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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1916
Page
15
Cascade wing draperies remain in skirts Joffre blue popular for girls linen dresses velvet belt accents organdy dresses Cut steel beads on bags blouses favored high coat collars Russian blouses persist fur on linen blouses newest novelty velvet box pleated trim
An advertisement touts Margo Nerve tablets as a quick fix for nervousness indigestion blues and low confidence. It claims the tablets stimulate digestive organs awaken blood flow and feed nerve cells within ten minutes with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
An advertisement touts Sargol tablets as a fat building aid for thin people. It claims results of ten to twenty five pounds in a month, with no harm when used with meals and a money back guarantee. It warns use mainly when weight gain is desired and notes nervous indigestion as a caveat.
A mother mourns her child amid lilies and violets. She questions God and fate, laments a world without food or comfort, then envisions angels and Christ guiding the child to spirit lands while Earth and Heaven seem indifferent. The poem ends with a sorrowful lesson on life, death, and love.
Readers clash over married life, gender roles, and equal rights in the Sewing Circle letters. Advocates for mutual respect claim both spouses share duties and authority while critics warn against domineering behavior and nagging. The debate touches money, freedom, and happiness in the home.
A luncheon party with the Country Club set prompts sharp remarks on fashion. The narrator describes a protege’s striking outfit in Havana brown and old gold, detailing chiffon and taffeta layers and bead trim. Persistence of snappy mood ends with the narrator returning home with a headache.
If a wash basin is cracked apply white paint along the crack then tape over it and paint again to firm as cement. To kill carpet moths spread a damp cloth over the area and iron with a hot iron. By Mrs J G Forrest at 8 Cleary street Barre Vermont.
Edith and Gladys Vane duel over taste and status in a quiet New England marriage as Ted and Harry pool resources and gifts. Edith learns Gladys’s spending masks insecurity while celebrating a modest home with pansies and a new percolator. The tale contrasts two couples in 1920s social mores.
A historic recipe outlines a vanilla custard base with cornstarch and beaten egg yolk and white. It provides seven fruit combinations such as raisins and oranges, dates and walnuts, peaches and raisins, preserves with walnuts, pineapple and berries, with instructions on when to add fruit and a signature from Mrs. Clinton Barnes of Centre Rutland Vermont.
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