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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1909
Page
4
An ad copy describes a method to develop the bust and neck, claiming a six inch increase after a month. It instructs mixing glycerine with a tincture labeled cadomene, then adding rosewater and borax, applying morning and night, and washing off later.
The passage notes hesitation to offer oneself until clear desire appears. It focuses not on what the friend saw but how he spoke, as a look of love and coy encouragement create an impression. Fond looks with few words can carry the right effect, prompting blushes and self consciousness.
A young woman seeks advice on whether her 21 year old lover is faithful. The adviser warns against leading him on while dating other men. Mutual exclusivity is urged and the need for sincere commitment stressed.
London reports the death of Lady Leigh wife of Francis Dudley Leigh third Baron Leigh at Stoneleigh Abbey Wendworth. Earlier title holder Lady Veregh before marriage was Tialwas Thelen Pootwith, cited as a citaviter of M Beckwith of New York.
Public test of anthracite coal and briquets by the Rhode Island Coal Company at the Textile Exhibition demonstrated intense heat quick ignition and high economy in cooking ranges and open fires. Henry M. Whitney president observed as briquets kept shape burned slowly and left fine ash. Expected market rollout around Oct 1 with potential fuel revolution in New England.
A medical note announces a new eye remedy from Marine Eye, marketed to soothe tired eyes and restore brightness. The product promises relief for strained vision and fatigue with a simple daily use.
Dorothy Cornell a 19 year old rescued from a Blossom street house sat at the Municipal Criminal Court with Rose Rosenberg and Max Sherbofski on trial before Judge Parmenter. Cornell listened to testimony while Rose Rosenberg and Sherbofski were found guilty. sentencing was continued. The police say Cornell comes from a cultured New York family and had recently left home.
Mr J F Campbell of the Eastern division Boston and Maine recalls a near fatal incident when, in the second year of braking, a hurricane wind blew him from a moving train near Saco while transferring between cars. He was carried off the train, found uninjured, and later attended the Boston Theatre as planned.
Dr John Bowker hosts Jaisat son of Baroda Maharajah as guest at Werth's. Jaisat, a Warward student, owns jewels valued around 75000 dollars and a pearl rug. The prince sought funding for textile schools in Garuda but family opposed. Jaisat studied at Oxford before Harvard visit.
Yale University observers recorded a vivid circumsorbing oval halo around the sun on April 28. The halo appeared faintly at 1 o clock then strengthened for about ten minutes, revealing the sun's opposite image and intersecting spiral arcs along with 120 degree parhelia and a 46 degree concentric halo.
The Hardware Dealers Association held its 1909 annual organization meeting at the Boston Merchants' Association rooms with delegates from New England states except Vermont. The body voted to hold the next convention in Boston in March 1910 and named delegates to the Milwaukee national convention next month: A. H. Abbe, D. Fletcher Barber, F. Alexander Chandler, James De F. Phelps, and Frank E. Stacy.
End to dyspepsia claims Mi O Na tablets quickly fix a distressed stomach. The ad touts 50 cent boxes, 24 hour proof, and a money back guarantee from Riker Jaynes Drug Co, plus Booths Laxative Pills at 25 cents.
Justice Dowl ing today named Orville W. Smith to take the evidence of Thomas W. Lawson as a witness in a suit brought by Axel W. Hallenberg against William C. Greene and the Greene Consolidated Copper Company. The nature of the suit was not disclosed.
A Pittsburgh man recounts severe scalp scaling and hair loss following typhoid fever. After trying dandruff remedies and quinine with no relief, he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment along with Resolvent, reporting clear scalp and thicker hair after six months.
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