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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1911
Page
11
Nat Goodwin debates a cigar salesman at the Lambs Club about a coupon offer. The salesman promises a grand piano after 3000 cigars, but Goodwin quips that a harp would suit an actor who travels. An English friend laughs with the group at the pun.
Charles J. Mullen 32, heir to a wealthy West End family, was sent to Deer Island for six months after being found guilty of stealing six automobile robes. Inspectors Rooney and McCauley seek five more robes, with one identified as Louis R. Goulding of 366 Commonwealth Avenue.
An old remedy promotes a pine oil glycerine whiskey mixture to treat cold symptoms within a day. It claims safety by using virgin oil of pine from Leach Chemical Company Cincinnati as proof of purity.
The writer speaks to women about love and loyalty, urging kindness and home comfort to keep men from drifting away. She notes affection is valued above all and signs as A Woman of the World, expressing goodwill and future happiness.
A writer advises Maplewood on appreciating a good husband while urging gentle variety in life. The letter suggests exploring innocent pleasures such as concerts or lectures to balance devotion with mild diversion, noting many would envy her position and that joy follows sorrow. ADELINE.
A reader advises a wife to assert authority over her sister who lives with them, arguing she is the mistress of her own home. It warns that failure invites jealousy and family ruin, urging the wife to set boundaries, limit the sister’s influence, and guide friends and studies herself. ADELINE.
The article extols powdered orris root as best for blanching nails to a pearly white and to keep them long for a desirable hand appearance. It claims fragrant scent and asserts long nails aid in opening jackknife blades, advising against trimming nails.
A reader thanks Theronia Thalia Suffregette and Geraldine for sensible letters on marriage. The writer urges trust and communication over fault finding, asks Suffragette and others to reply, and hopes for more cheerful guidance to drown out gloomy domestic complaints.
The text advises severe corporal punishment of a boy by lashing his bare legs with a rawhide to stop misconduct, claiming quick nightly discipline before bed. It frames the act as an effective corrective measure and mentions a mother of five as context.
Readers note that the Sowing Circle letters are also published in the Boston Suns, expanding circulation and cross-paper sharing of the gardening and community notes.
A narrator recalls a romance sparked during a country visit with Billy Gregory. Billy’s father arrives with disapproval over marrying a working girl, prompting reflection on ending one engagement to pursue true love while a moral note urges honest, respectful disengagement.
Readers seek guidance from Mildred Champagne on a distressing love triangle. A 27 year old man engaged to one woman faces unhappiness with her, while another woman he loves asks whether he can marry her and how to break off the first relationship without heartbreak.
The Boston Post printed and sold 441,947 copies the morning after the election noting its habit of high visibility scoops. The article highlights the paper’s large circulation and willingness to publish timely, prominent news.
The ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as the result of three years of research costing over fifty thousand dollars and free of quinine. It asserts a dose every two hours until three consecutive doses ends the grippe and severe cold symptoms, promising rapid relief from headache fever sneezing sore throat and nasal congestion with a 25 cent package from any drugstore.
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