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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1914
Page
13
Two hundred women from cities and towns of Massachusetts met yesterday in Chipman Hall and permanently organized a Massachusetts Federation of Progressive Women. They aim to form Progressive clubs, cooperate with party leaders, and engage in social service work.
More than 200 attendees heard Charles Sumner Bird, Progressive candidate for Governor, urge women's help in a new political movement. He called for a national minimum wage for all and a national child labor ban while praising the federation and outlining officer elections led by Anna C. M. Tillinghast.
Advert says Sargol, a blend of six fat producing elements, boosts digestion and nerve strength to add flesh. Claims it is harmless and inexpensive with leading druggists reporting high demand and promise of ten pounds in nervous patients who use it for a month.
The Sewing Circle column invites New England homemakers to discuss domestic matters on one side of the page. Readers write about living on small incomes, mounting prices, family care, and childrearing, sharing advice and experiences in a frank, supportive forum.
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission awarded 30 heroism acts nationwide at its 10th meeting in Pittsburgh. Massachusetts honors include one hero Thomas J Jensen who died in a Westfield runaway accident July 10 1915 while aiding a mother and child. he died after being entangled with a front wheel of a buggy.
Ex-President Taft recounts an incident in Philadelphia about a druggist who told him he was fat enough to resemble the dead image of Taft. He replied that he felt very much alive as he prepared to speak at the Academy of Music during the Pierce School exercises.
A ceremony at The Elysium Club united Julius Kallman and Louise T. Fishel with Rev. Dr. Harry Levi officiating. The bride was given away by A. L. Fishel, maid of honor was Olga Fisher, bridesmaid Rhoda Kallman, and the couple will reside in Brookline after a long honeymoon.
A sister voices fear of spanking her children and being hated for it. The speaker agrees with the sisters on this disciplinary concern.
The Rev. Father F. A. Brogan reports St. Anthony's Cohasset is debt free after paying the final $500 this week. Ignatius Cox S J will speak at the Y M C A on East Newton Street Saturday evening. A clash over a tango exhibit leads to a denial from St John s Canton and a dance hall ban by the Board of Selectmen. The Rev Henry A Sullivan of Annunciation Danvers dies en route to reserve health in Norfolk Virginia. St Mary s Quincey Total Abstinence Society holds its annual banquet with Harvard football captain Charles Brickle expected to attend.
Mr and Mrs Sawyer leave their children under Helen 12 to guard them. Helen boasts of bravery and tells stories while the others sleep. A false burglars scare ends when police arrive and reveal Mrs Mason was merely resting. Helen apologizes and vows to be braver next time.
A speaker kneels beside a grave on a cold autumn night. He laments a wearied beloved and blesses her sleep as his heart trembles with grief that cannot weep. The scene centers on sorrow, a thin pale face, and the rustling dry grass.
The Post lists rules for the Short Story Competition on the editorial page. Entries must be original and not copied or imitated from any publication.
A vintage advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a family laxative for infants to adults. It claims thorough cleansing of stomach liver and bowels without griping and promises relief from headache indigestion sourness and bad breath by morning. The ad urges buying the genuine 50 cent bottle and warns against cheaper counterfeits.
The sum of $82 was received yesterday from Timothy Donovan of Biddeford Me and added to the fund being raised for Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa the Irish patriot.
Harvard and Radcliffe faculty members and their wives hosted an annual reception and dance in the Harvard Union. From 9:30 to midnight officers and spouses danced old fashioned waltzes, two-steps and quadrilles, shunning modern one steps.
Steps toward uniting Baptist and Free Baptist denominations in Maine were taken at a joint committee meeting in Portland. The legal work for the proposed merger was assigned to a special committee.
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