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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1917
Page
9
A reader’s column lashes at wives who allow husbands modest daily allowances, arguing against “human vultures” and the idea of wives as meal-ticket keepers. Another letter mocks “Justice for Wives” for claiming savings from walking. others defend equal treatment and lament divorces.
A clipped personal note recalls travel homeward by train with remarks on weight gain and dieting concerns for Clara. Ruth plans a return next week as friends bid farewell, noting Dorothy’s stylish hat and ribbon details described in vivid fashion.
The Sunday Post publishes a selection of the most engaging letters to the Sewing Circle, offering readers domestic tips, community updates, and friendly debates on craft and design.
Fred Kaiserin, a German subject residing in Nogales, was arrested there on February 16 on a charge of violating national defence laws. He allegedly entered a warehouse illegally and was accused of obtaining military information.
The record notes eleven degrees below zero on February 17 in 1896 as Boston’s coldest in memory, with eight above zero lasting 24 hours. It cites a 60 degree high in 1883 as warmest, and lists several temperatures and precipitation events from 1907 to 1916.
Maurcie Ketten notes income tax exemptions affect inspectors and married men. Andreas Anderson, a Norwegian, champions admission after surviving torpedo attacks aboard wartime ships. Abraham Alpert describes war correspondence delays for Boston families. A Canan, Massachusetts resident, William Crawford Jr. boots no overcoat despite cold. Boston plans school garden work using gardens as home-lab labs. 6000 to 8000 acres of tillable land inside city limits eyed for program.
Marjory Taylor vows never to marry a chocolate hater but falls for Gilbert Clarke after a social whirl built on chocolate delights. A fern prank reveals Clarke cannot stand chocolate yet won her heart, and the couple plans marriage while the crowd’s fondness for treats fades.
A humorous poem recounts Uncle Walt describing sickness as hard to endure yet possible to smile through. It contrasts patient resilience with caregivers’ burdens and praises cheerful spirits despite pain, ending with a jab at grouchy sick-room behavior.
Mrs Taylor questions a promise of marriage to a man whose ruin seems certain. Marjory hesitates then explains her motive is pity for him.
A 19 year old writer asks whether to continue correspondence with a married man who recently revealed his divorce. The columnist cautions that the man may seek casual companionship, notes divorce can occur for reasons beyond fault, and urges the reader to judge by the suitor's genuine fairness and interest rather than past ties.
A 1917 verse celebrates the universal language of a child’s joy. The lyric extols love and laughter as a timeless, magical speech that unites humanity beyond scholarly rules.
The Observant Citizen notes a warm thaw and record cold dates as signs winter may end. A Boston City Hospital ambulance upgrade replaces horse drawn service. A Vassar experiment tracks what and when girls eat. Readers reminisce about pickles and watch Grace Dyke’s flag at Dyke farm 1100 feet up in Maine.
The verse urges leaving gloom and worry to ride the Sunshine Train. It promises space on cheerful cars and a hopeful, preventive tone with imagery of trains and stations. Anonymous author encourages choosing happiness over complaint.
Carmine Farno a 54 year old laborer of 160 Salem Street fell into a stone crusher hopper at Parker Hill Roxbury while at work for John C Coleman Sons Contracting Co He was buried under tons of crushed stone and died at City Hospital Fellow employee Irving N McLean witnessed feet protruding from the mass as the crusher began operating The report notes £50,000 and increases at the rate of L509 daily.
A resolution was introduced in the West Virginia House of Delegates to form a separate state from Ohio, Brooke, Hancock and Marshall counties to raise revenue for paying the Virginia debt judgment. The four counties cover 589 square miles.
February 16 Washington reports an unusual demonstration as Representative James R. Mann Republican floor leader discussed the United States possibly entering the European war He expressed hope conflict might be avoided and argued that U S policy should not exclude involvement in European affairs The remark challenged the traditional hands off stance in European matters.
House majority leader warns that entry into any European war could alter U.S. policy from hemisphere focus to involvement in European affairs. He recalls how the Spanish American War shifted the Philippines and Cuba policy and cautions against abandoning long held non intervention on the American continent.
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