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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1910
Page
8
Persian lamb and broadtail pelts lead winter fashion with half length coats and practical collars. Jabot bows echo Persian notes as pipings and borders. Tapestry hats in bold soft tints come in wide shapes and mushroom forms, untrimmed for versatile wear. Silver ornaments and modular bands highlight ornate yet subdued tones.
A reader writes that a pillow made of hops helped with insomnia and urges readers to suggest non advertising remedies. The Boston Post invites insomnia remedies from readers to be published.
A reader laments chronic loneliness as a divorced woman, comparing social circles and seeking kindness from the group. Muriel asks whether to leave housekeeping or endure endless chores as her husband earns $25 a week and refuses a servant.
In a readers query a worried mother asks what could spark a six year old’s appetite. She notes the child eats when offered but then loses interest and reports trying cod liver oil without relief.
The author discusses adopting a baby girl who turned one, noting the child arrived before her first week and now inspires deep love. She mentions a person named Dorothea and urges adopting if one loves children. The tone is warm and personal.
An advertisement touts Papes Diapepsin as a cure for indigestion and stomach misery. It claims a single dose digests all food, prevents fermentation and gas, and offers relief within five minutes. It urges readers to buy a large 50 seat case from a druggist and start taking it now.
A verse celebrates Mary Jane cooking buckwheat cakes with maple syrup while winter rages outside. The speaker revels in warm comfort, praising buckwheat and molasses as fuel for courage and joy, echoing Walt Mason’s playful nod to Burns and Shelley.
A reader asks Miss Champagne for guidance on wedding gift inscriptions. She suggests using a plain card or a visiting card with the giver’s name and formal phrases like With compliments of Miss or With best wishes of Miss.
The excerpt urges A. Z. to physically restrain a young man to force acknowledgment of his alleged false statements, arguing it would quell the girl's suspicions. It then promotes an upcoming embroidery design in the Post for a shirtwaist, described as among the prettiest in the series, noting simple transfer with soap and water.
In Puerto Cortes Honduras a nightly guard surrounds the local hotel housing foreign visitors and businessmen. Officials say the patrol protects guests but fear a revolution and suspect masked American soldiers of fortune behind Yankee passports.
A cheap costume uses white cotton cloth cut in strips for a skirt. A blue shirt waist with white collar and cuffs trimmed in white and edged with red is paired with a white waist trimmed with red and blue. The costumer notes variations for the ensemble.
A reader signs as Eve of Lynn asks the Post for instructions to fashion a kimono using handkerchiefs. The inquiry is brief and seeks practical sewing guidance from the paper’s audience.
A reader asks if it is a man’s duty to hire a servant to assist his wife with housework if he can. The inquiry seeks guidance on marital duties and household support expectations in marriage.
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