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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1913
Page
4
En Ka Sorority of Malden High School staged the Knickerbocker Girl a benefit musical for the scholarship fund. More than 1000 attended at the Auditorium the largest crowd yet for a Sorority performance. Miss Hulda F. Thorne chaired and played a prominent role.
An article extols Sargol as a fattening aid for underweight individuals. It claims that thin people suffer malnutrition and that taking a Sargol tablet with meals converts sugars and starches into nourishment, with reported gains of 10 to 25 pounds per month. It warns use only by those willing to gain weight and notes availability from druggists.
Miss Faith Simpkins daughter of Mr and Mrs Nathaniel S Simpkins Beverly Farms and Walter Tufts Jr of Boston were married yesterday afternoon at St Johns Episcopal Church Beverly Farms The small church was filled with socially prominent Bostonians and decorated with southern smilax palms and pink Killarney roses
Miss Simpkins, popular at the Vincent Club, wed at a Boston ceremony. She wore a white satin gown with Venetian lace and a veil of sulle, carried a prayer book, and was attended by maid of honor Miss Hilda Rice of Ipswich. Best man was John Simpkins, Harvard 1913, brother of the bride.
The ceremony was performed by Dean Edmund S. Rousmaniere of St Pauls Cathedral Boston. Guests included Willard S. Simpkins George H Balch Henry C Everett Jr Carleton Burr Richard M Everett Herbert Jacques Jr all of Boston and others from New York Philadelphia Cincinnati and Hamilton. The couple will reside in Norwood after a reception at Brookside Cottage.
The 206th anniversary of John Harvard's birth will be celebrated in Cambridge on November 26 with a Harvard Memorial Society service in front of the John Harvard statue on the Delta near Memorial Halls. Fair Harvard will be sung as graduates and students are urged to attend. Although Harvard's exact birth date is uncertain historians commonly place it on November 26.
In Washington on November 20, Senate discussions focused on how the new tariff law affects the high cost of living and industry. Senator Smoot argued wool duties won’t cut clothing prices. Senator Stone rebutted, noting unproven claims of disaster and urging patience for real results.
An old remedy claims Sage Tea and Sulphur darken gray hair evenly. It promotes Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a ready to use tonic sold for 50 cents at drug stores to restore color and reduce dandruff.
Eight officials and agents of the Florida Fruit Lands Company were indicted by a federal grand jury in Kansas City on charges of conspiracy to use the mails to defraud. The case concerns sale of 180000 acres in the Everglades district to 12000 buyers across several states. Named defendants include Richard J. Bolles George A. Paddock Jesse L. Billingsly John Mathews J H Martin J H Borders Edward C. Chambers and A D Hart. Each faces 21 counts.
The Florida Fruit Lands Company organized four years ago by R. J. Bolles of Jacksonville is said to control nearly 500000 acres in the Everglades. Allegations state 180000 acres were placed with agents Robert J. Martin and Joseph H. Borders of Kansas City who sold tracts to about 12000 buyers in Kansas City and nearby areas. More than $2000000 was involved in the sales contracts.
More than $700 000 has been paid to the firm in a Florida land sale where buyers report tracts were under water and only reachable by boat. State contract claims canals will drain and prepare land for cultivation. Deeds were made to trustees for 12 000 purchasers, who sue for $76 000 for trustee services. case pending.
The Harvard Women's Club formed by relatives of Harvard graduates held its inaugural programme at the Hotel Lenox yesterday. Members include mothers sisters and wives of degree holders. The gathering kicked off the new club's activities and social aims.
J. S. Harbour of the Arthors' Club spoke on humor delivering an address about its purpose to lighten burdens and prevent moral slipping. He quoted a saying that a merry heart is like medicine and noted Puritan store fathers would have benefited from humor despite their religion suppressing it. The afternoon featured readings of humorous selections.
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