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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1911
Page
12
Dr Harrington seeks Dr Norton to perform a risky operation on Williams. Norton hesitates but proceeds after being urged by Mrs Williams. The patient dies, and the scene ends with the revelation that this is Norton's first failure.
Fragments provide two potato salad style dressing methods with oil onion vinegar mustard and parsley plus chocolate milk custard and layered pie techniques. Included are detailed ingredient lists from Florence Wilson Hillsboro Laura Foote and Co F Gay with regional notes from Egypt Massachusetts Hillsboro Millbridge and New Hampshire.
Unofficial results from all 146 counties show ex Governor J M Brown sweeping Georgia in the gubernatorial primary. The report notes early returns from the state indicating Brown led the field.
The Sewing Circle in the Boston Daily and Sunday Post invites homemakers of New England to discuss home affairs. Topics include household management, family problems, baby care, economy, flowers, and gardening. Correspondents may use pen names and ask questions, writing on one side of the paper.
A widow writes that her husband’s memory should be honored, not used by another woman. She kept the daughter of his first wife as heir to jewelry while old clothes were sent to relatives. She argues men should not remarry if they cannot afford new attire.
A wife argues that spouses should share mail to avoid secrets and disputes. She claims she and her husband read each other’s letters, noting his reluctance but her insistence, with a 39 to 33 age gap and a “LONG AND SHORT” declaration.
A Winchester signed note lists scarce local girls and boys names for the Sewing Circle. The author asks the circle to pick a suitable name among Euntice Orpah Elrena Madeline Emeline Blanche Mertie Emma Edna Angelina Lara Hazel David Ruffie Leslie Raymond Nizer Anthony Clinton Clifton Theodore Edmen Merrill Howard Harold Enos and invites correspondence.
A 20 year old girl explains her escape from home to New York and Boston. She describes hardship in a law office, expensive meals, and monthly visits to her mother while her father remains harsh. She urges a reader to stay home for a mother’s sake, regretting leaving home.
Two 18 year old sisters, constant Sewing Circle readers, ask for guidance on a troubling personal matter. They describe shared concerns and request confidential input from the column.
Letters to the editor from the Sewing Circle reappear in the Sunday Post, sharing community sewing tips, project ideas, and local happenings. The page highlights member contributions and readers' responses to previous editions.
The New England Association of the Alumni of the Phillips Exeter Academy will hold its annual dinner at the American House on Saturday evening December 9. A 6 o'clock business meeting precedes a 7 o'clock dinner with speakers including President Lowell of Harvard Governor Bass of New Hampshire Gifford Pinchot and Exeter leaders. An Exeter glee club will sing and orchestral music will accompany the event.
Thomas E. Mattimore was reelected president of Machinists Lodge 264. Frank Jennings, Daniel Leary, Oren Cheney, and John F. Brown also won reelections for business agent treasurer vice president and financial secretary as more than 500 ballots were cast.
At the Boston City Club a panel led by Clarence H. Blackwell and J Randolph Coolidge Jr of the Chamber of Commerce urged extending fire limits to cover the entire city. William C Ewing Edward Seaver and Charles Logue offered cautions and calls for uniform restrictions across the metropolitan district.
Triplets all girls were born in the Malden home of Mr and Mrs William Carberry at 316 Medford Street shortly after 5 PM. Dr George L Farrell reports mother and three babies doing well. The Carberrys, both about 26, had a previous visit with one child.
Stephen M. Walsh launches a plan to unite the Knights of Labor's Cutters Assembly 3662 and the United Shoe Workers of America under one head with a first meeting set for January 10, 1912 in Donohue Hall. The effort aims at permanent peace in the shoe industry and wide, countrywide expansion.
Commissioner of Public Works Rourke announced that the War Department has approved the bridge plans. The project costs total $425000 with $250000 already appropriated. overall cost may exceed $1,000,000. A temporary structure with a 125 foot draw will be built first.
The Boston Opera Club held its first talk of the season at the North Bennet Street Industrial School with Henry L. Gideon discussing the opera Samson and Delilah. Gideon outlined the story, linked it to sun myth, and performed Delilah arias. He serves on the settlement’s executive board and directs the Opera Club.
A Denver Advocate reader argues that face powder worsens skin by clogging pores and causing blackheads and pimples. A simple lotion recipe uses glycerine, hot water or witch hazel, and spurmax to soften skin and give a velvety glow without rubbing off.
A sensational ad proclaims a juice extract from a tropical shrub grows hair in thirty days. It promises to stop itching and dandruff in three days, restore gray hair color in seven, and halt further hair loss with a single application.
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