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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1913
Page
11
Somerville mother critiques 18 year old romance in the Sewing Circle section of the Boston Post. She urges focus on home duties and practical concerns over love and marriage for young women.
Readers share sharply different views on eugenics laws and marriage fitness. A wife warns against unfit partners while a mother counters with domestic competence as essential, noting the danger of divorce and showing concern for daughters and society.
The National Biscuit Company offers a wide range of biscuits including sweetened and unsweetened varieties. Its extensive distribution network ensures a constant supply of perfect biscuits to every part of the United States from coast to coast.
Readers debate whether women or men provoke broken hearts and flirtations. A letter recalls a husband at a baseball game while a wife flirts with another man, arguing blame lies with the family and society more than the man.
A letter to the Sewing Circle discusses household balance and finances. The writer, married four years, describes mutual respect, shared budgeting, and the idea that wives should be capable without wages while commenting on a couple where the husband is secluded and the wife dominant.
Nellie suspects her husband Dick of loving another woman May Townsend during their first separation. She follows clues to the country and learns he is carefree there while she fears his fidelity. He awaits her return, unaware of her reaction.
A meditation on fate describes two people born worlds apart who meet only at last. Their near encounters span a lifetime of longing as they wander paths that never converge, and they die without fulfillment, always seeking the missing half.
Dick Woods returns to confront Nellie after a worrisome note claims he loves another. Nellie confronts him in the orchard, fear and suspicion fade as May’s photo is shown and memories of a boyhood mare surface. They reconcile, admitting hasty conclusions and promising caution.
Frustration with Secretary Daniels and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt leads Charlestown navy yard workers to protest. After a mass meeting at Owl Hall arranged by Navy Yard Machinist Lodge, A F of K, machinists draft resolutions to be sent to Washington detailing unkept promises and potential strike pressure.
Ramon Blanchart performed a song recital in Jordan Hall with pupils Mrs. Ethel Brigham and Miss Rosa Sharfsin. His program included Pagliacci prologue Werther Le Roi de Lahore Ballo in Maschera and English songs by Chadwick and Tosti. He impressed with voice musicianship and interpretation while his pupils earned warm applause.
Olin Downes reviews Sibelius Fourth performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall. He calls it a bold northern impressionism piece that divides opinion, praising its mastery and daring while noting challenges for listeners and the need for a second hearing. He credits Dr. Mack with an admirable performance introducing the work in Boston.
The Oxford Linen Mills of North Brookfield a 2,000,000 corporation were adjudicated bankrupt yesterday by Judge Morton in the United States district court on recommendation of C F Aldrich the referee in bankruptcy.
The schooner William H. Clifford, from Norfolk bound for Bangor, was damaged in two collisions within 24 hours at Vineyard Haven and will complete the voyage to Bangor in tow with most sails and rigging lost.
The schooner William H. Clifford, at Vineyard Sound near Gayhead, collided with the five masted Margaret Haskell after a separate crash between the Barbour from St John NB and the William H Clifford. The Barbour lost her bowsprit and head gear and was towed to New Bedford. The Haskell lost its jibboom and head gear and will be towed to Boston.
Bristol University students avenge the burning of the sports pavilion by smashing suffragette offices windows and dumping furniture in the streets. A bonfire was lit as crowds cheered the retaliation.
Postmaster General Burleson orders a modification of mail transport rules. If a train is late only first class mail will be transferred to connections to prevent unreasonable delays in departures.
The State Board of Insanity held a three hour session this afternoon over cruelty allegations toward patients. A full investigation was ordered and hearings will begin next Tuesday at Worcester Hospital.
The State Board plans to report the matter to the Governor after a meeting where nurses’ statements denying abuse and neglect were reviewed. Chairman O'Meara noted the proceedings and the board will compile all facts for the governor's review.
One statement bears 43 male nurses signatures while another shows 38 female nurses, 16 of whom joined the original complaint. They now claim they signed under misapprehension believing the administrative officer would address the matters.
The Thelma Club of young women operators will inaugurate a new Grecian inspired dance at their annual reunion in New Hibernian Hall Roxbury on November 15. Officers Miss Ella McCarty Miss Katherine Mahoney and Miss May E Byrne lead as president treasurer and secretary with assistance from Misses Mae Curran Jennie Lloyd Mollie Doherty Emily D Fay Alice B O’Brien and Louise D Cronin.
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