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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1919
Page
17
A young woman asks if she should end her two year relationship with a jealous boyfriend. The advice notes quarrels arise from both sides, urges avoiding provocation, says jealousy fades if not fed, and emphasizes bearing with each other for peace and happiness.
A reader argues about the value of traditional womanly virtue versus social smoking in colleges. The piece contrasts married refined homemakers with childless women who seek popularity through cigarettes and liquor. It suggests real womanhood lies in home life and community involvement, while endorsing moderation in smoking as a harmless balm when used properly.
A reflective column urges belief in America's good sense and a safe future, stressing fair laws and minimal risk to the unselfish from the selfish. It recounts a Mississippi River boat tale about predestination and safety, then moves to nicotine warnings, personal family history, and a call to quit habits. Dudley D., at eighty three.
In Newark on May 28, Mrs. Thomas J. Preston widow of Grover Cleveland was elected first vice president of the New Jersey Association Opposed to Suffrage for Women at its annual meeting. Mrs. Garrett A. Hobart widow of the former vice president was chosen second vice president.
A dated recipe passage details a salt pork stew with turnips and potatoes seasoned with onion, flour, salt, and pepper. It also lists doughnuts with sugar butter milk and nutmeg and a rice pudding style mix of cooked rice sugar eggs milk and nutmeg.
A Tank Corps lieutenant insists the woman who wears his ring and becomes his wife must quit smoking. He declares, in a letter to a sewing circle, that a cigarette between her lips will bar her from his future. The dialogue centers on a young woman’s reasons to avoid cigarettes.
Lamay Face Powder markets itself as a pure cosmetic free of white lead and rice powder claiming it prevents enlarged pores and pimples. It touts lasting wear with medicinal skin healing ingredients and lists a large twenty five and fifty cent sizes. A five thousand dollar reward is offered to chemists who find white lead or rice powder in it.
Mrs. E. H. Muir suggests keeping orange and lemon peels in bathroom supplies to perfume water and soften skin. For cloudy mirrors, rub with cold water cloth dipped in dry whiting, then polish with a dry cloth and finish with an old silk handkerchief.
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