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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1908

Page

7

Worcester Bride Lays Down Ultimatum for Solicitorship

Miss Phyllis Green of Philadelphia reportedly demanded the appointment of Worcester’s assistant city solicitor as a condition of marriage. Clifford B. Anderson accepted, securing the post and notifying Philadelphia of his success. The engagement was subsequently announced and congratulated by friends.

Worcester Oforcester Phylls Green Philadelphia Clifford Anderson Miss Green

First Ladies Night Staged by Charitable Irish Society

Fully 200 attendees gathered at the Hotel Brunswick for the Charitable Irish Society first ladies night marking 171 years of the organization. A reception ran 6 to 7 pm with a committee led by W T Fitzgerald and others. Speakers included Cotter Fitzpatrick O Louglin Daly McSweeney Sullivan Devlin and Brickley. Music by several performers provided entertainment.

Irish Society Hotel Brunswick W. T A. Fitzgerald Patrick O'Loughlin Michael J. Murray John B. Dore Augustine J. Daly John. A. Kiggen James H. Devlin, Jr John J. Keenan James E. Cotter T. B. “Fitzpatrick P. O'Loughlin A. J. Daly Edward F. McSweeney John F. Sullivan James H. Devlin B. A Brickley Lewis Miss Burns Donovan McDevitt Murphy McGon‘agile

Absentees Tell Pastor Reasons For Not Attending

Reverend John P. Marvin of Oxford reports 60 responses to a post card survey on why men skip church. Reasons such as not affording attire, hypocrisy, rest, and tiredness were common but deemed unsatisfactory by the pastor.

Oxford John P. Marvin Congregational Church Mr. Marvin

Yale Historian Edward Bourne Dies at 78

NW Haven February 24 Professor Edward Gaylord Bourne of Yale University renowned historian died this afternoon. He was a leading history teacher and author of numerous historical works.

Haven Edward Gaylord Bourne Yale University

Labratories touted as superior by mothers in Boston debate

Dr John Lovett Morse’s lecture on Rational Infant Feeding sparks rebuttals from Cambridge physicians and Back Bay critics. A prominent Cambridge doctor cites wealthy families using high priced laboratory milk while Boston infant mortality data are discussed.

Mothers of Cambridge John Lovett Morse Har- Vara Post Morse Back Bay Boylston Street Boston C. H. Thomas Cambridge Board of Health Registry Department City of Ward 11 Ward

Best Recipes From New England Housewives Featured

A Sunday Post feature presents recipes from New England housewives including baked orange cake with boiled frosting, beef meatballs with gravy, cheese toast dishes, plum puddings, cabbage and pork stew, and spiced fruit breads. Named contributors include Nellie Be Zackular Everett Mrs B H Randlett Norwood Mrs H B Crosby East Boston Martha Chan New Bedford J Byron Shannon Dorchester Amy D Blaste Watertown Arsenal and E Messeck West Somerville.

Watertown Arsenal

Advice on Love and Marriage From a Newspaper Column

A reader asks if she should marry in two years or wait a year until her fiancé finishes an apprenticeship. Mildred Champagne advises patience, suggesting the mother-in-law may change her mind and stressing happiness over haste while noting the mother’s view can be protective or possessive. The response references Rudyard Kipling and warns against allowing fear of disapproval to derail a future home.

Deas Minnehaba Ceass Rudyard

How to Acquire a Good Complexion From a Noted Eye Doctor

A prominent eye doctor offers a toilet formula for a rose tinted complexion. Mix two ounces rose water one ounce spirits of cologne four ounces crystallized Saturnin dissolved in hot water, cool, add rose water and cologne, strain for storage. Apply daily for reportedly remarkable results.

Cologne Isagt-Worth

Clergy Sermon Highlights Woman’s Role in Home Life

Rev A R Atwood of Quincy urges that bashfulness of single men drives women to factories, endangering national welfare. Mary Kenney O Sullivan of the Women’s Trade Labor League supports home life but notes many women work out of necessity. She stresses that circumstances force factory employment unless marriage and home are possible.

A. R. Atwood Quincy Mary Kenney O'Sullivan Women's Trade Labor League

The Cross and the Missing Heirloom Romance

Ethel Robbins and Ned Eldredge develop feelings during a summer stay. He borrows time alone, and a family heirloom cross vanishes from her neck. Eldredge returns the cross after a long misunderstanding, revealing his sincerity and ending with a playful, tender moment.

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