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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1919
Page
15
A sorrowful verse recalls a horse that fell and died in the street. The speaker mourns the loyal animal with vivid imagery of its white coat crimson stain and gentle face. The poem laments loss and the quiet memory of a trusted companion.
A reader letter column argues for allowing married teachers to retain their positions, citing the education of 600,000 teachers and many undertrained workers. Several contributors counter with concerns about home duties and family balance, while others note that ability and training should guide hiring regardless of marital status.
A collection from New England Housewives contains a molasses cake recipe with molasses water salt soda vinegar ginger shortening and raisins plus steps for a bread pudding and a condensed milk dessert. Also included are pressed chicken and a lemon flavored potato flour cake from listed contributors in Maine and Massachusetts.
Cleaning brass with vinegar and salt, two tablespoons salt to half a pint vinegar, heats dishes in hot water, ivory handled knives restored with fine emery, old oilcloth refreshed with turpentine and warm milk, flatiron polish from beeswax and salt. Included reader tips from Miss Bella Valerie of East Boston and Mrs N L Burger of Lynn praising Screen enamel on hats and shoes.
In April a schooner drove ashore near Peakea Till Bars off Cape Cod.Rescuers battled surf to reach survivors as the lifeboat capsized repeatedly. A whale attacked the rescue craft, crushing a boat and nearly disaster, but no one was hurt as the crew clung to wreckage awaiting aid.
The letter asks about asbestos production form and notes a large serpentine deposit in New York City limits. It describes asbestos in its ras state and mentions millions of tons in perpendicular veins within a hill.
A study notes motion picture film tears from jerky starts and stops. It explains that a loop left free between the reel and the stopping mechanism absorbs the jerks, reducing strain and preventing tearing on rapid begins and halts.
A genuine calf foot jelly is produced by boiling the feet to extract gelatine. The process yields an excellent gelatine suitable for jellies and aspics.
The question asks which word been rhymes with seen sin or den. Century Dictionary marks been as seen. Standard Worcester and Webster rhyme been with bin as in been pronounced like bin or beam depending on dialect.
The note states a continuation plan for daily and Sunday editions of a newspaper until completion. It signals ongoing serial coverage across future issues. No specific events, dates, or named entities are provided in the text.
The Scollay family, prominent in early Boston, leased the Winnisimmet ferry in 1692 and built a row of buildings around the square named for them around 1800. The structures are now gone, but the square’s name persists amid current police strike coverage.
To the Editor of the Post the writer asks if a non high school graduate can study electrical engineering in Boston. The reply notes the Boston Trades School at Parker and Halleck streets in Roxbury as an option.
The wartime economy reduced cotton production in the United States from about 34,985,000 bales in 1916 to roughly 25,890,000 bales in 1918, indicating a sharp decline as the war progressed.
John Singleton Copley, born in Boston, left for England in 1774. After travels in Italy, he settled in London and stayed there until his death in 1816, earning later the label of a Tory.
Style notes present a tan gown pairing silk tricolette top with ribbed wool jersey below the hips. Navy embroidery, velvet hat, ostrich decorations, and cream batiste neck embroidery complete the ensemble. Fit favors a straight figure with a slender shoulder line for fall.
Nathan Pyne's daughter Charity saves her father, a lighthouse keeper, and a stranded marine after a fierce storm. The trio clings to life as waves crash, the lighthouse lantern fails, and Charity brings help by hauling a rope to pull them from the rocks to safety. The rescued marine vows allegiance in gratitude.
Poem notes that despite not conquering all goals, the singers have harvested some by staying true to their vision. It reflects on striving through years, cherishing sun and stars, Meads of many mansions, and the early joy of morning. The tone is hopeful about perseverance and faith.
The poem by Walt Mason reflects a yearlong toil swatting flies from spring to autumn. It humorously laments the endless task, comparing it to the burden of rolling a tonweight boulder uphill without payoff and citing the futile endlessness of labor.
Mildred Champagne answers a reader about a fiancé who shifts from closeness to indifference after starting a joint business. The advisor.
The passage describes stylish details such as huge bows on simple tailored hats and deep yokes on cape coats. It notes moire silk, fur wraps, a tan embroidered hat, short-waisted frocks for girls, silver accents on white evening gowns, a tipped hat trend, plaited skirts, straight coat collars, pointed bodices, and long gloves in soft gray and beige.
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