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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1912
Page
9
A mother laments ongoing money troubles at home as her husband spends scarce funds on outsiders while children lack essentials. She recalls chafing through Monday with borrowed carfare and $5 left, despite claiming love. Parents provide occasional help amid a deaf spouse.
A speaker celebrates luck tied to being born on a Friday the 13th and living as a spinster. She expresses gratitude for possible good fortune, friends, music, literature, nature, and beauty, noting burdens feel lighter when borne cheerily and sharing empathy with a correspondent named Thirteen.
Advertisement arguing poor living drains the body and that laxatives are the first medical step. It promotes J. B. L. Cascade as a natural cure for constipation and claims drug-free relief. Stores in New England display the product and offer a booklet titled Why Man of Today Is Only 50% Efficient.
A lighthearted note urges cheerful thoughts and luck as Friday the thirteenth arrives, advising optimism and a shift of focus for the day. The text blends encouragement with superstition while acknowledging the date.
A seven year marriage with a four year old child prompts questions from the Sewing Circle about a model wife who refuses to accompany her husband to church or outings. She was once a church member and Sunday school teacher, but now offers excuses, raising concerns about her care for him.
A couple aged 18 and 20 consider marriage with the fiancé earning $9 weekly and plans for the wife to keep her job at $8. They ask the Dear Sisters column whether renting furnished rooms and delaying major changes is wise, hoping a raise will come as the fiancé stays with his firm.
A wife complains that her husband takes a weekly $5 allowance from their $17 household budget. With three children and $13 rent, she cannot save. he prefers steak and pricey meals, leaving her in perpetual debt as she provides his lunch for work.
An old notice proclaims one month of free treatment and medicine for all deaf applicants at the Osmo-Chemic Physicians offices. The offer urges early action with a deadline of April 13 and emphasizes spring as the best time to cure deafness.
Individuals listed consent to reference their names for Osmo-Chemic Physicians after gratitude for hearing restoration. Names span Boston to Cambridge and beyond, including Mrs. Coates, Miss Bernard, Mrs. Record, Miss Dewar, Mr. Bacon, and others. Addresses cover Chandler Street, St. Cecilia, Vancouver, Isabella, Rock, Edwin, Fairmount, Pine, Spring, Nichols, Morris, Pearl Terrace, Dover, Essex, Market, Hersey.
The Osmo-Chemic Physicians announce a limited offer for deaf patients who start or renew treatment by April 13. One month of care including all medicine will be provided at no charge. Only three days remain in this promotion.
J L Plunkett MD chief consulting physician lists specialties including eye ear nose throat chest and chronic diseases. Free booklet offered. Permanent offices at Suite 8 9 18 Boylston Street Boston with daily hours 10 am to noon 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm closed Sundays.
A seven year bride writes about marital strain over family finances and hens. She argues that a frugal budget allows children despite a modest income and mocks a reader who says otherwise. She urges balancing spending to support family life and self sufficiency.
A Norwich Connecticut reader writes about household conflict over poultry fever. She says she has worked five years for a home while her husband buys fancy eggs and neglects her needs. She has blocked poultry men from sending eggs and refuses to tend the hens.
A letter urges a married woman to have a child despite financial limits. The writer advises that a larger family can be managed on $25 a week and cites a Bible verse about giving. The note emphasizes faith and timing, urging action if desire for a child exists.
A nearly seven year marriage, a 21 2 year old child, and a $1000 yearly salary are cited to argue that a family can live well on about $25 weekly. The couple is insured with endowment and accident policies and a life policy for the baby, living in a New England city of about 80 000 people with a comfortable home and ample conveniences.
A speaker recounts choosing to keep her child by her first husband over a new husband who did not want the child. She says motherhood is sacred, urges Blanche to keep her son, and notes such letters appear in the Sewing Circle in the Sunday Post.
A miscellany of old household recipes followed by a romantic advice column. Included are sugar butter and spice cake instructions, milk egg and vinegar sauce, potato meat pie method, and a bachelor seeking guidance on winning a love interest with admonitions to drop formality and show manliness.
A reader derides a man who has spent six years courting a woman who repeatedly says she is not interested in marriage. She earns $20 weekly, he likewise. The writer blames the woman for silent endurance and urges her to speak up and end the wait or risk further frustration.
The German Emperor was luncheon guest of Allis Armour aboard the steam yacht Utowana at Corfu. He toured excavations at Garitza with Armour and Professor Richard Norton in the morning.
The White Star Line ship Titanic departed Southampton at 12 15 PM for New York on its maiden voyage. She carries 350 first class passengers and features a massive 82 feet 6 inch by 92 feet 6 inch hull with 66 000 tons displacement and capacity for up to 3000 passengers. A near collision occurred as the Titanic passed the Oceanic and New York, forcing a brief stop while the New York was towed to safety.
Albert Packard of Brookville reports a large bull moose attacked his cattle at a farm near October Mountain. Two cows died and the animal fled into the forest after being driven off by the owner and his collie. Wardens note the moose is protected during the deer close season.
A retailer claims Adamson's Cough Balm Sam is enough to cure almost any cold, promoting its effectiveness to customers.
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