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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1920
Page
6
A color portrait feature of leading grand opera stars now appearing in Boston will run in the Pictorial Section of the upcoming Boston Sunday Post.
Advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood tonic to cure fatigue dizziness backache and nervousness from anemia. It cites Mrs Patrick OConnell of Barre Vermont who improved after using the pills and offers a free booklet Building Up the Blood. Pills cost 60 cents a box and may be mailed postpaid.
Radway's SELLFORM in a tube is advertised as cleaner and more convenient. It claims to take away pain without blistering or discoloring the skin and to vanish quickly with a warming soothing effect.
Washington reports a heated hearing as the House Ways and Means Committee weighs a soldier relief program. Dispute centers on Lovenbein and Sperry over bonuses, with Jones noting broad veteran support but organizational divides and concerns about unorganized ex-service members. Sperry pushes 500 dollar flat bonus. Lovenbein proposes one dollar daily with a 180 dollar minimum.
When woolen blankets are too thin for use, pair two or three together and cover with a pretty sateen to craft a quilt. The tip emphasizes practical upcycling and home sewing methods for warmth and economy.
A hot mustard plaster or poultice relieves rheumatic pains and sciatica but can blister. Begg's Mustarine, a true yellow mustard with added pain relievers, is hotter cleaner cheaper and less likely to blister. It treats lumbago backache neuritis pleurisy bronchitis sore throat chest colds and other pains. heat eases pain. Available 30 and 60 cents from druggists or by mail S C Wells & Co. LeRoy NY.
A collection of practical hints includes cleaning brass with lemon pulp, keeping bread fresh in a paper bag then a tin, an asbestos roaster for picnics, waterproof matches, corks taped for travel, softening shoe paste with turpentine, shielding fruit jars from light, cornstarch on piano keys, vinegar in plaster mix, kerosene around rusty fasteners, hose holders, pillow renovation with vacuum bags, and bottle cleaning with sand and water.
The article explains that families issue wedding invitations two to four weeks before the ceremony and that announcement cards merely inform friends of the marriage. It notes guests are not obliged to give gifts for an announcement and describes how acknowledgments are handled, including visiting cards to the mother.
Frank H. Hitchcock of New York, former postmaster general, will devote his time to Major General Leonard Wood's campaign until the Republican national convention. Colonel William Cooper Proctor announced the plan tonight.
In the Boston Sunday Post Magazine Joel, the story's patient hero, lands a decisive blow in the ongoing sea drama. The installment advances the adventurous tale of peril, courage, and loyalty on the waves.
A bottle of water from the Marne arrived aboard the La Touraine for christening the US transport Maine at Hog Island Philadelphia. Mrs. Newton D. Baker, wife of the Secretary of War, will use the water in the ceremony tomorrow.
Washington reports 27 ships launched for the Shipping Board in January, totaling 186 455 dead weight tons. The board now controls 1680 vessels with 9 104 361 tons, including 1458 new steamers 44 ex enemy craft and 118 miscellaneous types.
John J. Golden president of the United Textile Workers of America said a busy season for workers and mills is ahead with no let up through the summer. After meetings with local heads and Agent H F Straw discussions on hours and pay yielded satisfactory results.
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