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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1910
Page
9
An anonymous letter urges women to influence young men to avoid smoking. The writer recounts a marriage tainted by her husband’s smoking and later tobacco chewing, noting dirty spittoons, ash, and pervasive odor. She warns that many smokers end as tobacco chewers and criticizes tolerant women.
Sore feet swollen feet and corns are treated with TIZ a remedy claimed to draw out poisonous exudations and cleanse pores swiftly. The ad asserts immediate relief and a lasting cure, noting shoe size improvements and availability from Walter Luther Dodge & Co. in Chicago for 25 cents per box.
The writer questions the spending on groceries and food waste by a woman named Alice F and her former mistress. They contrast the past $40 weekly waste with later poverty, urging thrift and good cooking to teach children to avoid waste. The note defends the anti waste campaign and its message.
A reader sermonizes on frugal married life advising wives to keep the family purse in a private drawer and avoid pilfering from pockets. The piece urges understanding of a husband’s hard work and cautions against extravagance while praising harmony and happiness in marriage. It ends with a note of affection and a request to hear from "Business Girl."
A woman in Boston with eight years at a large wholesale house shares her view that marrying a man earning less than her did not harm their happiness. After marriage they retained her job, live modestly in three furnished rooms, and save money. She notes perfect harmony, shared interests, and mutual understanding.
A reader laments harshness of American husbands while praising English spouses who attend to children at night. She notes happier English wives and asks for plant care tips, specifically how to kill white flies on a fuchsia.
A speaker defends English husbands, detailing shared domestic duties and night shifts. She cites her own father and husband, noting that both nations can produce good and poor spouses. The piece reflects cross cultural views from an English mother’s perspective.
A reader praises another for speaking out in a meeting and recalls re trimming hats to avoid wearing outfits into the woods. The message hints at seasonal fashion choices and a desire to meet a woman named Jane. A final note signs off as MARIE.
Rear Admiral Herbert Winslow ends 45 years of service in the U S Navy. Captain John C Fremont succeeds him as rear admiral and commands Charlestown navy yard. Winslow hails from a Roxbury family. his father commanded the Kearsarge in the Alabama battle. Fremont is son of General John C Fremont Pathfinder.
With taps sounding, Captain Gustave Magnitzky a Civil War veteran and member of the John A. Kinsley Post G A R was laid to rest yesterday afternoon at Forest Hills Cemetery.
St Petersburg September 21 The Russian aviation meet opened with Grand Duke Alexander Michelovitch presiding. Prizes totaling $20 000 are limited to Russians. Participants include M Nimoff and several army officers. Seven biplanes and one monoplane competed. Lieutenant Gorshkoff had a narrow escape when alighting. his Farman model was damaged.
The Boston Chamber of Commerce gathered 150 members at the American House for a luncheon. Edwin D. Mead and others discussed the Newfoundland Banks dispute and the recent Hague decision, praising the arbitration and noting Boston’s fish industry growth and annual wholesale business around six million dollars.
Acting President Charles S. Mellen began his first official inspection tour of the Boston and Maine line yesterday afternoon. He traveled with Frank Barr third vice president and general manager of the Boston and Maine Vice President Timothy Byrnes of the New Haven Company and other railroad officials. The train departed Boston at 1 10 pm heading via Fitchburg Keene and Bellows Falls to White River Junction. They plan another route next Friday.
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