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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1911
Page
7
A letter argues married women should not work, claims work disrupts homes, and that husbands’ love and self respect depend on wives staying at home. It cites a couple where a wife’s return to work leads to drinking, late nights, and eventual separation, blaming the wife and asserting men must provide.
A widow warns against younger men courting older widows for money. She contends a 65 year old widow could face claims from a 23 year old suitor seeking wealth, predicting soft talk and possible manipulation to gain funds. The letter cautions about motives in marriages across age gaps.
Rosey Posey writes that starting a grocery store yields quicker payback than a bakery. She recounts her mother buying a small store for about $500 with $3 weekly rent and a cash-only policy, recommending early closing and no Sunday trading to avoid being swamped by debt.
To Women with Disagreeable Mates it laments lack of religion as cause of hateful deceit. The speaker notes her husband never attends church or reads the Bible, while four in the house read to seek humility and patience, concluding without faith men become insufferable.
An essay by Anty Drudge argues practical gains from Fels-Naptha soap in improving laundry. It claims the soap cuts coal or gas costs by heating water less and extends garment life, making washing easier in cool or lukewarm water and reducing back-breaking labor.
A reader laments a controlling husband who belittles his wife and their children. She recalls his proposals over nine years, exposes his lack of moral principles, and notes his propensity for affairs without religion. The piece ends with a frank jab at appearance and character.
Mildred asks for the previously published face treatment advice for hair removal. She recalls a mixture possibly containing peroxide and carbolic acid and requests the exact ingredients amounts and usage frequency from the sister who wrote it. She compliments the sewing circle for sound guidance.
A reader signs as EXPERIENCED warns Christine about a fiancé who will hinder her singing and other ambitions after marriage. The note suggests experiencing married life to learn the consequences, advising her to consider the costs before tying the knot.
An old advertisement touts Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap as a universal cure and preventive for skin ailments. It claims wide physician endorsement and cites uses from eczema to pimples, chapped hands, and scalp care, with pricing and portable containers.
A young woman asks Mildred Champagne for guidance after a promised call was not kept. The reply stresses that keeping promises shows good conduct and ethics, and suggests the suitor should have provided a reason by mail, phone, cable, or messenger if he could not call.
Michael J. O Neil 29 of Cambridge caused a disturbance at Cambridge City Hall in the Board of Health office. He grabbed a chair and hurled it while Miss Mary Estabrook clerk cowered as a heavy water pitcher shattered near her. Inspector John Jackson restrained him and he was locked up.
A 1893 letter claims a spring cure for muscular and inflammatory rheumatism ended years of suffering after trying many remedies and doctors. The writer, Mar Jackson, offers to send a free trial by mail to anyone who writes with name and address, asking readers to mail it today.
Mince one pound liver and 19 ounces bacon with salt pepper and nutmeg add parsley onion egg yolk and stiff whites bake in buttered bread crumb lined mold for hours then serve. Also Mary Jane Martin and Mrs M H Lyman share egg yolk sugar lemon jelly roll and baking powder cake with milk and jelly. Marion Poland posts steak cracker loaf with onion and dressing bake covered tin hours.
Big wings of eyelet embroidery crown season hats and velvet or fabric bases. Velvet and fur coats feature large embroidered collars as fashion advances. Sleeves puffed and frilled at the elbow prohibit ordinary coat sleeves beneath them. White broadcloth with heavy laces and ostrich trim rivals dress hats. Tall peaked crowns dominate autumn millinery with towering trims. New blouses and guimps close directly or side tap under three large buttons, all chosen for beauty and decoration.
At the semi annual meeting of the Republican Club of Massachusetts a nominating committee was formed. Members named include Charles T. Gallagher Boston for at large and district selections such as Allen T. Treadway Stockbridge and Colonel A H Goetting Springfield among others.
Arguments on Kelcher and the misapplication case against George W. Coleman were closed in the U S Circuit Court of Appeals before Judges Colt Putnam and Aldrich. Judge Putnam asked attorney Harvey H Pratt to prepare memoranda on alleged fake wire tapping and fake racing sheets as basis for a new trial.
The annual meeting of the Perkins Institution and the Massachusetts School for the Blind was held yesterday afternoon at the institution. Officers for the ensuing year were elected and announced to the attendees.
William Endicott Jr as treasurer Edward E Allen secretary Francis Henry Appleton Walter Cabot Baylies James A Lowell Amory A Lawrence Mrs James J Putnam George H Richards Richard M Saltonstall and Albert Thorndike chosen as trustees Ezra R Thayer and Warren Motley elected auditors of the treasurer's accounts.
Four prosecutions begun in federal court allege adulteration or misbranding under pure food laws. Defendants include New England Confectionery Boston and George Close Cambridge for talc and arsenic adulteration in candy. Gorton Pew Gloucester and Bloodine Boston face misbranding claims for cod liver oil candy and Albert's Headache Checkers.
The Newport R I torpedo station reports the best Atlantic seaboard plant after completing a new aerial. Operators heard Colon m being sent to KE West, breaking coastal naval records. Commander George W. Williams says further adjustments may exceed present limits as two 200 foot towers broadcast storm warnings visible many miles to sea.
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