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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1917
Page
13
A longtime reader argues for spousal financial trust. She notes she earns 26 weekly, pays most costs, and lets her husband manage his own spending while preserving a comfortable home and mutual respect. Other letters praise trust and shared finances while worrying about excess control.
An ad claims a product quickly relieves stubborn coughs with promises of fast relief and improved breathing. It markets a remedy for colds and throat irritation, urging quick purchase for lasting comfort.
An old at home remedy boasts that 2 1/2 ounces of Pinex in a pint sugar syrup ends persistent bronchial coughs and throat irritation. It claims rapid relief, ease of phlegm, and suitability for bronchitis croup whooping cough and asthma with a money back guarantee.
A selection of the most interesting letters to the Sewing Circle is printed in the Sunday Post, offering readers anecdotes, questions, and community updates from loyal contributors.
It rained as Clara and I had a late breakfast in bed then visited a small Wrench shop Ruth recommended. Clara fell for a pale gray blue sports satin skirt with circles and crossbars, full at the waist with a wide belt and pockets, to be paired with her black velvet jacket.
A collection of recipes from A. R. Winslow of Canton and Mrs. Adda Stewart of Amherst. Meat loaf uses beef pork onion celery crumbs milk and egg baked with butter. Bran Brown Bread and Bran Bread rely on bran cornmeal flour molasses raisins and milk with soda and salt. Potato Souffle blends celery beef potato bread crumbs eggs and milk.
Boston February 10 1917 executives of the Massachusetts Branch of the German American Alliance urge Senators and Representatives to keep the United States out of the European conflict. They call for a national referendum on war prior to any declaration and emphasize loyalty to American institutions and humanity. John A Walz signs as president and F J Kostenmacher as secretary.
A reader seeking guidance on affection and timing in a relationship. The columnist cautions that affection requires mutual feeling and consent, and that premature advances may push a modest partner away. Patience and respect for her pace are advised.
Valleyrand epitomized diplomacy with wit and cynicism earning Mme Du Barry's patronage. He thrived amid upheaval, surviving the Terror in London and later making a fortune in America. Napoleon named him prince, then urged by others to become prime minister after Waterloo. he died at 83.
Many women can earn over 2 dollars daily by operating Auto-Knitters at home making hosiery. The work is pleasant and easily learned, providing steady year round employment. Send a 2 cent stamp to Auto-Knitter Hosiery Co Inc Desk 8 D 147 Franklin Street Buffalo New York for full details as more workers are needed at once.
After the feet wear out, cut off the stockings and split the leg to make a soft wash cloth. Useful for children's necks and ears. Promoter Mary M. Scott, 123 Park Street, Berlin, New Hampshire.
A patriotic poem declares love for the flag of the free, praising its stars and stripes. It emphasizes unity across native and foreign born, the duty to defend liberty, and the ideal of shining stars from east to west. It calls for selflessness and fighting graft as tests of worth.
Readers submit a mix of questions and answers covering war origins autotransport aviation telephones and wireless gear and a quip about Barnum Bailey circus. They ask about quotations murder heroism donkey terminology barber pole symbolism and old barber surgery practices.
The author notes repeating health crises in 1916 with Grippe and Infantile Paralysis epidemics, then warns of a renewed Grippe on the Atlantic Coast and impending Infantile Paralysis. Recommends Johann Hoff Malt Extract taken with meals and at night to build resistance and aid recovery, especially for coughs and colds.
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