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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1919
Page
17
The Post prints the opening poem from Ella Wheeler Wilcox in memoriam, reflecting on death and life through dialogue between Life and Death. The exchange contemplates happiness beyond, the sorrow of humanity, and the mercy Death might offer to weary souls. The piece signals future Wilcox poems appearing Monday.
Eunice Harron leaves for a Halloween party and learns her brother Joe cannot attend. In the Cabot estate orchard she performs a moonlit rhyme with a mirror and unexpectedly reunites with Jim Cabot, who confesses his long-held feelings as they embrace under the autumn moon.
A Sunday Post page presents home recipes including Salmon Salad with potatoes and celery, Italian Creole with ham burg steak and macaroni, Norwegian Meat Balls, and Southern Baked Ham. Recipes credit Mrs. Dollie B. Taylor and Helen Hunt with street addresses in Dorchester and Boston.
Recipe style page offers directions for ham simmered in cider then roasted with cloves and brown sugar, plus baked stuffed tomatoes with bacon and a fruit jelly banana dessert. Letters discuss motherhood, daughters leaving home, and a married teacher’s advantages in education.
The oldest observer recalls Boston heat and cold for November 1 with official figures showing 74 degrees in 1888 and 1914 as the warmest for the date and 26 degrees in 1885 as the coldest. He notes no rain on this date in the past decade except 1911 and 1912.
Practical tips from readers include making homemade vinegar from apple parings by fermenting juice with sugar and molasses, and using ginger in doughnuts to reduce grease absorption. Also advised are methods for soft crust bread, using tallow with lard for frying doughnuts, and washing white silk gloves and stockings in warm water to prevent yellowing.
Readers ask about apostrophe use in contractions and abbreviations and debate Isthmus terms. A reader explains Darién versus Isthmus of Panama, and questions Curtis Harvard ties while noting Bowdoin College degrees. A query about Cochin China hens prompts a geographic clarification.
A widower applying for a marriage license need not present his wife's death certificate. He must, however, swear an oath that his statements are true, per the filing requirements described.
Sewell Ford’s Torchy and Shorty tale Hallam’s Bad Case will appear in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine. The humorous story follows Hallam in a lively, witty misadventure typical of the series with comic twists and period charm.
Black satin daytime gowns dominate the scene with color notes from metal ribbons. One dress features an orange and blue patterned girdle on a silver ground and a swagger bow at the left front. A second model uses black charmeuse with cream lace and silver accents, a long skirt, and a black and silver sash draping to the hem.
The article surveys fashion silhouettes and details such as raised waistlines, circular fullness, and cape collars. It notes squirrel gray hues, kimono sleeves, pannier dresses, and long sleeves with wide wrist flare. Evening wraps, draped blouses, embroidered fabrics, and ornate trimmings dominate, with boxy coats, brocade wraps, and the revival of straight and full skirts.
A pogrom is a disturbance or riot incited by officials under central government direction. It denotes state backed or officially tolerated violence against a targeted ethnic or religious group.
The note asks about a premium on a 4 cent dated 1804 large copper cent. Fillet Head variant reportedly worth from $ to $15. A cracked die version of the same date is said to be worth from $3.50 to $10.
To stop blocks sticking to wooden moulds saturate the boards before use. Wood should be saturated and, in practice, workers may plane and coat the mould with a soap and oil mixture so the cement does not cling and the mould releases cleanly.
The writer explains that cocoa is produced from cocoa bean seeds and used in making sweet chocolate by mixing ground beans with sugar and flavoring. Unsweetened chocolate contains no sugar.
The piece traces the idea that odd numbers are luckier across history from Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor to Samuel Lover. It cites lines about luck in odd numbers tied to divinity, nativity, chance, or death and notes later Irish verse echoing the belief.
The adviser cautions the young girl about pursuing a man twice her age with a separated status. It questions legality of attention, urges learning the couple's troubles, and stresses youth and the risks of marriage at a springtime stage. History repeats itself and caution is advised.
Stephen Van Rensselaer born November 1, 1765, American soldier and political leader, fifth patroon descendant. He served in the State Assembly and Senate, was Lieutenant Governor under John Jay, and backed the Erie Canal after war service. He founded an Albany school bearing his name.
A column on proper manners covers sending flowers to dance partners, when to use the word lady, cost sharing on dinners during car trips, handling a butter knife at table, and old habits like using bread to push food onto a fork. Answers reference Oxford guidance and standard etiquette practice.
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