Chariton Farmers Oppose State Board Merger
Jan 26 Chariton farmers led by Jonas Bemis oppose merging the State Dairy Bureau and the State Board of Agriculture into the State Board of Health. Bemis warns the move would harm farmers as the health board is largely urban doctors and not aligned with farm interests.
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Charlton
Chariton
Jonas Bemis
State Dairy Bureau
State Board of Agriculture
Board of Health
Boston Co-operative Milk Producers’ Association
State Board of Health
Boston
White Slave Bill Passed by House in Washington
Washington January 26 House passed the Mann white slave bill by a viva voce vote nearly as introduced by Mr Mann. The measure aims at stricter penalties and heightened regulation in line with reform efforts.
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Washington
Mann
House
Complexion Beauty Aids From Spurmax To Canthrox Shampoos
Homemade beauty preparations promising skin whitening and a rosy complexion are described. Spurmax lotion, canthrox shampoo, quinine hair tonic, and a zinc-free face cream are outlined with simple mixing instructions and notes on effectiveness for freckles dandruff and wrinkles.
Whose Child Is This Boston Post Photo Feature
The Boston Post offers a five dollar gold piece to anyone who identifies the photographed child on Garden Street. Yesterday’s subject was eleven year old Helena Rust of 23 Clifton Street Roxbury a sixth grade Dillaway School pupil. Her widowed mother Mrs D H Rust and teacher Miss Keenan are mentioned. Helena plans to bank the prize.
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Post
Garden Street
Boston Post
Washington Street
The
Sunday Post
Helena Rust
Clifton Street
Roxbury
Helena
D. H. Rust
Dillaway School
Miss Keenan
Fashions Display Rich Sleeves Veils and Velvet
Paragraph points describe ornate sleeves with gathers puffs pleats slashes and smocking. Veil pins harmonize with costumes while skunk trims fabrics and gowns. White gowns and brocaded velvet wraps with fur and jeweled buttons appear. Gold or silver braid tulle touches highlight collars and ruching. A white bag purse to accessorize lingerie gowns adds Parisian flair.
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Skunk
Annie Dunne's Poultry Dressing Bake Instructions
Wash and remove the tubes, fill with poultry dressing, steam one hour, rub with butter, dust with flour, salt and pepper. Bake one hour, basting with stock or butter and hot water. Address: Annie J. Dunne, 87 Tremont Street, Winthrop.
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Annie J. Dunne
Tremont Street
Winthrop
Mrs Perkins Cooks Tomato Cream Sauce
A simple tomato cream sauce recipe by Mrs J M Perkins from 98 Hancock Street Cambridge. It lists flour butter milk tomatoes soda salt and cayenne, with steps to melt butter, mix flour, add milk, strain tomatoes with soda, return to mixture and simmer until smooth and slightly thick.
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J. M. Perkins
Hancock Street
Cambridge
Recipe for Old Fashioned Molasses Cookies
Two cups molasses a little salt nearly one to two cups butter or lard melted two teaspoonfuls saleratus dissolved in four tablespoonfuls hot water flour enough to roll out Mrs. Be N Russell Jr South Dartmouth P O Box 838.
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BE N. Russell
South Dartmouth
P. O
Peppermint icing candy recipe by Mrs J P Small
A Victorian style candy recipe describes mixing icing sugar water and egg white with peppermint essence to form a soft paste. The dough is kneaded rolled to about half an inch thick and stamped into rounds then dried on a sieve in a cool dry room by Mrs J P Small of Somerville at 1 Knapp Street.
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J. P. Small
Knapp Street
Somerville
New Discovery claims to heal stomach in 90 days
L. T. Cooper promotes a stomach based health theory and a medicine he says can cure most ailments by first curing stomach disorders. Testimonials from Chicago and Boston praise rapid relief and renewed appetite, with Cooper's New Discovery sold through druggists nationwide.
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L. T. Cooper
Mr. Cooper
Cooper
Chicago
Boston
H. B. Mack
State Street
Cooper Medicine Co
Dayton
Ohio
Legal Procrastination in Litigation Sees Political Tooling
A Boston notice cites six complaints about delay in lawsuits. It alleges shyster lawyers, judges tied to politicians, and endless postponements driven by political debts. Victims pay costs, while lawyers escape accountability, with many legislators serving corporate interests.
Sewing Circle Gathers Home Help For New England Readers
The Boston Post introduces Sewing Circle a department by women readers for home and household topics health hints recipes child care and domestic questions. Correspondents may use pen names and ask each other questions while addressing the Sewing Circle Editor in Boston.
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Boston Post
Boston Daily and Sunday Post
The
Post
Sewing Circle
New England
What Are a Man's Duties at Home and With the Family
A writer seeks reader views on domestic roles and the husband's duties in the home. She recounts a Saturday evening delay, uncompleted chores, and a husband's view that the wife should finish work. She asks what constitutes a reasonable hour for a man to retire and who should boss the house.
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Post
The House Girl Problem
A reader seeks advice and sympathy about managing a household with help from a house girl. The letter describes exhausting stress from running a home alone and a disappointing experience with the current helper, calling for guidance.
Keeping a Wayward Daughter in Check at Roslindale
A Roslindale reader describes a daughter's shift from visiting once weekly to nightly excursions with a beau. The writer asks neighbors for effective plans to curb such behavior and keep her at a reasonable pace. The letter invites community input on parenting and curfew ideas.
Plainspoken rebuke to a discontented wife
A columnist scorns the letters of a woman calling herself Discontented. He asserts her luxury and comfort mask unhappiness and urges her to see poverty and hard work elsewhere to gain perspective. He contrasts her.
Should Husband Stay at Home Opinion Poll
A reader asks about marital roles as she and her home-loving husband disagree on whether he should be free to go out. The piece reflects sister readers weighing domestic balance and personal freedom within a quiet family setting.
Jane of Allston socialy balanced request for time
A letter writer argues for shared social time with her husband. She insists she needs social recreation beyond household duties and urges him to accept accompanying her at least a couple of nights weekly. She asks which view is correct.
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Riends
Jane OF
Allston
Advice on Stopping Baby Thumb Sucking From Readers
A young mother seeks tips from readers on curbing an infant who constantly sucks his thumbs or fist even after feeding. She notes propping or hiding hands fails as the child removes them and asks for guidance from fellow mothers.
Dust from furnaces prompts housekeeper appeal
Dorchester Housekeeper asks readers how to reduce dust rising from hot air registers during furnace shaking for a new fire. She notes the furnace is fairly new and functioning properly but dust causes extra cleaning.
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Dorchester
Rubbing Spine and Necks Promises Sleep Aid Letter
A reader advises insomniacs to rub the spine neck and scalp with a light ointment like witch hazel for several minutes before bed. The writer claims seven nights of better sleep for herself and her husband and asks readers to report results.
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Mollie
Women readers invited to contribute to Boston Post sewing circle
The Post invites women readers to submit letters under pen names with real names and addresses withheld without permission. Letters may be addressed to other correspondents, envelopes go to Editor Sewing Circle Boston Post, Boston. The column will appear in both daily and Sunday Post with longer instalments in the Sunday issue.
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the Post
Sewing Circle
Boston Post
Boston
Daily
Sunday Post
Society Will Figure in Brilliant Costume Revel
Mrs. Samuel J. Mixter of Marlboro street leads this season's Twelfth Night production at Copley Hall. The Revels offer an unusual display of costumes and masquerades not dating before 1800, with peasant, oriental, and classical outfits favored. Prominent city and suburb society figures will participate.
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Samuel J. Mixter
Marlboro Street
Copley Hall
Revels
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