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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1919
Page
27
On the voyage the second class passengers mingle while Anna Rose and Anna Felicitas bicker. Mr. Twist guards the Twinkler sisters, German Junkers, whose aloofness, cap style, and clumsy flirtations spark class tensions and cabin frictions.
Letters argue for and against Dr. Eliza Ransom’s proposal to teach the duties of motherhood to young women. Contributors discuss sex education, preparedness, and the role of mothers in society, with opinions ranging from supportive to wary.
A poem titled October by Walt Mason laments the season as sober and ghostly. It portrays October’s decline with falling leaves, chilly nights, and dying flowers, warning of winter’s approach. The piece uses vivid imagery to evoke age, loss, and the march of time.
The twins arrive in America for the first time calling themselves Christopher and Columbus. Uncle Arthur arranged the voyage to be rid of them. On the ship they enjoy a submarine encounter and begin to mingle with shipboard passengers. They confess they are German, a claim tied to their mother’s marriage. Anna Rose and Anna Felicitas influence friendships with Mr Twist amid playful misunderstandings.
Mrs. Drew battles tears and gossip as Clarence’s wife-to-be arrives. She discovers solace in the box of garments, imagining a daughter she never had, while Mrs. Kent’s scheming eyes linger on the unwrapping. The scene ends with a renewed sense of connection and hope.
An advertisement touts Lamay Delicate Sin Lamay Powder as a pure complexion powder free of white lead and rice powder. It claims to reduce pores blackheads and irritations and to stay on better than rivals, with wide distribution and trial sizes available. It asserts over a million users in the United States.
Fashion notes describe matching gloves and bags, white chalk beads on pink georgette, and beltless winter suits with tailored lines. Frocks in blue serge feature round necks fringed in blue silk, with sleeveless square neck sweaters common. Cuffs on suit coats are rare and turned up effects appear at the bottom.
A Cincinnati barber with forty years in the trade shares a home remedy to darken gray hair. Mix water bay rum Barb o Compound and glycerine, apply twice weekly, to achieve a darker shade that may make a gray haired person look twenty years younger. The mixture is inexpensive and safe for the scalp.
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