Oddities and local notes from Arlington to Dorchester
A collection of observations and anecdotes from everyday city life. The writer cites a mysterious old brig on the flats, a late January thaw, train tunnel crews, a gray squirrel encounter, Arlington town hall meeting energy, Washington's Birthday musings, Norfolk jail, Acacia Club Dorchester, Neponset river ice breaking efforts, a white flannel woman on Tremont Street, a jail telephone installation, a Greek naturalization name record, a Dakota congressional bid, and a large shark in a fish market window.
Over Fat Spoils Woman Beauty Promoted Fat Reduction
An old pharmacal advertisement claims a physician’s fat burning method can reduce body fat and improve health. It instructs readers to mix Glycol Arbolene Aromatic Elixir in home doses and take after meals for days, then increase the dose and continue for weeks or months.
Powerpaint by A L Ries Offers Dry Powder Paint
Adams New York manufacturer A L Ries unveils Powerpaint a dry powder paint mixed with cold water to form a durable weather and fire resistant coating. He claims costs are about one fourth traditional oil paint and offers a free trial package and color card to readers who respond.
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A. L. Ries
Adams, N. Y
A. L. Rice
Manuf'r
North
Adams
Zoy
Supersedes Massage as Wrinkle Remover in Beauty Tips
An older beauty column argues against wrinkle removing by massage and heat. It promotes tissue strengthening and skin tightening and gives a powder formula with saxolite and hazel as an at home wash.
The Way of the World Poem Fragment
A fragment poem contrasts laughter and sorrow with a call to endure life’s pains. It speaks of pleasure, social gain, and the solitary march through life toward inevitable suffering. The piece reflects on fame, friendship, and the unmatched burden of personal grief.
The Dreamer Returns to Mountain and Valley
A multigenerational tale unfolds on a mountain and its valley. An Indigenous heritage blends with white settlers, producing the Dreamer whose luminous brown eyes carry a hidden dream. After illness and death, time and nature restore her, renewing a fragile happiness.
The Dreamer and the Mountain Wife
A Dreamer with blue fire in her eyes endures illness and fate as she follows a wild call beyond the valley. She becomes a wife, bears a son who leaves for life, and the Dreamer's dream finally finds a quiet peace amid memories of spring and loss.
Dreamer and the Mountain Mound of Memory
A tale of a man who refuses wealth to honor memory of his mother. Years pass as he earns respect and becomes famed, while a beloved dreamer on the mountainside remains a sacred, ever-present watch. Upon death a second mound is raised, and the dreamer is said to yet watch from above.
Weeklong menus and tested recipes on cooking page
The next Sunday's Post promises a cooking page with daily menus for the week and dozens of proven recipes for everyday use.
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The
Jay Post
Next Sunday
Post
Flasks on Love and Sentiment 4 Advice Column
Reader seeks guidance on a four month relationship and whether the partner would marry. The columnist warns of a bad impression from lavish spending and urges continued wooing if she is serious, noting risk from city suitors and urging a level head.
Country Girl Reflects On A Year Of Work And Friendship
A reminiscence from a young woman describing a year of employment and growing closeness with a younger girl. She recalls learning much from their time together and hints at deep mutual regard.
Girl Falls Eleven Stories To Death In New York Elevator
An 18 year old girl, Charlotte tersly, dies after her foot is caught in a doorway as an elevator ascends to the 11th floor in a Fifth Avenue building. Her widowed mother Mrs. Battersly witnesses the tragedy amid a panic and attempts to leap into the shaft before bystanders restrain her.
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York
Charlotte Tersly
Fifth Avenue
Pinex and Sugar Syrup Cough Remedy Recipe
Home formula promises fast cough relief within 24 hours using one pint of Pinex and a sugar syrup mix. The ad claims benefits for croup and throat troubles, notes laxative effect and appetite stimulation, and offers a money back guarantee with Pinex availability through The Pinex Co in Indiana.
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United States
Canadas
Pinex Co
Wayne, Ind
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Paar
van Loon
Remy
Wvfe
Washington
George Nanetatee
Howe
Trent
Lia Washington
Valley Porge
Delaware
Sunday Post
Atlantic Avenue
Barracouta
Hoosac
North Adams
Arlington
Town Ces
Governor Foss
Foss
Union League Club of
New York
Touraine
Gedrge
Martha
Norfolk County Commissioners
Dedham
Silas A. Btone
Sharon
Norfolk County
Acacia Club
Dorchester
Cushing Avenue
Neponset River
Tremont Street
Roéengon
John Quinn
United States District Court
Turkey
Triantophyllos
Cheralampou
Triantaphyllides
Ll. A. Simpson
Dickingon, N. D
Dakota
Dan
Hingston
Northern
Neal Institute
New One Street
Boston
Back Bay
Been
Madeline S. Audley
Box 311
Richmond, Me
Mildred Champagne
Deay
Ned
Aleo
Sbe
Jess
Oham
Rebre Local
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Borden
Ives
Thas Borden
Borden’s Condensed Milk Co
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