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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1917
Page
19
The Mississippi, largest U.S. battleship, was launched at Newport News on January 25 with 20 000 spectators. Secretary Daniels attended as Camille McBeath christened the ship with champagne. The vessel features a clipper bow, 12 14 inch guns, 21 knot speed, 624 feet length, oil fuel, and torpedo tubes.
A pair of photographs show two women doing rough labor, one washing windows and the other performing an autopsy on a small car, both wearing work shoes and pantalettes, illustrating gendered labor in period dress.
An eminent visitor to the local council school urges patience with the hare and the tortoise analogy. He counsels that slow but steady wins the race, and warns against haste yet admits some things, like a watch, can be slow to prove certainty.
A reader note from Miss Anna M. Rowe of Everett Street Southbridge sends a picture with the caption Turn the picture sidewise and see Bessie. The newspaper confirms the prompt and presents the odd sight.
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