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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
13
Johnny and Billy find a watch and lie to win it. They seek the preacher to decide, who proclaims his life of truth at fifty years old, prompting Johnny to hand over the watch. Julius M Kaplan of 189 Cambridge Street Boston provided the tale.
Readers of the Sewing Circle share views on marriage equality and financial trust. Letters advocate a businesslike partnership, while another warns overbearing accounts and urges patience, sacrifice, and shared duty as war binds families.
Advertisement quotes New York actress and grandmother Mrs Mackie touting Orlex powder as a home remedy to darken gray hair. The box costs 25 cents and includes a $100 gold bond guarantee that it contains no harmful metals or coal tar derivatives. Directions to mix with one ounce of water and comb through hair are provided.
From the U S Food Administration Bureau these recipes include potato cornmeal muffins and potato based dishes. Instructions give ingredients such as mashed potatoes, cornmeal, milk, and baking powder with bake times and yields. Also notes practical uses of potatoes in cakes and main dishes plus a sausage style potato dish.
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls Boston's cold May twenty third with official figures showing 40 above at T2Q9 and 44 at TOON. Our warmest May twenty third was 88 in 1903. Rain or snow has fallen on this date in 1909 1910 1916 1917 1918.
A reflective poem on enduring pain and sorrow. It argues that hearts endure beyond physical harm, death of loved ones, famine, thirst, and grief. The speaker affirms the human will to survive and continue living despite suffering and loss.
Deep cuffs, extending to the elbow, are noted as a defining element of certain smart frocks. The detail highlights a trend in dress design emphasizing length and formal silhouette.
The text details natural color straw outfits trimmed with Chinese embroidery. It notes severely tailored blouses paired with tailored suits for travel or shopping. It mentions long bead chains and describes the slip-on Chinese tea blouse, also called the Chinese shirt.
An advertisement claims aramara offers a superior complexion solution over soap and cold cream. It promises thorough cleansing, lightening effects, and benefits for enlarged pores and irritation, with mail order availability from Herbert Roystone in New York and local Likgett’s and Filene’s stock.
In a wartime gag a pair of Tommies enter a restaurant on the eastern front and ask for Turkey with Greece. The waiter declines saying Servia. the Bosphorous is requested. The boss interrupts, noting you cannot Rumania, and avoids further complications.
Harris R. Jacobs of 142 Chelsea Street East Boston reports a brief note in Commerce and Finance about two individuals named Tomnies who departed for Hungary. Further details are not provided in the fragment.
A boy, after a tooth extraction, asks the dentist if he can take the tooth home. The dentist asks why. The boy beams and says he wants to fill it with sugar and watch it ache. Arthur W. Dodge, Jr. 1% Wellington Hill Street, Mattapan.
A youth with a center-parted hair drew a harsh rebuke from his father who called him a fool. A family friend later noted the boy’s strong resemblance to his father, prompting a witty retort from the youth. Florence Brophy, 23 Oak Street, Somerville.
A Western visitor to New York faced a footpad demand for money and brains. The thief threatened to blow out brains, but the traveler replied you can live in New York without brains but not money. Source: The Lamb. J Fisenka, 866 West Broadway, South Boston.
New York, New Haven & Hartford officials urge shippers and consignees to speed unloading of freight cars. Since April 1 total daily loads at destination have risen far beyond unloading capacity, prompting a call to action to improve flow.
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