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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1913
Page
11
A fragmented public notice hints at a traveler or visitor barred from requesting sweets. The readable lines reference hunger and a casual refusal, suggesting a small personal dilemma or playful anecdote amid the noisy page.
The Boston Post Sewing Circle invites homemaker questions on domestic life and care of children. A correspondent named Last of Her Line condemns women who value dogs over children, praising hardworking immigrant mothers and urging virtue over fashion. Prudence counters that suits for a refined courtship require traditional expectations.
Dear Sewing Circle, debate over light close fitting skirts vs earlier fashions. Proponent argues modern skirts are simple, comfortable and healthful, while critics warn about immodesty and workplace comments. Letters reflect tension between fashion change and social norms.
A reader signing as Up-to-Date Girl argues that sporty men offer better company and spend freely for a pleasant time, contrasting them with refined gentlemen who favor home life. The letter cites romances and temptations tied to Broadway and domestic ideals, reflecting tensions in dating norms.
A mother asks if a wife and husband should restrict dancing to only each other and avoid dancing with former suitors or other partners. She fears inviting temptation and wonders whether her view is old fashioned or shared by others.
A letter from English-born Reader and Mother argues a mother may claim her son's earnings until his education is paid. She recounts mortgaging a cottage to fund college and a broken engagement after marriage. A response urges mothers to support their children's happiness and marriage to strengthen the nation.
Advices from London report Holbein’s portrait of Sir Thomas More selling to an American buyer, likely H. C. Frick of Pittsburgh. The piece, one of several Holbein studies, marks his first English work after arriving for Henry VIII, and has changed hands twice in two years amid restorations and prior Huth collection sales.
A short verse exhorts readers to sing of sunshine and cheer despite dreary days. It urges harmonies of heaven, inspiration for daily deeds, and living with joy, duty, and optimism as clouds pass and spring returns.
A fragmented OCR text provides minimal readable items. Content mentions entities A and S with unclear context. The legible portions offer no coherent event, date, or place to summarize.
The piece recalls Sydney Owenson Lady Morgan and Sir Charles Morgan, linked by marriage in 1812 at Baron's Court. It quotes playful pre marriage letters in which Owenson declares affection and tenderness and Morgan responds of enduring devotion and hope for lasting happiness.
A concise piece urging parents to support their son's marriage if he proves responsible. It contrasts this with women's social standing, urging daughters be aided to uphold good name and status, insisting on uplift over falsehood. The note reflects nineteenth century gender views and advice.
The Sunday Post prints several of the Sewing Circle letters, highlighting reader opinions and sewing tips. Readers share experiences, project ideas, and community reactions, reflecting home craft interests across the region.
The Everett police will test a new approach called the Golden Rule System to handle first offenders in intoxication. Facing complaints from city clubs, officials plan to modify prior methods and give offenders another chance instead of immediate court action.
The government will file an antitrust suit against the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad over ownership of anthracite coal fields. The bill of complaints is complete and will be brought to Philadelphia early next week by Frederic R. Coudert, special DOJ attorney.
The deaths followed Mrs. Hattie L. Cushing who died from burns at East Boston Relief Hospital. Her father Charles Hazeltine died yesterday at City Hospital from an intestinal trouble. A double funeral is planned for 2 PM Sunday at 1059 Saratoga Street.
A florist recounts a devoted patron named Severance who buys chrysanthemums for a distant love, then later for his late mother. The tale tracks his evolving emotion from cheerful purchases to solemn mourning as he selects a final tribute of white roses for his mother, framed by violets and alyssum.
Providence August 29. Helen A. Moffitt daughter of Sergeant James H. Moffitt of the Seventh Police station tossed 8 pounds of gray ambergris believed worthless into the ocean at Pleasant View Watch Hill. A fragment saved from the lump was later valued at 28 dollars an ounce. The full lump weighed about 10 pounds and was worth about 280 dollars. The substance was analyzed and confirmed as high quality ambergris.
Frank Freeman of Malden Rock Wisconsin proposed to Miss Hettie Hall and was accepted. Both were stricken with appendicitis last Wednesday and rushed to a hospital in a launch. An hour later they were operated on and placed in the same ward. They could converse yesterday the day set for the wedding and will use the marriage license purchased a week ago.
Ferdinand Pinney Earle denies deceiving his affinity wife Mrs Helen Theodora Lidford Earle who announced a suit for divorce claiming she was misled about his marital history in Paris on August 29.
Earle replies by letter to halt proceedings he says were started mischievously. He claims he was in the country hunting and did not intend scandal. Earle recounts the banns and a divorce record, denies involvement of his mother, and states he seeks to protect his two children from further trouble. He notes his absence from his wife since March and describes his recent continental stay with friends near Calais and in America.
The Pentecostal Church on Chestnut and Ezra streets in Lynn was entered early yesterday. A money box in the vestry was stolen. authorities tie the break in to two other Lynn church burglaries this month. Entry was via a rear basement window. police suspect one man. The box likely held a large sum.
Worcester opens the Bancroft, a new million dollar hotel with 300 plus rooms, private tubs and showers, European plan, and rates from $1.50 daily. Located facing City Hall Park, it targets business, tourists, and auto travelers with frequent streetcar access. Manager C. B. Averill invites inquiries for terms.
Boston attorneys dispute Professor Hugo Munsterberg of Harvard over the fitness of women jurors. A Post reporter queried several leading Boston lawyers following Munsterberg’s Century Magazine article.
Four prominent Boston lawyers express divergent views on women jurors. Homer Albers favors women’s fitness for jury duty, while Felix Rackemann argues women are not naturally qualified. Thomas D. Lavelle supports capable women jurors. Frank J. Horgan contends women may better grasp litigation points.
The Franco-American Democratic Club of Massachusetts urged loyal Democrats statewide to support Joseph L. P. St. Coeur of Cambridge for state treasurer. St. Coeur ran last year and secured a large vote. The resolution was adopted at a City Club meeting.
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