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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1911
Page
7
A reader asks Miss Champagne whether to give up dancing to keep her gentleman friend. The advisor defends dancing as healthy and graceful, condemning only its excesses and rowdy behavior, noting that few object to dancing itself and urging balanced enjoyment.
An advertisement promotes GETS-IT as a simple painless corn cure that shrivels corns warts or bunions without harming healthy flesh. It claims quick relief and foot comfort, selling for 25 cents at drugstores and via E Lawrence & Co of Chicago, with Boston retailers listed.
A terse phrase hints at altering daylight perception independent of weather or external forces. The wording suggests a dramatic, self contained concept or metaphor rather than a literal event. The line stands as a compact, enigmatic stand in for a broader creative or rhetorical moment.
A young 18 year old writes asking why her 21 year old suitor will not take her out in public. The advisor rejects secret affairs, urging that true love is public and openly acknowledged, and warns against trusting a man who loves privately but hides his intentions.
A woman counsels Pilgrim to take vacations with husbands, prioritize their comfort, and urges Sally to marry the man she loves. She shares experiences with Berkshire Hills, noting how men show courtesy and warning that women should assess a man's networking and pedigree before getting involved to reduce complications and divorces.
Mrs Harriet Chalmers Adams will deliver one of eight principal addresses at the Associated Advertising Clubs of America convention in Boston from August 1 to 4. She has traveled 40000 miles in South America and is noted as writer lecturer and traveler. A mass meeting will feature Helen Mar Snow Thomson.
The Finance Commission found that the contract for 1200 women and 600 girls bathing suits for the city bath department was awarded to Henry Gray instead of the Columbia Bathing Suit Company after two bid requests. City Purchasing Agent Mullen awarded the contract, despite a circulating claim that Columbia won with the higher bid. R. H. Crowley of Columbia vows to raise the issue with the Finance Commission.
The Lynn track depression bill bribery inquiry is closed. District Attorney Pelletier states there is no evidence of bribery after examining witnesses and notes similar past cases where accusations aim to sway votes. He urges sharp penalties for unfounded charges and urges proper legislation to deter innuendo.
Contains two home recipe contributions. The first describes a strawberry rhubarb pie using a deep custard plate, with layered berries, sugar, and flour, baking in a moderate oven, with instructions to reclaim juice if it overflows. The second provides a cream pie style fruit loaf with butter, sugar, eggs, brandy, molasses, flour, currants, raisins, citron, spices, and soda, baked slowly for several hours.
A married office man draws a young stenographer into an unsettling triangle. After flirtations via car rides and postcards, the man's wife writes and invites the affair to continue openly. The writer recalls the encounter and its mortifying consequences and offers caution to young women and wives.
Advice column urges worried mothers to guide daughters by inviting a well‑mannered suitor to the home, praising him to encourage interest, and avoiding harsh judgments of other admirers. It argues that multiple suitors reduce risk of serious attachments and promotes selecting a favored match.
A domestic guidance piece urging wives to value husbands, support family, and cultivate a cheerful home. It offers four rules: seek God daily, provide nourishing meals and encouragement, be firm yet loving with children, and avoid envy of others while keeping a hopeful, sunlit outlook. The tone reflects early 20th century advice columns.
Lady Jane asks how to brighten a brown switch that looks dull and fading. Readers offer simple care steps, including gentle cleansing, lightweight conditioning, brushing with a soft bristle brush, avoiding heat styling, and applying a small amount of clear hair oil to restore shine while preserving fibers.
Thomas Hall longtime Boston Municipal Civil Court officer died at his East Boston home aged 69 after two days illness. A 45 year court veteran and one of the oldest sextons in the state, he served Christ Church on Salem Street for four decades. He was a Mason Odd Fellow and Knight of Pythias and never married.
Attorney General James M. Swift met with Charles H. Jones president of the Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Company regarding a proposed investigation of the United Shoe Machinery Company. Jones presented contracts and evidence claiming a monopoly in restraint of trade. he is expected to be a principal witness before Thursday's rules committee hearing.
York Beach July 24. The New England Volunteer Life Saving Association rescued the crew of a sloop that ran aground on the rocks off York Beach. The vessel owned by Captain Martin of York Beach carried two men and broke from moorings near the Bassaconway Hotel before drifting to a precarious rock position.
Charles Eaton aged 16 fell over an embankment where a rifle lay, the weapon discharged injuring him in the head. He is the son of Rev. L. A. Eaton, pastor of the Baptist Church, and was taken to the House of Mercy in Pittsfield where his condition is dire.
Toastmistress praises Anty Drudge for easing wash-day toil with Fels-Naptha soap. She lightens labor for a million weary women by removing heat and steam hazards, preventing yellowing, fading, and shrinking in whites and colors alike.
No early rising or dangerous hot water. Wash with Fels-Naptha in cool water, soak half an hour, rub lightly, rinse and hang. Clothes come cleaner and sweeter, whites stay pure, colors not faded, woolens not shrunk, and garments last about twice as long when following wrapper directions.
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