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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1918
Page
17
A composite letter column discusses parental rights to read daughters letters and a wife influencing a husband’s business. Readers recount experiences at home and offer guidance urging trust, communication, and practical money management to safeguard family happiness.
A specialist debuts a cream like Ara Ara that claims to banish blackheads and brighten the complexion. Users say it dissolves impurities quickly, is safer than soap, and leaves skin grease free. The product is marketed as available at Filene's and Liggett's with a money-back guarantee.
The article notes Teo ROLiKs veteran shoemaker of old days, with remarks about making shoes for Charl mange Tower and Robert Lincoln during academy days. Mr. Gadd received many congratulations and enjoys good health after a winter confinement. A description of attire accompanies the piece.
A brief notice invites shoppers to begin their day early on Saturday morning. Details emphasize early hours and potential specials to attract early crowds. No further specifics available in the readable text.
Dorothy Dix born April 4 1802 rose from teacher to reformer. She toured jails and asylums across Massachusetts New Jersey states Canada and Europe pushing humane treatment for the insane and prison reform. She died in New Jersey in 1887 and left a lasting humanitarian legacy.
HATTISS V. SMITH of Wellfleet, Mass. writes of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Readey, long residents of Cape Cod. Mrs. Readey cooked and did housework till 93, remained sharp in memory, a true Yankee who married four times. Mr. Readey, famed town crier, aged nearly 90, keeps busy, narrates stories that captivate audiences for hours, including the sea serpent tale later published in book form.
Fall River resident Emma Butterworth 310 Robertson Street is added to a list of aged ladies supporting soldiers and sailors. Despite poor health she tends her sister’s home and knits for the Red Cross, producing 35 socks four sweaters two helmets and two mufflers. she knits a sock each day.
In discussing civic duties the author notes Mr H C Small of Camden Maine for doing his part. The comment highlights Small as a local example of public responsibility within the community.
Mr. Small, 81, has spent 42 years in Camden Me’s shipbuilding industry. He currently oversees the joinery shop at the R Lt Bean shipyard.
From the Manchester Union report, George W. Gadd, a veteran shoemaker and Civil War veteran, marked his seventh birthday yesterday, March 30, with well wishers noting his long service and local standing.
Weather notes for Boston recall the coldest Apr 4 readings of 19 and 20 degrees above zero in 1879 and 1874, while the warmest reached 66 degrees in 1891. Recent decades brought rain or snow on this date in 1911 1913 1915 and 1916.
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