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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1918
Page
13
The narrator spends an afternoon with Dolly who sews a beige serge dress featuring a sash belt and multiple tucks. Dolly adds fur trim at the neck and wrists and finishes with large blue wool stitches along the tuck lines, creating an unusual, splendid dress.
A newlywed couple quarrels over duty and fairness then reconcile after a tense exchange. The husband grumbles about women while the wife asserts independence, leading to a quiet table scene where food and routine ease their strain. The pair end with renewed affection.
The feature notes describe belts threaded through buttonholes, square necks softened by ruffled net, spats with low shoes vs high shoes, tunics with boxy pockets, Shetland wool spencers in surplice style, high draped cuffs, plush three cornered hats, and a back-buttoned dress with large covered buttons from collar to hem.
The Oldest Inhabitant cites official Boston records for November 23 noting 11 degrees above zero in 1880 and 13 in 1888 as the coldest. The warmest on the date was 7 degrees in 1913, with rain recorded in 1909 and 1916.
Editor invites weekly best letters from sewing circle readers on whether to feed German and Austrian civilians. Several readers weigh moral duties versus ally aid, with positions for and against sacrifice and charity. The discussion features named readers and a rebuttal from an American reader praising restraint and aiding France and Belgium first.
A homemaker explains how a simple dinner of scalloped oysters with Al Sauce cheers her husband Jim after a hard day at the office. He enjoys buttered toast, spices, and lemon garnish, and the dish is described as quick and effective.
A collage of home recipes from the Sunday Post including Hoover Muffins without white flour, potato salad using cold mashed potatoes, barley flour ginger bread, squash cakes fried in a griddle, butterscotch pie, bean porridge, and hamburg with rice. Contributed by readers E M Higgins NELLIE B ZACKULAR Miss Carrie Pettibone Eva F Olney.
The piece extols breakfast as the happiest meal when shared with love and purpose. It links dawn nourishment with dream, action, and a united spirit to face daily grind and challenge with a smile. It calls readers to awaken, become earnest, and toil with goodwill.
A wartime poem by Guy Wetmore Carryl published by Harper's. It lauds naval prowess and national unity as ships sail and return home, invoking Mother Sea and Columbia to bless sailors. The speaker celebrates battle courage, divine favor, and the joy of peace as the great gray ships come in.
Private Terry McCloskey of Dorchester recalls the 26th Division’s blue Y D insignia and French silver rings made by a German prisoner as souvenirs from Fort Bourgne Brest in 1917. The rings bear Liberty War of 1917 and were given to company D of the 101st at Fort Bourgogne Brest.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra under Henri Rabaud performed a program featuring Grieg piano concerto with Olga Samaroff as soloist. Orchestral works included Schubert in B minor and Saint-Saëns in C minor with a large modern ensemble, organ, and four hands.
On Saint-Saens and Schubert both dissected as two ends of a spectrum Saint-Saens elaborate modern symphonic craft contrasts with Schubert lyrical personal romance The review praises Saint-Saens mastery while noting the Schubert symphony's deeper emotional reach and enduring mystery The conductor Mr Rabaud Mme Samaroff and others are highlighted with performance observations and historical context The text shifts to a dramatic campus vignette featuring Elizabeth J and a Red Cross meeting with an engagement reveal
Franklin Pierce born November 23 1804 at Hillsborough New Hampshire rose from state House to U S Senate as youngest member and won the presidency amid anti slavery opposition. He later traveled Europe then lived in Concord until his 1869 death. Also includes home care tips and Mrs Arthur Goodwin contact in Athol Massachusetts.
Hartford dispatch reports Robert Scoville stating Boston refineries are short of sugar while New York refineries are crowded. Buyers in Connecticut are advised shipments will come from New York.
Tips include rescuing a burnt cake by rubbing off the char with a lemon grater and discarding the damaged part. Drain tea leaves and coffee grounds via a punched tomato can. Dry collected bits in a small colander. Use soap wrappers to rub irons instead of buying wax. Some scraps can be fed to animals.
Questions flooded a scene of astonishment as Nan and Ethel wondered about a sudden event. Miss J- revealed past familiarity with the man involved and wished for better luck next time. The woman vanished as swiftly as she appeared.
The guidance covers using a typewriter for business only and avoiding personal letters. It advises tipping hats if a stranger is recognized while walking with a lady and placing a visiting card with flowers, with a possible personal message on the card.
Worcester November 22 Alderman Nardesse J Lavigne proposes an ordinance to forbid carrying red flags through streets or displaying them in public halls. The measure, part of the city ordinances committee agenda, will be considered Monday night.
Mr Newman presented War Time France with graphically described American aid in rebuilding districts railways docks and harbors. The lecture featured still and moving pictures including scenes of Rhétims fighting camp life trenches airmen and bursting shells drawing a large audience. The same subject is scheduled for this afternoon.
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