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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1919
Page
23
A collage of Coleridge verses on youth aging, memory, and nature. The speaker reflects on youth’s joys and the passage of time, contrasting with age and loss, with imagery of flowers, shadows, and lingering friendship. The poem traces hope, pride, and the bond between youth and self as years pass.
A correspondent in a Dear Anxious Mother exchange argues that daughters should answer life’s call and pursue independence. The writer, an older woman calling herself OLD MAID, urges letting young women go, valuing liberty and pursuit of happiness over parental control and fear.
Recipes from New England Housewives feature roll dough with milk butter yeast and rising steps plus a pork chops with vegetables dish and a cheese sauce baked eggs with buttered crumbs and cream cheese sauce. Local contributors include Miss Katharine F Keane of Hingham and Mrs George B Hollis of Forest Hills.
A 17 year old asks if she should quit dancing to please relatives and a suitor who dislikes dancing. The columnist argues dancing is a fine art but warns excess and questionable venues exist. She suggests temporarily giving up dancing to maintain peace and show care for family and suitor.
A reader from Roxbury reports a revived bathroom with oilcloth walls and floor covering secured by tacks, plus a carpet strip for high-traffic areas. Other tips include raising a kitchen table, a stable feeding dish for pets, drying curtains on wet rods, cork repair for kettle spouts, and using inverted tumblers to keep salt dry.
A tantalizing mystery tale titled The Lion's Mouse by C N and A M Wilson promises a gripping start. The serial debuts in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine, inviting readers to follow a suspenseful plot from its premiere.
Lucille's insistence on marrying Carter sparks a clash with John and Uncle Rob of the Spencer & Spencer firm. Carter reveals he joined to winLucille and gain entry to the firm by a strategic ruse. Carter presents signed papers to join the firm as the two lions sign.
A cheerful heart and that's my creed as the Bentztown Bard sings of daily joy. The poem frames a hopeful ethos to heal wounds and scatter sunshine amid toil and sorrow with a lilting hopeful tone.
Miss Alice Stuart addresses a social morals dilemma about dancing with men of questionable character. The answer urges polite refusal to dance with any man whose moral character is objectionable, noting the intimate nature of dancing and the need to avoid improper familiarity.
A question about hosting long visits asks if it is proper to serve hash to guests. The answer affirmatives it as long as the hash is well cooked and attractively presented.
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