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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1911
Page
11
A delegation from the Washington presbytery urged President Taft to create a Vice Commission for Washington. They argued the red light district near the Capitol is an insult to Congress and a dishonor to the nation.
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a prompt pleasant remedy for headaches colds indigestion pains constipation and sour stomach. It emphasizes gentleness and natural restoration and warns buyers to ensure the genuine product by the stamped name on the front of the package.
A woman recalls her early marriage at twenty and controlling behavior by her husband. He sulks, questions every outing, phones friends to monitor her, and criticizes her punctuality and choices. The letter expresses frustration with constant surveillance and blame.
The text records a long discussion about alleged abuse between two partners. They recall nights of sleepless talk and insist they were being mistreated. The passage cites the Sewing Circle sisters as witnesses to the dispute.
A letter from Priscilla's mother lists Doris Marjorie Evelyn Ruth Myrtle Louise Esther Priscilla Olive as appealing names for a expected baby. The writer signs with good luck wishes and invites a reply.
A Somerville letter advises a young woman to marry a man who does not drink, warning that happiness is unlikely with a divorced man who has three children and a drinking husband. It urges careful thought before marrying for a home.
Advice from a reader urging a 65 year old woman to write to and visit her mother despite marital objections. Emphasizes a mother's forgiving love and the need to mend familial ties for lasting peace and future regret avoidance.
Evelyn argues against dog nuisance claims on trains while defending well behaved pets. She notes dogs sit quietly at feet unless prompted by noisy passengers and criticizes children standing on seats and muddy shoes.
In Rome on December 14 Cardinal O Connell archbishop of Boston presided at a meeting in his titular church San Clemente to discuss protecting the church from water damage. A brick aqueduct project is underway with significant funds raised and $12000 remains to complete the work, expected to redirect the stream.
A reader writes of nearly a year loving a young man who does not acknowledge the feelings. The adviser urges meeting him halfway, encouraging him to voice his intentions, and avoiding secrecy. The tone mixes guidance with playful caution about slow romantic progress.
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, issues a circular urging local officers to endure attacks on labor, defend members, and organize the unorganized. He emphasizes solidarity, justice, and the need to keep faith with the union amid criticism and crime allegations.
In Boyston December 14, eight year old Ellen Williams died after falling down cellar stairs and catching fire when a lamp was spilled. Neighbor Olive Longley, unable to descend due to infirmities, heard smoke and later her son found Williams badly burned and she died minutes later. No family details are known locally.
Lynn dispatch reports four year old Robert Timson son of Frederick H Timson a shoe maker of Lafayette Park struck on Lewis Street by an automobile owned by W H Stuart Jr of Swampscott grandson of Arioch Wentworth Chauffeur Gilbert Ballard was driving the car and may be arrested for the fatal crash causing brain concussion
A set of home recipes includes four pounds lower round beef with salt pork baked slowly, gravy from pan juices, and a butter and brown sugar cake. Also instructions for jelly, orange, lemon, and coconut cakes with eggs and flavored extracts from Mrs. Henry E Lewis in Winchester and Mrs. Alice G Dutcher in Maplewood.
An advertisement promotes Cascarets saying they cleanse the stomach and bowels, remove un digested food and foul gases, reduce bile, and purge waste without irritation. It claims fast morning relief, costs ten cents a box, and appeals to families with children liking the tablets.
Russell Aldrich, nephew of Senator Nelson W. Aldrich, and Mildred Blanchard married secretly on a train to Newport. He, an apprentice at General Electric, sought privacy, and the couple later informed Blanchard's parents in Lynn after filing intentions in Newport on December 2.
The first annual banquet of Arthur E. Dorr & Co employees was held at the Quincy House with 100 guests plus wives and friends. Mayor Fitzgerald attended and praised the firm. Arthur E. Dorr was toasted. speakers included F W Tully Henry Fielding and James F Aylward.
A jury in East Cambridge awarded J. Frank Wellington and the Wellington-Wilde Coal Company $15,365.61 in land damages against the city of Cambridge. They claimed land was worth between $35,900 and $40,000 due to a bridge on Commercial Avenue. the city argued the land benefited from the bridge.
Dr Woods Hutchinson told the American Civic Association that a partnership exists between house fly larvae and hookworm eggs, warning flies spread diseases like typhoid and tuberculosis. He argued removing breeding sites could drive flies from human habitations while Kansas led in fly mortality.
A pole climber soared 710 feet above street level atop New York City's tallest tower near Madison Square. He stood on the shoulders of assistants to gild the tip, declaring the feat the highest ever by steeple-jacks and joking about using a bosun's chair for a different view.
Teheran December 14 W Morgan Shuster remains treasurer general of Persia. The cabinet cannot dismiss him without consent from the national council which has not granted approval.
Fredericton New Brunswick Dec 14 Alfred Gill fell from his mother's Gibson roof while fighting a blaze that spread from the burning B E Wale store next door. Police believe burglars started the fire after burglary.
The so called Jack the Snipper, sought by Greater Boston police for months, appeared in Somerville and cut five inches of blonde braid from 13 year old Marjorie Arnold at 33 Bromfield road. The assailant, described as 22, 5 feet 8, clean shaven with medium complexion, fled after the act. Police and volunteers searched the area but had no trace by midnight.
Organizers meet at City Club at 1 p m today to outline a five day financial campaign for 15000 dollars supporting eight day Men and Religion Forward Movement meetings January 13 to 22. Fred B. Smith Y M C A international secretary will attend four Boston meetings. Charles Stelzle Presbyterian social service chief leads part of the program with Professor Taylor of Chicago.
Patrick O Connell 40 of 385 River Street a Board of Health driver choked on a piece of meat at home while dining with his wife and seven children in Brockton on December 4.
Frederick S. Crowell, 41, salesman for Miller Confectionery Co of Boston, died about 6 PM last night of heart disease on a Boston and Maine train traveling from Sharon to Boston.
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