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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1922
Page
11
A reader letters column discusses gender roles in marriage. A husband argues for shared chores and frugal living while another writes on supporting a wife who works. Elinore and a third reader weigh values, appearances, and character in selecting a partner.
A reader laments aging, notes that handsome husbands rarely create lasting happiness, and warns flirtatious behavior harms marriages. The writer urges looking beneath surfaces, praises sincerity, and sympathizes with Miss Blank while advising she earns friends through worthy conduct. A second reader asks if constant thinking of a lost friend can bring reunion.
In a sharp wartime style exchange, two women argue that social events tempt ennui and bore them, while a man laments boredom of ladies parties. The referee notes the blunt tone but agrees with the sentiment.
A humorous verse about Josephine nagging over dieting as her husband tallies calories at a meal. He claims he keeps her lean, citing exaggerated counts for potatoes meat and desserts while insisting he acts for her figure. WHHELMINA STITCH.
A collection of practical tips including keeping cake moist with tissue pads, mending baby shoe soles with inner tube patches, cutting thin silks with a tissue barrier, cleaning wicker chairs with soap and water, drying thoroughly, using sandpaper for pots and pans, and polishing silks and silver with common household agents. Notes from Mrs J Gringer of Lyndonville and Mrs Thomas Downes of Providence.
Dr. Hendrik van Loon chronicles life in 1789 America with a population of about four million. He notes small city sizes, limited inter-state travel, rough roads, river travel, sparse social life, and occasional restrictions on theatre as officials enforce moral standards.
A fragment of a poem recalling childhood wishes cast to a star. The speaker laments longing for love fame fortune and life’s pleasures, then asks the star to lift life from sordid dullness and keep desire alive with a midnight jewel in the sky.
A navy blue frock in serge or similar fabric is cut with severe lines and softened by white embroidery. A loose apron panel echoes Worth models, concealing pockets above the hips, while sleeves are tightly fitted and tie at the wrist with embroidered bands.
Edges and gold stitching highlight smart felt hats for children. Ermine and Kolinsky edge the upturned brims of black velvet hats. A tinsel ribbon mimics groups of tiny nailheads. A plain material dresses the neckline and hem of a printed sports frock. A beige straight unbelted coat dress uses embroidered straps at the back.
A page of old time kitchen instructions detailing red cabbage curry style simmering with olive oil and vinegar, pumpkin pies with eggs, mincemeat, doughnuts, fried cod music? Actually dough. Includes explicit quantities and method for each dish and notes from different authors like Mrs Abbie Rifenburgh and Bertha Jorgengan. Also lists tomato soup bouillon and beef stock with long, precise steps and minor typographical quirks.
The piece surveys fluctuating standards from length measurements by light wave to calorie guidelines and milk as bone builder. It notes hat fashion clashes with hair styles, a London English horticulture claim, a potato yield record in England, and a famous cello theft prompting ethics in collecting.
The piece recounts the Queen's Fort near Providence a natural fortress of huge boulders linked by stones and guarded by Stone-Wall John. It details Queen Quaiapen a powerful Narragansett squaw Sachem and mother of the Pettaquamscutt sale Sachem and notes her death in 1676 during a Connecticut expedition.
A special service for clerks of the community will be held tomorrow night at the Morgan Memorial Church of All Nations. Invitations have been mailed to about 500 clerks and salespeople of the South End. James H. Fairclough Jr general superintendent of the Jordan Marth Company will give an address on The Place of the Clerk in the Community. A special musical program will be presented.
Luke Kimball shares a vision of joining Mr. Ashton in a new color film device venture at a Marvin Company powered firm Melissa warns against risking their rainy day fund Luke then learns Ashton needs twenty dollars and pauses on the deal.
A playful Halloween craft from 1922 describes a pencil with an orange pumpkin-faced doll as a favor. Black and orange cov ered pencils are used, with cotton and orange paper, painted features, bows, and a neck ribbon for guest names.
Burdett College hosts a Hallowe en event at Hal with Business Administration and Secretarial departments and a reception for entering class members. Decorations feature autumn foliage from the woods and campus attendance reflects the growing college grade departments.
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