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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1916
Page
17
A reader writes about surviving on eight dollars weekly with high living costs and limited clothes. A stenographer earning eighteen dollars weekly describes hardship while seeking advice from the Sewing Circle. Letters discuss gender roles, finances, and household duties with personal anecdotes and a plea for sympathy.
The narrator recalls meeting Lionel Barrymore at the Biograph studio with Henry Walthall in Friends. He narrates Barrymore's restless hall, a saloon chase, a police haul, and a saved mother’s life while filming The New York Hat before Barrymore joins Metro.
Evelyn M notes that classic Biograph releases like The Reformer and A Fair Rebel are in high demand by audiences who want to see them again. Helen G recalls preferring not to wear curls on the street while Mary Pickford’s Talks will run five days a week in the Daily Post and each Sunday in the Sunday Post.
A Portland reader defends bakers against price criticism in response to The Bread We Eat editorial. The writer argues rises reflect overall costs, not baker greed, urges a full investigation, and notes bread remains a small share of rising living costs.
The writer describes a last day of walking in glorious weather, reporting arrival home feeling renewed. They praise a golden brown velour coat with narrow skunk fur trim, high crush collar, cuffs, pockets and edges, noting its warmth and smart appearance.
The record recalls the warmest ever 83 degrees on this day in 188 and the 10 year high 76 in 1913. It notes the coolest 34 in 1914 and 10 in 1888, with rain occurring on this date in 1907 1908 1911 1912 and 1914.
Poem recalls a nest in moss and grass with vetches and buttercups. The speaker remembers a nestful fledgling birds and laments an empty nest. The voice longs for a distant harbor as home.
Dear Miss Champagne advises that six years of courting without engagement signals lack of true love. The correspondent is urged to end the relationship if the partner seeks entertainment with other men. The guidance emphasizes self welfare and warns that an unhappy courtship harms both.
A clipped recipe collection lists peanut butter tapioca with milk eggs sugar and marshmallows, and two sauces tomato and tartar with details. It names Mrs Edward Bitters Box 67 Millbrook as the source and provides cooking steps and serving ideas.
Superior Court in Equity issues an injunction against William H. Higgins and others restraining interference with Louis Cadario and Sons builders. Defendants named include James A. Bresnahan Augustine J Howlett Charles A. Johnson Leon Chadwick and Antonio M. Palermo and their agents and servants.
James Couzens, former Ford Motor Company vice president and millionaire, accepts appointment as Detroit police commissioner with an annual salary of 5000 dollars.
Doctors urge nose and throat hygiene to prevent infantile paralysis. Sylpho Nathol is marketed as a powerful antiseptic stronger than carbolic acid and safe for household use. A 10 cent bottle is claimed to protect the family for a week.
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