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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1918
Page
11
Paynesville era writer ALDRICH rose from a newspaper contributor to a leading Bohemian figure in New York. He edited the Atlantic Monthly for nine years, published seven poetry volumes and seven novels or short stories, and lived to age 71.
Letters push back on a husband who earns good pay yet insists his wife and daughter wear worn outfits. Contributors urge using usable materials, remodeling old garments, or sending clothing to charity, arguing for fairness, thrift, and self reliance.
Household hints describe soaking linens in cream of tartar solution overnight, bleaching handkerchiefs and towels. Ivy leaf infusion is used to revive black dresses with pressing, while milk and soap clean kid gloves or shoes and ink with milk restores color. Framingham Centre by Mrs A R Newey.
Poem from Tom Speyhill of the Ansac expressing a vow to march for freedom and die in the cause. It envisions leaving home for battles in Louvain and Northern France, facing desolation, comrades fallen, and gratitude to God for dying in freedom's name.
A fragmentary column offers etiquette guidance on manners for children, discretion at work, handling remarks, and table habits. It notes not to overthink a colleague’s comments, and mentions Marian vegetables and asparagus as table items with forks or fingers.
Post letters question whether Roosevelt Hospital in New York was named for ex president Theodore Roosevelt. The reply states it was founded by philanthropist James H. Roosevelt, born 1800. Also notes Senator-elect Walsh is a Holy Cross and Boston University Law School graduate, class of 1897.
The passage notes both gypsy and gipsy as spellings. It cites Ralph Waldo Emerson spelling with a y and adds gypsey as another variant. It implies both forms are encountered but gipsy is noted as more common in modern use.
A French soldier and his bride, married a month, visit as he aids in the Liberty Loan drive and remains on government work. The wife wears a violet blue voile dress with blue gray angora accents and a midnight blue velvet hat. She and Lucille reconnected after boarding school years ago and plan to stay in town all winter.
The article notes Mars has two small moons, the larger likely under 60 miles in diameter. It explains Mars’ moons rise in opposite directions, with one to the west and the other to the east, contrasting Earth’s much larger Moon.
A letter to the editor challenges Bellows Falls residents claim that the local bridge has the world’s longest arch span. The writer cites the Bellows Falls arch at 540 feet versus New York City’s Well Gate bridge at 977.5 feet.
The phrase traces to Edmund Burke who wrote in Thoughts and Details on Scarcity that people who depended on government bread would bite the hand that fed them at the first shortage, warning against reliance on those in power. The line appears in discussions of scarcity and governance.
The preferred form is I think it is likely. I expect likely is awkward and sounds nonstandard in modern usage. Use I think it is likely to express belief about a future outcome clearly.
Old elm said to mark a Mary Dyer hanging branch on Boston Common. The tree was reportedly damaged by the great June 1860 gale.
Queen Victoria born May 24 1819 at Kensington Palace was the only child of Edward Duke of Kent and Princess Victoria Mary Louise of Saxe Coburg Gotha. She was christened Alexandrina Victoria and was of British nationality.
A narrator reflects on a man who works hard to provide luxuries for his wife and widow friends mock his devotion. The tale contrasts Annabelle and Belle as potential spouses, suggesting fate and choices shape happiness. Bob's spending tests his marriage while a quieter life with his wife might bring more contentment.
Miss Annie Tobey, an electrical shop operative at the Portsmouth navy yard, won a rivet contest by driving 2 1/4 copper rivets into battery boxes in two hours. Machinists said this was a record for women riveters.
The passage cites official figures for Boston on November 11, detailing a cold record of 24 above in 1901 and 26 in 1873, a warmest 6 degrees in 1891, and no rainfall on this date in the past decade.
Janet and her mother clash over a girl whistling freely as she meets Bob C by the cottage porch. A friendship grows through nightly whistling exchanges and a later reconnection during a Thanksgiving visit, ending with shared memories and renewed hope.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich born November 11, 1836 in Portsmouth New Hampshire. He moved with family to New Orleans as a child, then returned to prepare for college but did not attend. He later referenced Rivermouth in Story of a Bad Boy as a noted early theme.
A reader asks Miss Champagne whether to continue dating a man who teases excessively, risking frequent quarrels. The reply suggests seeking clarity, requesting explanations, and proposing a peaceful plan either to stay united or part ways before marriage.
Ornament may swing from neck to hem if its cigr is black jet. Badger fur praised as durable and handsome among inexpensive options. A green velour dressy suit features fur cuffs extending halfway up the sleeves. Sports caps draped to resemble Arab headwear.
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