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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1913
Page
9
Harvard men are the busiest letter writers in the world. They spend more on stationery per year than on tailoring or furniture, according to statistics from the Harvard Co operative Society serving Cambridge undergraduates.
Harvard Co operative Society reports 1912 12 year show students spent 103000 on books and 86000 on furnishings with 83000 on stationery. Coal wood and tailoring costs total 71000, highlighting heavy use of paper and letters as a campus habit and postal workload remains high.
In Portsmouth New Hampshire on October 26 the pay corps announces oleomargarine is a viable substitute for butter aboard ships. The paymaster general planned adoption but ration law requires two ounces of butter, so sailors will skip the margarine. The testing has been costly for both manufacturers and the government.
The Rev. Charles F. Robinson resigned as pastor of Central Congregational Church Derry N H to accept a call from the Congregational Church in Waterville Maine.
Police in two cities search for an incendiary who damaged the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Everett during a Camp Fire Girls meeting. State Officer Thompson and Chief Joseph Swan confirmed the blaze as arson, though no explosive rags were found near the organ area and motives remain unclear.
Taunton Old Colony National Bank reports a cash shortage of $2500 found in Paying Teller Charles P. Foster's accounts after bank examiners visited. The loss will be covered by Foster’s bond, and he is no longer employed. Foster, a longtime municipal official, declined to comment.
The Rev. A. M. Kennedy's resignation as pastor of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Somerville, was read by the vestry. Clerk Dr. William A. Watkins said the letter contained nothing sensational and would not be disclosed. the vestry planned no public statement and hoped the matter would die a natural death.
A veteran storyteller recalls a boy named Ted Fox who vows to be a soldier. Years later Ted enlists against his mother's warnings, deserts, and hides with her until he decides to surrender, finding his manhood as the mother dies whispering we are free.
Two college girls in San Angelo Texas quit teaching to become farmers. They bought a tract of land near town and will do all the work themselves from feeding chickens to ploughing. They expect more profit and pleasure milking cows and growing potatoes than studying trig or Latin and Greek.
I Sagarine of 37 Crescent Street West Bridgewater raises a beet weighing ten and a quarter pounds and twenty nine inches around the center. He says it is not a freak but ordinary seed and many neighbors seek his seed and methods. He credits fertile soil and ordinary care for growing such large beets.
On the Leyland liner Winifredian's arrival from Liverpool customs officers clipped tropical bird feathers from the hat of Mrs. Alice Osborne of Calais Maine. She surrendered the hat after initial indignation. Other passengers included Madam Alexander Marius, A Byron, A Martell, Fr. G Armitage, and W G Cooper.
Ray Williams leader of the Universal Sunshine Society travels from East Aurora New York toward Point Loma California for study of philosophy under Mrs Katherine Tingley the purple mother after a long walk said to be about 3500 to 4500 miles long while resting in a Los Angeles hotel before resuming his journey.
Professor James B. Page of Amherst argued that proper barn ventilation boosts animal welfare and dairy quality. He spoke at Harvard Medical School on stable ventilation, the fourth talk in a series by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. He urged designs that preserve natural heat in winter while improving air flow.
The St Lazarus Church of Orient Heights will hold its annual reunion this evening at Booths Hall. The event, in charge of Rev. Luigi Toma and C. B., pastor of the church, is expected to draw a large attendance.
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