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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1918
Page
9
A narrator recalls sewing and knitting with Cecelie and Hannah. Cecelie negotiates fudge in exchange for a sock knit while a blue serge frock and a long front opening blue linen blouse are described with red patent feather belt and gingham trim.
Wilhelmina Stitch praises contemporary women and men who support the war effort by conserving food and resources. She notes Joan of Arc as a historic inspiration and urges frugality in wheat sugar pork meat and butter. The piece frames home front duties as a noble fight against the foe labeled the Huns.
A recipe note outlines Victory muffins using cornmeal flour baking powder salt syrup or molasses sour milk and soda with optional butter. It also details a two layer dish of hominy grits with stewed apricots juice sugar and butter baked and served hot or cold, plus guidance on cooking coarse hominy in fireless cookers or double boilers and storage tips.
The oldest observer notes Boston warmest on this date with 92 degrees in 1915 and 91 in 1903. He recalls the coldest 40 above in 1884 and mentions no rain on this date in the past decade.
Executive Manager Endicott of the Public Safety Committee and George H. Lyman, chairman of the landlord tenant relations panel, issued a communication to landlords and room providers for war workers urging price restraint as a patriotic duty.
Advice on handling dropped cutlery, balancing attention to guests with genuine hospitality. Emphasizes making guests comfortable, offering varied entertainment, and letting a model guest choose hours. Advises including all friends in church wedding invitations to avoid offending those left out.
A collection of profiles and anecdotes mentions Thomas A. Parson Henry Ford John Burroughs and FB Hurley vacationing in tents along 2400 miles for war effort work. President Wilson hosts Archbishop Melietos while Tasker Oddie rises from Brookyn roots to Tonopah mining fortune and public influence.
A wartime letter column debates keeping pets while rationing. one writer argues to save animals as rationing harms mothers and children, while others insist pets should stay. Notes about dogs and cats, patriots, and sacrifice.
A survey of wartime books highlights The Flame that is France by Henri Malherbe and A Reporter at Armageddon by Will Irwin. It covers Guynemer the Ace of Aces, Gentlemen at Arms, The Black Watch, and Stakes of the War, with notes on Mahan on Naval Warfare.
A poem celebrates free-hearted youths who wander with simple aims to give rather than gain. The happiest souls travel light and find joy in acts of grace, carrying nothing but a willing spirit and the chance to share.
Mrs H B Crosby of 260 Lexington Street East Boston offers a household hint for sick patients disturbed by door noise. Tie a corner of a handkerchief to each door knob so the door closes with the cloth folds muffling the sound.
Boston University will postpone opening of all departments except the school of theology until October 1 to accommodate 700 Army Training Corps students who will begin work and drill then. Registration at the College of Business Administration and School of Law remains on previously announced dates with instruction starting October 1. Dormitory and commissary arrangements are set, a government contract is in place, and an army officer is expected to arrive to drill the men.
Alfred Noyes portrays Kilmeny the trawler lass who sails from Newcastle and the Clyde, drawn by unseen calls. After a perilous voyage she returns home as a bride with a rose, amid admiring cheers and a shadow lingering by the foam.
Officials urge landlords and room owners to keep rents fair as wartime industries draw workers. A governor directed investigation into profiteering and potential land possession moves, inviting public patriotism and sacrifice for the Commonwealth and soldiers overseas.
Massachusetts Highway Commission after talks with Prison Director Bagley weighs making automobile plates in Charlestown State Prison. Prison labor could save storage costs and speed replacements, with machinery cost about 40000 dollars. current plates are made by an Ohio firm and inmates already work on machinery.
A stylish guide highlights a single standout jewelry piece as a costume keynote. It praises a plaid gingham dress with a bright rib bon girdle, an Empire frock with a high waist and embroidered lower panel, and evening gowns with hobble skirt hints. It notes a navy velveteen suit for wintry winds, plain veils, sleeveless satin coats for plain outfits, and a beige silk parasol with a green lining and rustic handle.
Boston authorities warn a general tieup of transit may occur as Boston Elevated proposes placing women on streetcars amid stalled wage talks with the railroad workers allied with the Boston Street Carmen's Union. An ultimatum to trustees may follow next week.
Trustees may announce the use of women on street cars next Tuesday unless they recede from a plan discussed at a recent conference. Union leaders, urged to wait for a wage decision, sent attorney James H. Vahey to Washington to seek a higher wage award to counter labor shortages and opposition from John F. Stevens of the Boston Central Labor Union.
A luncheon tip proclaims how to turn boiled eggs into a fancy salad. Eggs are peeled, yolks mashed with butter salt pepper and Al Sauce, then stuffed back into whites and served on lettuce with any dressing. The ad credits Al Sauce for the unique French chef quality flavor.
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