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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1916

Page

11

Dear Sisters Debate Women’s Dress Rights in Marriage

A series of letters to the Sewing Circle argues over a wife’s right to choose clothing. Contributors from ABLE TO THINK FOR MYSELF to A BELIEVER IN EQUAL RIGHTS discuss marriage duties, fashion, and gender roles amid wartime pressures and social norms.

Sisters of the Sewing Circle Sewing Circle Abraham Lincoln Times Sewing Circle Sisters Sunday Post

Over the Wire A Little Chat on Style

Dorothy Clara hosts an informal Fourth of July garden party. Clara describes her holiday attire a gray voile linen ensemble with white straw hat and blue ribbon details.

Clara

Tragedy on Boston & Maine Tracks Claims 23 Year Old Man

William Welsh aged 23 of Clinton Iowa was instantly killed on the Boston and Maine railroad tracks near the foot of Cary avenue Chelsea yesterday morning.

William Welsh Clinton Iowa Boston & Maine Railroad Cary Avenue Chelsea

Quincy Girl Reunited With Lost Fiancé After Post Story

A Quincy girl long separated from her fiancé was found after a Boston Post story reached a Boston man in Buenos Ayres. The tale sparked renewed search efforts leading to the reunion.

Motherhood Embraced In Poem Of Love And Sacrifice

A reflective verse on motherhood as divine duty and joy, tracing a mother's love from birth through farewell. The speaker honors the nurse and teacher in mothers, vows of self denial, and the enduring bond between mother and child, framed by religious imagery of sacrifice and Heaven.

Mary

Nazimova Meeting on a Train Sparks Admiration and Doubt

The narrator recalls meeting Madame Nazimova on a train in a private car and describes her as a charming, unpretentious Russian actress with striking eyes and delicate features. Nazimova shared doubts about screen stardom, preferring the stage, while expressing interest in film opportunities.

Mother Madame Nazimova

Boston Post story helps locate Alma Johnson abroad

An eight month old Boston Post report locating Alma Johnson in Buenos Ayres after she traveled to wed. Relatives in Quincy feared harm but the story led to confirmation she was safe and will return to the United States, with her aunt in Quincy notified.

Boston Post Buenos Ayres Alma Johnson Quincy Norhin Peterson Cranch Street United States

Couldn't Find Fiance Miss Johnson Leaves For Buenos Ayres

Miss Johnson left Quincy in September to wed an Argentine navy inspector from the Battleship Rivadavia project at Fore River works. He returned to Argentina after completion, but she could not reach him in Buenos Ayres. A Boston man in Buenos Aires located her and she plans to return home soon, with Mrs. Peterson saying she should be back in a few weeks.

Miss Johnson Quincy Buenos Ayres Rivadavia Fore River Argentine Republic Argentina Boston Post

Love and Loyalty in a Young Couple

Dear Miss Champagne counsels a young woman aged 18 on balancing loyalty with personal freedom in a two year relationship. The adviser notes that a partner may be tempted by flirtatious friends yet urges not to restrict him entirely and to maintain one own social circle for happiness and attraction.

Miss Champagne

Meat Loaf And Tapioca Dessert From Esther Cook

Meats mixed with onion bread soaked in milk and egg then baked until browned. Tapioca cooked to thick cream folded with vanilla and strawberries then chilled. A peanut cake filling recipe combines sour cream sugar flour and salted peanuts for a long keeping filling. From Esther Cook Windsor Vermont.

Esther Cook Windsor, Vt

Reader questions on teeth crowns and a German crown prince

A reader debate covers whether a tooth has one or several nerves with the dentist noting each root has a nerve. Frederick William of Germany is 36, with four sons. the oldest born July 4 1906. Another letter asks about Back Bay cross street naming system from the Public Garden onward.

Frederick William Crown Prince of Germany

Avenues Named in Order on Mass Ave A B C

The passage lists streets Arlington Berkeley Clarendon Dartmouth Exeter Fairfield Gloucester Hereford in sequence along Massachusetts Avenue. It presents an ordered cross streets pattern used for reference or navigation.

Massachusetts Avenue Arlington Berkeley Clarendon Dartmouth Exeter Fairfield Gloucester Hereford

Geraldine Farrar Debuts New Expression in Art

Opera star Geraldine Farrar unveils a new artistic expression showcasing evolving stage presence and visual works. Critics note bold technique and contemporary influence reflecting her career and public persona.

Geraldine Farrar

Actress Talk and Screen Time in Daily Post

Josephine argues frequent theater visits show industry and suggests more study for acting. P. D. T notes that some beauties do not screen well, and Mary Pickford talks will appear five days weekly in the Daily Post and Sundays in the Sunday Post.

Josephine G Moving Picture Theatres Mary Pickford Daily Post Sunday Post

She knows you best who loves you

A poem arguing that true understanding comes from love. The speaker asserts that love saves and guides through shocks and blows, revealing depths and hidden mysteries. The beloved’s forgiving, patient knowledge fosters wisdom and mercy, even when shown harsh truth.

Brooks Les

Household Hints for Silver Polishing Recipe

A silver cleaning method uses salt, alum, and cream of tartar in soft water. Submerge and stir until wet, then dry briefly and polish with chamois or flannel. From Mrs S A Marrs of 31 Garland Avenue Manchester New Hampshire.

S. A. Marrs Garland Avenue Manchester N. H

First Mass for Rev Ambrose M Griffin at Dorchester

The Rev Ambrose M Griffin O S M celebrated his first high mass at St Mark's Church Dorchester after ordination in Rockford Illinois He is the son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Griffin of 4 Wrentham Street Dorchester and studied in Cork Notre Dame and St Roberts College He will depart later this week for missionary work in the Far West.

Ambrose M. Griffin Rockford, Ill St. Mark's Church Dorchester Father Griffin Thomas Griffin Wrentham Street Cork Ireland Notre Dame University Ind St. Robert's College DePere Wis

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