The Woman Who Made a Conquest
A tale of a woman who easily attracted a young man, her mother proud, and rivals envious. The crowd’s efforts to win him lead to a delayed engagement, proving the proverb that laughter lasts the longest.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1913
Page
22
Independents Take Stand in Telephone Antitrust Hearing
Testimony from D A Reynolds before the government suit against American Telephone & Telegraph and others argues independents boosted rates and service upgrades to compete with Bell. Reynolds cites Michigan Western States and New York experiences, saying independent companies generally succeeded when well managed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bell System
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
West
Portland
Ore
Baltimore
Philadelphia
D. A. Reynolds
C. J. Smyth
Michigan
New York State
Lynn man charged in larceny of funds from Somerville collector
Ralph M. Jacobs of 103 Hollingworth Street Lynn was arrested yesterday afternoon charged with the larceny of 64.94 dollars on May 19 from Jackson Caldwell of Union Square Somerville. He was employed as a collector and allegedly failed to make proper returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph M. Jacobs
Hollingworth Street
Lynn
Jackson Caldwell
Union Square
Somerville
Acobs
Sewing Circle Letters Prompt Domestic Debate on Morals
Readers of the Sewing Circle discuss how to raise children, warn against dissipation, and whether wives should obey husbands. Letters from mothers and wives argue for maternal guidance over morbid curiosity and advocate traditional obedience within marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
Cme
New England
Boston Post
Obedience Promises Stir Marriage Debate in White House Era
A reader describes a vow debate inspired by a White House marriage event. She proposed mutual obedience in marriage, prompting a humorous exchange about reciprocal promises and property endowments between she and her fiancé.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Talking Too Much And The Perils Of Speech
A verse meditation on talkers versus the silent, noting that constant chatter harms careers and strains relationships. The speaker parodies talkers as loobo birds and laments talk’s waste, suggesting if time spent speaking were used to cut ice, everyone would prosper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
My Dear Miss Champagne: An 18 year old and a 55 year old romance
A local letter quotes a young girl writing to Mildred Champagne about an older wealthy man's insistence on marriage. Parents oppose the match urging a union with a younger, wealthier suitor. The writer defends her feelings as love but the advisor cautions it may be vanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Miss Champagne
Nor
Attempt on life of South African mining magnate Sir Lionel Philips
In Johannesburg today Dec 11 three shots were fired at Sir Lionel Philips South Africa's top gold mining magnate. A bullet lodged in his neck another in his thigh. His condition is not grave. The would be assassin was arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
Union of South Africa
Lionel Philips
South Africa
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