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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1911
Page
9
Horace Davis of San Francisco urged the 24th annual Unitarian conference to act or risk decline. Prominent ministers including Rev. V A B Pierce of All Souls Church in Washington spoke as attendees pressed for social service and church reform.
A Woonsocket Rhode Island fire late today leveled the Friederichs Dying Company plant causing about 50000 dollars in damage. Nearby tenement houses were briefly threatened by sparks but saved with minor harm. The blaze reportedly started in the dry house and quickly consumed the wooden building.
The 43d annual NAWSA convention closes in Louisville with New York kept as headquarters, $12,000 raised, and progress reports from states. Speakers include Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst and Mrs. Desha Breckenridge. T P O Connor rebutts anti suffrage arguments and urges unity and justice.
Mayor Fitzgerald criticized the Finance Commission for opposing the city laborers pension act. He warned he will seek a new legislative bill incorporating the commission’s suggestions and submit it to the Finance Commission, if the Board of Overseers of the Poor is composed of finance members.
The Rev Frank W Sandford leader of the Holy Ghost and Us Society is missing from Shiloh after arriving at South Freeport on the Coronet and sailing to Shiloh with his wife and family delayed. The Moses of the flock Rev Charles E Holland is also absent leaving no known address, and officials await word on their whereabouts.
Five typhoid patients are treated at Bethesda, the colony hospital, along with several scurvy cases moved from the Coronet. A few scurvy patients remain aboard the Coronet due to seriousness, including John Adamson of Brunswick. His mother Mary Adamson boarded to visit, was refused admission to the forecastle, and he was carried on deck to her despite being too ill to move.
Charles W. Chapman a chauffeur was held on $2000 bail after an inquest into the death of John Gills an ice wagon driver killed when struck by Chapmans car The hearing was adjourned to November 2 Chapman posted bail and the case proceeds in District Court in Salem.
New England Aviation Company plans permanent improvements at Rockingham Park in Salem New Hampshire following an aviation meet that drew 80 000 spectators The project includes joining two clubhouses erected by the late Joan W Gates and improving access by urging Boston Maine to replace a spur track and extending streetcar tracks to the park entrance A survey also targets restoring the race track for horse racing automobile racing and track events
The Boston Post announces a Sewing Circle as a regular department for home makers of New England. It invites discussions on home and household affairs, domestic perplexities, remedies, economy, flowers, sewing, and related topics. Readers may write to the Sewing Circle Editor with questions and advice, and letters are to be written on one side of the paper.
A fragment advises using cocoa shells steeped as a milk supplement for babies. It recommends nursing the infant about every two hours and suggests cocoa as a remedy to improve milk richness.
A 16 year old boy dates a girl of the same age raising a question of appropriate courting. The writer asks the Sisters of the Sewing Circle for guidance on whether dating at this age is suitable, seeking input from fellow readers.
A Roslindale letter argues against married women entering the workforce, questioning the impact on family life and societal burden. It asserts women should focus on home duties, child rearing, and warns that widespread female employment would alter the country and generations. It also comments on streetcar manners regarding children and seating.
A reader asks how to care for a rubber plant that has grown tall but is losing lower leaves. Guidance on watering, light, humidity, soil, and general pruning is requested to restore healthy growth.
A reader asks which entertainment suits a wooden wedding after five years of marriage. She mentions hosting a small group of friends and lacks a piano but has a graphophone. The query seeks simple, practical ideas for an intimate celebration.
A reader argues housekeeping is demanding work and contrasts it with women who seek employment outside the home. She defends the homemaker’s labor from early to late, rejects being an “old maid” only by marriage, values independent earnings, and notes many homeless or motherless children in need of care.
A fragment describes a remedy mixing ten cents worth of anise oil with one pint pure alcohol to saturate hair, suggesting a DIY tonic or preparation method. The passage appears as an instructional or cosmetic note from a historical newspaper snippet.
A reader recommends a nighttime scalp treatment using a tight wrap with a dark handkerchief and a long comb. The writer claims no hair damage and cites personal use for friends and a child at MOY RANCH.
A reader asks about propinquity and whether lingering affection with a stenographer signals true love. The adviser argues that proximity often sparks marriages, cautions against overanalysis, and urges the writer to trust happiness with a compatible partner without waiting for poetic proof.
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