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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1911
Page
17
An observer champions a police officer at the Iliot and Tremont crossing from 10:30 to 11 PM to manage crowds, traffic, and a poor pavement. He cites near misses on a rainy night and recalls a Joy Ride incident on Boylston Street with a flashy car and four youths.
Chicago reader reports relief from female weakness and stomach trouble after insisting on Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She cites long usage, urges others to demand the product, noting its claimed 30 year standard status and roots based formula.
Walt Mason laments poverty and hunger as winter nears, recalling money spent on travel and fancy buys. He imagines many friends in doleful dumps facing cold oncoming months while regrets past splurges and predicts future frugal living to endure the season.
A town column notes an old barge named Camden from Cleveland built in 1872, now stuck in mud on East Boston flats, proposed to provide a humane inexpensive water source for pigeons and park denizens. It mentions Dr Maurice Richardson’s vacation and speculative telephonic Atlantic links.
The article notes the new appointee appears in excellent health and benefits from Southern climate. Police at Newspaper row under Sgt. Charles T. Reardon receive high praise for orderly crowds during baseball games. jail gate officers are commended for courteous conduct. Also mentions P M Edmonds leaving Hotel Thorndike for a South hotel position with prior long tenure at Hotel Lenox and other venues. James T. Barrett, Cambridge Board of Aldermen president, gains invitations after a successful Ireland lecture tour. scheduled talks listed for Corona, Broadway Theatre, Everett, and Belmont Town Hall.
The Great Council of Massachusetts of the Improved Order of Red Men announced and installed its elected officers in Holyoke. John W. Converse of Boston was named Great Prophet, T. R. Jemond of Holyoke Great Sachem, Henry Fourcey of Waltham Great Senior Sagamore, 8. W. Sawyer of Fitchure Great Junior Sagamore, Alexander Gilmore of Boston Great Chief of Records, and Jules Beauregard of Fall River Great Keeper of Wampum.
Jimmy yearns to marry the Girl but is blocked by lower pay and a strict boss Herbert Wise. A found wallet, with over a thousand dollars and postmarked Washington, fuels speculation about legal cases against the Shingle Trust and a divorce suit. Jimmy returns the wallet to his partner rather than profiting.
The Sewing Circle is a regular Boston Daily and Sunday Post department serving women in New England. It invites readers to discuss home and household topics, family problems, health tips, baby care, and gardening, using pen names if desired, and to write on one side of the paper.
A Grace signed note advises buyers to choose a location first, check assessed value for price, and have a title examined by a lawyer. It also discusses building contracts, subcontracts, and securing a mortgage with bank supervision to protect payments and construction.
A column advises a dramatic but unsafe method to remove a troublesome mother-in-law by staging a costly display of anger and damaging dishes to scare her away. The writer shares personal history with two mothers-in-law and signs off with encouragement to report back.
A reader argues that wives should stay home if husbands earn enough, recounting a family with $12 weekly pay and $3.50 refit coal costs. The letter condemns women working when earnings seem sufficient and asserts that $18 weekly should support a family comfortably.
In a muddled scene a junior partner reflects on letters and a $10 incentive as Jimmy rises after a near slip of confidence. The dialogue hints at ambition, misreading, and a future tied to marriage and gain, with a wary test of loyalty and fate.
A brief remark notes that some must work while others do not and attributes insight to a person described as one who knows.
A reader urges Betty to act and consult a reliable lawyer at once. The letter argues pride blocks help from loved ones, shares a past self experience, and suggests that securing legal aid and earnings opportunities will reduce a husband’s bullying. Signed WINTHROP.
A reflective note to riders that forgiving muddy feet on clothes can come from self‑awareness of not being perfect as a child. The writer urges open eyes to new surroundings and condemns cynicism from those who stare vacantly at crowds aboard streetcars. Still single.
A reader letter argues that 16 year olds can form platonic friendships with the opposite sex without harm if home training is proper. The writer suggests mothers prefer their sons have a girl as a friend rather than youth lingering on street corners.
The fragment notes a quirky scene with a girl and a character named Jack, hinting at a humorous or odd encounter. details are unclear due to incomplete OCR.
A reader endorses a rubber face band worn around the head at night to reduce a double chin. After about a month of intermittent use, the writer reports satisfactory results and confidence in the device.
A high school student asks for basic instructions to create a Dutch inspired costume for a Sweet 16 party. She seeks simple hair styling tips and whether any shoes are acceptable for the outfit, aiming for easy, age appropriate suggestions.
Mae Martyn in the beauty column extols spurmax lotion as a cheap alternative to powder. The recipe calls for 4 ounces spurmax in 4 pints hot water with 2 teaspoons glycerine, or using hazel water for quicker drying, claiming skin becomes soft smooth and velvety while removing shine.
A reader asks Mildred Champagne for advice on rekindling a two year friendship with a young man, after breaking off over a minor dispute. The columnist urges writing to explain feelings, apologize if needed, and invites the other to call, noting pride may block further advances.
A letter from A. Merrilia rebuts a Lincoln quotation on protectionism. The writer questions the claim that buying English iron transfers wealth and explains that purchasing American iron simply shifts cash and iron, leaving one ton gained but cash spent.
An advertisement extols Gold Dust for cleaning dirty floors and doors with a teaspoonful in water. It claims the Dust Twins remove dirt, germs and impurities from every crevice, leaving surfaces spotlessly white and easing the burden of scrubbing.
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