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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1914
Page
11
Readers share advice on reducing meat for families and the effects on strength and mood. Letters discuss domestic help, child discipline, obedience, and women’s work life, with varied views from Newton Sister to Anxious One and Dutiful Wife nurtured by personal anecdotes and concerns.
The Sunday Post features a selection of engaging letters to the Sewing Circle, highlighting reader concerns, tips, and community commentary on craft topics. Readers share experiences, patterns, and suggestions reflecting a lively stitchwork community.
Leicester report details Philip McCaffery of Main Street displaying an apple tree today with blossoms and fruit on the same branch. One side bears blossoms while the other bears apples and come-pransh, blossoms dated the 20th.
Mrs. Bishop watches her daughter Ruth, a 19 year old engaged to millionaire suitor Ralph Richards, navigate love and ambition. Mrs. Bishop faces a personal fear of losing Ruth while Ruth weighs wealth against happiness as Richards asks to marry Ruth and seeks her mother’s blessing.
William J. Montgomery state actuary to wed Ruth Lillian McQuarrie of Dorchester. Montgomery, born in Worcester, earned AB 1907 AM 1908 PhD 1911 from Clark University and is a member of the Boston City Club and several scientific societies. He joined Boston in 1911 and has served as state actuary since. McQuarrie, secretary to the buyer for Chandler & Co., is a Dorchester High School graduate and a favored local figure. The wedding is planned for next spring.
In a dramatic scene, a man declares his desire to marry Ruth, while an older woman contemplates the proposal. He reassures, teases, and lifts her toward a mirror to reveal their shared feelings, as Ruth waits in the garden and the pair weigh the surprising proposal.
Supreme Judicial Court Judge Hammond ruled that W. V. N. Powelson of New York and Boston may inspect the stock ledgers of Tennessee Eastern Electric Company even if his aim is to influence management. The judge said the case raises important legal questions and will be reported to the full bench for consideration when it sits in November.
Briggs reacts to Mawkser’s funeral and the will revealing a large inheritance. The exchange hints at motives and social circles around the deceased, suggesting drama over the estate and who attends the service.
A recipe fragment lists trimming small tomatoes with seeds removed, then mixing diced truffles, string beans, celery, carrot, aspie jelly and mayonnaise, chilling and filling tomatoes, served on lettuce. Recipient Margaret Kilham is named in Beverly. Also included are Sponge Cake and Vanilla Ice Cream Pot recipes with measurements and steps.
Six year old Benjamin Franklin Harrison of 188 Blaine street was hit this afternoon by a seven passenger touring car owned and operated by A. C. Whitney of Lexington Massachusetts as he rode a go cycle across Elm street. He suffered a pelvic fracture and internal injuries.
The new public opinion bill will be tested at the state election with questions of public policy on ballots in about twenty districts. In any district 200 qualified voters may request submission of a public question to all district voters.
The American Federation of Labor prepared a question to test popular support for the initiative and referendum, seeking to empower voters to approve or reject measures. Other districts filed questions on woman suffrage and Sunday liberalization. Petitions listed many districts and will be checked for proper signatures. insufficient petitions will be rejected. Last night was the final filing deadline, with ballots due 60 days before the State election.
Chen notes Bishop Anderson calls for a Te Deum sung at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross Sunday evening September 6 at 8 o clock and in all archdiocese churches. Forty hours devotion begins Friday September 11 at St Stephen's South Framingham and St John the Evangelist Winthrop per chancellor schedule. St John's parish garden party set for Labor Day on church grounds East Bridgewater with festive tables run by parish ladies. St Vincent's Boys Brigade and Fife and Drum Corps of South Boston visited Nantasket Beach hosted by Rev F A McNeil. assisted by Rev T C Sullivan.
Edward J. Kronan real estate broker at 895 West Broadway South Boston was held to bail at 15 percent in South Boston court after a trial on larceny charges tied to a 1912 mortgage deal. Kronan allegedly issued mortgages to John P. Hurley of Dorchester for property he did not own, leaving notes worthless.
A London Occult Club speaker recounts the Empress of Ireland ship’s cat fleeing the ship at Quebec with two kittens in her mouth. The cat avoided return and hid in a shed, escaping destruction as the vessel sank, allegedly meowing distantly at the moment of the disaster.
City transit directs widespread car detours tonight through Sunday due to Boylston Street subway and track construction. Outbound and inbound vehicles on multiple lines shift via Pleasant street subway Tremont Berkeley Columbus Huntington and Massachusetts avenues, with several lines returning to normal after track work concludes.
The quota of war nurses and surgeons for the Red Cross relief expedition sailing from New York next Monday to the European theater is filled. Massachusetts emergency secretary Miss Louisa P. Loring issued the statement, saying further volunteer applications are useless. Gardiner M. Lane will continue to collect subscriptions, and Mrs. John Balch will train individuals or societies who wish to sew for the sick and wounded.
Police investigate a Charles River body found near Warren Bridge in Charlestown. Suspected hold up led to possible foul play. Victim identified as John A. Stephenson, 156 Dalton Street, Lawrence. Authorities note marks on the body fueling the suspicion of homicide.
Rev. Frank G. Potter of Allston Methodist Episcopal Church returns from Oak Bluffs today for Labor Sunday services. The Federal Council says 10,000 churches are ready for Labor Sunday, with many in Boston. Missionary secretaries and clergymen abroad will return by the 15th as travel opens. St. Mark's Brookline resumes Sept 7 after summer closure, while St Luke's Allston will resume services tomorrow.
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