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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1917
Page
17
A collection of letters to the Sewing Circle debates women’s superiority and inferiority to men. Contributors praise patience virtue endurance and lawfulness while contrasting sacrifices looks and social roles. Several voices challenge traditional expectations and advocate women’s independence.
A reader signs as SONNIE urges women to assert rights and avoid giving money to husbands. The writer claims a man respects a woman who speaks up more than one who stays silent, and notes many engaging letters in the Sewing Circle printed in the Sunday Post.
The piece recalls Betty Martin, nearly 17, dreaming of becoming a war bride. The narrator advises caution, stressing happiness and essential partnership over haste, while noting her gray-blue dress with black satin collar and pink rose. The tone mixes concern with sympathy for youth.
A collection of kitchen formulas detailing a Dutch pepper cake with molasses and spices, tripe batter, baked tapioca pudding, soft sugar and ginger cookies, and quince honey. The notes specify ingredients, cup measures, and optional garnishes for each recipe.
Patrolman James W. Gammon of the Athens Street station South Boston retired from active service at his own request after almost 80 years on the force. He will receive an annual pension of 700 dollars.
The speaker imagines a future around the bend with lovelier scenery. Meadows, birds, blue mountains, and a distant peace lift the heart from night. A fairer land awaits with clearer summits and a golden day, offering rest, shelter, music, and courage to move forward.
Birthday feature recounts Alexander von Humboldt born September 14 1769 in Berlin. It notes a frail youth who became Europe’s leading scientist, shaping physical geography and meteorology, authoring Die Kosmos, and dying after a long productive life. It mentions a devoted old servant receiving Humboldt’s property four years before his death.
A Post letter page collects queries on artillery speeds and sound, regimental history, Wendell and Emerson lineage, Jefferson Daviss, Anglo Saxon language, and the value of Boston Common and Public Garden. Responses reference historical figures and places with brief notes.
A fragmented etiquette piece outlines carving a chicken with wing and breast cuts, serving sequence for salad, napkin folds, and proper dance etiquette. It notes reserving white meat with dark, serving wafers with salad, and polite exits if leaving a dance early, including asking the next dance.
A wartime scene honors a son who marches with khaki and a scout hat as he follows the flag and bugle. The mother’s prayer awaits his safe return beyond the lilac-crowned gate.
Thirty five of the fifty two Somerville patrolmen eligible to take the examination for sergeant went to the State House yesterday and were examined for promotion. Lieutenant Carter was the only captaincy candidate to take the examination recently, and the sergeant vacancy will be filled from those who took yesterday’s exam when the captain position is filled.
Household hints advise pre arranging breakfast the night before to save time. Set coffee, cereal, muffins and muffin pan ready, then start the fire. a maid is not required to keep a household running smoothly. John won’t miss the car if you are late.
The Boston Post invites dog stories with a 200 word limit written on one side. Contributors must sign with real name and address. Prizes include 20, 10, and 5 in gold for the best three stories. Judges include J Francis H Rowley H C Merwin and the Post Dog Story Editor.第一 instalment to run in Sunday’s Post with subsequent daily installments while the series lasts.
Twenty five leading men of the Christian Science Church in states east of the Mississippi met with the United States Food Administration and expressed their earnest desire to cooperate in producing and saving food in the United States during the war.
After speeches by Hoover Wilbur and Kellogg there was general discussion. Delegates mainly hotel men urged promoting wheat bread substitutes and serving poultry and fish instead of meat to aid conservation. They reported encouraging guest cooperation, especially in Massachusetts.
Arlington police seek a thief after a burglary on Highland Avenue where James EB. Mac Adam and his wife were away. The intruder took $35.
Court officer James Brickley was assaulted by Ruben Cohen a prisoner in the Superior Court yesterday after Cohen was found guilty of robbing Nicholas Spencer on the night of Aug 17. Brickley was returning Cohen to the dock when the prisoner struck him in the face. a rough scuffle followed and the officer prevailed.
Unofficial returns from Maine special election show a plurality of 18,214 against woman suffrage among 59,308 total votes. The tally comes from most districts and several military posts, with two small locations pending.
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