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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1911
Page
11
An old age vanity ad touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a solution for gray hairs and dandruff. It claims the product darkens hair, promotes growth, and offers money back if it fails to perform as described. Bottles cost fifty cents and are sold by druggists.
A Boston Post Sewing Circle page invites homemakers to discuss home life and provide advice. The narrative follows a married woman who defies traditional roles, a couple named Byron and Prilly Spottswood, and Prilly’s business rise with Spottswood Soap Works. Prilly dies abroad, leaving millions to a hospital, shaping a new annex.
A telephoned operator asks for tips to remove shine from a black panama skirt and to erase dark neck spots from wearing high collars. The column presents practical hints in a blunt, advice style typical of the era.
A fashion note describes a simple home sewing plan for a Dutch style look. It recommends a plain blue chambray dress with a tight wig and a black bodice, a V shaped cut in the back and front, a soft white muslin kerchief collar with a brooch, and white stockings.
A columnist advises a reader, Betty, to calmly leave home when insulted, visit friends, keep the house orderly, and avoid showing distress. The tone suggests the husband is the coward, while the wife maintains dignity and independence.
A wife recalls marrying a carpenter at twenty, discovering his stingy, controlling ways. He spent on himself while she managed the household, saved for three rooms, and endured isolation from friends as he lingered with male companions after work, arriving late and leaving her with little money.
An advertisement touts Eradico depilatory to remove facial neck and arm hair. It claims liquid formula absorbs into skin better than pastes and powders and promises satisfaction. Availability is advertised at Riker Drug Stores Houghton Dutton and department stores in Boston.
In a rustic reminiscence, locals recount Colonel Spottswood and his patent medicine Sa sparilly. Prilly, heiress of a fortune and hospital founder Byron Shattuck’s intended bride, refuses to rename herself unless Byron agrees to fund the orphanage, echoing small town ambitions and names.
Mildred Champagne counsels a young wife who says she loves another man to remain faithful. She urges duty to husband, propriety, and public comportment, stressing that a married woman bears responsibilities to herself and society and must discard forbidden sentiments.
A young woman asks if she should invite a man she met at a wedding to call on her. The adviser says invite if he is eager to respond, and urges checking his character and availability before pursuing romance. Do not rush into love after one meeting.
A humorous verse about tempering woes with busy work. The speaker lists mishaps from a leaky cabin roof to a rabid dog and a fall in the cellar, but rejects tears and chooses to buckle down to labor and forget troubles. The poem is credited to Walt Mason with 1911 copyright.
Paragraphs note prevailing fashion trends with a focus on high collars for blouses and bodices, new bar pins for veils in emerald crystals, and emphasized neckwear for fall and winter. Coat suits feature fur trim and white satin buttons, while French coats show a long straight line. The standout is sheer knife pleated neck frills extending over the shoulders with matching cuffs finishing the separate waist.
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