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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1917
Page
9
A letter column notes a case where Miss Taylor kept her maiden name after marrying Mr. Marsh in Greenwich Village. A resident argues wives deserve full names and shares of revenues, framing marriage as partnership. Additional letters discuss compulsory marriage for bachelors and the value of single women in social roles.
A 20 year old woman writes she longs to marry a minister and live in the country, noting hard farm work but readiness for it, and praising country life over city distractions. She says she loves children and is a capable cook and asks sisters for feedback on her ideal. Sunshine invites all women readers of the Daily and Sunday Post to share opinions.
The text advises children to rise when ladies or elders enter a room and to stand until seated. It also prescribes breaking bread into bite sized pieces and buttering each piece, with crackers eaten similarly. The knife and fork should rest across the plate when not in use.
The article notes belts on dresses frequently disappear then reappear and recommends white pique frocks for girls. It describes trimming a high crowned hat with narrow ribbon creating a small overlapping bow in front or back.
Protestant churches in Lexington held War Relief Sunday with morning collections for surgical dressings. Funds will be used to prepare materials under the Lexington Special Aid Society for American Preparedness. If costumes are tailored, they should feature dainty collars and cuffs.
A collection of old fashioned pudding and dessert ideas including Suet Pudding with raisins and saleratus, Steamed Cranberry Pudding with a vanilla butter sauce, and a Mince Pie with Apple Meringue. Also notes on keeping suet pudding batter on hand and steaming times.
Registration Day service at St Paul Cathedral tomorrow begins 12 10 pm with Dean Rousmaniere delivering the address. Bishop Lawrence preached on registration yesterday at 11 am and Rev Endicott Peabody spoke at 7 30 pm on registration.
A Boston Chamber of Commerce appointed committee will today discuss meeting New England coal demand for war production. The region relies on water transport for about three quarters of coal receipts and higher freight rates reduce available coal tonnage, putting local manufacturers in a serious bind.
An old gentleman ill at the studio prompts a tale of sympathy from a mother. She recalls Stubbs the Truckee lead dog and notes how simple acts of care lift spirits, guiding Daddy G toward hope. The narrative blends memory, warmth, and a philosophy of kindness.
New York June 3 Lieutenant General T M G Bridges head of the British mission to the United States has given the Associated Press a statement explaining the enlistment of British subjects in America.
Roxbury Notre Dame Academy Alumnae Association members study first aid under Dr. Helen I. Doherty with lectures at the academy on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and Monday and Friday evenings. They also knit and sew for soldiers on Wednesdays and Saturdays. A large evening service at Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel marked the third day of a 13 day devotion for St. Anthony of Padua. sermons by Rev. Antony Sousa, O. F. M., from New York. Forty hours devotion begins tomorrow at multiple churches including St Peter meeting House Hill and St Williams Dorchester avenue across a wide diocese schedule with services nightly at 8 o'clock.
General Bridges hails the act allowing allies in the United States to enlist. He notes many British subjects can now join, with War Department support and 280 Broadway headquarters for the British recruiting mission. He urges eligible men 18 to 45 to present at US depots for medical exams and transfer to British or Canadian depots.
Letters discuss Ruth Nicholas and Lotties baby and changing a boy's name Billy Burke. Mrs Nettie L recalls playing in Bootles Baby at five. Mrs Kate J urges submitting scripts to top film studios and editors for a chance at interviews and attention.
Mrs Matilda Bradley Carse of Chicago died at her son David B Carse's home in Park Hill on Hudson near New York. A philanthropist and temperance worker, she aided Frances Willard and Lady Henry Somerset in founding the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and led the Temperance Publishing Association. Born in Belfast in 1834.
John Santos of 174 Thorndike Street Cambridge was severely bruised and shaken when his Windsor Street motorcycle jumped the sidewalk opposite 271 and struck a fence. He was taken to Cambridge City Hospital.
A Burlington special offers a single circle trip to Glacier Park Yellowstone Cody Road Rocky Mountain National Park Estes Park Denver Colorado Springs Manitou Pike's Peak Garden of the Gods and more. The plan promises low cost and convenience with rail and through trains, plus folders with maps and pictures. Contact Alex Stocks New England Pass Agent C B and Q R R 264 Washington St Boston.
Rev Daniel Munro Wilson spoke at Melrose Unitarian Congregational Society's 60th anniversary. He reviewed the church of which he was the first settled pastor and cited the President's watchword a world safe for democracy.
Arlington Moses aged 22 of Haverhill was seriously hurt this afternoon after falling from a motorcycle on the Newburyport Salisbury bridge and being run over by another motorcycle. Both machines were smashed in the collision.
The Rev. Cortland Myers at Tremont Temple says he will not preach in support of buying Liberty bonds while Congress delays national prohibition on what he calls flimsy excuses.
A preacher defends selling war bonds arguing prohibition should be enacted, criticizing current policy as political. He urges converting distilleries to commercial alcohol and breweries to canning to bolster revenue, praises Christianity, and notes abuse over Sabbath views while championing faith during wartime.
A National Guard patrol near St Charles street in Boston was shot at for the third time in a week. Private Christy Spiro of Marlboro’s F Company of the Sixth Infantry was hit by a bullet that passed through his overcoat as guards hunted the vicinity for the assailant. Police and detectives cordoned off Berkeley Street area and conducted searches through backyards and alleys until daybreak, but the assailant remained at large.
The body of Elia Battella a 40 year old man missing since April 1 was found floating in the Housatonic River three miles south of West Stockbridge by farmer Fred Stockles.
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