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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1916
Page
11
An 85 year old, unmarried sister with 855000 seeks counsel on spending to best advantage. The column urges finding a moral, homebuilding partner and warns against solitary pleasure, proposing a prudent plan to invest in a worthy marriage and stable life. It also explores charitable uses of funds and cautions about solicitations from strangers.
A border letter arrives as a wife sits by the door. She reads of her brave one guarding the line while the desert sun bakes and her tears fall from her lids.
A border letter shows longing as a soldier awaits support from home while a woman endures loneliness and pride for country. Readers also discuss a workplace candy gift incident, praising a young woman’s right to refuse and urging respect for wives. The piece contrasts wartime sentiment with social questions and notes about molasses probes.
An advertisement urges relief for overworked nerves and indigestion with Johann Hoff's Malt Extract. It touts energy restoration, mental and physical nourishment, and claims celebrity endorsements, recommending the product for nursing women and anemia, while warning against cheap imitations.
A fragmented tale suggests a man offered candy in business hours then pursued attentions after work. The narrator resents this, seeing a possible shift in his attitude. The episode hints the man may rethink his conduct and bring candy home to his wife occasionally.
Heat the earth for pots to kill insects. Add a few drops of vinegar to boiling bean water for tender beans. Put a half teaspoon vinegar in pie crust for lighter, flakier pastry.
The proper shoe for afternoon wear features a black patent leather vamp and heel with a black cloth top. Velvet frocks will be fashionable with bead embroidery adding richness. The woman of fashion matches all details from handbag to hatpin. gowns will often button down the back with a high collar and lingerie frills at the chin.
The passage counsels self denial and prudent investment to secure a future while exploiting others for sympathy. It mocks the needy and urges accumulating property to finance a charity fund and elder homes, ending with a call for personal luxury and a roadster. It labels the aged as neglected and promotes speculative real estate buys as self serving.
At present time many women using Auto-Knitters at home earn over $2.00 daily knitting hosiery. The work is pleasant, easily learned, and provides steady year round employment. Write Auto-Knitter Hosiery Co Inc Desk 8 D 147 Franklin St Buffalo NC with a 2c stamp for full details.
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