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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1912
Page
9
In a letter to the bachelor girls club Wild Rose describes two brunettes who resemble sisters, work as stenographers, save money, and plan to buy a multi family house. They vow not to marry and aim to become successful businesswomen while supporting poor babies in the city.
A letter from Minnie extols marital fidelity and domestic duty urging Suzette to focus on her husband. Minnie says she has been married ten years, her husband works long hours, and four children keep her from loneliness, claiming she is one of the happiest wives.
A reader argues that many women writers view married life as a failure and warn younger women with grim tales of unhappy marriages. She acknowledges the need to balance caution with optimism and plans to marry again.
A stenographer reflects on a man described as dark, good looking, well behaved and polite with a pleasant disposition. She notes jealousy as his sole fault, asserts she has seen 19 summers of happiness, and believes her two years in business gives her sound sense to know marriage is right. Readers are invited to share opinions.
Plan a punchy teen party with about a dozen peers. Use icebreakers like Two Truths and a Lie and a photo scavenger hunt. Include quick relay races, charades, and a music quiz. Provide non competitive options and plenty of snacks for a relaxed, inclusive vibe.
A Constant Reader from the Post Sewing Circle seeks guidance on removing warts located on both sides of the neck after trying various medicines without success. The letter asks for kind sisterly advice and possible remedies.
A woman writes to the Sewing Circle offering baby care advice after 15 months of marriage and a 3 month old son. She urges not to rush weaning and suggests giving the baby water daily to ease future weaning, endorsing naming the child Barbara.
Question from INEXPERIENCE asks what clothing a bride should have and whether it is proper for the bride to give the groom an engagement ring. Advice would cover traditional bridal attire needs and norms for gifting engagement jewelry within the romance and marriage context.
A booster claims Dr Williams Pink Pills cure rheumatism by cleansing the blood. An Newton Massachusetts user testifies to pain relief and steadier nerves after use. Pills sold by druggists at 50 cents a box, six for $2.50, with mail order options from Schenectady New York.
About 70 percent of Boston shoe shine parlors display the American flag to attract customers. Small, mostly immigrant owned shops in the North South and West ends fly flags prominently while larger parlors show fewer. Owners say the flag signals patriotism and helps business, though many flags are faded or worn.
Massachusetts General Hospital ends its ban on Tufts College medical students attending clinics in the amphitheatre. The move follows Dr. William Conant, Tufts’ new clinical surgery chair, gaining access for his classes despite staff objections. Harvard graduates fill most hospital roles, and the dispute echoes last fall’s faculty resignations at Tufts.
A fire at 65 and 67 Fal mouth street before 1 am caused $2000 damage. Officer Burns of Police Station 16 rescued Mrs. Arthur O Neill and, after returning to find a child said to be upstairs, was overcome and carried out by firefighters.
Officer Healey and Officer Burns forced entry to a Chinese laundry fire at 66 Falmouth Street. Miss Agnes Conlon and Mrs Arthur ONeil were carried to safety from the second floor where occupants slept as flames rose through an air shaft. Burns returned to search for a child, collapsed in smoke, and was rescued by firemen after falling. no child was found.
Henry W Hayes Henry S Adams and Philip Eberhardt are filed as candidates for Arlington Board of Public Works in the March election. Hayes is an engineer with the attorney general as well as a former longtime board member. Adams, also an engineer with offices in the Ames building, is a longtime Arlington resident active in Boston Middlesex county and the metropolitan district. Eberhardt immigrant from Germany at 44 years old leads one of Arlington's largest manufacturers the Theodore Schwamb Company.
Fully 800 attended the third annual party by Ginter Company Employees' Association at Copley Hall last night. Key organizers included Thomas P. Cox as chairman and P. J. McManus as treasurer with an extensive dance committee and several subcommittees coordinating hall decoration refreshments and floor operations led by H Woodfin Nott Clarence C Learned and others.
Back Bay officers saved Harry Bishop, 34, of Valley Falls, and Peter Shea, 50, of Cambridge, found near 1032 Boylston street and Beacon street. Bishop received treatment at the police station before transfer to City Hospital for exposure. Shea suffered severe facial injuries possibly a fracture and was also taken to City Hospital.
The 47th annual Dartmouth Alumni Reunion and Banquet occurs in Boston at the Hotel Somerset. Speakers include President Ernest Fox Nichols. Hon. Grafton D. Cushing. Hon. Samuel W. McCall. Hon. Albert O. Brown. and Professor Craven Laycock.
A cellar blaze starting from an overheated furnace at 81 and 8 Albion Street Medford gutted the two and a half story wooden building, causing about 4000 dollars in damage. The fire reached the attic forcing Clarence E Ackerstrom owner and John H Poor tenant from 8 and 81 to flee with Mrs Poor alerting others who were helped by neighbors.
The Progressive Club of Ward 3 led by P H Dooley hosts a Sunday benefit at Union Theatre Thompson Square Charlestown. W B Sproul offers free venue, General Film Company supplies pictures, theater staff volunteer, and all receipts go to the striking longshoremen.
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