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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1914
Page
12
Letters describe hardship on very low weekly earnings and steady debt. A husband’s rising pay from 12 to 18 dollars a week is contrasted with costs such as rent church dues and an accident policy. The writers argue happiness on low wages depends on scale and support, detailing daily struggles and small frugal measures.
Physicians urge regular use of Sanatogen for weeks to aid starved nerves and weak digestion. They cite its albumen phosphorus composition and tonic effects, noting reviving energy and appetite improvements in overworked patients. 18 000 letters from practitioners praise the product as a valued food-tonic.
Mrs M A Kidder offers moral counsel on life paths and hope. The poem urges patience, faith, and doing God's will, noting beauty amid hardship and the value of acts of kindness over wealth. It contrasts a hopeful heart with restless curiosity.
The excerpt outlines a frugal family routine with self produced eggs potatoes and beans, home clothing sewing for a daughter, and economical auto use with little sickness and low drug bills. Readers comment on budgeting fifteen dollars weekly and advice on marriage and family roles from “DIXTR” and “FRIEND” instances.
A Boston terrier named Duke aged 19 but three years old tells time to 12 45 each noon and waits for his master Harold Haynes of 7 Durham Street Boston at dinner. He dances on hind legs and avoids baths by hiding when his collar is removed. Duke is fond of children and a photo feature promises a future clever pet.
Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal left Yale University $500000 in his will dated January 21, benefiting educational causes. The estate also bequeathed Royal Victoria College Montreal $1000000 and established funds for St Johns Cambridge Aberdeen Queens Kingston, totaling $1735000 for education.
Lord Strathcona bequeaths 500000 to Royal Victoria Hospital Montreal and 90000 to hospitals in the British Isles. The aged and infirm ministers fund of the Church of Scotland receives 650000. He settles his Scottish estate and 2500000 cash on heirs, first being his daughter Lady Strathcona, who also gets the residue. Trustees named are Lady Strathcona, John W. Sterling of New York, and William Garson and James Garson of Edinburgh.
Spring novelties include pastel plaids and soft organdies for embroidery. Cashmere shawl designs return with printed taffetas while a new blouse features a one piece back and yoke. Baroque pearl hat pins and checked skirts with colored coats strengthen the season’s look.
A reader under the sign Unhappy Wife asks if she may take money and work after her husband withholds funds. Marm counsels patience, urging her to stay, be pleasant, and trust in God as she faces late nights and loss of affection. The exchange highlights narrow views on women and social dancing in churches and communities.
New York February 2 The famous armor collection of William Henry Riggs consisting of 2500 pieces and described as the finest in the world has been donated outright to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the museum director announced this afternoon.
Washington Feb 2 Colonel George Barnett commandant of the Marine Barracks at Philadelphia has been selected to succeed Major General William B Biddle as commandant of the Marine Corps with the rank of major general.
A marketing note touts Knowlton's Dandeline as a 25 cent remedy for hair with no dandruff. It claims immediate softening and fullness and predicts new hair growth after weeks of use, urging readers to try the product from any druggist or toilet counter.
Three Roxbury youths Charles Crawford William Ward Addison Wallace pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and larceny before Judge Hayden. They were held in $1000 each for the grand jury for stealing $8.45 from Gandenzo Matroni at 17 Washington street and faced additional charges for attempted entry at Bertram Medling’s store.
Workers blasting at Popham Beach Bath Maine report a coal vein believed to come from the ocean. The vein leads inland and will be investigated by landowners. Pieces of coal have washed ashore at the point for years.
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