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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1910
Page
8
A grandma adviser urges a wife to overlook her 58 year old husband’s wandering eyes and warns the behavior signals decline. She counsels pity and staying with him, claiming similar cases end in death or insanity.
A New York woman recalls initial loneliness after moving to Boston area with her engineer husband. She credits reaching out to new neighbors, especially couples, for building a supportive circle and easing homesickness as she awaits the birth of her first child.
A letter describes sending Christmas boxes with durable eatables. It lists items like potted chicken and ham, olives, pickles, and jelly, noting experience shipping long distances.
A note describes packing a holiday box with cheese crackers cookies candy and fruitcake wrapped in oiled paper and white paper with red and green ribbon. Jars are cushioned with tissue paper and tight packing to prevent breakage. It mentions sending to Guantanamo Bay by the 24th, ship on the 17th.
A humorous verse describing Milady's extravagant hat, imagined as a massive headpiece of fifty pounds and twenty cubits tall. The speaker muses on its improbable origin, its ornate brim, and the spectacle it creates when Milady wears it in public, ending with a playful wish for fashion change.
A sailor’s sweetheart explains the procedure for mailing a Christmas box to a brother aboard a battleship. Boxes must weigh four pounds or less and be mailed to the ship in care of the New York postmaster with the label Christmas Box. The Navy will not handle express deliveries outside the United States.
A reader claims to have gained 14 pounds since June by drinking two tablespoons of pure Norwegian oil after each meal, mixed with wine to mask the taste. She says she has used three bottles and notes the method worked after a period of weight loss.
A reader argues with Granny Good Thing about saving on a budget of twelve dollars weekly. The writer calls the notion of living on that amount impossible and questions how anyone manages with so little.
A lyrical tribute from 1910 praising Grimes and his apple variety Grimes’ Goldens. The poem expresses admiration for the apple’s taste and impact on a boarding house community, extolling Grimes as a harbinger of delight and comfort.
A reader asks about a 28 year old woman pressured for kissing and private favors by a suitor. The advice urges maintaining dignity, not compromising values, and recognizing insincerity when affection hinges on privileges. It reassures that chances are not limited by age and urges self-respect.
A reader argues that love and home duties outweigh money for a woman torn between a business career and marriage. The correspondent urges choosing affection, family, and stability over a corporate life, noting nerves and loneliness as costs of lifelong work.
A typist counsels weighing a life change and partner worth in a proposed sacrifice. She notes personal earnings, mutual commitment, and delaying action to save while the sun shines, warning happiness cannot be bought with cash even in tough times. Love can withstand hardship if the right person is chosen.
Paragraphs describe tassels on winter frocks and coats for children. Overskirts, surplice crossovers, and Congo canard blues mark the season. Persian chenille dots, inconspicuous belts, coque feathers, velvet shapes, and ornate caps with net and frills define current style details.
A collection of vintage recipes from Mrs Henry E Forsyth and Mrs Edwin F Corliss. Includes a rich milk dough bun method with spices and currants, a coffeehouse style sugared frosting, and hot cheese sandwiches with a cayenne kick.
A Buffalo woman testifies that Dr Williams Pink Pills rebuilt her strength after chronic overwork and pale blood. She details pale cheeks, breathless stairs, heart flutter, and gradual recovery during winter treatment and a full course of the pills. The advertisement notes pills are sold only in trademarked packages at 50 cents per box with six boxes for two dollars.
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