Drunkard Treatment Ad Promotes Home Cure at $5
A Brooklyn doctor, Lewis D. Mason, advocates the Oppenheimer Home Treatment for alcoholism at a reduced price of five dollars. He argues drinking is a disease and praises the program run by Dr. I Oppenheimer, with men and women varying in social response to inebriety.
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Lewis D. Mason
Joralemon Street
Brooklyn
Dr. Mason
Fort Hamilton
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
A Real Cure For Rheumatism Promises Uric-O Relief
Advertises Uric-O as a liquid internal remedy for rheumatism and related conditions. Claims cures for chronic, sciatic, and inflammatory rheumatism with testimonials from J. B. Graham of Pittsfield Missouri. Offers free trial bottle and paid bottles at $1.00 each or six for $5.00, with prepaid shipping upon sending coins.
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Maine
California
J. B. Graham
Pittsfield
Maine Central Railroad
Tam
Uric-O Co
State Streets
Binghamton
N. Y
Olive Tablets Offer Calomel Alternative for Liver and Bowels
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets present a mild laxative and liver tonic as a safe substitute for Calomel. Described as olive oil colored and made from vegetable compounds, they claim to start Nature’s action and improve mood and clarity. Available in 10 and 25 cent boxes from The Olive Tablet Co. Columbus Ohio.
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The
Olive Tablet Co
Columbus, O
Girl Pianist Debuts in Jordan Hall at Fifteen
Miss Aline von Barentzen, aged fourteen or fifteen, astonished readers with a debut at Jordan Hall. The review lauds her virtuosity and solid training while noting room to deepen taste, pedal control, and interpretive nuance. The Brahms Variations display breadth, clarity, and impressive technique.
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Aline von Barentzen
Jordan Hall
Chopin
Miss von Barentzen
Urack Leads Kreisler Concert With Boston Players
Violinist Fritz Kreisler will perform at Symphony Hall Sunday afternoon December 1 aided by a large Boston Symphony Orchestra contingent under Otto Urack the new assistant conductor. The program includes Vivaldi concerto Mendelssohn concerto and Kreisler solos with piano plus the overtures to The Marriage of Figaro and Oberon.
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Symphony Hall
Boston Symphony
Otto Urack
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Urack
Alwin Schroeder
Bremen
Bucharest
Sofia
Belgrade
Lower Rhine
Vivaldi
Mendelssohn
Navy Flier Weds New York Girl Secret Marriage
Lieutenant Theodore G. Flyson, the navy's ace aviator, married Miss Helen M. J. Glynn of New York last Friday. The ceremony was kept secret from all but the two families until today.
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Washington
Theodore G. Flyson
Navy
Helen M. J. Glynn
New York
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promises New Growth
Proven home remedy off the shelf Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy combines sage and sulphur with other ingredients to improve scalp health, stop dandruff, restore color, and stimulate hair growth in about a month. A fifty cent bottle is sold by druggists with a money back guarantee if not as represented.
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Wyeth
Education and Marriage in the Sewing Circle Voice
A Boston Post reader writes about women’s roles in marriage, education, and domestic life. She argues true partnership with a loving husband and motherly care are essential, criticizing vanity and peevishness while lamenting a lack of refinement in modern wives.
Fate and forgiveness in sewing circle letters
A mother’s forgiveness toward her son after confession is contrasted with harsher reactions to a daughter under similar conditions. The writer argues that women forgive men more readily, while a woman risks ostracism from female friends if she errs, and notes men’s acts are often forgotten if money is involved. Newbury Street.
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Sewing Circle
Newbury Street
A Girl Who Ran Away Reveals Forgiveness at Home
A letter from a woman recounts her youth in New England arguing that a mother's forgiveness matters more than a son’s and daughter’s offenses. She explains disobedience, labor at home, a night at a dance, then leaving home for the city to seek fortune.
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Sewing Circle
New England
Perdition
Unforgiving Mother Refuses Forgiveness After Daughter's Fall
A reader recalls a mother who shunned and exposed her daughter after a wrongdoing. The daughter faced temptation, a drunken marriage, and eventual separation before finding a better husband who remained loyal despite the mother's public shaming.
Suffered Woman Faces Social Rejection
A brief, stark line notes that the speaker’s own mother would have cast her to homelessness, highlighting harsh social judgment and personal marginalization.
Wages split by age argued by railroad telegrapher’s wife
A reader from the Railroad Telegrapher's Wife argues for a wage divide by age, contending boys under 25 should earn up to 12 dollars a week while older men with families deserve 20 to 25 dollars. She links wages to marriage timing and family responsibility.
Letter airs clash over women's expectations and suitors
Betsy Ross recounts that many young unmarried women refuse expensive outings and theater tickets, insisting they are not prudes yet are labeled as proud. They deny seeking costly entertainment, candy, or loud fashion, while respectable men favor more outwardly flashy partners.
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Betsy Ross
Dear Sewing Circle Letters On Married Life And Romance
A letter from Jessica reflects on marriage duties and romance, praising a husband’s happiness, night work, and thoughtful gifts. She recalls youth’s romantic ideas, contrasts them with practical home life, and toward the end, notes pride in her partnership and trust.
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Boston
Jessica
Insult or Compliment in Sewing Circle Letter
A letter to the Sewing Circle discusses a prior communication signed Educated and Miserable claiming unhappiness follows an educated woman marrying an uneducated man. It notes the use of the term old girl in company and asks what is the matter with the sister who signed.
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America
Aind
Mfe
Dally and
Lees
New England
Ewing
Boston Post
Sewing Circle
Wedded but Penniless in the Sewing Circle
A letter from a 26 year old wife describes eight years of marriage without personal wages. She notes her husband earns well yet spends on himself and relatives while she and their seven year old daughter lack clothing and funds for outside dressmaking. All at Sea. Sewing Circle letters featured in the Sunday Post.
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Sewing Circle
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