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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1918
Page
9
In formal church weddings with multiple attendants a coordinated color scheme is advised. A blue and yellow palette works with two bridesmaids in yellow organdie and matching hats while the matron of honor wears blue organza and all carry yellow daisies.
A Sunday Post feature outlines best ever chili sauce with tomatoes onions peppers vinegar and spices and notes a cream shortcake style glaze and margined baked dish by Frances Wheeler of Dorchester. Also references rolled oats hermits recipe as part of wartime home cookery.
The article describes veils in tulle chiffon and chantilly lace with silk or wool trims. It notes cerise wool capes lined with gray silk, cutout eyelet work on veils and organdy, back wing effects on hats, and a focus on dull single tones with embroidery and pearls as a subtle accessory.
Readers debate whether keeping cats and dogs is prudent during wartime. Letters urge preserving pets for pest control and companionship, while others argue sacrifice and alternative means to aid soldiers.
The note urges action for a boy in the trenches and contrasts it with parting from friends and pets. It reflects wartime sentiment on sacrifice and responsibility directed at readers. The exact source line mentions THREE ANCHOR BAY as a contextual tag or publication marker.
A girl asks whether to encourage attention from a man already involved with another woman. The adviser notes the other woman's rights, urges fair play, and recommends letting events unfold without the inquirer’s interference, hoping both lovers part if love is not mutual.
Miss Helen W. Davis who has led surgical dressings at Lexington Red Cross headquarters and Miss Ruth G. Hoyt will enter Peter Bent Brigham Hospital today to take the nurses training course in response to the government call for Army nurses.
The Rothschilds earned fame for financial genius with Nathan Mayer Rothschild at its forefront. He led the London operation, used fast news networks, and backed governments during Napoleonic wars. He reportedly anticipated Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo and grew vast wealth from wartime loans. Nathan died in 1836.
An 80 mile offshore attack near the American coast sees a British passenger liner unscathed after five shells miss the vessel while pursuing 96 wounded Canadian officers aboard. The ship, armed but not returning fire, escaped at full speed into fog and safety.
Brigadier General Cornelius Vanderbilt and his son Cornelius Jr arrive in Washington on war business and hurry back to France. James Byland, who helped hold Sergy against the Germans as a youth, recalls his defiant remark on long pants. Dr. von Kuehlmann, former German foreign secretary, aims for a Reichstag bye election. Italian inventor Gianni Caproni predicts the war ends with bombing aircraft and urges Allied aerial coordination.
Members of A company Boston boys of the 8th Machine Gun Battalion Camp Devens will give an entertainment and dance next Saturday night in the Municipal building South Boston Proceeds go toward the company fund.
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