How much for Hubby discussion sparks wage talk
A reader argues it is unreasonable to deny a husband ten cents daily from a 22 dollar weekly wage. She notes her own husband earns 16 dollars 50 cents weekly and contributes to household needs.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1917
Page
11
Musterole Ad Promises Quick Relief For Neuralgia
Advertisement touts Musterole ointment to ease neuralgia and head pains by drawing out inflammation. Claims include relief for sore throat bronchitis croup stiff neck asthma congestion pleurisy rheumatism lumbago and general pains with a note it may prevent pneumonia. Clinical tone mirrors early 20th century home remedy promotion.
Wife criticizes penny-pinching husbands in Sewing Circle
Readers discuss pocket money budgets and marital control. A letter-writer praises an easy system where the husband’s weekly $30 is handed to the wife, who budgetts daily needs and carfare. Another woman rebukes such control, sharing her equal income and joint management. Newport, Me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubby
Sewing Circle
Dot
Newport
Keeping Company and a Girl's Reputation
A reader asks if a girl can keep company with several men without being talked about. The reply warns that courting many suitors invites gossip and harm to a delicate reputation, urging self-guarding of one’s good name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Champagne
Oldest Inhabitant Recalls Boston February Weather
The old observer notes Boston’s coldest 21st of February records at 3 below and 8 below zero in 1893 and 1896. He cites warmest highs of 63 in 1906 and 58 in 1913, plus rain or snow on this date in 1910 and 1912 within the last decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Pa Van Loon Faces World of Trouble at the Movie
Pa Van Loon becomes a comic movie hero as he tries to haul the entire family to the cinema. Details appear in the Fun and Feature Section of the upcoming Sunday Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pa van Loon
Next Sunday Post
Fashion Notes on Dresses and Hats from Myoints Column
A deep collar in Oriental colors enhances a serge dress. Flesh colored crepe de chine nightgowns feature hemstitched bands. Pleats in peplums are pressed flat to keep a straight line. Sports hats are trimmed with ribbon tied around the crown and forming a bow at the front.
Round Steak Roast and Egg Mold Entrée
A round steak roast recipe advises choosing cheaper cuts and browning on both sides before roasting with onions and butter. Dredge with flour, add water, roast one hour, and serve with brown gravy. Included are personal attributions and a second recipe for savory egg and anchovy molds steamed and fried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Waldron
Richmond
Stale Bread Dough for Yeast Loaves by Mrs Donley
A method to use stale bread is described by Mrs Donley of Lowe Broadway. Soak bread to a quart, beat smooth, add salt sugar a yeast cake and graham flour, rise four hours, fold in baking soda molasses optional, add more flour, shape into loaves let rise an hour and bake one hour fifteen minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Donley
Broadway
Lowe
Marble statue of him at London Oratory stands outside
In 1890 a marble statue is noted to stand outside the London Oratory, marking a public tribute to a notable figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Oratory
Lead Kindly Light author John Henry Newman profile
John Henry Newman, son of a London banker and eldest of six, studied at Oxford, tutored, and served as fellow and curate. While voyaging with a sick friend the ship becalmed in the Mediterranean inspired him to write Lead Kindly Light, originally titled The Pillar of the Cloud. In 1878 he was named honorary fellow of Trinity College and on May 12, 1879 was created a cardinal by Pope Leo XIII. He died in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry Newman
London
Oxford
Mediterranean
Newman
Trinity College At
Leo XIII
Post Letter Box Offers Questions On Antimony And Apples
A reader asks what antimony is and its uses noting its metal alloying properties and toxicity. Another letter seeks a snow apple similar to the grand father’s tree and mentions a famous apple. A suburban reader asks about the initials I H S on headstones and learns the II stands for 7 in a historic ambiguity.
Submarine Naming Amid Alphabet Nicknames
The excerpt notes Latin origins of Jesus Saviour of Men and questions if all submarines are named U boats while mentioning U S letters and Uncle Sam's navy using lettered submarines. It highlights halting through the alphabet with A and S designations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U& Boats
Lynn
Sam
Do United States own Panama Canal Zone?
The United States does not own the Panama Canal Zone. The canal zone strip ten miles wide is leased in perpetuity from the Republic of Panama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir
United States
Panama Canal Zone
M. R. II
Republic of Panama
McCormack Selects Favorite Song For Sunday Post
John McCormack’s chosen song for publication next Sunday combines lyrics and music. The piece promises to surprise and delight readers with its personal insight into the tenor’s taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McCormack
Next Sunday Post
CARDIANS PROMISE HEART RELIEF WITH FREE SAMPLE BOTTLE
Advertisement urges testing CARDIANS for heart and circulation problems. Readers are asked to send name and address with six cents to East Hampton Conn for a free 50 cent bottle and states it will ease palpitations, valvular pain, nervous exhaustion, and general weakness after illness.
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Cardiani Company
Dept. A
East Hampton
Conn
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