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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1920

Page

17

Then you will stay The brave in a graveyard of love

A dramatic line proclaims resolve and companionship amid loss and defiance. The speaker asserts steadfast courage alongside an unseen ally as sorrow and memory bind them. The verse teases a pledge against fear within a grim, affectionate landscape.

Woman Overcomes Mortgage Fears to Build Illinois Orchard

Mrs. P. J. McAvoy of New Burnside Illinois faced despair after her husband’s death and a looming mortgage on 40 acres of apple bearing land. She secured a two year extension by convincing the mortgager of future land value and then paid the due amount with profits from diligent orchard care. She spent nights in the fields protecting buds with brush fires, shielding trees with cornstalks and homemade sprays, and eventually built Illinois’s finest orchard and earned recognition as a leading fruit authority.

P. J. McAvoy New Burnside

Household Hints and Do It Yourself Cures

Practical tips on repurposing leftovers from gravy to starch and fish to breakfast hash. Recipes include saving pot skimmings to melt fat into lard, making a long lasting paraffin candle, and a cork extraction method using greased bottle necks, hot water, and air expansion. Names and addresses included.

G. W. Harris Liberty Street Rockland Nancy Murphy Dustin Street Brighton Albert H. Twite Provincetown

50-50 Bills Debate Splits Opinions in Sewing Circle

Readers weigh the 50 50 proposition for paying dates as Lucile and others defend equal sharing. Letters critique "Turn About" and celebrate suffrage and fair play while a 22 year old contributor recalls experiences with male guests and expenses.

Day Moon Dream on a Hilltop with Two Artists

A pale day moon shines on a green hill where an artist and a cooking teacher discuss art and practicality. They flirt through casual dialogue, comparing nature to an artist and debating marriage, with a distant wedding and a canoe scene adding backdrop to the quiet encounter.

Annette Annette Fraser

Postal Letter Box Policy and Return Enclosures

Readers are told letters are answered in arrival order and to include correct names. Writers should enclose a self addressed envelope for a reply and ensure all communications contain proper identifiers. The note emphasizes orderly handling and proper postage or return arrangements.

Overheating Causes in Automobile Radiators

Letter to the editor discusses radiator overheating with Appleton guide cited. It lists causes like carbonized cylinders, low-speed driving, insufficient lubricating oil, retarded spark, racing engines, clogged muffler, carburetor misadjustment, broken or slipping fan belt, jammed radiator tube, leaky connections, or low water.

Automobile Owner's Guide Appleton

Franklin cent first US coin minted by act of Congress

The 1787 Franklin cent is cited as the first coin legally authorized by Congress. It bears the motto Mind Your Own Business and is now valued at 10 to 25 cents.

United States United States Congress Miss Champagne

Costly home use of electricity vs light bulb power

A state weights and measures document notes the same electricity needed to light a 24 candlepower lamp for four hours could run a sewing machine motor two hours, a 12 inch fan two hours, a six pound iron twenty minutes, a vacuum cleaner forty five minutes, or wash five tubs of clothes.

Department of Weights and Measures

Enlistment requirements for a Marine recruit

The young man must be a U.S. citizen aged 18 to 35, literate in English, of good moral character, physically sound with good eyesight and hearing, at least 20 sound teeth, unmarried with no dependent relatives, at least 64 inches tall, and weigh at least 1124 pounds stripped.

United States

Creamed Fish and Veal Croquettes with Brown Sauce

A midcentury kitchen note outlines creamed fish croquettes with breaded crusts, fried in hot fat, served with veal cutlets in brown sauce. It includes a brown sauce recipe, egg and milk batter steps, and a custard with coconut flavor and a peaches and cream freezer mixture credited to Mrs. A E Matthews of Belfast and Mrs. Jeannette Bolduc of Augusta, Maine.

A. E. Matthews Belfast

Song of a River River cleanses and purifies flow through life

A lyrical meditation on a river's purity and love as it moves under blue skies. The verses celebrate its cleansing waters, sunny shores, and memories stirred by its ripples, capturing a timeless riverSong's vivid imagery.

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