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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1918
Page
17
Readers debate whether American women should feed German women and babies during the winter. A patriotic girl argues for aid to innocent victims while others urge thrift, reshaping wardrobes, buying bonds, and Hooverizing. A country schoolman cites the moral test of generosity.
A plain dull veil with a narrow beaded hem suits the new leather toque. A cape collar of point lace is fastened with a black ribbon bow. A yard of plain black maire ribbon can become a neck accessory with colored tassels and embroidery.
Miss Eva H. Martin recounts two sisters, Rhoda and Mabel, knitting for soldiers in a Red Cross effort. A delicate sweater with a hidden photograph becomes a token between Rhoda and her college love Jim W as he recognizes the girl and their romance deepens during wartime wait.
Any bit of fine linen eight or nine inches square can be made into charming hand rolled hand kerchiefs.
A humorous 1918 poem by Walt Mason satirizes flu convalescents who boast of their near death experience. It contrasts talk of weather with tales of illness and recovery, exaggerating doctors, powders, and amputations for comic effect.
Thomas Chatterton born November 20 1752 in Bristol England. The young poet spent much of his time at St Mary Redcliffe as his uncle served as sexton. He forged poetry supposedly from ancient manuscripts and sold pieces to collectors. At seventeen he moved to London lived in a garret faced starvation and died by arsenic before turning eighteen.
A poem recounts a devoted husband who supports his wife and five children by working long hours to educate their three sons and ease his mother in law’s life. The speaker condemns the praised woman for unfair remarks yet admires the husband’s burden and virtue.
After a matinee Florence forgot her gloves at the theatre and we returned to the lobby. The star of the comedy hurried out wearing a short rich satin coat, soft gray ensemble, feathery toque, chinchilla, and beaded chiffon paneling on the skirt.
A reader asks which of two suitors deserves a Christmas gift as she weighs affection for a younger man who has given gifts and a older suitor who shows clear love. The adviser urges honesty about feelings and warns the reader against complex entanglements, urging sincerity over flattery.
The text counsels a woman torn between two suitors to reject the first declaration briefly, ending the ambiguity. It argues such hesitation harms both men and suggests moving forward to allow a genuine commitment from the next suitor. It warns that lingering between two uncertain advances weakens trust and self-respect.
Household hints offer tips for cleaning and sewing. Rosa Newey of Boston suggests sprinkling tea leaves in ashes to aid sifting and reduce dust. Eva M. Kbelley of Harwich describes turning worn sweater sleeves into elastic waist leggings for children with simple tape and ends.
Cook one pound dates remove stones then blend with egg milk ginger vanilla and sugar to bake as a custard pie. Prepare cheese straws separately to accompany the dessert.
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