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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1918
Page
11
A Punch poem by A. P. H. portrays Madeleine feeding soldiers and aiding neighbors in the Green Estaminet as shells fall and life remains hard. It contrasts old hospitality with the grim toll of war and Madeleine’s quiet resolve to stay and serve through seventy five.
A Victorian tone advises young women on conduct when eligible for gentlemen callers. It covers accepting or declining invitations to dances, thanking hosts after events, and polite manners with peers. It also notes acceptable greetings and leaving gatherings gracefully.
The federal grand jury in judge Morton’s court yesterday returned 36 true bills and several secret indictments. Publicly named is Willis J. Bottomly former Cherry Valley postmaster charged with embezzling hundreds of dollars and stamps. He has not yet pleaded.
Readers discuss wartime spending on whist clubs candy ice cream and cinema with advice to cut costs for Thrift Stamps and Uncle Sam. The exchanges praise discipline while noting morale and small pleasures and include recipes and domestic tips.
Wilhelmina Stitch celebrates men with praise for singing boyfriends curly hair ties and daily labor. She notes urban scenes where a swift streetcar ride forces her into playful stunts as strangers reassure safety and courtesy.
John D. Ryan rises from oil drummer to copper authority at Marcus Daly firm in Montana. Ex Senator Depew funds a self portrait statue in Peekskill. War Secretary Baker hosts Mme Miura in DC. Henry E Huntington to endow a grand Los Angeles library. Numismatic Society issues medal for Allied monarchs. Julian Hiringe backs Villa Capistrano estate at Silver Lake with whispers of a mistress.
Cecelie returns after ten days and offers a trade for a dearest sleeveless coat of petunia red and lining in putty du véetyn. She prefers the speaker's green silk but agrees to trade, both feeling pleased with their new garment and no money spent.
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