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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1911
Page
11
A married reader seeks advice on a kind friend offering money and gifts for her baby while her husband nears death from illness. The columnist urges focusing on the husband, noting the reader’s emotional conflict and urging restraint and devotion to duty now, with future choices to follow.
Advertisement touts TIZ as a non powder foot remedy that draws out toxins and clears pores to relieve sore feet. It claims instant relief, prevents odor and bunions, and offers a money back guarantee. Sold by Walter Luther Dodge & Co. in Chicago for 25 cents per box or by mail order.
Miss Remington asserts RED SEAL carbon paper provides cleaner legible copies from one writing than any other brand. She notes making nearly a million typewriters and claims no competitor matches RED SEAL for bright impressions and overall service.
A Bee Sunday Post page features recipes such as freeze the ice in pastry baked before melting and serving hot. The entry notes Japanese influence for Grand hotel giblets dishes and provides multiple home style instructions with ingredients like butter sugar eggs milk and flour.
The newest trains are square Royal purple is decidedly modish Skirts are straight and buttoned Fancy rope girdles are high in fashion Figured materials trim the newest coat models Some of the new waists have the pep lum extension Panel effects are still much in evidence in skirtdom Ratine is one of the favorite cloths for skirt and coat costumes There is a lavish use of gold and silver laces and embroideries We see fringes on skirts tunics sashes collars cuffs and hats Many jackets of serge cheviot and corduroy show the belted effect Most of the skirts for evening have small trains Black velvet ribbons are much used for trimming.
Beauty adviser presents a simple delatone based formula for removing facial hair. Mix powdered delatone with water to a thick paste, apply to the hairy area for a few minutes, then rub and wash. Delatone, available from druggists, promises quick, effective results with minimal applications.
Dissatisfied consumers beware of parlor eye care shops overcharging by dollars compared with established brands like Wilson Bros and Ney 8q. pore Jers. The message cautions readers to seek proper eye care and compare prices before buying glasses.
A veteran tells a boy war stories that inspire enlistment. Years later the son deserts a unit and hides with his mother who hides him for five years. When discovered the son plans to surrender as his mother dies whispering that they are free at last.
A 300 guest German American banquet in New York honored Rep. Richard Bartholdt and C B Wolfram with Taft envoys for presenting Germany a replica statue of General Steuben. Speakers stressed a new patriotism uniting Europe and America and cooperation of all ethnic groups.
A reader writes about the value of homemaking for husbands and warns against relying on dislike of housework. She shares personal experience from teaching and marriage, urges supportive wives to share burdens, and advises finding help from trusted male relatives.
Ida Lewis famed as Grace Darling of America dies. Her body to be moved by naphtha launch of Harbor Master Thomas Shea to Thames Street Church for brief funeral services with city state and federal officials to attend. Interment in Newport Old Cemetery. Newport Yacht Club marks half mast in her honor.
Melvin Vaniman expects a first trial flight in the Akron dirigible in Atlantic City weather permitting. Initial hops will be over the city and then the ocean for a short spin before a possible Atlantic crossing start within a few days.
Mae Martyn a noted beauty specialist says demand for hair goods rises as natural hair becomes scarcer. She warns alkali in soaps and shampoos hurts hair causing brittleness and loss and recommends shampooing with can thrax in hot water every two weeks to promote hair health.
A reader counsels Rita not to worry about blue feelings and laziness describing a past recovery from similar symptoms. The writer notes patience, seeking medical advice, and that ambition returns with time, recounting personal experiences and concerns about a baby.
A perplexed parent reflects on restricting a son's relationship at sixteen and the ensuing outcomes from sending him to military school and college. The narrative hints at emotional fallout after graduation.
Elizabeth recounts a strained romance where a man about 40, wealthy and single, faced loss when his planned marriage collapsed after his mother’s interference. The girl died two years earlier, turning the man's hair nearly white, and two children remained close yet quarrelsome before reconciling. Elizabeth warns against meddling without personal knowledge and urges careful judgment.
A reader criticizes a letter about children kneeling in cars and eyeing outfits, defending home training and window watching. Another inquiry asks for practical February wedding clothing advice for a bride with limited funds, seeking essential items.
Dear Sisters asks for practical aids to grow lashes and brows longer. She seeks recommendations suitable for daily use and safety tips from readers.
The ad claims three years of research and over fifty thousand dollars spent on Pape's Cold Compound, which contains no quinine. A dose every two hours until three doses stop grippe and severe colds, with quick relief from headache stuffed nose feverishness and sore throat. One 25 cent package is available from druggists worldwide.
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