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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1903
Page
5
A long testimonial piece extols Blood Wine as a brain nourisher and nerve tonic used by actors, lawyers, ministers, and others. It recounts endorsements from Mrs. Leslie Carter and Hi Henry, claims cured ailments from consumption to rheumatism, and lauds enhanced stamina and health for heavy mental work.
Continued from first page the discussion on wages and fair treatment for messenger girls. The article notes pride and speculation among Boston residents about what the future holds for these workers and the impact on city labor standards.
Church leaders and social reformers condemn the use of women and girls as messengers. Revs Crane O Callaghan and Allen argue it destroys delicacy and tempts moral danger. George Mehaffey and Dr Gallivan call for shielding women from such work.
In Terre Haute Indiana the well known lawyer A J Kelley was unable to go to his office due to rheumatism. The city’s familiarity with him reflects his long standing prominence and long battle with illness.
A weary girl messenger, lost on Court street, asked bartenders for directions in a crowded saloon. Patrons jeered as she sought help, but she eventually learned her location while her blushes revealed her embarrassment at the scene.
Circleville Ohio residents report severe health decline with nervousness and insomnia improving after using Blood Wine. A pastor and neighbor corroborate benefits and urge others to try the product, praising its healing effects.
An advertisement from Buffalo New York features a testimonial by a patient at 1161 Broadway claiming Blood Wine cured kidney and liver disease after other remedies failed. The letter from Dr. Eldredge endorses the product and urges others with similar ailments to try it.
An account implies insinuations around a young unprotected woman in a saloon and the purpose of her visit, suggesting community whispers about impropriety tied to the errand she undertook.
Edith Lorenzo of Shawmut Avenue says she was born in the City of Mexico and that her father was a Spaniard. She is pleased with the work but believes it is not suitable for women and should not continue longer than required. Mrs. Lorenzo is 29 years old.
Miss A. P. Smith of the Boston YWCA on Warrenton street questions girls serving as messengers for Western Union. She has not seen the workers but worries about improper visits and possible demoralizing effects. Mrs. Julia B. Duff and Miss Katherine E. Conway condemn the system as harmful to young women.
Rufus R. Wade of the State police criticizes employing girls as messengers. He argues the role imposes hardships and harms to female character, noting cold weather and moral concerns. He emphasizes legality and certificates for any such employment.
The Boston Post asks Helen Gould a heavy Western Union stockholder to approve hiring girls as message deliverers in Boston and to personally investigate the matter, sending the telegram to Miss Helen Gould in New York City.
The speaker defends the Western Union Company saying he has not fully studied the matter but his dealings show legality. He emphasizes respect for humanity and cites lawful conduct in his view.
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore spoke in Melrose on October 28 about using young girls as messengers in Boston. She endorsed the plan if workers are well guarded, not sent to objectionable places, not required to work nights, and kept from under-18 employment.
The article notes her swift work and fewhostile reactions from newsboys and elevator boys. Only one insult occurred when a colored elevator boy asked when she would start running an elevator. Cora replied she was willing to take the job at any time.
Western Union manager Nathan says claims his girl messengers were sent to immoral places are denied. He notes four notices in rooms advising caution, but no clear guidance on suspect locations is posted. Police work often confirms suspicions about a site, though messengers entering find it hard to judge its character.
A girl messenger described liking the work and earning tips from pay deliveries. She says the job lets her meet many fellows, though not all are kind. One girl cried after a clerk insulted her during a delivery, and she fled back to the office.
Bertha Blair of Daniels street Roxbury says two days at a Western Union job was enough for a young girl. She describes union pressure, men calling her a scab, unsafe conditions around Atlantic avenue, and regret over taking the ad. She notes Eliza McLean also worked there and voices hope the Post exposes the company.
A girl described as 15 with blue eyes and rosy cheeks fled from the Arch street office, saying she lived in West Roxbury and feared friends would mock her if she gave her name. She claimed she had been taken from an unspecified location and was chased by a reporter.
Cora McIntosh, nearly six feet tall and dubbed the queen of messenger girls, works at Western Union on Devonshire street. She describes a grueling day delivering about 100 messages, from 8 am to late afternoon, with hopes of promotion to the office soon.
A careworn woman of about 30, in a faded gray skirt with bright green velvet trimmings and a large Boston handbag, spent 46 minutes delivering a message from the Devonshire street office to Merrimac and Sudbury streets. She retraced a block twice and paused to look into a dozen shop windows, traveling via Portland Hanover Tremont School Washington Court and Brattle streets.
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