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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1911
Page
13
A Boston Chamber of Commerce campaign decorates 1200 streetcars with festive signs to ease pre Christmas congestion. The signs feature a holly wreath and the chamber’s name in two circles at the bottom.
An advertisement touts Tripose hair removal by Professor A P Smith and endorsed by Dr George Yates. It claims painless, permanent root destruction and offers free full particulars via the Society of Chemists with a 462 cent return postage request to Providence Rhode Island.
A poem voice laments an idle privileged wife complaining about domestic drudgery and social duties while her husband profits. She hints at voting or change as she tires of routine clubs and teases of pink and yellow teas. The piece appears as 1911 era verse by George Matthew Adams.
A veteran State Street broker, who leaves the city each fall to hunt, says there is a shortage of good hunting dogs. He adds that some men train dogs as a business, indicating rising specialization in the field.
Tales from Cambridge reveal Harvard Square mailroom chaos as tickets for the Harvard Yale game flood the Cambridge Post Office, workers struggle with the surge and litter while a park street window shows a blind weaver admired for pattern insight and a Newton man shares a clock mix up with his wife.
One of the season's social events drew Brookline's young set to the Riverdale Casino Club house for an invitation dancing party. More than 150 couples attended with gowns and jewelry on display. Miss Lillian Fay and Miss Minnie O'Day led the event with a firelight dance novelty illuminated by fireplaces.
The Reading Railway Company increased pay for telegraph operators and signal men by 2 to 5 dollars monthly. About 600 workers are affected and the new rates take effect December 4 after talks between workers and officials.
Pennsylvania man P. J. Weimer describes severe eczema improving after three bottles of D D D. He credits the remedy’s wintergreen thymos and germ destroying action with clearing the skin and promises a money back guarantee if not worth the price. The Chicago laboratories back the guarantee and suggest using D D D soap for best results.
Tom Darrow faces loss and a life of sobriety as he contemplates giving up all rights to his child Elsie to Cousin Caroline. After hearing the terms, he tries to become a man but is fatally struck saving a child, muttering I relinquish all claim before dying as Elsie, clinging to her mother’s memory, weeps.
Washington reports suggest President Taft may address possible talks with Russia to revise the 1832 treaty. Debates center on easing restrictions on American Jewish travel and residence in Russia. Ambassador Bakmetieff visits Knox as credentials loom and advisers weigh risks of abrogation.
Counsel for the nine Chicago packers indicted under the Sherman antitrust act left for Washington to appeal to Chief Justice White. Attorneys John S. Miller and Levy Mayer carried briefs, hoping to avert a U S jury trial in Chicago. The appeal challenges Judge Kohlsaat’s writ of habeas corpus ruling.
A column of home cooking tips lists two main dishes and a dessert. Veal braise outlines water and oyster juice steps with crackers and milk added near the end, including two cooks Bertha M Harr is and Eunice Hewins with addresses. The second recipe covers tart apples stuffed with cheese and bread crumbs baked in a bag or dish for a delicate flavor. A third apple dish with tapioca, sugar, nutmeg, and cream offers a cold serving option. Additional recipe notes provide spiced batter and ginger, cinnamon, and molasses cookies.
Direct mail order fur sale announces customers can buy at manufacturer’s cost avoiding middlemen profits. Money order payments accepted and money refunded if customers are not satisfied.
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