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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1917
Page
11
A long reader column from the Boston area features multiple voices urging parents to protect youth from cigarettes and drinking, with anecdotes from a Canadian mother and a woman identifying as a “has been.” The letters call for a united effort to save young people and condemn permissive behavior as harmful.
A fashion note describes a new blouse in dark blue georgette crepe with violet embroidered panels, bell sleeves, ecru filet net neck detailing, and green silk cord with two blue and violet Chinese tassels.
Reading the poem sequence Qui vive quotes France and a nameless war procession. The speaker contrasts battle imagery with a larger tribute to the Spirit of Man advancing through history, urging reverence as leaders and a monarch pass in a timeless march.
The Post invites all women readers to write to the Sewing Circle with their problems and opinions, inviting active participation and discussion in the column.
In Norwich Connecticut the nickname Rose of New England is explained as referencing its natural beauty with circling streams wooded mountains and fountains. The letter notes poet Stedman praising the scene and asks about abandoned farms which are described as extinct, replaced by taxed homes or market gardens worked by immigrants.
A reader asks how to fasten an envelope flap to resist reopening after steaming. The method claims moistening the flap with raw egg white, sealing, and drying so the seal cannot be opened without detection. The note presents the idea as a purported trick rather than a proven security measure.
Geologists note New England hosted volcanic activity over 36 million years ago. An earthquake struck the region in 1755 with several smaller shocks recorded afterward.
Readers ask about German phrases Donner and Blitz meaning thunder and lightning and compare to By thunder. A letter notes Thomas Parr's age of 152 or 153 years is unlikely today. The Massachusetts Soldiers' Home in Chelsea on Powderhorn Hill was built as a summer hotel, not a military facility.
A visitor to Boston asks for directions to the Aquarium at Marine Park. The answer: take a City Point car from Adams Square to the end of the line, where the Aquarium is located.
Dear Miss Champagne advises that when a young man faces multiple admirers he should propose engagement with a ring to settle the doubt. The writer argues commitment shows courage and will secure a cherished position in the girl's choice.
The verse extols nation making as forging an army from blood and bone to defend the realm and raise a throne. It contrasts grand purpose with daily trade, calling the sacred mission a sacrament that endows the race with a life-affirming spirit.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton born November 12 1816 in Johnston New York. The famed suffragist sparked equal rights efforts after hearing women’s legal grievances in her father’s office and vowed to change discriminatory laws. She married Henry B Stanton in 1840 and helped organize the Seneca Falls convention in 1848.
Household tips include converting a worn fountain pen into a crochet hook container and sealing bottle tops with paraffin to prevent leaks. Use pressed hot-water bags as pot mats to protect surfaces. For meringue, add a half egg shell of cold water per egg white and bake with a pinch of baking powder to prevent shrinkage. Mrs H W Harvey Massabesh Street Manchester NH.
Dorchester resident Mariner L. Steeves aged 87 was found unconscious yesterday in his home bathroom with gas flowing from an open jet. He was taken to City Hospital where doctors hoped for his recovery.
The notes advise prepaying postage on long distance wedding gifts and labeling with the bride’s initials if typed. A bachelor's gift should be useful or ornamental, not jewelry or apparel, and money gifts are limited to close circles. Visiting cards should show permanent addresses in the lower right and local addresses in the lower left when traveling.
English women wear tea gowns as dinner dresses as fashion notes describe flame colors paprika terra cotta and caverns. A black velvet hat trimmed with gold satin ribbon complements the era's belted chemise frock and fur trimmed coats paired with one piece dresses. Skilted skirts suit velvet coats for girls.
A Boston Red Cross notice lists contributions to the War Relief Fund for Oct 1 to Oct 31, 1917, with multiple donors including Boston Wool Trade Golf Club and several individuals. The two prior acknowledgments amounting to 87812.83 are noted, and the total as of Oct 31, 1917 is 88689.75.
A service flag with two stars was raised from Central Fire Station on Merriam street Lexington yesterday. Firemen Charles H. Mugridge of the 1st Field Artillery at Camp Devens Ayer and Elmer B. Denham in the United States Navy are the two men now in the service.
A Bar Harbor mother praises Dr True’s Elixir for her sick child after six doctors failed to help. The ad claims the remedy tones the stomach relieves worms and lists worm symptoms. Available in small bottles priced 40c 60c and 1.00 with a mail address in Auburn Maine.
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