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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1911
Page
9
The Sewing Circle column invites New England homemakers to discuss home life and remedies. Readers submit letters on work, typewriting, career advice, and marriage worries such as rumors about red headed husbands and the stress of heavy machinery work.
William H. Murphy and his son petition Suffolk County Courts to settle a quarrel over the Hotel Imperial at 400 Market Street Brighton. The elder Murphy says he and his son operated the hotel from Aug 1906 to June 1908, when the son took full control, they later reconciled March 1909 to March 1910, and since March 1910 the father alleges he has been excluded again and asks for a receiver.
A writer seeks reader guidance about a mother in law who dislikes changes and bosses others. She notes tension at home as her son is away and voices conflict through her daughter in law. The author asks how others would handle similar in law tensions.
A reader asks for guidance after a lengthy courtship with a woman of modest means and strong family ties. The letter seeks practical advice on moral duty, potential marriage prospects, and navigating parental approval within a traditional framework.
A new member asks for home remedies to thicken eyebrows and lengthen eyelashes and invites personal experiences from other readers who have tried such treatments.
A reader laments abuse by a mother-in-law toward her son and his wife, noting favoritism toward two thriftless brothers over the hard working son who endures years of unkindness and social pressure. The letter reflects domestic tensions within a 1911 context.
A reader laments a failed maid arrangement that backfired, finding a hired helper now dominates the household and angers her husband. She asks the Sisters for guidance on whether to keep or dismiss the maid and how to restore harmony at home. A reader from May 6 1911 offers glasses as a remedy for cross eyes and volunteers to help.
Justice Ely of the Municipal Court yesterday sentenced C A Anderson of 58 Railroad Avenue Brockton to eight months in the House of Correction for shoplifting on four counts This is said to have been the longest sentence ever imposed in this court for shoplifting.
Tonight Union Congregational Church presents a 35 voice chorus and Union Church quartet directed by William Lester Bates performing The Holy City by Alfred R. Gaul. Also noted are Chapman's Wales visit and upcoming General Assembly events in Atlantic City and conference in New York.
Bishop Anderson will administer the Sacrament of confirmation tomorrow afternoon to a large class at St. Joseph's Church West End. Other confirmation services this week include Mt. Carmel East Boston 10 30 am St Lazarus East Boston 8 pm Tuesday St Patrick Cambridge 10 30 am and Sacred Heart East Cambridge afternoon 38. Saturday morning he officiates at St Philip Harrison Avenue and 3 pm at St Mary North End.
Miss Aselia Tatro of Worcester died at a Framingham hospital after a bullet wound to the head she sustained on April 27. Officials say the wound was likely related to a personal safety incident.
A secret 1861 Richmond report cites chaos among Confederate leaders and muttered rank disputes as General Lee is pressed to command. Maryland’s loss to Federal power and Davis’s presence are noted. Butler’s fleet and Mitchell’s raid are teased for tomorrow’s Sunday Post.
Superintendent Kennedy reports a letter claiming an organized plot to destroy New York Philadelphia and Boston by cutting water supply and starting fires. It says agents are stationed in Boston and Philadelphia and 125 operatives have moved to New York. The writer claims Jeff Davis shifted to support the plan after Lincoln's proclamation and notes secessionists in the city are under watch.
General Scott orders the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment and other troops to seize the Relay House at the Baltimore rail junction. General Butler says religious services will be held there. The 529th Regiment of New York and Massachusetts Highth Regiment arrive by train, take telegraph wires, place eight howitzers, and invest the area as Baltimore faces rebellion.
A Washington despatch says Governor Andrew notified the Navy Secretary of purchasing steamships Massachusetts and South Carolina and asks authority to commission commanders. They will protect Massachusetts commerce from Jeff Davis pirates as part of operations to retake Harper's Ferry.
Funeral rites for Margaret Marie and Anna Hagerty, children of Thomas Hagerty, were held at M. A. Farrell funeral rooms in Roxbury. A requiem was offered by Rev. Father Simon Grogan. Burial at New Calvary Cemetery followed as crowds gathered and the father awaited legal action in prison.
An unidentified man about 34 fell from the running board of a southbound car on Washington Street near Castle Street at 11 yesterday morning. He sustained a lacerated forehead and a possible skull fracture and was taken to City Hospital. His name appears on the dangerous list.
Second Assistant Postmaster General Stewart told the House committee that the post office opposes railway mail clerks unionization. He described the proposed organization as objectionable for keeping officers and supervisors out of meetings and using a secret password, risking government control and secrecy in deliberations. The department insists on departmental supremacy and cites the railway mail service as the postal backbone.
The Arnold Arboretum gains 4000 specimens of Chinese flora gathered last year by E H Wilson an English explorer who completes a year in Western China before returning home. Notable finds include a new rubber tree beech poplar and a Chinese sassafras species.
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