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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1912
Page
11
A 1912 Walt Mason piece unfolds with a hermit praising nature over politics while sparring with voters and conventions. It blends a lyric interior with social commentary on manners, unity, and marriage as ideals guiding daily happiness and national fortune.
Residents of Andover are shown past and present church figures and dignitaries. The Observant Citizen reports on Governor Foss’s naval militia service aboard the U S S Chicago and his admiral title, Bishop Lawrence’s Sahara trip, and Rev James Franks’s long tenure at Grace Church Salem. It notes Harvard President Eliot in Japanese audience attire. The piece closes with Rev S M Crothers of the First Parish Unitarian Church.
Advert includes a remedy regimen from Dr. Phillip Brooke for torpid liver sour stomach and indigestion. It prescribes Aromatic Extract of Rhamnus Purshiana Tinc ture of Cardamoms Salogyn and Aromatic Elixir with Saltogyn to be taken as three doses then ongoing before meals.
Advertises beauty products for removing age marks and dark spots with glycerine spur mat and spurmax lotion promising smooth skin and sun protection. Claims lash and eyebrow growth from pyroxin. Includes a canthrox shampoo for dandruff and a weight loss tonic parnotis with a daily dose.
A lyric speaker laments a playful Cupid causing both desire and restlessness. The poem portrays Cupid as a mischievous, divine figure who tortures and delights, granting gifts yet wounding the heart. The speaker alternates between affection and threat, seeking mercy while inviting Cupid to dwell on her knee and in her eyes.
The clergyman is occupying pulpits across London including Essex Church Kensington Brixton and plans to preach in Gee Cross and Cardiganshire before sailing home Police are being held in Toronto Mrs Kendall joined the trip Sheriff John Quinn spends leisure time collecting singing birds and visiting stores for secondhand furniture repairing and displaying pieces at Charles Street Jail He proudly shows visitors the items and their histories
A Boston & Maine message urges travelers to not throw matches from trains to prevent forest fires. Passenger G. H. observed the smoking car warning and emphasized forest protection.
A Harvard astronomer reports the completion of a million-dollar sky chart showing 1.5 million stars and 3796 star photographs last year at the Harvard Observatory. Other items note graves on Deer Island, tennis plans by Rev. William Twohig, Professor Josiah Royce’s Costa Rica voyage, Rev. Arthur Little’s retirement, and Somerville Police Chief Kendall attending the chiefs convention.
An observant citizen notes people remove water from a fountain by Blue Hill avenue in Franklin Park. The fountain once drew from a spring until a bacteriological test found it impure, after which city water was supplied. many still drink from the fountain despite safety concerns.
The American line steamer Philadelphia reached Plymouth late after sailing New York July 6. Poor firing caused by an inexpert crew from Baltimore delayed the voyage to England. The stokers protested at sea before continuing work, with stewards joining in.
An Ohio correspondent describes mercolized wax as a skin treatment replacing cosmetics and various methods. It reportedly creates a natural look by gradually shedding surface skin and breathing pores, with the product sold as a one ounce package to apply nightly and wash off in the morning.
A reader urges spouses to spend time apart to value home life, arguing absence strengthens affection. Another letter from a college student warns against marrying a lazy artist and asks if she should return after leaving due to indolence. The column collects guidance for married women.
A reader signs as Light Hubby and writes to the Sewing Circle column, sharing reflections on wives obedience after studying articles and describing how she has been regarded by her acquaintances. The missive opens a discussion on domestic roles and social expectations.
A reader letter from Melrose rejects urging a wife to leave a kind husband over affection issues. It argues men over 45 may not be “mushy,” praises kindness, warns against faultless partners, and suggests contentment or living alone.
A columnist offers guidance on harmony in marriage, stressing mutual forbearance, good manners, and reasonable conduct. The piece ends with a reminder to treat spouses with respect and maintain a cheerful home.
A speaker urges a woman with five children to remain with her husband, arguing that his kindness should not be rejected for a perceived lack of affection and warning against outside influence. The dialogue centers on preserving the family unit and condemning abandonment.
An eminent skin specialist introduces ethine double strength a freckle removing treatment sold by Houghton and Dutton Drug Co and Riker Jaynes Drug Co with a full money back guarantee. The product promises rapid improvement from the first night and claims to be harmless to tender skin.
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