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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1913
Page
9
The Post's upcoming Sunday issue promises a strong comic lineup with Gasolene Gas Dolly Dimples and the Noazark Hotel featured as special highlights in the pages.
An old advertisement promotes Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a gentle bowel cleanser for irritable children. It claims to purify the stomach liver and bowels, relieve fever stomach ache and constipation, and comes with full usage directions on the package.
A vintage advertisement touts Resinol Ointment as a fast relief for itching burning and skin sores. It claims doctors widely prescribe it for 18 years and offers samples with mail request to Dept. 18-S Baltimore Maryland.
Letters discuss whether husbands and wives share authority, with readers arguing both for and against equal home power. A neighbor cites a moneyed husband made meek at home, while others warn against flirtation and urge mothers to guide daughters toward lasting love and marriage.
In a column addressed to a reader, the writer argues that women whose lives suffer from unhappy loves are often those raised with extreme restraint and moral policing, noting they never experience kissing. The piece challenges strict social norms and signals a debate within the sewing circle about modesty and romance.
A 26 year old Boston office worker describes life on tiny wages and the impact of looks on pay. She recalls earning $3 weekly, spending most on room and food, sewing her clothes, and prioritizing rest over leisure. She notes salary differences by appearance and the value of sleep.
A clergy man’s daughter recounts her path from unemployment to marriage after trying domestic service. She details failed jobs, a troubling boss, and a breakdown that ended her domestic career, then notes she later found stability in shoemaking before marrying and becoming a mother.
Funeral services for James H. Wolff, commander of the G A R Massachusetts, were held at Francis Washburn Post headquarters in Brighton. The service included Methodist Episcopal rites and G A R ceremonies with state officers and a Women’s Relief Corps delegation. Interment followed at Ridgelawn Cemetery Watertown with a final military salute.
Judge Hardy of the Suffolk Superior Court equity merit session denied Waldo T. McLaughlin's petition to reduce alimony from 50 dollars a month to his divorced wife's support. He argued remarriage and new child expenses justify a cut, but the court ruled the original decree remains in force.
The Draper Company confirmed plans to spend about 2 million dollars to build 300 double houses on 120 acres to house employees. Manager F J Dutcher said construction would rush to completion on 80 acres with modern conveniences and a sewer system despite a strike at Hopedale, work to continue throughout labor trouble.
Nathaniel M. Jones of Bangor and Harry W. Schofield of St John New Brunswick are defendants in a $200,000 damages suit brought by Edward L. Sweeney of Boston. The case transferred yesterday from Suffolk County Superior Court to the United States District Court.
Sadie Elovitz of this city files a divorce libel in Suffolk Superior Court against Abraham Elovitz alleging marriage in Portland Maine on May 15 1911 and residence there and here. She charges refusal of support since November 9 1912 and cruel abusive treatment.
Concord N H May 6 The Senate approved a trust bill providing a 15000 appropriation for a statue of Franklin Pierce on the State House grounds Governor Felker expected to sign The push faces opposition due to Pierce being a Democrat and pro slavery in a long GOP legislative era this time the first Democratic Assembly in 40 years backs the measure
A Burlington Route promotional pitch touts a cheap guided tour to California with a through conductor. The voyage travels via Colorado and Salt Lake City in a clean Pullman Tourist Sleeping car, emphasizing low cost and personalized care. Contact Alex Stocks, New England Passenger Agent, C B R R, Boston.
Charles D. Daly former Harvard and West Point football star and Boston Fire Commissioner is reinstated as a second lieutenant by executive approval of his Senate nomination.
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