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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
6
S Augustus Heinze and two associates sue A D F Adams and numerous Boston brokers and money lenders for 300000 in bonds and securities. They filed a motion in the Supreme Judicial Court to recommit the case to master F Rockwood Hall, claiming the master did not issue requested findings or explain his rulings. Defendants filed opposing affidavits.
In a Circle today letter, a sister seeks guidance on how little money a young couple can safely start married life with. A reader discusses debt on 35 dollars weekly and notes a woman’s liquor smell, money given, and advice offered. The piece ends with a cautionary moral to mothers.
A reader writes about six years of marriage in poverty with a 29 year old husband earning 25 dollars weekly. They faced crushing bills, cramped housing, scarce meals, and only two hats a year. After years dodging collectors the husband vanished and she resumes work as a milliner hoping for a better match.
A Vermont mother defends frugal living and raises four sons and three daughters on limited income. She rejects a letter titled Poor on 35 a Week, noting her own weekly earnings never exceeded 10 and praising her children’s accomplishments including a Harvard student. She criticizes women’s spending on vanity items like false hair and cheap jewelry.
A woman reflects on an engagement ended by the plan to live on $15 a week. She would have given up club life, finery, maid service, and outings to keep house. She now recognizes a lucky escape after seeing her former fiancé pushing a go cart with a baby.
One sister recalls locking her daughter out to stop late hours. Several sisters recount their own experiences as young girls alone and penniless in the city during the Circle discussions.
A late night encounter left a penniless mother shamed and stranded on the street. She recalls insults from men and women after seeking police aid, and a sympathetic woman offers rare compassion in this troubled account.
Promotion of Burlington Route Through Tourist Car Excursions to California. Highlights comfort, low cost, and weekly coast trips guided by a dedicated conductor. Calls for inquiries to Alex Stocks, New England Passenger Agent, C B and Q R R, 264 Washington Street Boston.
A former daughter recalls a harsh home where Sundays offered only cold meals and curfew, fled at eighteen with little money, found work in a department store, and received a cold reply from her father. She asks how parental severity may push girls toward folly and happiness in independence.
A Sister From Afar recalls youth spent in constant theological talk by her father and subsequent exile from her sewing circle. She left home years ago and has since lived happily miles away with a childless family she calls adopted.
A reader recalls being locked out not for misbehavior but for drink and abuse from parents. She describes sitting on a doorstep, escaping deeper misery, leaving home for three years, then returning to ease her family’s burden and seeking forgiveness.
The author endorses marrying a cousin if love exists and cites a healthy, prosperous family with twin girls and a healthy four year old son as evidence. The piece argues against genetic concerns and emphasizes happiness and family stability. Pine Tree Statepe.
Readable letters to the Sewing Circle tease will appear in next Sunday's Post, promising a collection of reader insights and community perspectives.
The old Taft residence in Cincinnati will be auctioned on July 3 to satisfy the last owner's creditors. Since the President lived there, multiple occupants have since occupied the property, with the final resident filing bankruptcy.
Dear Miss Champagne asks how young women can secure escorts for parties without embarrassment. She notes age 21, stylish and educated, not seeking marriage, and seeks readers’ opinions on what men think of women who invite male escorts and how to proceed without intimate male friends.
A reader asks how to handle a 21 year old boyfriend who constantly complains of headaches colds and pains. The reply condemns his behavior calling him a blot on the universe and warns marriage would worsen his self centered misery. It urges telling him you would not marry him whether truly ill or feigning illness and to end the relationship.
A collection of handwritten kitchen tips and recipes includes dumplings in lemon syrup with butter, a sour milk cake with chocolate and vanilla, and a pork and onion stew served with fried bread. Names include Mrs. Alice Gilmore Nashua New Hampshire Emily A Wiesner Waltham and Emily F Noyes Woodsville New Hampshire.
New York June 6 A graduating class of 1427 students received degrees at Columbia University 158th commencement. Honorary degrees were conferred on notable men including Chief Justice White Oscar W Underwood and John W Burgess. Colonel Goethals George H Putnam Hibben were among recipients.
Mayor Fitzgerald announced plans to establish a free employment bureau for boys in the city. He cites many youths age 14 to 16 leaving school to work but failing to find new jobs, and he calls for church societies and social workers to help organize the effort. He also urged funding to replace the Orchard Park bath house with a brick building.
Richard Smith aged 14 of Houston Me was killed by a rifle bullet fired by companion William Finnegan during a woodchuck hunting outing. The shot struck Smith in the lung as he stepped in front of Finnegan who had raised his gun to shoot.
Castoria is a harmless substitute for castor oil paregoric drops and soothing syrups. It has no opium or narcotics and has been in use for over thirty years to relieve constipation flatulence teething troubles and diarrhea. It regulates the stomach and bowels and promotes natural sleep. The genuine Castoria bears the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher and has been supervised since infancy. Counterfeits are warned against as unsafe experiments for infants and children.
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