with a large size at fifty cents and a trial size twenty five cents.
Clara pauses briefly on her way to a reception and is described as looking unusually well in a grayish brown satin broadcloth and charmeuse afternoon dress. The outfit features a tight broadcloth skirt, a charmeuse overblouse with waistline fullness, peplum tucks, and long sleeves with matching cuffs.
Washington May 30 After tomorrow by order of the fuel administration no coal or fuel may be burned on or furnished to any private yacht for any purpose except cooking. Only ships in government service are exempt. Private yachts away from home port on June 1 may obtain fuel to return home by the shortest route.
Readers of the Dany and Sumay Post share a wartime burlesque anecdote about burying German dead. A soldier jokes that a moving man is not dead, insisting to shove him in regardless, reflecting the era's grim humor. Alma M Ryan signs the piece.
A Brockton note recalls a pupil named Mary who sat with feet in the aisle and chewed gum at school. Frustrated, the teacher demanded she remove the gum and place her feet in, a tale attributed to Julia Cappola of 199 Winthrop Street.
A man visiting a friend during a severe storm seeks lodging for the night. After being soaked returning home to tell his wife he would not return, he comes back to his friend's parlor drenched and explains his errand in a quiet, resigned line. Bernadette Flemming, 20 Queen Street, Halifax, N. S.
In North Georgia mountains a robust elder falls ill and a doctor prescribes quinine. After recovery her daughter Sary tries to cheer her with a lit corncob pipe and live coal, prompting the patient to shout and fear a fatal cartridge danger. Carolyn Hutchinson Cambridge article byline.
A drill sergeant at lineup orders left foot forward and a recruit raises both legs by mistake. The sergeant shouts across the line asking who is the blooming idiot holding up both legs, sparking a terse moment from the Lancaster, New Hampshire correspondent B. H. Meacham.
Daisy Dimple discovers a love letter her father wrote to her mother in courtship days. She reads it aloud to her mother who explodes in anger and forbids any involvement with the writer. The scene ends with deadly quiet in the house as the letter is handed over for reading. Randall H Campbell, 168 Porter Street, Stoughton.
The text explains how a high school girl might accept an invitation to an entertainment with a polite phrase and how to respond if she prefers another friend or declines. It notes that after an evening out she should simply thank the host for a pleasant evening.
The brother of John D Rockefeller, William Rockefeller, born May 31 1841 in Tioga County New York, moved with his family to Cleveland and pursued schooling. He worked as a miller’s bookkeeper and at 21 became a partner in a commission business.
The passage notes a man joining his older brother John D in the oil business, marking the start of the remarkable Standard Oil Company.
Reader asks about the origin of the term Prince of the Air citing Paradise Lost and about the deepest single snowstorm in New England. An old inhabitant recalls five feet on the level in December 1716 with drifts up to 25 feet in the following February.
A humorous letter questions health signs from endless eating and suggests hunger indicates not eating enough. The writer insists on a tongue in cheek tone about appetite and satisfaction.
The passage explains Montreal as a corruption of Mont Royal, meaning Royal Mountain. It notes the name’s origin links to a prominent hill and resembles the French term for royal mountain, reflecting the city’s geographic and linguistic history.
Listing vice presidents paired with each president from Grant to McKinley. Includes Grant with Schuyler Colfax. Hayes with William A. Wheeler. Garfield with Chester A. Arthur. Cleveland with Thomas A. Hendricks and Adlai E. Stevenson. Harrison with Levi P. Morton. McKinley with Garret A. Hobart and Theodore Roosevelt.
The letter asks if the U S flag has reached its maximum M stars and muses about Alaska Porto Rico and Hawaii becoming states. It questions future additions and hints at ongoing statehood possibilities.
An old hard rubbing method harms delicate fabrics. Lux soap dissolves completely in warm suds, letting you rinse three times with clear water. The Lux method preserves fine materials like silk, chiffon, and lace without abrasion or soap residue.
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