Eugenic Woman to Be Taller and More Sensible
Dr A J Read at the Panama Pacific Exposition conference described the eugenic woman of the future as taller darker with ruddy skin and sensible dress. He said ideal women will be plump but not fat and fashion will trend toward health oriented styles. Dr David Starr Jordan warned war will drain Europe of its best blood with lasting impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
A. J. Read
Normal School of Physical Education
Battle Creek
Mich
Dr. Read
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford Jr. University
Europe
Button causes girl's death in West Roxbury
X rays at City Hospital morgue revealed a large button lodged in the throat of four year old Mary Michaelski who died suddenly in a West Roxbury restaurant. The child picked up the button at home and attempted to swallow it. Her mother Theresa Michaelski carried her to a restaurant to call a doctor but she died before help arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hospital
Mary Michaelski
West Roxbury
Overlook Road
Theresa Michaelski
Mary
Retail wage board backs $8.50 weekly minimum for women
Massachusetts Retail Store Wage Board recommends a statewide wage scale for women in retail from $5 to $8.50 weekly, with $8.50 for experienced workers 18 and older. The plan affects 16,817 workers, noting higher costs for employers and possible price or efficiency impacts. Public hearing to follow at 1 Beacon Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Store Board
Minimum Wage Commission
Beacon Street
Mabel Gillespie
Concord
Wage Board Proposes Store Scale Based on Age and Experience
A store wage board recommends pay scales by age and experience. The guidelines specify rates for 18 years and over with one year’s experience, other 18 plus entries, and lower brackets for ages between 17 and under 17, reflecting tiered compensation rules.
Minimum wage board pushes $8.50 for Massachusetts women workers
A Boston panel, after dining at the Parker House, recommends an $8.50 minimum wage for retail store women in Massachusetts with a Jan. 1 1916 implementation target. They consider cost of living, store finances, and conditions of employment including room and board and living arrangements.
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Grace M. Brown
Clark Street
Malden
W. & A. Bacon Company
Margaret Fitzgerald
Howard Place
Dorchester
William Filene’s Sons’ Company
J. N. Nally
Cabot Street
Boston
Jordan Marsh Company
Joseph O’keefe
Shawmut Street
Worcester
Denholm & McKay
Parker House
Massachusetts
Revere Man Shoots Self in Room on Endicott Street
Charles J. Wohlscheberg, 23, committed suicide by shooting himself in his room at 166 Endicott street Revere. The body was found by roommate R. H. Lenz. Despondency over ill wealth is believed to have caused the death.
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Charles J. Wohlscheberg
Endicott Street
Revere
R. H. Lenz
Darius Cobb At 81 Shares Bluff For A Long Life
Darius Cobb 81 years old today explains his philosophy of life as bluff chosen to project strength. He recounts stopping street brawls with a dignified shout be off and a directing gesture, and reflects on art commissions from Back Bay patrons and plans for a new Christ painting.
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Darius Cobb
Christ
Cobb
Boston
North Station
Lime Loss in Tuberculosis Prompts Remedial Claims
The January 17 1914 Journal of the American Medical Association notes that calcium loss occurs in tuberculosis and its prototuberculosis stage. It suggests Eckman's Alterative, with lime salts, may aid treatment alongside strict dietary care. The preparation is claimed to be safe and drug-free, available from druggists or Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal of the American Medical Association
Eckman
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
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Button
van Loons
Ronor
Massachusetts Minimum Wage Commission
Minimum
Carroll W. Doten
Cambridge
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Frank H. Hallowell
Suffolk Road
Chestnut Hill
Brookline
Consumers’ League of Massachusetts
B. Preston Clark
Marlboro Street
Plymouth Cordage Company
E. A. Bardol
Temple Place
F. W. Woolworth Company
Walter A. Hawkins
George B. Johnson
Hotel Somerset
R. H. White & Co
Fred E. Kerry
Downing Road
W. & A. Bacon Co
Abbott B. Rice
Sumner Street
Newton Centre
Tremont
Glen Shirt & Collar Co
S. H. Thurber
Benton Road
Medford
Houghton & Dutton Co
Doten
Haymarket Square
Blake Ridg
Cor
Wash
Millinery CO. Inc
Back Bay
Ranier
Grand Canon
Colorado
Vorenberg
Washington Woolen Mills
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