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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1920

Page

19

Waiting By John Burroughs Poem

Serene and patient the speaker waits for what is due to him. He trusts time fate and destiny and believes what is his will come without haste. The poem contrasts steadfast resolve with nature and fate while affirming inner harvest and inevitable return.

Commonplace Tom answers the popular wife crisis

In a Sewing Circle column a homely man asks if women prefer looks or character. Readers, including “Commonplace Tom” and “Clem,” urge choosing genuine, hardworking women over flashy charming types. They argue most women pay bills for stylish men, yet value steadiness, virtue, and shared life goals.

Sewing Circle Withal Boston Harvard College Imperial Germany Carnema

Mildred of Champagne Advises on a Love Plea

A reader asks if a college student who sent a remorseful card should be forgiven and pursued. The columnist counsels against chasing him, saying he should make effort to meet in person if truly eager, and that forgiveness may be unnecessary if he does not seek contact. Thumb-tacks in gowns are noted in a fashion aside.

Ond Miss Champagne James Jeffrey Roche Sir Hugo

Berton Braley Story Two Hundred a Month

The Boston Sunday Post Magazine presents Berton Braley’s tale Two Hundred a Month as an engaging literary contribution. Braley’s work explores ambition and daily life through his distinctive verse and storytelling.

Berton Braley Boston Sunday Post

No Stories Returned Without Self-Addressed Stamps

Notice announces that starting now no stories will be returned unless accompanied by self-addressed stamped envelopes. It warns readers to include return mail with submissions and reminders will be provided for future requests.

Ada Chooses Between Two Lovers in a Small Town Tale

Ada arrives in Cedarville with Chester Lake and Ned Healy and captivates both friends. Norma and Marian introduce Ada to them, and the four soon share adventures. Ned and Chester plot to have Ada choose between them at a town hall dance, but Ada ultimately accepts a different suitor, leaving the rivals crestfallen.

Chester Lake Ned Healy Cedarville Chester Ned Norma Marion Kendall Marian Ada Joan Mr. Healy

Spontaneous departure spurs hotel inquiry scene

A woman urges departure and tells the two men she cannot stay. They leave then pause at the hotel veranda. Chester asks how Norma and Marian would view the situation while Ned suggests they seek their opinion.

Chester Norma Marian Ned

Recipes and queries in the Sunday Post feature

A Page of home recipes including cheese and rice dish and scrambled eggs with cheese with names and addresses of contributors Annie H Littlefield Jennie V Miret Enid M Aldrich plus reader questions to the editor about the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission the Hudson River source the White House site and Monroe Doctrine remarks.

Annie H. Littlefield Washington Street Lynn Carregie Hero Fund Commission Pittsburg Penn F. M. Wilmot Hudson River Hudson Lake Sanford Adirondack Mountains New York Post Sir White House Washington Peter Charles L’enfant John Adams

Songs of Sunshine By The Bentitown Bard

A poem from 1920 praising youth entering service and modern life. It pictures a young man in photogravure, amid Middle West and South, as the nation sends youth to carry on, dream, and strive toward noble, distant goals with hopeful resolve.

Bentitown Bard Southern Press Syndicate Middle West

Dream of Chimneys Interpreted by Mystics

Mystic interpreters view dreaming of chimneys as an omen of generally favorable nature though size and context modify meaning. High chimneys portend longevity while small ones are less favorable. Clusters suggest a weak nature and exterior chimneys differ from interior ones in meaning.

Adapting a Frayed Model with Fabric Variations

The text discusses a trial arrangement not safe for anything but the slimmest figures but offers adaptable ideas. It suggests replacing frilly ribbon with bias bands of broadcloth sewn at the top with a pivoted lower edge. Tan fabric with brown velvet is recommended as most becoming.

Smile Sells: Grace Sturtridge Climbs From Store Demo to Executive

Grace Sturtridge, eastern sales manager for a major toilet prep firm, credits a genuine smile with her rise from $15 a week as a Grand Rapids demonstrator to a five figure salary in New York. She says honest warmth wins customers and opens doors, and urges women to pursue overtime and advancement. Tomorrow a matter of good taste.

Grace Sturtridge Sturtridge Grand Rapids, Mich Grand Rapids

Household hints from Mrs Thomas Ryan Dorchester

Cleaning tips include dissolving iodine with liquid ammonia and washing zinc with hot soda water, rubbing with turpentine, lemon for paint marks, and a stove polish mix with alum. Also removes scorch marks with salt and damp cloth. query about removing kerosene oil stains from a cravanette rain coat after a week in air.

Thomas Ryan Norwell Street Dorchester

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