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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1911
Page
9
Washington dispatch reports actress Minnie St. Jair known as Suey Simpson, performing at a local vaudeville house, killed herself by drinking poisonous disinfectant in her dressing room last night. Her separation from a noted gang writer is cited as the motive.
An old advertisement touts a blood treatment for rheumatism using syrup of sassparilla, toris compound, and whiskey or sherry. It advises mixing one ounce of each with half a pint of alcohol and taking by tablespoon before meals and at bedtime. The Globe Pharmaceutical Company of Chicago backs the claim and notes quick relief and health benefits.
A 1911 verse by Walt Mason reflecting on mortality and the enduring world. The speaker muses that great men die like others, yet the universe continues, leaving no lasting rift.
Miss Madeleine LEngle daughter of Mr and Mrs William J LEngle of New Orleans married Adrian Iselin son of Mr and Mrs C Oliver Iselin of New York in a private civil ceremony in Paris yesterday The religious rite will be performed tomorrow by Rev J B Morgan pastor of the Episcopal Church in Paris
In Shelburne New Hampshire two Manchester men were hunting when their foot-bridge collapsed under weight. Michael J. Cody about 35 died from a leg wound after Terrill’s double-barrel exploded injuring him slightly. Terrill rushed to a farm then to a doctor, but Cody died three hours later. Cody lived with his mother and sister and was unmarried.
Eight year old Alton Scammon dies after a hunting shotgun in the wagon bottom explodes while 15 year old Edwin Leavitt of Gloucester, Massachusetts holds it on Buxton road. Coroner Fred C. Bradbury rules accidental shooting.
An old age bowel health ad explains regular use of Cascarets as natural and necessary for the elderly to keep bowels active. It compares aging muscles to the need for mild, daily laxative support and promotes a ten cent bottle available at drug stores.
Thornton recalls a long past romance as he hides a private detective’s earful. A redhaired stranger, his wife Edith, and Louise surface in a tense hotel waiting room scene. Thornton reveals himself and departs, leaving Philip and Edith to confront their ruse.
Grace asks Circle readers about valuing land and checking clear titles and mortgages. She inquires who determines digging cellars and building homes whether a contractor or the same man handles both tasks.
A reader asks the Sisterhood about a salt of tartar hair rinse tried as a cure for oily hair. She reports hair becomes fluffy but claims an itchy scalp the next day and fears further thinning.
Lydia asks readers for guidance on obtaining instructional books about operating a hand loom for rug weaving and specifically about cutting up second-hand carpets for weaving into rugs. She has a few hours daily to spare and seeks readers’ recommendations.
Dear Sisters community news request from a friend seeking steps and placement options for two motherless children. Requests guidance on finding a suitable home and connection to support for orphans.
A reader signs off as ROSIE asking for a rose jar recipe. She mentions daily Circle news and requests practical guidance for home canning or preservation.
A recipe used by ladies' societies for church suppers details brewing coffee for 35 to 40 people. One pound coffee in two cheesecloth bags with two beaten eggs and salt, seven quarts water, steep in cold water then heat to just below boiling, serve with cream.
A fragmentary text mentions a strange phrase about anxiety and troptersor with a casual reference to lava like substance. It hints at making a salve to apply to a ringworm and notes a variant term RANGA.
A wife recounts nine years of marriage balancing housework and a career as a stenographer. She notes her husband supported her return to office work, praising shared finances, mutual respect, and the idea that love, not dependence, should drive marriage. She argues women should pursue fit work rather than forced homemaking.
Willow plumes are passe. The fall hat is of black velvet. Frills have lost none of their popularity. Furs were never so large and so luxurious. The great pillow muff is famously fashionable. For afternoon wear there is an astonishing favoritism accorded to charmeuse. Changeable effects have for weeks been the color scheme. The mousseline de soie is now in the field and is exceptionally lovely for evening gowns. Lace and ribbon muffs are seen with crepe de chine edged with fur to match the scarf.
An Eastern Style Reporter promotes Mayatone lotion as a beauty aid for women to restore a youthful bloom. The instructions claim dissolved magazone in witch hazel applied to face neck and arms smooths furrows banishes wrinkles and blemishes and discourages facial hair growth.
A collection of home recipes including salt pork chowder with onion, potatoes, milk and eggs. a tomato sauce over toast with butter and flour. elderberry jelly from fruit, sugar and juice. and a milk loaf batter with Indian meal baked in pans.
Webster heir to H N Slater argues in a bill of exceptions against Josiah Babcock for a Milton tax verdict of 3079.04. The dispute centers on residence in 1806 and which authority taxed the Slater estate.
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled that evidence of good intentions or belief the milk was pure was inadmissible. Foster B. Phel, a Princeton farmer, faced fines for selling milk below the standard even if there was no intent to mislead.
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