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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1913
Page
9
A muddled note suggests a man named Saddlee faces a requirement for two licenses before marriage. The item mentions corene and an automobile in a garbled phrase, indicating unclear local marriage or licensing rules.
A playful dialogue asks if a Roman nose equals greatness, with one character replying that a nose like his own defines Roman looks. The exchange blends humor with a reflection on appearance and identity.
The Boston Post Sewing Circle section invites homemakers to discuss home life and family concerns. A letter from Lillian argues young women demand high salaries and lavish lifestyles, while men work for modest wages. She suggests happiness can come from frugal living and social engagement.
AMORITA urges readers to avoid leaving husbands over minor provocation. She says young couples quarrel, advise tact and toleration, and recommends rekindling courtship to remain companions rather than divorce. She warns against a vow to quit on slight faults.
A woman signing as Bell counsels another wife about frugality. She argues a $25 weekly allowance plus savings trump fashion purchases and urges staying with her husband. The tone emphasizes prudence over wardrobe, urging cheer and gratitude.
A fragment from a sewing circle column notes a writer declares a warning about being overly virtuous. The piece hints at social expectations and the narrator’s lonely sentiment when faced with romantic prospects.
A stark verse speaks of sorrow as a silent, murderous force that haunts the speaker. They beg the sinister emotion to sheath its claws tonight and spare them from facing the danger alone. The speaker longs for relief from an overwhelming inner dread.
A compact recipe set features a Raspberry Cream Pie with specific sugar butter egg milk flour vanilla baking powder and a two pie tin bake with a whipped cream and raspberry filling. Also included are a spiced onion pickle mix and a potato codfish bake with a cream sauce and egg yolk and white folding. Recipes attributed to MRS LAURA BALLOU MRS FRED E BOTTLGER and MRS L R GOULDING with address details.
A reader argues against marriage advocating independence and self support. She claims many men are flawed, values education and work, and rejects the idea that matrimony improves life. She notes she is 26 and seeks an ideal partner named EMIISY, preferring single life.
The Museum of Fine Arts will welcome Boston children from playgrounds and settlement houses for summer outings. Groups from Elizabeth Peabody House Jamaica Plain Neighborhood House and Dennison House will visit, with stories by Mrs. Mary Cronan and Miss Dorothy Hopkins.
A reader signs as Undine urging a sister who questions career versus marriage to abandon work and marry. The letter argues home life and companionship outweigh earnings and insists a stable marriage brings happiness.
Some of the most interesting letters to the Sewing Circle will be published in Sunday's Post, promising readers a closer look at local voices and ongoing craft discussions.
Princesses Louise and Stephanie, daughters of the late King Leopold, said they would appeal to the court of cassation against a court of appeals ruling that dismissed their claim to the entire Congo estate valued at 14 million dollars. They rejected a compromise proposed by the justice minister after consultations with Viennese and Belgian counsel.
Edwin A. Babb, former commander of John A. Andrew Post 15, G A R, died suddenly at Webster yesterday. He served in Company A, 8th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment. Funeral services will be held at Post hall on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Paragraphs describe fashion trends with chiffon coatlets, translucent crepe, muslin delaine, and mousseline de soie creating a negligee air. Tiny watches on velvet or invisible chains rest on the chest, crownless hats appear, ivory net blouses feature medici lace, and wraps use old gold brocaded crepe de chine with black satin.
United States Circuit Judge Dodge refused to dismiss a case by Grace Hospital receivers against the executors of Annie Preston Lincoln. The suit seeks $15,000 of a $25,000 bequest, and the judge ruled federal courts have jurisdiction since receivers are federal officers. The executors’ motion to dismiss was denied.
In Paterson New Jersey on July 18 twenty five hundred silk weavers held a mass meeting and adopted resolutions urging an end to the long strike and a return to work on the best terms they could negotiate with the factories. The strike has been weakening since William D Haywood's departure from leadership and many workers have already gone back.
Richard Wagner wrote to Minna on July 28 1842 from Dresden while preparing Rienzi lamenting long separation and missing home comforts. He urged her to come soon and stressed how she completes his life and work with affectionate playful closings THY RICHARD and Adieu he signed as his good wife’s devoted husband.
London July 18 Andrew Carnegie transfers administration of 10 million dollars in 5 percent steel bonds from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust. Annual income of 590 000 dollars to be used for libraries and church organs previously, now to be directed to beneficent uses for the masses of Great Britain and Ireland.
Mrs. Eleanor B. Cappers 81, wife of Charles R. Cappers of Warwick Rhode Island, visiting her daughter Mrs. J K Wells of 101 Converse avenue Malden, was found dead in bed yesterday morning. Assistant Medical Examiner H S Johnson ruled death from a cerebral hemorrhage after a brief illness.
Burglars broke into the country residence of Charles Scribner the publisher near Morristown New Jersey early today and carried off 3000 dollars worth of silverware. Mr and Mrs Scribner were not awakened.
A comic verse narrates Giuseppe the barber disparaging his wife as fat while praising her style as the mark of a high tone American wife. The speaker mocks her slender fingers and fashionable air, and questions whether style justifies neglect of household duties and child care.
Pleasant street residents banded together and bought two lots with lumber piles to block a builder from erecting two three deckers. After protracted negotiations the builder agreed to sell the land. The group feared the homes would sit close to the street line and harm nearby estates.
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