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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1920
Page
19
All day I wished for blue Delft and a curving highboy. My heart bore a weight of longing as night fell. The twilight softens the crest above my doorstep and stars rise. My heart becomes hushed with beauty and my spirit stirs and sings. What is wishing and what are things.
In the Sewing Circle column readers discuss the reality of women’s suffrage and whether women should share costs and duties with men. Contributors from WOMAN VOTER to SATISFIED argue for and against equal footing and social expectations, urging responsible participation by both sexes.
A Maine mother of five describes her two year old daughter’s fever and near death for two weeks. She credits Dr True’s Elixir with a swift recovery and urges others to use it, noting worms and stomach troubles may underlie illness.
Practical tips on pre shrinking wool stockings to prevent washing shrinkage and on securing a bed valance around a spring mattress. Also guidance on drying damp feathers for cushions and pillows with a sun-dried storage method. Names and addresses included for Mrs Godfrey and Mrs Lee.
A weary visitor arrives at the Worthingtons’ bungalow and meets Rose the maid who serves luncheon, shares a lullaby, and helps the guest rest. Mrs Worthington’s past as an actress is revealed in a tense family exchange.
A humorous sketch about a tightwad who hoards money and scorns generosity. The poem contrasts his stingy mindset with belated notions of value and the idea that wealth cannot buy all things, ending with a satirical fate in the afterlife.
A lonely mother confronts a son’s wife Elizabeth whom she initially distrusts. The pair argue over appearances and truth until Elizabeth proves loyal and wins the mother’s blessing, revealing her care for her husband and a longing for family. Elizabeth asks for acceptance as the mother forgives.
The letter explains electors chosen by states equal to Senators and Representatives, electors meet to vote for President and Vice President, and certificates are counted in Congress. It notes California voted Democrat for Wilson and Massachusetts Republican for Hughes, illustrating state results guiding electoral votes.
A Sunday page offers home dishes including chicken patties creamed shrimp and peas beef stew pork chops with dressing apple roll carrot marmalade and more. Recipes credited to Mrs. Fred Chase Mrs I M F and others from Maine and Massachusetts.
In etiquette guidance, a gentleman driving to meet ladies should exit the car to assist them inside. The Cyclopedia of Social Usage notes taxicabs and private autos have easy access and the courteous companion should open the door and stand by it until the lady enters.
A Texan teen from Harvey uses his two Jerseys as capital to fund study at Texas A and M College. He rents a barn, milks the cows, and sells milk to cover tuition and living costs while earning profit. The plan yields an education with the original herd intact.
Printed Paisley patterns on novelty ribbons adorn georgette dresses with ribbersine and silver cloth. A red duyetyn wrap features pancy flat braid outlining tab effects on a fitted coat. One wrap has three arm holes. A tunic of chintilly lace sports jabot rides with tassels at the corners. A pessementerie trim on kid ground marks a chiffon taffeta dress.
Count Leo Tolstoi born September 8 1828 in Russia. He faced early loss and poverty in childhood and grew to write Anna Karenina and War and Peace after military service. He championed peasant reforms, lived among peasants, and died of pneumonia in 1910.
An elder recalls Boston weather, noting official highs around 90 degrees on September ninth in 1897 and 1884, with a record cold of 47 degrees in 1888.
An advertisement touts a four in one complexion cream that cleanses, bleaches, smooths, and rejuvenates. It claims to prevent dust, sun, and wrinkles, promising a youthful, delicate tint. Available as a seven and a half cent jar at general drug stores, from T Noonan & Sons of Boston.
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