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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1917
Page
11
Readers exchange letters arguing over diamond rings versus spending on a home. A woman urges budgeting $20 to $40 for a ring and using the rest for home furnishings, citing personal experience of a modest engagement ring and improving finances. The chorus backs practical spending and questions social judgments about appearance.
A reader from the Sewing Circle argues that a general boycott would hurt both city and farm workers. She notes farmers rely on city goods and vice versa, and that even independence in farming depends on broader labor networks. She urges caution and shared prosperity. Just Mother.
The writer purchases a dear morning frock for travel to the South. It features a natural pongee fabric, plain full skirt, and a loose back-fastening bodice. Old blue taffeta trims the neckline, hem slits, and sleeve bands with matching ribbon accents.
After three diphtheria cases at the Long Wharf immigration station, 235 aliens are detained with no release. Cultures from all detainees were negative, but eight more suspected cases were sent to City Hospital and placed in the contagious ward for observation.
More than 1000 people paraded the streets of East Cambridge to honor the consecration of the new Italian Church of St. Francis of Assisi at Fourth and Cambridge streets, East Cambridge, yesterday.
The Sunday Post prints several of the Sewing Circle’s most engaging letters. Readers share craft tips, community news, and personal stories about sewing projects and neighborhood events.
A reader asks if Spanish American War veterans must give two years notice to become citizens. Answers cover declaration of intention exemptions, enlistment rules, and citizen status for Boston births. Other letters clarify banner versus flag, Chelsea fire date, and Japanese yen value.
A reminiscence from a studio on Long Island recounts a comical incident with peacock feathers. Senora, a mysterious Ecuadorian dancer, warded off bad luck with a sacred toe relic, while Zi Zi the dog devoured it, leaving the tale as a quirky memory in a larger account of an extras’ life and a dessert recipe appears at the end.
Two Watertown churches held patriotic services yesterday as flags were unfurled. At First Parish Church a stand of State and national flags was presented by former Selectman Charles M. Abbott. St John’s Methodist Episcopal Church presented an American flag by parishioners.
In Montpelier on April 1 the First Vermont Regiment was presented with a motor ambulance and a motor truck by the family of former Senator Redfield Proctor. The gifts honor the regiment and enhance its medical and transport capabilities.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dr. Karl Muck held the second season concert in Symphony Hall to benefit the pension fund. The Radcliffe Choral Society directed by Mrs. H. H. Gallison and the Harvard University Glee Club with about 200 voices under Dr. A. T. Davison assisted.
The programme featured Rheinberger Theme and Variations op. 150 for violin and organ by Mr. Marshall and the Symphony Orchestra, Bach motet I wrestle and pray conducted by Dr. Davison with chorus and orchestra, Brahms Song of Destiny for full chorus and orchestra, and Wagner selections arranged by Hans Richter. The hall was full and audiences praised the fresh musical quality, the singing’s vitality, and the skilled support from Dr. Muck’s chorus and orchestra.
The chorus obeyed Dr. Mack’s wishes as Wagnerian selections filled the program. The orchestra and Dr. Mack delivered grand moment after grand moment with Tristan and Nibelungen Ring passages and the funeral music leaving a lasting impression on an audience reluctant to depart.
Patrick F McGrath who escaped from Grafton State Hospital in Worcester was arrested at his Charlestown home 2 Jefferson Avenue. He offered no resistance and was taken to the Psychopathic Hospital, with plans to return him to Worcester.
A brief note advises that when walking with two ladies the gentleman should take the outer side of the walk, just as he would with one lady. The guidance emphasizes courteous, chivalrous behavior in public.
Household hints advise wearing a dress or apron in a color contrasting with the work to reduce eye strain during fine sewing or embroidery. If the work is white, wear a black apron and vice versa, especially for night sewing. Signed Mrs H B Crosby from 60 Lexington Street East Boston.
The Oldest Inhabitant notes Boston’s coldest on this date at record lows and warmest in history. He cites temperatures from 1910s and 1870s, plus recent snowfall years 1907 1908 1912 and 1914, reflecting historical climate contrasts for the date.
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