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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1918
Page
13
The note offers etiquette tips on wedding gift display and keeping cards hidden, a 16 year old girl kissing a soldier friend is inappropriate, and contrasts younger freedoms with traditional decorum such as modest knee crossing. It reflects early 20th century social norms and expectations.
The record notes Boston’s warmest September 24 dates 89 degrees in 1914 and 83 in 1877 and the coldest 3 above in 1885. It adds no rainfall in this date over the past decade according to official figures.
A Brookline Village sewing circle writes to share their plan to curb wartime spending on prizes. They will meet as usual and contribute the usual amount, donating most to the Red Cross with only a small prize for first place. The note urges readers to prioritize activities that aid the war effort.
In a wartime column readers debate preserving social clubs while supporting Red Cross work. A letter warns against slaughtering pets to save food, recounting a village tale of birds aiding crops. Another plea asks how one should budget ten dollars weekly while investing in Liberty Bonds and a new plane, seeking advice on prudent saving.
A reminiscence of a traditional meat loaf enhanced with two tablespoonfuls of Al Sauce. The writer jokes that the sauce transforms the dish into a signature Sunday supper and credits it as the key to their cooking reputation.
Poem reflects on chaplains serving in war, praising duty courage and sacrifice. It cites Sir John French and honors priests who remain steadfast amid shellfire while guiding soldiers with faith. The verse envisions Christ's peace sustaining them through Hellish conflict and front-line peril.
Wartime food notes from Mrs. Charles A. Wheeler provide a page of coconut based dishes. The item lists cocoanut sandwiches mixed cocoanut salad Waldorf salad with cocoanut and cocoanut cookies with measurements and instructions. Recipes emphasize cream, shredded coconut and simple pantry ingredients for home use.
Edward Doheny, at 62, is described as the oil king of Mexico after striking wealth at 40. E H Gary, near middle age, gains admiration from J P Morgan for steering a billion dollar steel empire. Emblem pins honor Wilson and Pershing. Edison suggested liberty loan slogans. Madame Schumann Heink seeks rest after aiding troops. Sousa composes Flags of Freedom, the Liberty Loan march. Albert Strauss, 54, becomes a Fed board member after a banker career with J and W Seligman.
New York September 23 The essential industries corporation will be organized soon by a group of bankers and manufacturers to finance public utilities vital to the war. Initial capitalization is 3 million dollars with potential growth to 20 million. It will loan funds to concerns essential to public welfare, with some capital to be borrowed from the Federal War Finance Corporation.
City Council votes to name the square at Saratoga Bayswater streets and Butler avenue East Boston Alfred Goodearl Square honoring Lieutenant Goodearl the first East Boston officer killed in France.
A reader asks if she should confront the young man about another girl in his life. The advisor says not to pry or pressure him, as they have no formal commitment and he fulfills his duties to her as he does to others. Nagging risks harming their potential relationship.
A wife helps a calf become a cow through care and labor while her husband withholds proceeds from the sale. The tale chronicles her tireless work from bread making to milking to child care as success nears and the promised Singer machine remains elusive.
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