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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1918
Page
15
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment for darting and piercing sciatic pains neuritis lumbago nerve inflammation wry neck and sprains. It highlights easy application quick relief cleanliness economy and universal preference.
A columnist shares a kitchen tale of transforming leftovers into a dish named Jim with beans in tomato sauce, bananas baked in maple syrup until soft, and a dash of Al Sauce. The author notes Al Sauce as a miracle-working flavor, not a Worcestershire, that makes beans into a blissful dish Jim enjoys and hopes to repeat.
A vintage slogan promoting Hood's Sarsaparilla Pepticon and Hood's Pills as a new family treatment. It claims regular use purifies the blood builds strength and regulates the system. Advises obtaining all or any one from the druggist today.
Stop that weakening cough or cold with Eckman's Alterative a tonic and upbuilder of 20 years' use. 80c and $1.50 bottles from druggists or ECKMAN LABORATORY Philadelphia.
A Radcliffe student defends American college girls against Rose Sidgwick claims that British educators unfairly stereotype them. The writer argues Sidgwick has had little time to study U S college life and criticizes her sweeping generalizations.
A Radcliffe student defends American college women against Miss Rose Sidgwick's contention that they do not make good wives. The letter argues Sidgwick’s six‑week American stay and reception meetings show little about true student character and urges viewing college as preparation for life rather than sole devotion to study. It notes many college graduates are better wives and highlights ongoing balance between education and domestic life. The piece ends with reflections on Harvard men and societal expectations.
A World War I letter, dated 1918, recounts daily routine for American troops in France. The writer describes waking at 5:15 A M, breakfast, billet chores, and marching to learn warfare under French and English instructors. He notes trench digging, barbed wire practice, and grenade throwing, with humorous asides about German spies, songs, and camaraderie. The piece ends with a self aggrandizing grenade anecdote and confirms continuation in the Daily and Sunday Post.
News from France reports Brigadier General Charles H W Cole is reinstated to command of the 52d Brigade, 6th Division, A E F after a board found his removal unwarranted. Cable to his wife conveyed Pershing’s order. Cole served in France since 1917 until his October reclassification.
Mothers urged to feed Cascarets to children from one year old as a sweet tasting laxative. Claims it cleans clogged bowels, eases bile and sour fermentations, and outperforms castor oil or calomel without causing gripe or injury. Each ten cent box includes full directions.
Carl B. Smith of Brockton Massachusetts, 11 year postal employee, died when his plane fell 500 feet at the New York air post terminal field. Witnesses said the craft dived as the pilot fought to right it after turning sidewise against the wind.
Arthur Meyerowitz once Berlin manager of the Jewish department for North German Lloyd was arrested by federal agents in New York on a charge of being a dangerous enemy alien. He allegedly was sent by the German foreign office to the United States after the war began to propagandize among Jews.
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