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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1919
Page
13
In this 1913 essay by Helen Rowland the Widow and Bachelor discuss what men and women truly want in love and marriage. They critique fantasies of devotion versus submission and vanity, noting that pairs pursue comforts, money, or status while paying a high personal price. The piece blends witty social satire with observations on romance, independence, and the longing for Luncheon.
Prices realized on Swift and Co. carcass beef sales across periods shown, with weekly averages in cents per hundredweight. Data cover weeks ending May through October, listing fluctuating figures such as 22.82, 21.80, 20.72, 21.10, 18.53, 18.95, 19.05, 18.79, 19.34, 19.85, 19.65, 18.48, 18.89, 16.95, 18.60, and note a clerical error leaving an apparent $17.70 entry. Swift and Company U.S.A.
A fashion note outlines three youthful evening gown concepts. The puff design features jade green fabric, silver lace, lavender and silver chiffon flowers, and a basque waist with self-color chiffon sleeves. The piece evokes a Southern beauty influence.
Fashion notes describe a youthfully bold gown in dragonfly blue and black with multi tiered overskirts and a fitted bodice. Details include a deep ruffle waist, exposed shoulder effect, cerise bead trims, picot edged overskirts, and a long fishtail train. Also offered are pepper stuffed baked for serving.
A verse essay contrasting I W W figures with labor demands and capitalist pushback. It riffs on Bill Haywood and Aleck Berkman, imagines wage upheaval and factory destruction, then invokes Samson and a warning from a Bible parable. The Rand School is labeled a red schoolhouse and a call to tax poker losses is urged.
A truncated scene shows Mo Jarr consulting a lawyer about a will and life prospects as he contemplates his wife’s future, noting a possible death and a wish to leave everything to her. A lawyer warns of trust and insurance details while Jarr insists his life is open and that his wife should receive all. The piece blends a domestic drama with a stray health advisory about apples and a recipe, reflecting period concerns.
A vintage cooking instruction describes making a beef tea by selecting a top round steak, trimming fat, cutting into pieces, soaking briefly, simmering two hours in hot water, straining, seasoning, cooling, and freezing into a frozen dessert like ice cream. The method emphasizes thorough preparation and patience in yielding a chilled beef tea treat.
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