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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1911
Page
11
A 1911 verse excerpt by Walt Mason reflecting on talkers versus listeners. The speaker contrasts chronic talkers with silent, respected figures and warns that loud words squander time and resources.
The Sewing Circle is a regular Boston Post feature for New England women to discuss home and household topics. It invites advice on domestic management, health tips, baby care, gardening, and related concerns, with nom de plume correspondence and one-sided paper letters to the editor.
The writer argues that long-time union workers face scarce steady jobs as modern industry favors specialization and capital ownership. Citing Rockefeller and Hill, the piece claims many will be unemployed despite labor-saving machinery, since access to work depends on capitalists who hire only for profit.
Advertised as a low cost cough remedy, Pinex is pitched as the most used cough syrup in the U S and Canada. A 50 cent bottle mixed with sugar syrup yields a pint for home use with relief within 24 hours. It promises to ease hoarseness throat tickle bronchitis and incipient lung trouble with a guaranteed satisfaction guarantee wrapped in each package.
The excerpt notes rising wages in general but warns that with ten men and one job wages fall. It states AFL unions do not pay workers while unemployed but do so during strikes, with amounts set by each local union.
A reader writes about conflicts between staying at home and working, citing a husband who wastes earnings and hints she should work. She describes pride in frugality, household strain, and the pain of boarding out to support the family. She asks if other sisters’ husbands are similar and requests answers.
A reader signing as Baby Love writes to contest the nuisance of children in street cars. She favors calmer guidance over nagging mothers and argues that even young passengers should learn dignity in public. The piece ends urging Baby Love first.
A letter from Sarah Jane asks how long a man in good position should court a woman before proposing marriage. She notes a 37 year old, well situated suitor who loves her but avoids a firm engagement after 11 years of companionship.
A 41 year old woman with a large frame asks how to lessen a double chin. She notes fat concentrates around the chin and asks for reader advice or remedies.
A 17 year old writer asks Mildred Champagne for romance guidance after a breakup. The response urges patience, suggests letting him go, and encourages self improvement and confidence, noting attractiveness varies and that aging brings wiser suitors who value the person.
A country girl saves for a famous opera experience then hears a violinist answer her song from an opposite window. The two exchange music across a gray court, fueling dreams and awakening shared longing through haunting melodies.
A health tonic touts gentle cleansing to promote a healthy aging process via a dessert spoon of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. It claims natural, strengthening action, warming internal organs without weakness, suitable for all ages, and insists on genuine packaging bearing California Fig Syrup Co. name.
A City court setting and a neighborly meet sparks comfort between a lonely girl and a country violinist. Their shared love of old melodies deepens, leading to companionship during winter and summer visits. The tale ends as a Sunday lecture on Patriotism and Citizenship opens at the Elks Home with Mayor Fitzgerald presiding.
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