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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1920
Page
17
Poem fragment praises hills and valleys with vivid imagery. The speaker vows to climb and conquer rugged crests and mossy boulders, imagining distant bells and the beauty below as evening nears. The text features intense physical effort and solitary ascent.
A reader column analyzes dating tips urging women to value brains over beauty, notes on pursuing a man with a home and family support, and a tall man’s plea about being seen beyond looks. Letters from “Commonplace,” “Little Sister,” and “A Man Who Sees” discuss romance, virtue, and match criteria.
Miss Judith recounts Gerald Holmes whose youth saved a kitten from a farm brook and died in a flood. His spirit lingered, leaving a white-haired, faded man called Old Jerry at the poor farm. The tale ties to the children, Mildred, and Stanley’s curious banter.
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason presents Toddlling Home a poem about life's burdens and resilience. A comforting refrain repeats that after toil comes rest as the speaker urges brave endurance and cheerful acceptance while awaiting sleep and the Recording Angels.
A reader asks how long Eugene V. Debs has been in prison and the length of his sentence. Debs entered prison April 13, 1919, on a ten year sentence for his Socialist presidential candidacy.
Different inks achieve blackness from various ingredients. Nutgall extract with copperas provides a traditional black due to gallate of iron suspended by gum. Other black inks use logwood extract or synthetic dyes like nigrosine.
A brief home remedy note from Miss E. A. Busby of 9 Vinton Street Melrose. The author suggests mixing a teaspoon of cinnamon with sugar and storing in a salt shaker to create a mock frosting for cakes or cookies. Also describes repurposing a cleanser box as a shaker with holes in the base to prevent the cover from shaking off.
The editor clarifies the correct wording of the prayer’s first line “Now I lay me down to sleep” noting that “lay me” is proper, and if the pronoun is omitted the verb would be “lie.” This exchange explains standard usage in the biblical phrase.
In response to the editor, the article states Gaston Chevrolet’s average speed during his 500 mile Indianapolis win was about 8816 miles per hour.
A reader collection questions spelling and usage of forever versus for ever, quotes Bible phrasing, and cites references on water purity, World War II weapon allotments, Lillian Russell’s marriages, and Palestine’s status under the San Remo mandate from 1920, including sources like the Century Dictionary and The Statesman’s Year Book.
A nameless New York innovator proposed checking babies for a fee to ease shopping trips. After initial hesitation, mothers lined up with carriages tagged by numbers as the service gained popularity, echoing earlier hat and luggage check concepts.
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