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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1917
Page
13
Dorothy Miss White and I discuss fashion and gossip focusing on clothes. She praises a simple yet striking coffee color charmeuse outfit with sealskin details and peplums, inspiring ideas to repurpose a sealskin muff into interchangeable fur trims.
A poem urges following a guiding woman figure through life. It emphasizes love leading to clear paths, escape from mist and hate, and an eventual life’s golden end. The speaker pitches trust in her counsel and wisdom as she guides along the way.
The text praises a French figure who borrowed money to feed soldiers, returned to France after the war to champion liberty, originated the tri-color cockade, and was celebrated in America where he received $200,000 and a township of land. He admired Washington and named his son after him, hailed as the era’s most popular foreign guest in the U.S.
Readers respond to a debate in a wartime column about gender roles. “ONE WHO KNOWSS” argues girls should learn domestic skills to support future marriages, while “A SOLDIER'S MOTHER,” “Little Emily,” and “THIRTY-THREE” counter with praise for boys’ wartime duties and advise practical support for mothers managing large households.
Judd M. Lewis laments the departing soldiers in Houston as crowds dim with tears. The poem honors the khaki ranks marching toward battle for homes, freedom, and democracy, praying God blesses and keeps them as allied forces bear the brunt.
A fragment describes a British officer offering services to the American army as a volunteer, serving without pay, rising to major general, and fighting bravely in battles including a clash with Cornwallis who reportedly taunted him. The text ends mid narrative.
The guide explains using silverware for fruits and fish and substitutes like bread when fish knives are unavailable. It outlines seating honors at luncheons and dinners, advising where the guest of honor sits and how hosts arrange seating for ladies, gentlemen, and close relations.
Advice article urges new mothers to prepare for infant care by storing scented baby clothes and learning feeding skills. It emphasizes nursing best practices and ensuring the baby receives nourishing care if direct nursing is not possible.
An old advertisement argues raw cows milk is risky and dirty while Nestlé's Food provides a sanitized milk drink for babies. It explains Nestlé's as a dry powder mixed with water, promises a free trial package of 12 feedings, and offers a book about babies from Nestlé Food Company, 261 Woolworth Building, New York.
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