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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1912
Page
9
A narrator speaks of cooks as a mix of black and white and shifting between “going” and “coming” roles. The speaker hints at future independence through cooking recipes to avoid dealing with cooks and mentions marriage vows and a life with a family, all in a childlike poetic tone.
Dean Walter T. Sumner of the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul underwent an appendicitis operation in Chicago. Dr. John B. Murphy performed the procedure after Sumner fell ill during a visit to Boston.
Aigées Baking and Cooking Chocolate is praised for its smoothness and blending quality. The ad promotes Premium Blue Wrap unsweetened 2 lb cakes at 20c and 14 lb cakes at 10c, Vanilla Chocolate in Pink Wrapper at 5c 10c 20c, GE Cocoa packages at 15c 25c, and Huyler's bonbons and chocolates sold nationwide from stores and agents including Boston Providence New Haven and Newport locations.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets offer a calomel substitute claimed to brighten skin and energy. The vegetable compound allegedly eases constipation by stimulating the liver and bowels without oily taste or dangerous after effects. Millions of boxes sold yearly at 10c to 25c each from Columbus.
The ad proclaims El-Rado as an instant hair remover for face neck and arms claiming it dissolves hair by entering the pores and retarding growth until used no longer. It emphasizes skin benefits and a guaranteed satisfaction with perfumed formula and a free booklet offered by The Pilgrim Mfg Co New York.
In a community column readers debate whether mothers should forgive daughters and if public sympathy harms or helps repentant women. A Massachusetts woman recalls a prodigal daughter scandal and urges forgetting past sins to welcome changed lives, while warning against shaming and gossip.
A pastor's wife argues women must enforce stricter social rules on men and harsher judgment for male sins. She calls for preventing suspected immoral men from courting or marrying daughters and urges equal retribution for men who sin.
A high school reader critiques mothers who forgive sons and snub daughters, arguing permissive forgiveness fuels immoral behavior and shifts male preference to immodest girls. The letter blames forgiving mothers for ruined reputations and invites mothers to reconsider their stance.
Readers discuss forgiveness of sinners and how outsiders can ruin homes. Two elderly women, well off and past 70, are warned against sympathy seekers and sharing tales of woe. Red Locks asks about happiness with a neat moral man, praising manners over wealth.
An elderly woman offers guidance to sisters on aging with dignity. She urges restraint in visiting elders, respecting solitude, and avoiding doom-laden talk about illness and death. Emphasizes courtesy, tidy appearance, and letting younger generations enjoy advantages.
Evelyn Davis watches her mother and father collide over a bright carpet gift that upends years of longing for a simple parlor rug. The scene traces a marriage’s seam where surprise generosity sparks doubt, pride, and a remembered courtship, ending with a softened resolve.
Corporation Counsel Joseph J. Corbett urged the Dorchester Board of Railroad Commissioners to authorize a new bridge at Medway Street where it crosses the New Haven railroad. The wooden bridge has served for years with no complaints to the railroad, and a public way to connect the street was proposed without altering the existing structure.
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