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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1919
Page
23
A letter page debate features readers weighing whether a young teacher should marry for financial security or pursue a teaching career alone. Replies from WORCESTER and MID advise delaying marriage until the partner earns more, urging home making and single status for career teachers.
The oldest inhabitant recalls Boston weather with official highs of 87 in 1914 and 85 in 1902 for September 24. Coldest on this date was 39 in 1885. No rain on this date in the past decade except 1910 and 1918.
Victoria Reed and the twins welcome a tan mongrel puppy that arrives with a disrupted note from M. C. in town. Mark Crane retrieves a locket and taunts Victoria as she battles lingering feelings, while Auntie Vic contends with hunger and a growing bond with the puppy.
Poet Walt Mason rants about various topics and mental hobbies to avoid dullness. He mocks single minded speakers who bore audiences with endless themes while praising lively, diverse chatter and humor.
The Parisienne favors veils as essential accessories with the veil praised by Georgette’s millinery. American buyers report wearing veils daily and even sleeping in them. Shops display varied veils from plain octagonal meshes to cobweblike patterns with delicate borders, plus small velvet hats and beaver-trimmed brims. Silver cloth underpins elegant evening gowns.
A Sunday Post recipe shows boiling sugar water vinegar and molasses then butter and salt, adding popped corn to make a brittle candy. The card claims stock taste is indistinguishable from store bought. Signed by Mrs F J White of Lancaster New Hampshire.
A compilation of practical home tips from readers including Martha White on repurposing worn pillowcases, Catherine Casey on night ironing with a gas jet, S E Pope on treating brooms and moths, and Ruth H Edgerly on baking potato skins with bacon fat.
Mildred Champagne counsels a 21 year old in love with a 50 year old man who drinks occasionally. The reader worries marriage, fears future drinking, and questions signing a pledge as Prohibition frames the advice about avoiding the uncertain pledge and the risk of a drinker husband.
Bio brief sketch of Marcus Alonzo Hanna born 1837 in Ohio. He built a lake fleet and mined operations before entering politics. Hanna steered McKinley’s 1896 campaign and served as a trusted adviser, later becoming a U S Senator before dying in 1904. A second note mentions a rose and gold gown with chiffon details.
Poetic verse recalls a dreamlike lavender garden and phantom stream. The speaker links tasting to youth and beauty, invoking fairy flavors, golden summer bells, and a powdered herb of beauty as imagery for nostalgic, sensory longing.
In a friend’s home a first meeting may proceed without formal introduction. Do not endanger safety for politeness. keep both hands on the wheel when driving and bow only if safe.
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