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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1916
Page
9
Professor Arthur N. Holcombe of Harvard urged the Women's City Club that employers using lobbyists and misleading unemployment claims seek higher profits at the expense of women workers who deserve fair living wages.
Professor Holcombe denounces Lou C. Hill as the state’s largest brush maker for resisting wage scales. Hill allegedly replaced girls with boys after a wage recommendation, narrowing female jobs and maintaining low pay others accept. He leads opposition with laundry, confectionery, and corset firms, seeking repeal with a state attorney.
An official noted that the only other industry with a minimum wage was tied to seasonal unemployment after Christmas. He found no evidence that more girls were discharged this year than in past years.
Fire leveled a two story wooden building on Franklin street known as the Armstrong Leather Mart. Loss is estimated at 35000 dollars with occupants including the William Bi Armstrong Leather Company Naumkeag Shoe Stock Company Scharnagle Leather Company and Hartmann Bres wool pullers.
Strawinsky's Petrouchka was performed a second time in the Boston Opera House by the Russian ballet led by Lydia Lopokova Theonide Massine Adolph Bohm Enrico Checetti and Lubow Tcher nichovna The piece drew exceptional enthusiasm and showcased Strawinsky's laconic yet heartrending style The program also included Les Sylphides and Scheherzade Tonight Thamar with Balakireff music debuts in America.
The executive committee endorsed Thomas Mott Osborne's administration of Sing Sing prison and sent letters to Osborne and Governor Whitman notifying them of the action.
An advertisement by Dr Sauer hawks ordinary nxated iron as a safe, easily absorbed remedy to cure iron deficiency. It claims dramatic strength increases within two weeks, doubled endurance in ten days in some cases, and offers refunds or charity donations if not proven. It lists Riker-Jaynes and Legett’s as local distributors.
The author recalls filming Caprice with a lively bear named Bruin. A chocolate trick sparks chaos as Bruin chases the actor through a studio, dodging chairs and tables. The bear is captured by a trainer, causing a dramatic chase scene and a comic, scary escape that ends with the actor swearing off wild animals in summer.
Police recovered a stolen Boston Parcel Delivery wagon on St James avenue. About $1500 worth of merchandise for several department stores was missing. Detectives arrested a 29 year old man at 614 Tremont street on a charge of receiving stolen goods. Details withheld by police.
An advertisement promotes an at home internal remedy using half a pint hot water four ounces sugar and one ounce of peppermint. It asserts rapid relief from head noises and hearing loss and claims ninety percent of ear troubles stem from catarrh.
The writer recalls violets and California poppies as fragrant memories, comparing violet scent to Eastern varieties and describing spring fields as a golden canopy. They mention hyacinths roses and many blooms while noting Mary Pickford's Talks appear five days weekly in the Daily Post and Sundays in the Sunday Post.
The Journal of the AMA notes examples where patients gained energy after taking calcium in Eckmann's Alterative. Doctors say tuberculosis lowers vitality and calcium, combined with other nutrients, is easily assimilated and can support patients. The ad claims no opiates or habit forming drugs and suggests trying it via druggists or direct from the Philadelphia laboratory.
The full bench of the Supreme Court upheld a ruling allowing pay for illness aggravated by an employment incident. The case involving Mrs Honora Madden of Worcester centered on a heart condition triggered while pulling carpet. The Industrial Accident Board awarded $225.55 for medical care, disputed by the insurer but sustained by the court.
James McLaughlin and Robert Stone were held for the grand jury in $2000 bond after Albert Miller said the pair forced his back against the Charles street jail wall and took a gold watch and $5. Unable to post bail, McLaughlin and Stone stayed overnight in the jail.
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