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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1914
Page
11
The speaker describes autumn’s marks on nature and hearth. Beechwood and oaken logs rest on a smooth hearth as white chips and bark scatter. Evening light stains red while rain spurts against the slanted roof in a somber mood.
The Boston Post’s Woman’s Forum letters debate compulsory medical exams for marriage licenses. Readers argue personal choice, state interest in public health, and the balance of love and law. Several letters share anecdotes on frugal living, honest work, and family education in Massachusetts households.
Dr. Joel E. Goldthwait spoke at Harvard Medical School on preventive medicine. He likened the body to an automobile and urged correct postures, standing, sitting, walking, stair climbing, and sleeping to maintain health, noting individual potential varies from 20 to 50 horsepower.
Readers discuss cost of living and moving to the suburbs to save rent. A married woman recalls long farm labor, caring for relatives, and tightening household routines. She details meals planned ahead, sewing cutbacks, and kids helping, while a sister contemplates moving to a farm but fears isolation.
Mildred Champagne addresses a question about whether wedding gifts should bear the bride’s initial when the giver only knows the groom. She notes gifts are typically inscribed with the bride’s initials and sent to her, highlighting the bride’s central spotlight at the ceremony.
David Clement 55 president of a large millinery company died in Kansas City Missouri from violent hiccoughing after starting Christmas Day. He had been hiccoughing since Christmas Day.
French Savon Cadum soap for the skin and complexion is now sold in leading department and drug stores. Made in France it claims to cleanse the skin, keep pores open and help the skin breathe. It is described as softening soothing and hygienic for daily use.
Dr Goldthwait urges upright carriage to improve breathing balance and organ function. He demonstrates with photos of opera stars and students, noting slouching harms lungs heart and digestion. He cites athletes saleswomen and walkers as examples of improved performance with straight posture and proper belting and sleeping habits.
An aunt offers two nieces a live bird in a cage if they remove birds from their hats. One niece agrees the other refuses preferring hats to cages. The aunt then gives both birds to the first niece and a suitor favors the hat wearer. A later fable follows about a woman with a new idea.
Charles H. Thompson arrested in Lowell on forgery charges admitted a bad check swindle across New England. Police say he passed a 336 dollar check on Mose Verette in Manchester New Hampshire on December 28 and operated in Palmer and Springfield among other towns.
A vintage parental advice item urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children. It claims coated tongues signal constipation and promises quick relief, warning to avoid counterfeits and to check for the California Fig Syrup Company as maker.
Chicago January 18 next month Mrs C Brackett Bishop plans a world trip to collect babies for a farm experiment. She aims to raise a diverse group of children together to test whether environment shapes development beyond race. The wealthy reformer backs social equality and has convinced her husband.
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