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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1910
Page
11
The Observant Citizen notes water whirligigs on the common draw visitors including boys who bathe near spray. It reports social tidbits from Leicester visitors to Cambridge, comet sightings, parade oases, and various local happenings from Brookline to Somerville.
An advertising feature promotes Marmola tablets as a safe fast fat loss method for heavy people. It claims the pills suppress digestive fat production and remove fat at 12 to 15 ounces daily, promising simplicity and quiet meals. The product is sold by druggists for 75 cents a case, with mail ordering from The Marmola Company in Detroit.
World famous D M C Embroidery Cotton offered by Aulmann Manufacturing Co Dept X Stamford Conn. Mail postpaid for any size and color.
A collection of kitchen notes from Mrs. Cory Mrs. Kilbourne and Mrs. Lee with practical recipes. Instructions cover frying cakes from Indian meal with salt and sugar. peach and apple preserve with ginger cinnamon cloves and raisins. pineapple jelly from sugar and fruit. and a pork scrap scrapple recipe with steps to boil chop fry and mold. Addresses of contributors provided.
Paragraph notes a collarless blouse trend, shifting handbag handles to chains, and popular chiffons in various prints. It describes many frilled jabots for young girls, Russian blouse style foulard and pongee suits, colored or embroidered white waists, and ombre lace novelties. Embroidery graces light waistlines while linen and lawn endure in tailored waists.
An old Roxbury citizen advocates Boston citizens to push the Bal lantyne ordinance change on standing and loitering on street corners. He cites Harrison avenue between Taber and Hunneman and says property owners tolerate crowds around their premises. He urges agitation to have the order passed.
The Sunday Post highlights embroidery made easy for New England needlewomen using soap and water transfers. Next week features an embroidery panel for a child’s dress.
In Thornton's Kennebec town Old Home Week ends with a sunset picnic on Sunset Hill where Judith Walker and James Mead wed before friends. The tale recalls youth, reunion, and a loyal love rekindled after fifteen years.
Bernard McGinty, a gate tender at the First Street entrance of the Congress Street yards, reportedly acted as a hero on Wednesday last. The article lists his age as 538 years, notes his married status, and his residence at 241 FE Street in South Boston.
The Sewing Circle in the Boston Post and Boston Daily Sun posts offers a women's forum for home and household topics. It invites correspondents to use noms de plume, ask questions, and share advice on family, health, remedies, child care, and gardening.
A mother of nine asks for guidance in the Sewing Circle about her hardworking husband, an engi neer who earns $2.05 a day and works ten hours daily with only three weeks of rest in 15 years. She pleads for relief, noting his growing fatigue and impossibility of a week off.
A verse from Louise Lynn urges caregivers to spare the rod and spoil the child through patient loving guidance. It argues that kind words, trust, and leading by example replace physical punishment and foster lasting affection rather than future resentment.
A letter from M. M. W. questions why the pure food law overlooks fruit dealers exposed to street dust and asks for protective varnish or glaze on book covers to allow washing. The writer notes dust, dirt and unwashed fruit pose health concerns and seeks practical sanitary solutions.
A reader asks where to obtain English newspapers for her mother living abroad. She notes the desire for home papers and considers subscribing versus local acquisition, describing ongoing homesickness and nostalgia for English print.
A reader signs as ENGLISH, ONCE REMOVED, stating they and another have left the old country and remain interested in the Sewing Circle members. They invite enlightening views on various topics and thank any respondents.
An electrician's wife pleads for greater respect toward uniformed sailors on the East Coast. She notes her husband’s ten years in the navy and asserts most sailors she has met are courteous gentlemen, contrasting with their treatment in Boston and Massachusetts. She compares experiences from western seaport towns where sailors were well regarded.
A letter from CRYSTALINE proclaims support for anti-cat measures. She argues cats should not be with babies and proposes taxation similar to dogs. She notes personal cat ownership and a four month old baby, stressing sensible women favor action.
A note urges widows to consult an attorney about high bills. The writer says an unnamed lawyer offered free advice and helped resolve the case satisfactorily, emphasizing free consultation and experience.
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