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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1922
Page
7
A reader requests views on whether married women should continue working. Responses argue partnership roles, with some defending wage earning and others opposing married women in the workforce. The letters reflect tension between domestic duties and economic necessity among modern women.
Many dresses show necks finished with a cord. White and copper and red shades appear in fabrics. White ribbed velvet favored for Southern wear. Tailored frocks in ratine and linen. Deep yoke common on Spring dresses. Wide bell sleeves on box line coat suits. Narrow braid or embroidery defines the low waistline.
A settlement ends the grievance between Boston Telephone Operators Union and New England Telephone Company. Catherine Gray will be moved from junior chief operator to a clerical post with the salary she earned as junior operator. General Manager William R. Driver pledged to carry through the arrangement, as reported by the New England Joint Council of Telephone Workers.
Reports that William M. Wood president of the American Woolen Co. had a stroke were denied by officials. A statement from three physicians announced he should stay at home for a minor temporary indisposition and confinement to the house.
Dr George J Oberlander reported a survey of 2000 students in the Wells district showing 43 percent underweight and 16 percent malnourished. He noted newly arrived children from Russia Poland Albania and Italy exhibit lower malnutrition at about 10 to 6 percent less than natives.
Garrett W. Scollard, city collector under Mayor Witzgerald, died after a three day illness from heart trouble at his Dorchester home 45 Sargent Street. He was 56, born in Boston, and connected with New York Life Insurance at 141 Milk Street. Survived by wife and children, funeral set for Monday with high requiem at St. Pauls Church. He held memberships in Mt. Pleasant Council Knights of Columbus and several Catholic and alumni groups.
The 163rd Robert Burns birthday event at Mechanics Hall drew over 4000 attendees as the Boston Caledonian club marked its 68th annual celebration. Governor Cox and Senate President Frank G. Allen spoke, urging Scottish civic participation, while John Speirs reviewed Burns life and the club's new Berkeley and Appleton Street building. Performances featured Mary Campbell MacLeod and bands, with traditional dances in national dress and dancing lasting into the early morning.
Dr William J Sheehan of 355 Fourth Street South Boston aided Max Rabutnick who collapsed from heart trouble and died in the doctor’s arms. Rabutnick 60, of 102 Lawrence Avenue Roxbury and shoe store owner at 243 D Street South Boston had been visiting friend Abe Balopski at 287 D Street when he fell ill.
A recipe fragment describes baking flank steak with lard onions green peppers and macaroni then tomatoes and seasonings. It also outlines a bread crumb milk muffin base and a quick oven cake recipe with chocolate and milk, eggs and butter.
Household hints suggest milk and soap wash to keep glass from peeling off white paint. Use varnish on linoleum every two months and after soles wear. Cinnamon burning removes cabbage odor. Salt in rinse prevents clothes freezing. Vinegar on hands prevents cracking. Peroxide removes stains from white fabrics and sun dries. Mrs L Stultz of 56 North Street, Haverhill.
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