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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1916
Page
9
A distressed young woman seeks advice from the Sewing Circle about marrying a man who drinks, gambles, and warns of his death if she refuses. She asks if any man can be reformed by marriage and hopes for support from women with similar experiences.
Arlington Street Church and the South Congregational Society end their Sunday morning union services on September 24. Rev Richard W Boynton of Buffalo will lead the service tomorrow while Rev Henry T Secrist of Meadville will lead the service the following Sunday. The Rev H D Johnson of Montezuma Ga has received a call to the First Baptist Church of Woburn. Dr George Bullen, a retired Baptist minister, is critically ill in Newton Centre after a third apoplexy attack. F W Lockwood will preach at Watertown Baptist Church for August and September 3 with Dr Hugh A Heath scheduled for September 10.
Members of the Holy Name Society at St Peter's Church Meeting House Hill attend mass and receive communion. Rev John A Coughlin will celebrate. A 7 30 pm meeting in Rowan Hall features an entertainment by the society choir.
The coat dress blends comfort and smartness for success. The scoop shaped sailor hat features a shortened back rim and a poke-like front. Evening styles favor circular capes and godet sleeves at the sides. A brim trim uses eyelets and tied ribbon. Children wear black velvet round hats. Linen bead embroidered bags appear with high waistlines and slimmer skirts.
Attorney General Attwill will hold a hearing on the constitutionality of the first Middlesex district apportionment on Monday Aug 21. A notice was sent to Representative John H. Lynch of Cambridge leading the protest against the county’s apportionment.
A detailed account describes Beloise visiting Jack for a week and attending a club dance. The narrative highlights her elegant pale orchid gown with a surplice bodice, full skirt, silver ribbon bands, and a large bow at the back, noting the stylish ensemble and overall impression.
Cape Cod Chums is formed to promote the welfare of the Cape and its native and adopted sons and daughters. The order meets in the great outdoors with no passwords or secret grips and requires enthusiasm for Cape Cod. Headquarters are in Sandwich.
John Kehoe a leading chocolate maker and father of Henry Kehoe died at his Dorchester home 1049 Dorchester Avenue. He was active in the K of C and leaves a son and a daughter.
Recipes include Nut Bread with caraway seed and eggs sugar milk and flour. Apple Indian Pudding with cornmeal apples molasses and spice. Cottage Cheese from curdled milk with salt butter and cream. Readers Mamie E Barrett of Antrim New Hampshire signs both.
A reader asks how to respond after a year apart and a broken engagement over finances. The adviser says forgiveness hinges on love, noting water and well metaphors, and suggests separation may deepen true value, urging a reunion only if mutual love remains strong.
Mourning for her brother-in-law George A. Gardner, Mrs. John L. Gardner has not yet shown friends her import of 50 000 dollars worth of 12th century antiques. The collection came from a Paris dealer, including a rare altar cited by a customs expert as superb. The altar will occupy a prominent place in Mrs. Gardner's Fenway palace.
A nostalgic poem recalls a kingdom by the sea where a maid named Annabel Lee and the speaker share a deep love. Winds, angels, and a sepulchre separate them, yet their souls remain entwined beyond death. The piece ends with the beloved laid by the sea.
A split has emerged in the Democratic city committee over endorsing Judge Thomas P. Riley for Lieutenant Governor due to his support for John Redmond. Opponents led by Matthew Cummings and Ward 24 chair Carmody push to curate nomination papers and resist Riley regardless of the Irish question. Mayor Curley has offered no official stance, having spoken with General Cole and Frederick W. Mansfield.
Matthew Cummings denounces Irish nominating papers for Judge Riley while ward chairmen support circulating them. Mayor Curley absent from meetings amid Friends of Irish Freedom ties, and city committee shows mixed stance on Riley candidacy. Judge Riley has backed Redmond, stirring factional tensions.
Washington Aug 18 The child labor bill was accepted by the House without a vote, with Senate amendments, and moves toward becoming law pending President Wilson's signature. The measure ends years of congressional debate between conservationists and opponents who argued it should be a state matter. Wilson's intervention after the Democratic caucus decision to remove it earlier kept the bill alive this session.
Washington Aug 18 the national conference of health officers adjourned after adopting measures to control infantile paralysis and forming a standing committee to study its causes. The resolutions urge federal state and local cooperation to curb the epidemic and propose uniform travel permits and destination notices for children 16 and under from epidemic zones, without creating an interstate quarantine.
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