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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1911
Page
11
Sunset Peak Reunion Ends Longing In Quiet Return
Adele Bascomb, teaching in a small town, spends a holiday eve at Sunset Peak to confront loneliness and memories of Leroy Griggson. A year after promising to pursue her mission over love, she awaits him as the couple reconnects amid sunset views and a tearful reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adele Bascomb
Leroy Griggson
Suasion
Adele
Sunset Peak
Leroy
Custard and Strawberry Sarabande Recipes from Mrs Wilson and Mrs Crosby
Instructions for a custard dessert using 4 eggs 1 quart milk nutmeg and sugar baked in cups with boiling water until firm. Includes a strawberry flavored cream dessert with gelatin and cream folded with strawberries and a mould to chill. Recipes credited to Mrs Addie Wilson Roxbury and Mrs H B Crosby East Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie Wilson
Parker Street
Roxbury
H. B. Crosby
Lexington Street
East
Boston
If I Had Eczema and Skin Troubles
An advertisement touts D. D. D. as a mild soothing wash made from Oil of Wintergreen and Thymos. It promises to cleanse, clear complexion, and relieve eczema itching instantly with penetrating action and overnight improvement. Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores promotes the product as harmless to delicate skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T’d
Riker-Jaynes, Drug. Stores
Sewing Circle Forum For New England Homemakers
The Sewing Circle is a regular department in the Boston Daily and Sunday Post serving home makers in New England. It covers domestic problems health hints baby care household economy gardening and related topics. Correspondents may use pen names and ask each other questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
Garden Advice for Sisters Castor Beans and Nasturtiums
Amelia offers practical gardening tips for sisters recommending castor beans for bold foliage and climbing nasturtiums for abundant flowers. She notes castor beans reach six to seven feet, cover four square feet, are nonfloral but striking, and explains a peg and twine method to train nasturtiums up a building for a continuous bloom until frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia
To the Sisters From observation and from reading letters
The writer argues many young wives resent advice from their husbands mothers but many need guidance on housekeeping. She suggests mothers-in-law or others with knowledge should provide direction to improve domestic life.
Sage Tea for Hair Graying Under Thirty
Flora asks fellow sisters how to prepare sage tea to darken gray hair before age 30. She seeks practical guidance from members who have used the remedy and hopes for soon answers.
Morale letters urge patience and work in marriage disputes
A century tone exchange advises Muriel to endure and support her husband, arguing work and home duties show love, while urging Jennie to accept her partner’s faults. The writer shares personal pain from spinal injury and emphasizes domestic happiness and self sufficiency.
Adamson’s Balsam Promoted as Cold Cure
An 19th century advertisement touts Adamson’s Balsam as a remedy for a dangerous cold. The copy urges readers not to trifle with symptoms and promotes the product as a cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adamson
Dear Sisters Warn Against Marrying a Widower with Children
A reader from a stepmother column laments conflicts with her husband's two stepsons, especially the youngest age 12, and seeks advice on industrial schools or placements within a working man's means. She warns others to avoid marrying a widower with children despite love and a shared life.
Somerville Man Wins $1000 Verdict for Injury
Patrick Shea of Somerville wins a $1000 verdict in Superior Civil Court East Cambridge before Judge Lawton. He sued American Tube Works of Somerville for $30,000 over injuries from a casting mould break at the Main street factory on Sept 2 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Shea
Somerville
Superior
East Cambridge
Lawton
American Tube Works
Shea
Main Street
Splendid Spring Tonic At Small Cost
Martyns Drug Journal promotes kardene tonic mix to tonify blood and liver. Dissolve one ounce kardene in half pint alcohol, add sugar, top with hot water to make a quart. One tablespoon before meals is claimed to correct liver disorders, clear the blood, and improve vigor and complexion at low cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martyn
Drug Journal
Interwoven Socks marketed by New Brunswick company
The Interwoven Stocking Co. of New Brunswick New Jersey announces its thin sock line selling over six million pairs annually. Socks feature "Interwoven" on the toe and top card with prices 25c 35c and 50c. ask your dealer.
Dear Miss Champagne Card Advice on Writing to a Long‑Lost Love
A 20 year old asks if he should write to a past love after years apart. The adviser urges sending picture postcards or ecards to break the ice and invites mutual response, suggesting the icebreaker may rekindle correspondence and that the woman may have thought of him as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel
Jennie
Rilby
Miss Champagne
Subtext Sparks Interest as Picture Postal Stirs Curiosity
A cautious remark hints that the picture postal could fuel further action, implying potential value already present though not fully exploited. The speaker suggests the image may propel attention and energy if tapped, framing the idea as a trigger for progress.
Dear Miss Champagne Love Advice Column Response
A 19 year old writes of a 24 year old lover and a rival suitor. The adviser urges accepting some freedom, meeting half way, and showing willingness to concessions if love is genuine, noting a fair sportsman welcomes rivals and that true affection will respond to patient courting.
Brockton Wagon Driver Pleads Guilty in Blackmail Plot
John KK Dunbar, a Brockton wagon driver, admitted in United District Court to using mail to extort $14 from Daniel Waldo, a wealthy shoe manufacturer. Judge Dodge suspended the sentence until Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John KK. Dunbar
Brockton
Guil Fore Judge Dodge
United District Court
Daniel Waldo
Linen Napkins At Value Price For Bulk Purchase
Linen napkins 22 inch size offered in bundles of a dozen at 1.50 per dozen. listed as a good value with 25 cent mentions.
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iGood
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