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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1914
Page
13
Poem narrates moonlit visions of elfin lands and forest nymphs with dreamlike scenes of daisy fields and sapphire seas. Repeats moonbeam imagery and woodland revelry while invoking witchery and heartbreak amid natural wonders. Copyright 1914.
The article notes a trend toward trimmed tunics matching waist trims, crepe de chine lingerie in pale shades, and a strong fashion for feathers and ostrich trimming on gowns. Black lace waists over white surge in popularity, long coats suit tall figures less, Norfolk country coats rise, and Petrograd blue appears as a new color inspired by Russian troops.
The Boston Post Sewing Circle column prints letters from readers about romance with sailors. Women share experiences of husbands and lovers in the Navy, weighing home life versus sea service, urging loyalty, and offering practical advice on trust, work, and support while partners sail abroad.
A reader asks if happiness comes from marrying a man who loves her or from marrying a man she loves who is indifferent. Mildred Champagne provides guidance on balancing affection, compatibility, and lasting happiness in marriage.
New York fashion notes winter trends include a coat dress for business wear with heavy cloth body and silk underskirt. A silk girdle and launderable collar finish the look, while gaiter topped shoes complement the shoe top length skirt for snowy weather and color scheme.
The author argues that a devoted husband can win a wife’s affection more surely than a husband who is loved is kept by a wife. A woman depends on love and devotion, making her miserable without it, so a balance of love is ideal with priority to the woman’s happiness and security.
Sunday Post presents a page of home style recipes including American Chop Suey with spaghetti and hamburger layers, two oats bread with yeast, rice pudding without eggs, and baked squash with molasses. Notices credit Mrs. C. E. Healy, Mrs. Olive Darrah, Mrs. John O’Brien, and Mrs. George H. Thompson with their address details in Lewiston Bangor Attleboro North Adams.
The article states that about 180 million acres of national forests exist across the United States and Alaska, highlighting the vast extent of federally managed woodland.
Dr. Stanton Coit of London in a rapid fire interview declares American wives are slaves of their husbands. He also forecasts socialist expansion after the war and cites European unrest aiding class unification in England.
Dr. Coit argues England checkmated Germany and urges American preparation for war through military education of children. He criticizes Roosevelt policy as right, warns of a second rate power fate, and accuses Munsterberg of German interests. He also makes controversial remarks on American women and proposes income sharing by law. Southampton Boy Scouts donate jam to Shirley hospital.
Poems printed to mark the 50th anniversary of Sherman’s march to the sea. The second stanza is omitted. The piece recalls Union resolve as the procession travels from Atlanta to the sea with chorus lines praising the flag and freedom while recounting Confederate boasts and the Union advance.
Four persons died and six were injured in an explosion at Noah Kanaza’s general store in Superior near Latrobe Penn. The blast destroyed the building and five dwellings with an estimated loss of 25000 dollars. Authorities suspect retaliatory dynamiting by men who had threatened Kanaza, a wealthy local resident.
Philadelphia reports a steady rain ending three months of drought. Rainfall measured at 1.24 inches in the city. Late fall crops suffered badly and several collieries in coal regions closed due to water scarcity. Rats are believed to destroy food valued at 60 million dollars annually.
In Baltimore on November 16 Monsignor Thomas J. Shahan, president of the Catholic University of Washington, was consecrated bishop. Cardinal Gibbons presided with Archbishops Prendergast and Moeller and many bishops and clergy in attendance. National officers of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and a Hartford delegation participated.
Henry Con quest Clarke a longtime Washington newspaper correspondent and postal official who helped found the rural mail delivery service died at his home after a protracted illness. He was 75 and born in Peterboro England.
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