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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1920
Page
13
Poem excerpt about hermit souls and common folk. The speaker wishes to live by the road, offer friendship to both good and bad, share in travelers joys and sorrows, and reject cynicism. Emphasizes shared humanity and personal humility.
Miss Lillian Yeager of Fullerton California uses a $75 capital to open an automobile supply and repair shop. She sells cars directly, then expands to agency, and adds a gas and oil soda fountain to keep customers busy while repairs are done.
Readers submit practical home care tips from cleaning to fabric care. Remedies include dandelion weed control with kerosene, vinegar in rinse water to keep white silk bright, wax treatment for shoe durability, ironing board realignment, wool prep for fluff removal, delaying sauce flavoring, blueing for glass shine, and methods to separate stuck stamps without soaking. Also includes coffee freshness test and sources MAYFRS. 80 Jefferson Street Worcester and Mrs. Josephine Sullivan Bronx address.
A reader asks if handsome charm or enduring character wins women. Letters discuss gender roles, marriage expectations, and opinions on women voting and entering professions, with varied views on equality and traditional home life.
A letter argues women should claim equal rights yet rely on men to bear burdens and finances. It questions whether suffrage will erode respect, notes evolving attitudes, and defends mixed views on political power while stressing fairness and differing talents among genders.
In a village tale, the elderly Little Mother guides two lovers, Sarah the doctor and Lorrin Hood, toward marriage to comfort her ailing life. Amid spring scenes and family affection, Lorrin reveals his intent to wed and care for his mother as the doctor attends her final days.
The Gold Coast spans 834 miles along the Gulf of Guinea between the Ivory Coast and Togoland. It is a British colony governed by a governor with an executive and legislative council.
The letter notes Washington gained statehood on February 22, 1889, after being part of Oregon and later a territory since 1853. It identifies Louis F. Hart as the governor, with a term expiring in 1921.
The Bowling Green park near the Battery is a small oval backed by an iron fence from England 1771. It began as a Dutch market in early settlement days and was leased in 1732 as a private bowling green for one pepper corn a year, giving it the enduring name Bowling Green.
Peregrine derives from Latin peregrinus meaning pilgrim or stranger. The first white child born in New England, Peregrine White, did live to age 87, dying in 1700.
Civil engineering covers structures and infrastructure like roads bridges railways canals and public works. Mechanical engineering focuses on machinery manufacturing power generation and distribution.
Poem from 1920 praising a fairyland found in everyday toil and nature. It speaks of love as a path to wonder, and of fairies in meadow, hill, dust, and dream, with childhood, grief, and belief shaping the journey.
The report lists trifles in dressmaking such as small tin buttons as trendy trimming. Children’s coats show knife pleats and waxed ribbons appear as smart finish. The piece mentions fabrics like serge and crepe, inconspicuous pockets, looped panels, ostrich feather fans in two tones, and uneven apron tunics on serge frocks.
A simple recipe using one cup cold boiled rice one cup leftover fish one cup mashed potatoes one teaspoon chopped parsley pepper and salt. Form into cakes and fry brown on both sides.
The piece surveys varied mystics on dreaming of chains. It notes breaking chains signals hard tasks, seeing chains hints at marriage or forthcoming family wedding, and chains in dreams predict struggle against enemies. Some pessimists warn of sadness and challenging affairs despite possible ultimate benefit.
Gray wool ratine and corduroy remain popular for the season. Separate skirts continue to showcase narrow pleats, reflecting current style trends with practical tailoring and classic lines.
Elizabeth Jordan chronicles a feared office brute and the single girl's daring response in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine feature And the Brute Got His. The narrative details power dynamics, courage, and eventual confrontation within a workplace setting.
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