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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1913
Page
15
The article surveys fabrics like velour laine and satin for winter outfits, noting velvet trims and emroidery colors. It describes white crepe de chine evening gowns with emerald and yellow embroidery, muffs and boas lined with furs, and Riviera tailored suits in white satin and velour with sapphire and virgin blue accents.
Local shoppers are invited to shop an sale featuring long coats at eight dollars, separate skirts at two dollars and fifty cents, and one piece dresses at five dollars. Limited skirt remnants priced at two dollars.
A bold claim offers a home cure method presented as free guidance. The text promises simple steps to address an ailment directly, urging readers to follow at home without cost or professional intervention.
A ballad of Lovel and his bride set in a castle hall where mistletoe and holly shine. The bride hides in an oak chest, dies, and resurfaces as a sorrowful secret, while Lovel mourns.
A reader writes about a man she admires for his quiet, respectful manner and moral character. She recalls feeling a strong attraction and seeks guidance on how to attract him, suggesting she should learn his likes and invite him to call, to discover his feelings.
A vintage advertisement urges readers to restore gray hair to a youthful natural color with Hay's Hair Health. It claims simple, safe use, undetectable treatment, and a 25 year satisfaction record, offering a free 50c bottle plus Harfina soap with purchase and a druggist refund guarantee.
Nelson Bayard faces a choice between two women Corinne Wentworth and Nan Fraser while a million dollar will dispute tests his ethics He leans toward Nan accepting her influence over his life and vows to marry her Nan returns from abroad and the couple share a first kiss in a moment of clear understanding
Instructions for pumpkin preparation and pie filling include boiling the pumpkin, straining lumps, and mixing eggs salt sugar flour nutmeg cloves cinnamon milk lard and water for two crusts. Additional recipes cover graham flour breads and a apple flavored egg batter from readers Pearl Franklin Laura Curtis and Mrs Violet Moran with ingredient lists and methods.
A Boston Post Sewing Circle exchange argues for a Massachusetts bill requiring marriage proposals to be in writing with signatures. Readers discuss protection for women, evidence of intent, and cases of married men flirting with young women, plus a letter praising dogs over babies.
A skeptical letter argues that marriage laws requiring written agreements won t protect young women. It claims men will continue harmful behavior and women remain swayed by romance, labeling women as gullible and urging skepticism toward new safeguards.
A reader argues against pensioning mothers while noting that childless women deserve aid. The writer questions mothers who give up children for adoption or employ them in shops, and praises single women or loyal caretakers as more worthy of public support. WESTONITE.
A North Andover wife writes that many women married to working men live in hardship. She says wives support their families, work for others, care for children, and still manage home duties and illness, speaking for many women.
An elderly nurse writes to a sewing circle reflecting on nearly a century of life, noting she began nursing at 18 and has lived in 89 houses in one year. She expresses surprise at how mothers treat daughters in law and lauds mothers who support married children, signing as AN OLD MAID.
A column argues that all worthy persons of any sex over seventy who are worth less than 5000 dollars deserve a pension while the unworthy should be sent to the poor farm, framing it as a pension policy discussion.
A Mother of Five urges sewing circle mothers to supervise daughters on outings and select suitable companions. She promotes chaperones, reading wholesome books, and teaching the beautiful to prevent evil influences, while training sons to avoid breaking a mother's heart.
A sewing circle piece argues that ignorance breeds badness in children. It advocates school teachers presenting clear facts about life as part of physiology to curb whispered gossip and mischievous attitudes, urging refined parental dialogue.
A reader writes that she married a widower for love and explains how she fits into the family with two stepdaughters. She notes she loves her husband and maintains harmony by letting him lead the household. The letter ends with the sign off Stepmother and remarks that the Sewing Circle prints many letters in Sunday Post.
Albany January 16 a bill to tighten punishment for intoxicated chauffeurs under the motor vehicle law passed the Assembly. It provides for fines and imprisonment. Governor Sulzer said he would sign the measure when it reaches him.
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