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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1918
Page
13
A reader shares a frugal marriage story from Maine, noting a husband who saves and divides money without conflict, while another writes about a son’s wife and a mother in law’s domineering approach. A third letter condemns overbearing, perfectionist parenting and urges harmony and trust in household finances.
A vintage advertisement touts La-may French Creme L A me to soften hands and whiten skin after washing or before going outdoors. It claims quick results and beauty benefits for complexion and wrinkles with a guaranteed no hair growth, plus La-may Face Powder marketed as pure and long lasting.
Lucille reports Mrs R pressures Annabelle toward a wealthy suitor while she loves Lieutenant X who lives on government pay. Annabelle, back from tennis, endures a scolding as her mother speaks in harsh tones.
The Senate adjourned today until next Friday so members may fulfill Memorial Day speaking engagements in distant cities.
A reflective poem recalls a lavender lantern cafe near the street where artists and visitors once gathered. The speaker ponders if the bohemian haunt remains the same, noting art, laughter, and onions in the stew as timeless love of culture endures despite time and distance.
News brief notes the closing date for the Funniest Story contest and prints plan. It lists a laundry basket incident aboard a car and quotes a conductor as playful setup before details of readers and judges.
At 5 p m a man with bundles rushed into South Station to catch a train home but failed as the train left the platform. He pursued it along the yard then returned to the gate where a passerby quipped about his attempt. The man identified himself as N N Thorner of Dorchester.
A Clemens household moment shows four year old daughter answering the doorbell and announcing that Papa is upstairs riding a nanny goat while he is supposedly downstairs writing an anecdote. George F. Brewer of 86 Conwell Avenue, West Somerville, provides the reminiscence.
A young lawyer and his client from the Middle West faced an early departure before the jury. The client asked the telegram to be coded so his wife would not understand it. The lawyer sent a cryptic message after a favorable verdict.
Bio briefs recount Charles II born May 29 1630 in London. He hid in an oak during a civil conflict, wandered 41 days with a head bounty, and was proclaimed king at eight after plots and counterplots. His reign featured intrigue, cruelty, and personal indulgence ending in 1685.
London May 28 Sir Henry Joseph Wood declines the offer to become conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and will remain in London.
A humorous slice on married life and the henpecked husband, noting that even single men can be nagged by wives or “poultry” partners, who sap a man’s spirit with constant pecking and resignation.
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