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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1913
Page
13
Readers share letters on marriage earnings, maternal duties, and the balance between self and family. A Boston Post Sewing Circle column invites women to discuss home life, child care, and household economy with anonymous pen names.
A concise 1913 verse by Walt Mason warns that even small words carry power to wound or heal. It urges avoiding words of hate and choosing loving speech, noting how kindness can elevate souls and friendships.
A Boston businesswoman argues wages reflect future value and reliability, not daily work, describing men as future assets and women as temporary workers. She cites personal cases of wives boosting husbands’ finances and a shift of duties at home. A correspondent warns against curricular changes on sex topics, stressing caution and maternal secrets, while another letter laments educated poor women and the hunt for reliable help in Boston households.
Advertisement claims Sanatogen regularly used three times daily yields added health, nerve strength, and well being in weeks. It cites letters from over 18,000 physicians noting improved digestion, blood nourishment, and energy in overworked people and nursing mothers. It emphasizes natural protein and phosphorus free composition and ease of use with milk or chocolate.
Some of the most interesting letters to the Sewing Circle are printed in the Sunday, Post. The column showcases reader correspondence on craft projects, patterns, and tips, reflecting community interest in needlework and home crafts.
Thousands of school graduates crowded the Boston Chamber of Commerce placement bureau seeking summer positions or steady employment with business learning. The city opened all branch library stations to applicants, with bureau agents coordinating with public schools. No charge is required for pupils or employers.
Nice slices of mutton are prepared with flour and mushrooms in a stewpan with butter gravy pepper and salt until thickened and heated through. Serve with sippers of bread. Also bread squares layered with strawberry preserve and cream described as a quick luncheon or dessert option from Hopedale and Milton to please guests.
One of the era’s largest judgments was filed in the New York Supreme Court in favor of Stewart Browne against the estate of John B. Brown of Ipswich Massachusetts. The verdict totals 1 225 750 dollars with interest of 221 762 dollars for breach of contract tied to stock and bond sales. Judge Giegerich, noting proper service and lack of defense, ordered a default judgment.
Based on last year, public and private charities in Boston will face needs of over 10,000 needy children in coming months. Heat worsens their hardships, prompting the Boston Children's Aid Society to appeal for generous summer support to carry out its program effectively and broadly.
Utica New York June 23 Professor William H Taft spoke at the alumni dinner after class day exercises at Hamilton College and received the degree of D C L from Hamilton College tonight William A Shanklin Wesleyan University president was conferred the degree of LL D.
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