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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1918
Page
15
Poem by Wilhelmina Stitch asks women to assess wartime sacrifices versus postwar indulgence. It urges sustaining frugality and shared duty for Liberty and vulnerable children, challenging renewed excess after peace returns.
Readers of the Sewing Circle weigh a patriotism question in a letter contest. The Post offers $5 for the most compelling view for or against discontinuing Christmas gifts to fund patriotic efforts. The excerpt includes a teen letter about family sacrifice and a brother’s wartime service tales.
A letter from a daughter asks about caring for a cherished dog while brothers fight in France. The writer advocates frugality, thrift stamps, and duty at home as a path to liberty for all. A reader named ETTA offers practical moral guidance on savings and self‑reliance.
The writer argues for patriotism through self denial and support of War Savings Stamps while maintaining business. It notes public figures like Mary Gray Brewer and William S. Hart joining Liberty Loan efforts and mentions Prince Yoshihisa visiting Mineola as part of a broader wartime sentiment.
John D. Shedd, chief owner of the Marshall Field Company stores in Chicago, rose from earning ten dollars weekly by stressing savings. He notes any young employee with a savings bank account catches his attention as a test of success and competency. Senor Beltran Mathieu, newly named Chilean ambassador to the United States, started as secretary of the Chilean legation in Washington.
A compact birthday bio notes Rutherford B. Hayes born October 4 1822. It recounts Civil War service as brigadier general and later roles as Congressman Governor of Ohio and president from 1877 to 1881. It also mentions civil service reform and specie payments resumption. Hayes died January 17 1893.
The article explains proper boiling of corned beef and ham. It advises adding beef to boiling water rather than cold to keep flavor and juices, and notes that hot water tenderizes less. Ham should boil four to five hours, then skins removed and served with cracker or bread.
A reader from Crowell Street Montello urges buying bonds to avoid future war. The fragment notes gentle boiling for meals and comparing mutton preparation with longer boiling time, signed by Mrs Richard Broderick.
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