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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1917
Page
9
Readers discuss if a wife who earns more should work while the husband stays home and manages the house and money. The exchange questions money control, marriage choices, and social expectations with several letters from women sharing views and experiences.
In a batch of letters to the Boston Post, women defend domestic virtue and humorously critique cosmetics and money gaps. MARION J. argues that women show superior patience in marriage, while another contributor, Bird-Man's Bride, advises natural beauty and frugal living, contrasting with husbands who brag about earnings.
A Sunday Post feature offers economical preserve recipes printed by Mrs. C. C. Fisher of Methuen. Instructions detail apple parings jelly, grape jelly, rhubarb and strawberry marmalade, including preparation, cooking times, sugar ratios, and canning seals with paraffin or jars.
The Sunday Post prints engaging letters to the Sewing Circle, showcasing reader opinions and suggestions on crafting, quilting, and community events. The feature reflects a lively hobbyist community sharing tips and stories.
A reader asks about the bright evening star Venus and recalls a Boston heat wave of 1914 with 90 and 94 degree days. The column confirms autumn begins Sept 23 and discusses bulbs grown in water, head tax rules for new arrivals, and notes on Suffolk county towns and pre colonization trees in New England.
Miss Gaby Portia a Philadelphia sportswoman offers services for Red Cross at Brockton Fair. She excels in outdoor events like skating and riding and was invited to participate in the fair entertainment by a friend.
Mr and Mrs Hornby wed in a simple noon ceremony with only their two families present. Janette Hornby, his sister, visited to share details describing the couple as content and dominant, and she lamented the lack of a nighttime wedding attire.
The Boston Post invites readers to submit dog stories with prizes including a Double Gold Eagle and several Gold Eagle awards. Judges include Dr. Francis H. Rowley and H. C. Merwin. Stories must be originals or not and signed with real name and address. the Post may publish any submission.
In the frozen northland Buck carries a message for Frank Dow and aids his rescue after a brutal trek ends with the man crippled by ice and a blizzard. Buck bounds to the traders, returns with aid, and the party arrives eight hours later to save him near a long prairie trail. Raymond Grant Amesbury Market Street.
A small fox terrier named Brownie remains under the care of a probation officer who reports the dog fulfilled a pledge or duty associated with the officer's supervision. The exact details of the pledge are not specified in the readable text.
A Cambridge resident named Charles M Conan brey 82 Jay Street Cambridge was accustomed to leaving the house daily and crossing the bridge to Boston to reach a restaurant by about 11 2. The记 text reads as an obituary or personal notice of his daily commute.
A summer camp tale follows a white and tan dog that gains entry, is fed, and spends the night on a cot. At 2 a.m. the captain wakes to a loud ruckus as the dog pounces on an unseen target, ending with an abrupt turn in the narrative.
Minna Irving renders a panorama of immigration and mythic roots from England to Holland and Italy, celebrating Americans all. The piece envisions a melting pot where immigrants become artisans in a land of rising skyscrapers and chance, united to defend liberty against threat.
The letter praises Ted the camp guard, calling him the best guard ever and a lovable little chum. It notes Ted has never saved a life or won a prize, but is valued more than a $1000 dog. Signed F. c. Connolly from Dorchester.
Narrative recounts Missie the dog and the kitten conspiring to bury the old cat in a garden hole. The tale includes Missie guarding a newspaper coin cache and marching home with the paper, while Sarah Calder of 2464 Washington Street Roxbury signs off on the reminiscence.
Bruce, a cherished St Bernard, saves Doris from the water then returns her ashore in his mouth, earning praise and candy. The next day he performs another rescue as he brings Billy to safety, prompting renewed admiration from nearby children before adults grow concerned.
In a West Somerville report Bruce observed pushing Betty into the water on the third day. He then jumped in to save her. He sought more rewards but was ignored. He vows to make only genuine rescues and is appeased with an ice cream cone. MARION F. FOSTER. 21 Whitfield road.
A Yorkshire terrier owner recalls a rainy day experiment with a nephew and a dog. The boy arranged sliced objects including animals in groups and the dog examined the display, then lapped a picture of a dog in the animal group, which the witnesses deemed evidence of intelligence and discrimination.
Household hints show how to color white curtains using powdered ceresin and starch, repair furniture cracks with putty and wood stain, and keep linoleum shiny with varnish. It also advises patching broken picture backing with paper to keep dust out. Co. B. M. at 35 Deerfield Street, Greenfield.
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