Rexall 93 Hair Tonic Promises New Growth For Bald Heads
A newspaper promotion claims Rexall 93 Hair Tonic, made of Resorcin Beta Napthol and Pilocarpin, can revive scalp health and stimulate new hair growth. It offers a personal guarantee: try bottles at no cost if not satisfied, with limits where follicles are dead. Stores named: Liggett's Drug Stores at Washington Avon, and Summer South streets.
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Rexall
Liggett’s Drug
Washington and
Avon Streets
Temple Place
Summer and
South Streets
Over Fat Spoils Woman Beauty and Weight Cure
An article promotes a home fat reduction remedy Glycol Arbolene Aromatic Elixir with instructions to mix at a drug store and take after meals. It claims increased fat burning and avoidance of fat formation, urging use for weeks or months.
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I.i
Two Sides to a Story In Circle Letters
A reader discusses Circle sisters letters about marriage How wives and husbands balance budgets and expectations vs appearances The writer notes she would not trade her husband after 11 years and questions the harmony some sisters present in married life
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Sisters of the Circle
Circle Sisters
Circle
Lucky Merry
That Husbands Friend and the Dancing Dances of Reputation
A reader from Oak Bluffs writes about social norms for married women and dances. She argues a good reputation allows freedom if the husband approves and the wife behaves properly. She notes eleven years of marriage and mutual trust enabling her to enjoy social events.
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Sewing Circle
Oak Bluffs
Another Sister Whose Hubby Stays Home
A young wife and mother asks the Sewing Circle for guidance on balancing personal recreation with her husband's preference for quiet evenings. She notes she goes dancing with friends after work while her husband stays home with the children and seeks a fair resolution.
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Pear Sisters of the Sewing Circle
Butterfly
A Refuge from Nagging To Neglected and Also Neglected
A reader complains that husbands focus on fancy poultry rather than domestic affection. The writer counters with a view that men need a hobby to keep the brain balanced, citing scientists.
Spring Toning for Health and Vitality in Spring
A 1912 era appeal urges readers to tone up for spring using Doctor’s Daughter Blood Builder and Nerve Tonic. It stresses replenishing blood and nerves to combat winter fatigue and promote a healthy complexion, promising visible results in one to three boxes and urging prompt purchase.
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New England
Jor
Like a New Person Dear Doctor's Daughter
A testimonial from Mrs W H Bulard of 212 Erie Street Cambridge Massachusetts praising Blood Builder and Nerve Tonic for neurasthenia and stomach nerves improving her health and energy. She says she feels like a new person and recommends the remedies to others.
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W. H. Bulard
Erie St
Cambridge, Mass
Dear Doctor's Daughter Remedies Praise Letter
Margaret Gately of Roxbury Massachusetts writes praising Blood Builder and Nerve Tonic and Stomach-Rite as the best remedies for constipation and indigestion. She thanks the doctor’s daughter for providing these products and offers her address at 222 Eustis Street.
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Doctor
Margaret Gately
Doctor's Daughter Blood Builder Nerve Tonic Package
One month treatment in tablet form contains no alcohol or stimulants. Marketed as the best tonic to build up blood and nerves. Available at leading druggists or Houghton & Duttons Boston. Prepaid by mail for 50 cents from Doctor's Daughter Weeterly R.1.
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Houghton & Dutton’s
Boston
Weeterly
The Hen Hobby and Household Harmony
A Western letter argues against exaggerating a poor man’s faults and defends a husband who loves his home and poultry. It suggests being supportive, avoiding nagging, and appreciating a husband who works and cares for his family. The writer shares personal praise for her own marriage and notes a broader call for respectful spousal discourse.
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Morrison
Swift
Two Contented Sisters Spending Low Weekly Cost
The letter argues that two women can live frugally on six dollars weekly. It notes a seven day plan with a one dollar fifty room share including light and heat, meals from a restaurant, and a roughly two meals daily food estimate totaling about four dollars and thirty cents per week per person.
Unclear Text About Church, Hats, and Weekly Costs
Fragmentary remarks mention church visits and costs of 85 cents per week. The passage is garbled and provides no clear event, date, or accountable entities to summarize into a coherent news item.
Living on $6 a Week Amid Lynn Housing Costs
A letter from Lynn, printed in the Ladies column, recounts the hardship of living on six dollars weekly. The writer details rent at five dollars in a five room flat, coal and gas expenses, and modest food costs with potatoes and milk. she contrasts life in poor and middle class neighborhoods and suggests affordable lodging options in Lynn and surrounding suburbs.
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Lynn
Rhode Island
Sister Seeking Advice on Work and Budget
A writer explains steno work earns $8 weekly while expenses total $6 for board room and washing and music, leaving $2 for clothes. They managed by using rainy day savings and ample clothing. The note hints at visiting the YWCA for guidance.
Hard to Manage on $20 a Week in Sewing Circle Talk
A letter from Sally Ann discusses living on $20 weekly with a family of five three adults and two children detailing rent books music milk and insurance costs. The note invites guidance from sisters on budgeting and household management.
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Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
Sally Ann
Paragraph Points On 44 Facts and Fashions
The article reviews spring and evening wear trends with heavy lace touches and black accents. It highlights a pink La France rose at the collar, scallops frills shirrings and black details on spring gowns, collarless and sheer yoke gowns, and ornate hats with leaves flowers and feathers. It notes bordered fabrics in self and contrast colors and deep violet and clematis blue shades for evening gowns. Puff sleeves and net lace sleeves, and the Wilhelmina cap feature in new styles.
Auto Breaks Common Fence on Beacon Street
A vehicle crashes through a twenty foot section of the iron fence surrounding the Common on Beacon Street. Details on injuries or causes were not disclosed in the readable copy.
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Beacon Street
No. 29 Structure Torn Down by Unmanageable Truck
A large auto truck from Metropolitan Coal Company became unmanageable yesterday and collided with the fence, tearing down No. 29. No injuries are reported and authorities are assessing the site.
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Metropolitan Coal Company
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