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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1908
Page
11
A woman buys an old Bible in a second hand shop and discovers a loving inscription. A penniless, dying man later asks for the same Bible, and she lends him comfort as he recalls his mother and prays for his soul.
A promotional block extols Gold Dust as a daily dishwashing aid. It claims one to two hours of effort, 305 days a year, but asserts the product creates its own suds, cuts grease, drives out germs and impurities, and leaves dishes sanitary.
The Riker Jaynes Drug Stores promote Rexall Orderlies as the safest bowel remedy for children and delicate persons. They claim the product is odorless tasteless and colorless with a gentle natural action that cures constipation and removes the need for repeated laxatives.
Brown is smart only in lighter unusual shades. Overskirts figure but skirts remain untrimmed. Coats are very long. revers extend to the waist. The American beauty waistcoat adds style to black coats. Black chiffon with colored cloth and silk gowns is worn. Dog collars in jet links or jet bead settings. Tassels in gold silver and silk remain popular. White crepe ruching doubles for early winter emphasis. London smoke fox fur is a novelty for the season.
An old health note claims X Zalia stops pain from sores instantly when a wet cloth is applied to the sore and kept moist. The liquid supposedly healed ulcers rash running sores and open wounds, with it available at drug stores.
A scanned collection of home recipes includes 214 cups flour with sugar cream of tartar soda salt and butter, a berry bake, and an egg-based batter. Also featured are omelet tips from Mrs Howe and Mrs Wilton, plus meatball vegetables with corned beef and a light batter for a cake. Recipes credited to Mrs Mattie E F Howe Mrs W C Wilton Mrs John F Humphries and Mrs Eva Olney with addresses in Georgetown Melrose Lynn and Worcester.
A historic patent medicine notice touts pos sam as an overnight fix for pimples rash and eczema with rapid relief. It asserts thousands cured and offers 50 cent mini packs and two dollar jars at Boston stores including Riker Jaynes and Houghton Mifflin Depots with free samples by mail from Emergency Laboratories New York.
Mildred Champagne dispenses advice on whether to guard feelings for a traveling admirer or seek nearer suitors. The columnist cautions against pinning hopes on an unreliable, secret admirer and recommends accepting practical, available options over speculative attachment.
James La France former postmaster at Stewart Michigan received full payment of two cents from Uncle Sam yesterday for a year’s service. Stewart served two small summer resorts about ten miles from Bay City.
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