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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1917
Page
9
A reader letters column argues over wife pocket money and wage control. Several women defend frugal budgeting while critics urge husbands’ rights to earnings, with harsh replies about sacrifice and material limits.
A reader asks if a laboring man earning about two dollars daily owes income tax. The letter notes state and federal exemptions for low annual earnings and asks for general population estimates. The writer cites estimated world population at about 1.69 billion.
The required interval between first and final naturalization papers is at least two years. The applicant must also have resided in the United States for at least five years at the time of petitioning for final papers.
The exchange notes that Japan declared war on Germany on August 28, 1914, with Austria following on August 25. The record confirms these early World War I declarations and frames the dispute as to which side holds the factual point.
The writer notes that in states where women can vote there is no poll tax qualification. The statement reflects that, to date, no poll tax barrier is present for equal suffrage jurisdictions.
A reader asks about alfabetism in South America with Brazil 8 percent and Uruguay 40 percent. Another query covers corn maturation times from seed to harvest for different corn varieties. A final note says you cannot address a letter to President Wilson so nobody will read it but himself.
The excerpt recalls Marion drenched after a sudden downpour. She avoids a taxi, two blocks home, while changing into a Clara gown. The suit is noted as smoke gray tricotine with a Russian blouse style and blue checked silk muffler. The skirt features a crumbled belt and large pockets.
Some come by sea and land to meet and learn from one another. A call goes forth and they come from distant corners of the earth. They come by land by sea and by train for East and West to stand for life’s high things and to share and care this is Brotherhood.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra under Karl Muck performed Brahms double concerto for violin and cello with Witek as concertmaster and Warnke as principal cello as soloists. Cherubini and Mozart works rounded the program in Symphony Hall.
The review lauds a Brahms concerto performance by Kneisel Schroeder and Gericke with Dr. Mack as a third soloist. It extols the Mozart Jupiter Symphony, especially its fugue finale, as a towering achievement in Boston concert history, praising the orchestra and soloists for vivid interplay and luminous structure.
An unusually graceful white felt hat with a broad dipping brim is presented for spring. Paired with white buckskin shoes and white silk and wool hosiery and mittens, the overall look is described as fresh and inviting.
A Sunday post recipe feature gives two dinners using 5 pounds of meat from shank or neck. Dinner 1 cooks beef pot pile in a rich biscuit crust with gravy and potatoes. Dinner 2 uses remaining meat with oats, baking to serve with mashed potatoes and apple pie. Recipe notes include browning fat, spices, and long slow baking. Signed by Mrs Lena G Sarvin of Leominster.
The article describes hand woven silk darning on tweed and cloth costumes, silk trimmed summer dresses with filet lace, and pastel afternoon wear. It notes possible Hindoo inspired skirts wide at top narrowing to the foot, polka dot outfits with matching peplums, straight low corsets, tussar top coats, satin slips with white collars, crepe blouses trimmed in wool embroidery, and chic color pairings.
Five ice houses on Winona pond shores containing 10 000 tons of ice were burned at Peabody. Owner Michael F Horgan of Salem faced about 20000 dollars in losses. Four workers escaped from a roof where the blaze started, thought to be sparked by a locomotive.
A narrator recalls perfumes and memories from youth including rose geranium scent, violets, and honeysuckle. She links aromas to places near Scituate Massachusetts and New York Studio work, recounts a January wildflower gift from New Jersey gypsies, and reflects on choosing a single favorite scent.
A Cambridge reader argues that Porto Ricans favor independence with American protection and critique the Jones bill. He notes that citizenship imposed without consent violates democracy and urges a plebiscite, ending with a call for a Porto Rican flag and loyalty to liberty.
A reader letter recalls a 21 year romance from youth, marriage forgiveness, and evolving views on partnership. The writer urges balanced marriage where both seek mutual respect, acknowledge imperfection, and let love guide harmony rather than perpetual concession.
The Rt. Rev. Mgr. John B. H. Milette died in Nashua after a brief illness. One of New Hampshire’s oldest priests in service he arrived from Canada in 1871 to found St. Aloysius Church the first French Catholic church in the area. He celebrated his golden jubilee as a priest last February.
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