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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1917
Page
9
A reader argues against compulsory marriage for bachelors and praises voluntary choice. Others debate forcing men and women to wed after a set age to curb carefree living and boost late-life family formation, citing love, poverty, and social duties.
A short piece emphasizes the goal of creating and sustaining cheerful, welcoming households through practical steps and steady guidance. It outlines simple actions, values, and routines that foster comfort, harmony, and enduring home life.
Reader asks about three flag designs with green white red arms Belgium Russia or France identities and questions why wheat ship to allies while buckwheat feeds poultry. Wheat is nutritious buckwheat is less nutritious and used mostly for pancakes with prefix buck meaning beech.
The feature notes Blue as the favored foulard color and lists new fashion details. Wood buttons appear on garments while seaside coats use satin. Jersey substitutes serge with Begonia red as a Jersey shade. The sport hat and parasol should match and silk gloves offer many novelties.
A writing desk tip recommends a sheet of corrugated paper to hold wet pens or brushes, absorbing liquid while keeping tools in place. It also suggests restoring celery freshness by standing it in water with a little lemon juice, which restores crispness without altering flavor. Mrs H B Crosby.
Two companies H and F of the Ninth led by Lieutenants Corbin and Fitzgerald attended a flag presentation and entertainment by the Boston Telephone Operators Union at Wells Memorial Hall. A parade featured the Ninth’s boys followed by Misses May Mahoney Mae Matthews and May June. The women recently returned from Chevy Chase training and wore khaki service uniforms as members of B Company National Service School.
Recipes from New England Housewives feature two items: Rhubarb and Raisin Pile by Mrs R C Marsters of West Barnstable uses rhubarb, raisins and a two crust bake. Old-Fashioned Potato Soup by Mrs W H Johnson of Winchendon instructs a hearty potato onion soup with bacon or butter and a milk flour blend. A reader, Jane Brooks of Waltham, seeks a recipe for asparagus in glass.
Three Neponset men Warren Wright Daniel Hurley and Thomas Lally were found guilty and fined 25 for mutilating the flag. They were also charged with larceny of the flags and fined 5. The men appealed.
Robert A. Sellers of Chelsea sues Polly Kaplan for 10000 damages after a March 3, 1916 bathhouse burn at Poplar Street Baths. He testified of steam exposure from high benches and an incident where another patron reportedly dumped water into the oven. Trial adjourned to Monday.
In a Superior Court trial Judge Hall heard 63 year old Sellers describe a March 1916 incident at a Poplar street baths where a patron threw water into a hot oven causing severe burns to his legs and torso. Nurse Shropshire testified to the burns and length of hospital stay. Mrs Sellers and neighbor Ravillion corroborated bathhouse conditions and prior incidents.
The threatened dock freight handlers strike, led by the International Longshoremen's Association, was postponed by Massachusetts Committee of Public Safety. Negotiations for higher wages and minor grievances had been ongoing for three months. The decision followed a Thursday night meeting.
Irving B. Olmstead, who shot and killed Mrs. Violet C. Mooers at her Winter street shop on March 13, 1916, was sentenced to life imprisonment after the court ruling. The case details reflect a calm confession and subsequent conviction.
Superior Criminal Court heard the plea of a defendant who admitted murder in the second degree. He appeared with counsel Mr. Pratt and District Attorney Pelletier and received a life sentence in State prison. He was escorted to the prison late in the day.
Dr Stockton Axson professor of English at Rice Institute brother-in-law of President Wilson filed his enlistment application for the Marine Corps Reserve in Houston. The station forwarded the papers to Washington with a recommendation for acceptance.
The House discussed a bill allowing private groups to drill and parade with rifles with adjutant general consent. Representative Rowley argued for military drill to boost participation, predicting 15 000 Home Guard members but hoping for 5 000. Other actions included banning The Star Spangled Banner from medleys, and advancing a state old age annuity plan while delaying a governor food-dictator bill.
Representative Sherburne of Brookline, commander of the state's artillery, urged amending the proposal to allow only local police and Home Guard members to carry arms. He discussed a seizure of firearms and warned it would be dangerous to break with the district attorney's report.
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