Dear Sewing Circle voices on equality before law and marriage duties
A collection of letters debates whether women are fully equal to men under law as a murder case stirs calls to spare a female killer. Respondents challenge obedience norms, discuss wages for wives, and defend independent income while praising husbands and home roles in a provocative early feminist dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle
Dudley Street
W. B
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Bea
Bavice
Ey Shou
Rosten Post
The Home Beauty Parlor Advice Pages
A column features reader queries on skin whitening tonics, hair care, weight control, and tonics. It recommends spurmax with hot water, canthrax shampoo, a flesh enhancer, an almogain glycerine cream, a quinine hair tonic, and a kardene based tonic with sugar and hot water, urging cautious use and economic cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey
Hazel
Miss Hazel
Deans
Interesting Letters From the Sewing Circle Printed
The Sunday Post presents a selection of engaging letters to the Sewing Circle, offering readers opinions, anecdotes, and community chatter from devoted hobbyists and crafters.
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Sunday Post
Yachts and clubhouses destroyed in Canarsie fire
A large fire in the Sand Bay section of Canarsie Brooklyn destroyed twenty five frame buildings including several yacht clubs. The blaze caused extensive damage with many boats lost and an estimated total loss of 150000 dollars.
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New York
Sand Bay
Canarsie
Brooklyn
Renova Promises Sobriety Across the Nation
Letters from Seattle and Highlands praise Renova as a cure for alcoholism. Belle Thompson reports her brother has not drunk since starting the medicine, while Miss Baldwin notes a sober week after four years of drinking. Readers are invited to try a free sample before purchasing a dollar package at 304 Broadway New Renova.
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Renova
Belle Thompson
Seattle
Highlands
N. J
Miss Baldwin
Broadway
New Renova
Debut of Boston Women's City Club At Somerset
The Women's City Club of Boston, led by Mrs. James J. Storrow, made its first public appearance at the Hotel Somerset. About 550 of its 900 members dined with Boston City Club representatives as Samuel J. Elder spoke of brother and sister clubs. He recalled earlier limits on women’s clubs and their Civil War relief origins.
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Women's City Club of
Boston
James J. Storrow
Hotel
Somerset
Samuel J. Elder
Boston City Club
Women and Men United Form Civic Club Vision
Edward A. Filene extols Boston City Club as cosmopolitan and stresses need for organized women. He urges mingling across class race religion to overcome prejudice and says women must partner with men in public life. Speakers Push women’s clubs to broaden influence and civic reform.
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Edward A. Filene
Boston City Club
Boston
Geoffrey B. Lehy
May Alden Ward
New England Woman's Club
State Federation
Emily G. Balch
Wellesley
Women's Trade Union League
Mary Wiggins
Consumers’ League
T. J. Bowlker
Women's Municipal League
Massachusetts Hospital Reform Society Formed
The Massachusetts Hospital Reform Society was perfected at a meeting at Dr. George W. Galvin’s Huntington Avenue offices after charges against Worcester State Hospital prompted an investigation by the State Board of Insanity.
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Massachusetts Hospital Reform Society
Worcester State Hospital
State Board of Insanity
George W. Galvin
Huntington Avenue
Worcester Hospital Investigation Trustees Named
Twenty five members enrolled and Governor Foss along with Earnest A. Smith John J. Martin Dr John Dix well and Mrs Frank W Page named trustees to raise a popular fund to continue the Worcester Hospital probe. The group formed from Sunday indignation meeting at Fanueil Hall protesting inhuman treatment of insane patients at state institutions. Dr George W Galvin president and John A Halen secretary of the society. Galvin said nurses’ representatives back the inquiry while supporting full transparency. Max FE Frankis testifies tomorrow with additional facts. He will confront attempts to discredit his prior statements regarding the Worcester investigation.
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Eugene N. Foss
Earnest A. Smith
John J. Martin
John Dixwell
Frank W. Page
Worcester Hospital
Faneuil Hall
George W. Galvin
John A. Halen
Page
Foss
Swift
Max FE. Frankis
Worcester State Hospital
Ernest V. Scribner
Policemen Celebrate 15th Anniversary Banquet
A Boston police squad from Station 5 led by Sergeant J. J. Riordan dined at the Revere House to mark the 15th anniversary of each officer’s appointment. A post banquet program featured music and readings as they formed a permanent group with Riordan as president and Howard P. Kempton as secretary.
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Boston
J. J. Riordan
GT Station 5
Revere House
Bluecoats
Riordan
Howard P. Kempton
Dr Williams Pink Pills Strengthen Blood and Digestion
A medicinal claim states Dr Williams Pink Pills build up the blood, invigorate appetite, tone digestion, brighten eyes, color cheeks, and quicken the step as a blood directed remedy. Described as a doctor's prescription used worldwide, sold in standard packaging with directions and instructions. Start now to tone up the system by getting a box and follow directions for improvement.
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Dr. Williams
Falls Down Elevator Well in Charlestown Death
Mayland Gale aged 50 of 1 Phipps Street Charlestown died after falling into an elevator well at the F F French Carriage Company building 14 to 24 Sudbury Street. Found by Joseph Boyan at 8 20 p m the door open and Gale reportedly stepped into the well by mistake. He died from the fall and was taken to Relief Hospital then moved to North Grove Street Morgue.
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Mayland Gale
Phipps Street
Charlestown
F. F. French Carriage Company
Sudbury Street
Joseph Boyan
Gale
Relief Hospital
Brickly
North Grove Street
Freight rates unchanged on Boston and Albany until March 12
The Public Service Commission issued an order yesterday delaying any increase in freight charges on the Boston and Albany line through March 12. The order affects shippers awaiting rate changes and preserves current tariffs during the period.
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Boston & Albany
Public Service Commission
One Man Killed in Erie R R Wreck
The Rev. James A. Anderson of Nichols Tioga county was killed almost instantly when a broken rail caused three train cars to derail two miles east of LeRoy. Anderson had been headed to the LeRoy Presbyterian Church. No others are expected to die from their injuries.
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Buffalo
N. Y
James A. Anderson
Nichols
Tioga County
Erie
LeRoy
Anderson
Presbyterian
Manchester Forty Niner Dies at 86 in New Hampshire
William Choate Rust a prominent furniture manufacturer and one of Manchester's two forty niner jurors died at his home aged 86 He leaves a widow and four children
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Manchester
William Choate Rust
Rust
St Jacobs Oil Promises Instant Rheumatism Relief
An advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless, fast acting cure for rheumatism and sciatica. It claims relief from pain stiffness and swelling by topical application and aims to persuade readers to obtain a trial bottle from a druggist. The copy asserts decades of cures for rheumatic pains and related conditions.
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St. Jacobs
St. Jacobs Oil
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Payne
Darring
Haif
MAMA
Soca
Tam
POP
Hal
Ee Ewing
Circle Aire
Baby
Fletcher
the Centaur Company
Mlbiza Pret
the Home Beauty Parlor
Betty Dean
Helen L
Phyllis Lee
Donna Bella
Alice H
New Civic Organization
MR. Filene
iMass. Hospital Reform Society
Worcester
George W. Galvin, M
Bour
W. D. Nesbit
Erie R. R
Sheraton
Adam Library
Hepplewhite
Furniture Building
Avon, Bedford and
Chauncy Streets
Jordan Marsh Company
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