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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1912
Page
7
John Hays Hammond, in a letter to Charles E Hatfield, criticizes newspapers for saying he withdrew as candidate for chairman of the Republican State committee due to insufficient votes. He disputes the claim and defends his stance.
The letter states no candidacy for office was pursued and the writer cites business pressure preventing chair duties. It notes a new committee aims to liberalize party leadership and reconnect with rank and file, emphasizing remedial policies for the welfare of the people.
A classic advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a harmless remedy that digests foods and relieves sour, gassy, or upset stomachs within five minutes. It promises relief from indigestion, heartburn, belching, nausea, and headaches, with a fifty cent case from any drug store.
An old nurse writes in the Sewing Circle column on whether women should seek sympathy for real or imagined sufferings. She argues sympathy can be a disease and cites women feigning agony for pity, warning that such pity cravings weaken families and urging blunt, practical responses.
A reader signing as Beatrice rebukes a warned female voice for painting all young women as improper. She asserts many locally are economical, dutiful, and uninterested in theatres, hoping for sensible husbands and fathers despite the drift she observes toward spinsterhood.
A letter criticizes a neighbor who complains of abuse yet rejects help at home. The writer notes her husband provides basic needs but she leaves him for days to cook, seek sympathy, and gossip. She travels to relatives, claiming better living, while the husband supports her and she repeats the pattern. The piece warns against the sympathy bug that fuels gossip.
A letter responds to a mother’s forgiveness stance toward her son and condemns mothers who shun daughters for fear of social stigma. It argues that social position, not pity, governs behavior, noting many women fear gossip and ban from society, even as pity for the erring remains.
A Cambridge club woman is reported to be the subject of gossip linking her name with another woman, stirring local chatter and social intrigue. The notice notes concern over personal reputation amid circulating rumors.
A pastor shares the case of a young woman who eloped with a wealthy local man. After pursuit and family intervention the couple separated, leaving the woman to make her own way. The husband later arranges a place for her to learn a respectable trade.
A letter from TELEPHONE MAD asks how to stop neighbors using their telephone line. Neighbors ring for friends and talk over the line, creating a nuisance. The writer would like tips to curb the conduct without angering neighbors, noting the telephone company does not permit message delivery.
A reader recalls a family habit of long seated whist games with mother and grandmother at the center. She notes how women past forty embrace social clubs as they age and reflects on marriage, devotion, and lasting affection.
A city girl asks if a happy marriage is possible with a good moral country man who is kind and industrious but lacks neatness and forks use. She values morals and neatness over wealth and beauty and notes pressure from her brother. Red Locks mentions Sewing Circle letters in the Sunday Post.
Rev. Francis A. Murphy tours China fund efforts while Rev. Andrew Gunning joins Mission Church staff. A Novena for the Immaculate Conception opens Friday at Harrison Avenue. The Mission Church festival runs all week with Rev. James Hayes leading and a Sunday collection funds Catholic University. Forty Hours devotion begins next Sunday at Roxbury with high mass and procession.
John Wodaka of Birch street escaped serious injury when a three cornered flatiron thrown by neighbor George Bartin struck his elastic jaw. The iron rebounded to the ground after damaging nearby property and Wodaka suffered only minor inconvenience from the attack.
At a Roxbury Mission Church festival the 17 pound Church Fruit Cake donated by Leopold Waible drew crowds. The cake, 22 inches long 16 wide and six high, features a cross anchor and heart symbolizing Faith Hope and Charity and is touted as a standout piece in the Roxbury event.
In Rye New York Mr and Mrs Millard of Grace Church Street boast that their seven pound Maltese tomcat killed a fifteen pound possum. Townsend Crocker Mrs Taylors father in law witnessed the encounter and says the cat found the burrow and went in after it. Most of the fight was underground but the cat emerged scratched and bleeding with the dead possum.
The annual junior versus sophomore forensic war at Wellesley College has been abolished by faculty order despite protests from undergraduates and alumnae. The old rules required burning the junior president's address within two weeks with sophomores guarding, determining victory or celebration based on whether burns occurred or avoidance succeeded.
West Warren officials report Thorndike Company of the Warren cotton mills asked for extra police at the mill opening tomorrow to prevent strikers from blocking workers returning. Agents say about 300 of 400 workers are ready to resume, barring interference by remaining strikers.
A handwritten recipe notes cover three pounds shank soup bone in cold water and boil gently for several hours to extract marrow. It also includes a squash pie recipe with milk sugar spices and cornstarch. The letter is signed by Mrs Rosa Clark of Worcester and Mrs T E Stevens of Cliftondale inviting readers to try and report.
The article presents Fulton’s Renal Compound as a mild infusion for Bright's disease. A test using picric and citric acids in a reagent shows albumen through a 12 hour reading, suggesting recovery potential with no opiates or heart stimulants. Local agents are Riker Jaynes Drug Stores. pamphlets available from John J Fulton Co.
Justice of the Peace A J Searing proposes converting the Lakewood Hotel into a university to turn Lakewood into a university town like Princeton. The plan envisions a full campus with facilities reflecting higher education aims in Lakewood, New Jersey.
Dyspeplets offer relief for sour stomach heartburn and indigestion during rich holiday meals. An eminent Boston preacher praises its success for health and happiness. Available in 50 cent and 1 dollar boxes with a bonbonniere option from C I Hood Co Lowell Mass.
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