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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1916
Page
7
A columnist counsels aspiring actresses on the harsh realities of film work. Mae Marsh is praised for authenticity while stock companies fade and stars dominate. The piece warns of endless tryouts, irregular pay, and the need to prove oneself before leaping into studios.
A collection of recipes from Mary E Russell of Neponset includes a sour milk dressing for potato salad and an oatmeal gingerbread. The dressing uses sour milk vinegar butter flour sugar mustard salt and egg with methods to prevent curdling. The gingerbread combines molasses butter or drippings brown sugar oats flour baking powder ginger mixed spices orange rind raisins and optional nuts.
The writer notes a perfect bridge evening and a gown arriving just in time. The dark silver gray chiffon dress features point sleeves with tassels, gray rabbit fur bands, a velvet coat effect edged with fur, long shoulder openings, a fur edged panel, and a high waist belt with tassels.
Letters discuss proper surname usage including middle initials and junior senior designations. Queries ask the meaning of Ivernia a Cunard ship name and distance Dover to Calais. Community notices announce Unitarian sermons and a pension-fund update with a farewell reception at St. Paul Cathedral.
A reader column addresses temptations faced by wives during postwar scarcity. Letters urge restraint and consider marriage vows, while arguing for fair sharing of companionship and urging husbands’ understanding. Companion outings with male friends are debated amid concerns of trust and duty. The Sewing Circle features note popular letters.
In a reader Q A Mildred Champagne says a young man may invite a girlfriend to his home for a week while they are not engaged, but a female hostess should accompany them to safeguard her reputation. She cautions that men should respect a girl's propriety and avoid actions that could harm her good name.
Fashion notes describe plain narrow suit skirts and chic fur throw scarves ending in large tassels. Velvet suits gain embroidery in Oriental colors, with chenille and heavy floss work. Velvet hats for children, colored linen hems, pleated separate skirts, and matching wraps complete the chic look.
A verse from 1916 reflects on morning light and optimism. The poem envisions singing at dawn, shedding shadows, and cherishing memories despite doubts and distress. The speaker seeks sunlit joy and resilience through the day.
The Post prints figures from the US census listing Methodist 7,828,829 Baptist 6,179,622 Presbyterian 2,083,617 Congregational 763,182 Universalist 62,000 Protestant Episcopal 1,026,048. It also answers inquiries about a girl 18 or older marrying in Massachusetts without parental consent and about annulling such a marriage. It notes a son with the father’s first name but different middle initial may still use junior.
The hint advises buying magnesia and rubbing it over a white satin hat, covering all surfaces and leaving it for days. Then shake loose the powder, and reapply if needed for a cleaner, fresher look, noting only true white satin is as white as real satin.
More than 400 builders and contractors gathered at the Master Builders Association hall on Devonshire Street to sing and cheer Old Glory and the Massachusetts State Flag. Addresses were delivered by Reverend Edward A. Horton, chaplain of the State Senate, and former Governor John L. Bates.
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