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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1912
Page
7
A Lowell resident details weekly expenses showing room 50 cents oil 24 cents board 1.75 for self and 1.50 for daughter laundry 50 cents and wood a few cents totaling 4.74, challenging O A's claim about affordability. She questions the other contributor's living conditions and asks for more self disclosure.
The letter argues about costs of living and household duties, noting that adjusting relationships could raise expenses by 80 cents and claiming one can feed a seven person family on ten dollars. It discusses room counts, meals, clothing, and independence in managing a home.
A reader writes to the Circle asking how to handle a husband obsessed with Rhode Island Red hens. She notes neglect since the hen hobby began, values thrift, and wonders about ending the hens to regain attention.
A reader argues that adopted children should be told of their status from early on. The writer shares a personal tale of adopting a girl, explaining how honest storytelling prevented heartbreak and allowed a lifelong bond as the child grew into an adult with a daughter and a grandmotherly relationship.
A reader named Constance writes seeking guidance on purchasing a four or five room cottage with garden for about a thousand dollars. She earns ten dollars weekly and fears down payments of 100 to 150 dollars would lose money due to high interest and taxes. She asks if affordable small homes exist and if she can manage such a purchase.
Mrs Nancy Gould, Somerville's oldest woman, observed her 96th birthday at her daughter’s home. She remains in good health with keen eyesight and faculties. A Gilman, New Hampshire native, she married Salma B Gould in 1887 and lived in East Boston where Mr Gould was a wharf and bridge builder.
A six inch water pipe burst under Tremont street subway near Com mon street at 6 09 last night flooding the south subway section. The Pleasant street entrance was used to enter and exit as cars were tied up for 40 minutes while thousands of gallons spilled into the tunnel before the city water department stopped the flow after an emergency call.
A burst pipe shut a central Boston subway segment causing north bound cars to detour via Berkeley street and Boylston to enter at Public Garden while south bound trains used Washington street. Service restored by 6 50 pm though cause of break remains unknown.
An estimated 300 000 people rode the new Cambridge subway on Saturday as trains moved through Park Street and Harvard Square. About 420 trains per direction carried three cars each seating 72 passengers, with many standing passengers not counted in paid fare totals.
The Mauretania arrived at Queenstown in heavy seas and could not dock to pick up the Irish mails or passengers. The ship sailed for New York skipping the inner harbor to conserve coal, leaving Judge Martin of the British Columbia Appeal Court among the marooned travelers. The Baltic will carry the mails next Friday and the Saronia will take the stranded passengers the following Sunday.
Burlington Vermont March 24 the body of Congressman David J Foster who died suddenly in Washington will reach Burlington at noon tomorrow escorted by a Senate and House committee. Funeral services will be held at St Pauls Episcopal Church with Rev A C Clark officiating. Governor Mead will be among honorary pallbearers and burial takes place in Lakeview Cemetery family lot.
Arthur Willis Shaw, Maine shoe manufacturer and president of A. W. Shaw Corporation, is to be arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court at 10 this morning on a $19,000 larceny charge. He showed disappointment over no bail yesterday as his attorney sought bondsmen, with a $10,000 bail anticipated today.
At a Boston Council No 44 United Commercial Travellers meeting at Odd Fellows Hall a buffet lunch followed. C A Haines was re elected as secretary treasurer for his sixteenth consecutive term while officers for the year were chosen including Hewett Dogherty Chase and others.
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