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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1910
Page
11
The article offers simple pest remedies using pie crust crumbles to mislead ants by smell and peppermint oil to repel ants mice and rats. It suggests scattering lard scents and peppermint oil in cellars or problem areas for quick results.
A letter from a boarding school pupil describes a class incident where several girls sought to discipline a classmate who spied on teachers. The group confronted the offender, and although the teacher did not administer punishment, five students delivered their own response.
A reader signing CURLY compliments a suffragist for her letter. The note hails the “good old fashioned Yankee womanhood” as the finest wifehood and motherhood, hoping her kind will help improve women and brighten the world.
A personal note from a Boston reader expresses pleasure at correspondence and eagerness to meet. The writer mentions living near the State House and asks for details of the recipient’s Boston address.
A columnist recalls a case of a charming wife who flirts with men before marriage and becomes furious when her husband confesses affairs with other women. The note uses the phrase blushing rose and contrasts pre marriage flirtation with post marriage jealousy. A sharp social aside closes with Watch Factory Girl.
A homemaker guide presents recipes for face cream using almoroin, glycerine, and water to clear pores and reduce wrinkles. It warns against alkaline shampoos and offers a canthrax based shampoo, a complexion lotion, a toning hair preparation, an eye tonic, a blood tonic, and a flesh reducer with simple at home steps.
A young woman writes from Boston to Edith M detailing her mother’s prying letters and a difficult marriage. She mentions Maine relatives, outdoor sports, and a desire for guidance while seeking advice on how to handle a cross husband. Dolly M signs the note.
The note prescribes a ritual for skin health using oatmeal baths for the body and limbs, boiled carrots with butter, and frequent milk washes for the face hands and feet, followed by sea water exposure. It attributes the guidance to IRL DOCTOR.
A young girl addresses tips on finger nail care and trimming. She describes regular trimming with manicure scissors every four days, nightly smoothing with a nail file, and pressing the file against the nail base to reveal crescents. She asserts boys may trim nails as closely as girls and notes no finger soreness.
A reader urges using a drachm of menthol mixed with two ounces of alcohol for hives and to dab on with a small brush. Suggested relief includes a laxative for several days and a light diet until symptoms vanish. Menthol solution is praised for bites and headaches and is considered essential in the home.
An advice note suggests a young woman should cook and serve a meal when hosting her visiting partner, proposing she can join the table and use hospitality to win his heart. The writer, signing CURLY, urges preplanning and direct care to influence a potential marriage.
The note describes a remedy used on a three year old with rickets who later walked. It recommends cow milk, bovine drops, orange juice, and salt water leg rubs, claiming success after a doctor said the child would never walk. It asks the reader to try and report results.
A reader planning marriage asks how to begin housekeeping. She lists items like tablecloths napkins tray cloths towels and kitchen utensils including knives spoons forks pans and related gear seeking practical buying and organization tips.
Miss Hurlburt braves a violent storm to find John Martin’s missing child. A blue lightning strike reveals the girl beneath the great oak as Mary’s home lights approach. Reconciliation follows when Miss Hurlburt returns the child to the father and forgives years of feud.
A sensational cure claims fat women can shed pounds quickly by taking Marmola Prescription tablets after meals and at night costing about 75 cents per case. The ad urges testing the product, asserting it follows the famous Marmola formula and will not cause harm.
A reader seeks advice about loving a man who won’t marry and to stop seeing him. The columnist urges ending contact with the engaged man, warns of heartbreak, and recommends pursuing the free man who genuinely cares, emphasizing pride and prudence.
A young woman writes asking if it is wrong to date an engaged man after breaking up with a former boyfriend who kept secrets. She notes his politeness to her father and current interest in another man, while considering the implications of an engaged partner who lives far away.
A letter from BUD explains a social rule for callers. He says a young man may stay until 10 30 if the calling girl is 21 or older, else 10 o'clock is late for those under 21. He notes mothers prefer no callers after 10 30 to keep harmony.
The actress Clara Morris shows better condition after a critical illness at her Yonkers residence. Doctors report that thorough examination reduces fear of a calamity and indicate possible recovery.
The Sunday Post explains a new process enabling embroidery designs to be transferred directly to fabric without tracing paper. A fashion note mentions a pretty infant cap for next Sunday.
A collection of kitchen guidance and fashion notes includes a cranberry preserve method baked to thick jelly, meatballs with tomato sauce and stuffing, and mutton with herb dressing. Also tips on braiding, hats, laces, and parasol embroidery in the coming season.
An archival kitchen fragment describes thickening gravy with pepper, simmering two longer, adding lemon juice, and serving. It mentions Mary E at Bertram Street Neponset and Josie O H at Elm Street Quincy, detailing coconut flavored confections rolled in fresh coconut, colored pink or chocolate variations.
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