Local reminiscences and city anecdotes from Boston
Observations recall Cinco de Mayo in Mexico and various Boston incidents. Vignettes include college game antics at Harvard Bowdoin, a dance ring catching hair, witch hazel on Chickatawbut Hill, a Granary burying ground Sunday debate, encounters with Former Mayor Hurley, Byrnes summer moves, a triplet family on a car ride, Mayor Fitzgerald crowd dynamics, the Lynn arrest of a wayward girl, Burgess Wright plane launch link to a sanders craft, pigeons on ferries, and a chess improvisation between court stenographers Mimms and Breitling.
Sewing Circle Advice and Mother-in-Law Reflections
In the Boston Daily and Sunday Post's Sewing Circle readers discuss home life. A letter from A MOTHER-IN-LAW questions family tensions and the Golden Rule, while EX-INVALID shares cod liver oil remedies and advice on weight gain and health.
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Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Lewins
Boston’ Post
Young Woman Seeks Free Training to Become Nurse
An 18 year old reader asks the Sisters I for guidance on nursing education. She wishes to learn without tuition and seeks a place offering free training. The note reflects a hopeful plea in the community.
Recommendation of malt and cod liver oil for a body builder
An anxious reply recommends malt preparations for bodybuilding. The writer notes personal use and favors cod liver oil, with options including olive oil or cod liver oil. They express strong faith in the cod liver combination and reference past years.
Advice on marrying widowers and child care
A reader counsels against a young woman marrying an elderly man and raising another's child. She cites age differences, risks to the child, and personal tragedy to urge choosing partners closer in age, while offering hopeful notes for Hope and her own children.
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Constance
Hope
Broken-Hearted Sympathy for Crossed Eyes Affliction
A speaker shares personal experience of being cross eyed and undergoing surgery at Carney Hospital. The operation took 10 days with a payment plan of $1 per day, per person, based on ability to pay. The note expresses hope the reader won’t live with the deformity.
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Carney Hospital
Chedrup
Question on use of Golden Rule hair restorer for very dark hair
Inquire if the Golden Rule hair restorer is suitable for very dark and black hair and whether a user can share experiences. Request a prompt reply from someone who has used the product.
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F. M
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Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
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Globe
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Guildhall
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Boston Post
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Cupid
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