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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1912
Page
7
E C Williams of Staples Coal Co says Boston coal supply remains adequate for weeks. past strike in 191? and current suspension should be settled by July 1. Dealers report price swings from 7 to 6 dollars a ton at Mystic wharf, with limited ability to fill large orders but available bituminous coal at reasonable prices.
The Boston Y M C A gymnasium group will host a banquet on Tuesday April 9 at 7 PM in the Henry Siegel Company restaurant. Guests include Dr Dudley Sargent Harvard Frank L Locke J J Storrow Hon Joseph B Maccabe and others with a program featuring talks by Dr Sargent Eliot Quartet performances and solos. Tickets sold already promise a large turnout.
Charles S. Davis 34 of Dorchester was arrested in the West End on a charge of receiving stolen property. Inspectors Patterson and Norton nabbed him while hunting two men known for pawning mileage books in the area. Davis pawned four 500 mile books for about $12, allegedly stolen from the Boston and Maine station at Lowell Junction during Thursday night’s robbery.
Olin Downes reports on a public rehearsal in Symphony Hall where Fiedler led the Boston Symphony Orchestra through Beethoven, including the Fidel Oster Leonore Overture No. 3, the Seventh, and the Fifth symphonies. The pairing of two great Beethoven symphonies on one program is rare and seen as a bold, successful move.
A large audience remained five minutes after the finale as Mr. Fiedler led the orchestra through an all Beethoven program. The performance featured a memorable overture and the Seventh and Eighth symphonies, praised for sincerity, vigor, and the conductor’s inspiring, exact interpretation. The Good Friday timing kept some away, but overall the concert impressed with its vitality.
Ex mayor Augustine Daly and lawyer Frank McDermott are sued by Ruel Hussey as guardian for Benjamin Givens. The suit alleges Givens, in a weakened state, deeded an oil can device for elevators and a trust agreement under alleged fraud and liquor influence. An injunction and cancellation of instruments are sought with an accounting.
All druggists sell Adamson's Balsam, the never failing cure for coughs and colds, advertised as a reliable remedy. The note emphasizes its wide availability and expected effectiveness.
The article notes that ministers average about 500 a year, and 14 Newton Theological Seminary graduates will earn an average of 1200 annually. It argues clergy pay is among the poorest for long study and calls for higher salaries across denominations.
A partial graduates list from Newton Seminary for June 6 shows salaries and parsonages: George Keirstead Amesbury Massachusetts 1500 and parsonage Percy Hayden Digby Nova Scotia 1000 and parsonage A A Rideout Blaney Memorial 1000 and parsonage Frank C Ryder Bridgeport Connecticut 1500 and parsonage Frank T Montague Swaffiled Claremont New Hampshire 1100 and parsonage Wallace C Sampson Bar Harbor Maine 1100 and parsonage Frank Orchard Mt Auburn 1200 S V Witter India 1000 Frank Rose Africa 1000 Peter McKay Providence Rhode Island 1200 and parsonage George F Bolster Medfield Baptist Church 1200 Clifford Clarke Yarmouth Nova Scotia and Services 1100 and parsonage Edward Cochrane Danvers First Baptist Church 1100 and John C Foote Japan 1000. Recent statistics compare average salaries of Protestant churches in America Methodist 480 Episcopal 600 Presbyterian 700 Congregational 907 Unitarian eastern states about 1000.
Trolleymen on the Connecticut company lines approved a plan to standardize the workday at nine hours with overtime pay of five cents an hour for hours beyond nine. The New England board of conference will discuss the measure with company officials and seek to apply it across all company lines.
Chicago voters will see women suffragists at 1400 polling places next Tuesday. County Judge Owens ordered election officials to permit women to watch the vote count on the suffrage proposition during the April 9 ballot.
Advertisement touts festival treats with Easter appeal. Promotes boxes priced at 10 for one box 9 box or 3 for 25 cents, claiming wholesome snacks for children and festival enjoyment at the Riker-Jaynes shop.
An old advertisement touts 6 chocolate covered cream center eggs in purple packaging from Guth Candies. It markets half pound at 40 cents or 50 cents, and one pound at 80 cents or one dollar, branding Guth as superior in chocolates.
By far our most popular candy distinctly a Boston product. Delicious cream fruit and nut centers with finest coating of chocolate. Exceptionally fine assortment. Per pound 29 cents one pound 57 cents.
A Guth inspired confection showcases a pure chocolate shell with a hinged lid. The item is described as sweet and original with mixed chocolate filling, resembling a novelty product from a late era catalog.
A packed display showcases an unusually fine selection of chocolates in purple boxes. The items are labeled as regular quality, priced at about 39 cents, drawing attention to the value and assortment.
The piece notes rising popularity of giving perfumes as Easter favors. It highlights Rigaud's Mary Garden scent, its enduring appeal and availability in forms such as perfume, Toilet Water, and Powder, with prices and gift packaging. It also mentions Riker's Incensia, a bouquet-like fragrance offered in various sizes and gift-appropriate packaging.
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