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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1912
Page
15
A reader named SENSIBLE SUE criticizes the claim that two people can live on six dollars weekly. She states she gets ten dollars weekly for a family of four, refuses to pay rent or buy coal, and argues that even modest meals leave no extra money. She advises against attempting such frugal living.
A letter discusses whether a wife should receive a regular weekly allowance from her husband's income and if she may spend it at will or must render an accounting to her husband.
A married couple living on $35 weekly explain their budget approach. The husband takes $7 for car fares lunches and incidentals while the wife matches, with the remainder saved in the bank. They jointly decide on major expenses, pay bills by check, and preserve privacy over personal spending to avoid money quarrels.
A woman writes after nearly two years of marriage about a dispute with her husband over breakfasts and meals while she visits her Swedish mother on weekends. She asks if he should have beefsteak or chops while she eats buckwheat pancakes and notes he refuses to share or allow her to serve him.
An ad urges men and women in Jerica to request a free Uric-O trial bottle for rheumatism. It cites a testimonial from Frank Howe of Baldwinsville New York claiming full recovery after using a few bottles and asks readers to mail names and addresses with 10 cents to cover shipping to the Urico Company 165 State St Binghamton NY.
A historical ad touts Eckman’s Alterative as a home tuberculosis remedy allowing patients to stay home. It cites a customer’s five year health restoration after using the product and lists retailers Riker & Son and Houghton & Dutton Drug as distributors. The notice invites buyers to request a booklet of cured cases from Eckman Laboratory in Philadelphia.
A 22 year veteran housekeeper argues husbands should leave weekly earnings with wives for smart household buying. She notes advantages of cash purchases from farmers, and urges joint weekly accounting to build trust. Endorses non nagging, sensible financial management.
A newlywed woman, married to a man twenty years older, asks how to handle his daughter who is two years older than her and insists on calling her mother. She seeks sisterly guidance on whether to speak up or accept the situation.
A newlywed woman seeks advice on her husband calling her various pet names in public. She finds it embarrassing and asks Sisters for guidance, noting his insistence that he loves her and must use sweet names even when company is present.
A social column mocks gossip in Mrs Jones letters about husband complaints and egg serving, noting how misread hints spread through clubs and papers. It questions the public airing of private domestic matters and urges restraint and patience.
Mrs. M Cravath Simpson presided at a meeting of the Anti Lynching Society of Afro American Women in Faneuil Hall last night. She attacked Rev. Herbert S Johnson of Warren Avenue Baptist Church accusing him of ignoring the meeting because it was a gathering of colored people.
Ex Attorney General A E Pillsbury criticizes the Supreme Court and federal protection limits. Darius Cobb lauds colored soldiers and blasts lynching. Bishop Alex Walters urges Negroes to use politics to gain rights by voting Democratic. Letters from Governor Foss, Mayor Fitzgerald, ex Governor Long welcome the stance.
A Bay State Street Railway southbound car rear ended an eastbound Euclid avenue trolley at Western avenue and Chatham street. Conductor Patrick Corcoran, Mrs. Simpson and Albourne Furbush were injured. The crash threw passengers and cars off rails and traffic was halted for over two hours.
Mayor Fitzgerald censures Governor Foss for appointments to the Metropolitan Park Commission at a Public Recreation League lunch. He criticizes the Charles River basin project as a costly joke and the fenced area that bars public access, urging Foss to appoint a Boston-aware member to address city needs.
A suspicious fire at 38 Moulton Street Charles Town drew firefighters and Officer Doherty. Four people were rescued including three children and an elderly woman from the three story wooden building. No damage reported.
A female employee, defending her employer’s cash, wrestled two robbers in a city office. She restrained one man who fled toward a street chase with a second accomplice. A bystander was knocked down as the duo fled, pursued by Mr. Lansing, a policeman, and coworkers.
Alexander Bell told the House foreign affairs committee that an international agreement on a universal alphabet could render English the global commercial language. He cited examples like enuff vs plough and explained foreign learners misread spellings.
A 10 year old boy named Anselmo rank helped secure his father's release from Deer Island. Governor Foss granted a pardon after the boy's persistent appeals, bringing father and family together at supper for the first time since last August.
An old-time notion of using sage for dark glossy hair is revived as Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy. The product promises restoring color and treating dandruff itching and falling hair, with a fifty cent bottle from druggists and money-back guarantee if not as represented.
A reader praises a columnist for advice that helped her husband adjust his routine and support her in daily tasks. She notes improved mornings since applying the guidance and jokes about aging and appearance while defending the column against critics.
The column directs various Sisters to contact state officials or church leaders for matters. It suggests Wynne write to the YWCA head, and Baby's Friend to the Secretary of State at the State House. A Sister signing as Lonely Old Maid may share a private personal letter if she provides an address.
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