Observant Citizen notes in Hingham and Boston 1900s events
The column recalls John D. Long birthday plans and titles, social notices from Malden and Melrose, Judge Raymond's health and bar admission anniversary, autumn playgrounds closing and winter classes, Boston fire apparatus praise for Professor Gallup, and local civic updates from Ward Boston to Lynn. It also mentions smoking debate in Boston transit, a gardener tale, library praise, and a sparrow rescued on a car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Long
Hingham
Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society
White Days and Hidden Birthdays in a Scrap Book
Poem celebrates personal anniversaries and birthdays as white days given by God. The speaker recalls Rose and own life events, noting blessings amid grief. It reflects faith, gratitude, and solace found in cherished memories throughout life’s trials.
Sewing Circle Letters Reflect Women’s Views On Husbands
A Boston Post Sewing Circle column invites homemakers to discuss family issues and advise each other. Letters recount themes of choosing spouses, the value of work, and cautions about athletic or “sporty” men, stinginess, and drink, urging practical, respectful home life and self reliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sew'ny
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
Wages for Wives in Home Duties Debated by Sewing Circle
A Sewing Circle discussion on household labor values contrasts a wage of four dollars to five dollars a week for a wife’s housework with the notion that a wife should receive a larger share of her husband’s earnings. The writer notes her husband earns eighteen dollars weekly and gives her sixteen dollars to manage the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle
Boston
Wages for Women in Home Life Provokes Thought
A letter-writer from South Boston questions paying wives allowances for home work, arguing funds must come from family budgets. The piece contrasts frugal domestic life with broader shifts as women enter paying work, noting social and economic consequences for men and marriages.
The Sewing Circle Letters Stir Public Debate on Women Safety
In a Boston era convocation, correspondents claim women face public harassment unless protected by escorts. A caller argues clothing invites attention, while a New Hampshire reader recounts danger after asking directions near South Station. A police warning urges vigilance and reliance on uniformed responders to avoid traps in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle
Hubby
Boston
New Hampshire
South Station
Woman's Right to Work Sparks Local Debates
A town letter to the Sewing Circle argues against a wife or daughter of a well to do man working for support. It recalls a period when many women joined the local shop, lowering men’s wages during recessions as employers favored high paid male workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
Sewing Circle
Interesting Letters to the Sewing Circle Printed
The Sunday Post features several notable letters to the Sewing Circle, showcasing reader perspectives, craft tips, and community voices in a succinct, period tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle
Sunday Post
Catholic Church Notices for Boston Archdiocese Activities
Catholic Church notes announce priesthood candidates must pass or present at St John’s Seminary on Sept 20. North American College Rome visitors must seek the cardinal’s permission. Novena to St Catherine begins Friday at St Catherine’s Somerville, with the feast day Mass on Sunday Sept 14. Parish anniversary marked as 21st. Two St Monica’s men join religious orders. Forty-fours devotion schedule links multiple churches. Mollie Doherty named organist at St. Vincent’s South Boston. Confirmations set at SS Peter and Paul, St Monica’s, and Holy Rosary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archdiocese of
Boston
St. John's Seminary
Brighton
Rome
St. Catherine
St. Catherine’s Church
Somerville
Mollie Doherty
St. Vincent's Church
South
Miss Meckeon
Sisters of Charity
Halifax
Miss Doherty
Young Ladies’ Library Association
J. G. Anderson
Church of
SS. Peter and Paul
St. Monica’s
Church of the Holy Rosary
Anna Gould Properties 10 Sold at Auction
New York on September 5 began an auction sale of tax delinquent property belonging to New York millionaires churches clubs and corporations. Six million dollars in liens represent the total. Owners may redeem the property within three years by paying penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kre
Boston Fire Department
New York
David L. Gallup
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Gallup
National Board of Engineers
Real estate of famous heirs to be sold for taxes
Property to be liquidated includes the Duchess de Y Valleyrand former Anna Gould and other notable owners. The 1850 75 cent tax against the predecessor to the Interborough Rapid Transit Company will be collected, now reaching about 300 dollars with interest. Several churches that did not obtain cancellation papers from the Sicking Fund Commission are slated for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duchess de Y Valleyrand
Anna Gould
Hetty Green
Big Tim” Sullivan
Howard Gould
H. G. Phipps
Victor Herbert
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Sicking Fund Commission
Woman indicted for shooting at Somerville home
Mrs. Alice B. Frost of Somerville was indicted by the Middlesex grand jury on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to murder for shooting Arthur T. Holt and then turning the gun on herself at her home on July 6. The indictment was among the grand jury’s true pills presented to Judge Keating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice B. Frost
Somerville
Arthur T. Holt
Middlesex Grand Jury
Frost
Holt
Keating
Samuel Kalestian
Watertown
Andrew Saul
Hood Rubber Works
William E. Whitehead
Boston
Willard Parker
Roxbury
Cambridge Relief Hospital
SAYS NO GARMENT STRIKE THREATENED
A letter from Abram J. Berkowitz, counsel for the Ladies' Tailors and Dressmakers of the North and West End, states there is no strike threat. He asserts there is no trouble between garment workers and employers in North and West End shops, aside from statements by two alleged leaders. The letter rejects recent Post articles suggesting potential labor unrest in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Post
West End
Abram J. Berkwitz
North and West End
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Frederick Woods
Melrose
Robert F. Raymond
Newton
Jugge Raymond
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England
Raymond
Superior Court
Fred Donovan
Station 11
E. C. Fogg
Levin
Copley Plaza
Fogg
Belmont
Savoy Hotel
Joseph Seminaro
United Master Barbers’ Association
Seminaro
Mr. Seminaro
Grand Army
Essex County
Lynn
Nahant
Bass Point
Boston Rapid Transit Commission
Bik
Wadéertown
Luthe Burbank
Burbank
Boston Public Library
American Federation of Arts
Boston Library
Trinity Church of Boston
New Museum of Fine Arts
National Capitol
Washington
Walter E. Adams
Boston & Albany Railroad
Canadian Rockies
Banff
Lake Louise
Selkirks
Vancouver
Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
Ore
Spokane
George H. Bauer
Greylock Reservation
Stony Ledge
Eleanor Wilson
Orville Wright
The
Pegoud
Edison
Wizard of Electricity
All In Tomorrow’s Sunday Post
Bour
God
She Yby Goston
Grantke
North Shore
Catholic Church Notes
St. Monica's Parish
Thomas Duggan
Dorchester Avenue
la Salette Fathers
Hartford
Conn
Thomas Madden
Vinten Street
St. Augustine's Church
Andover
St. Peter's Church
Plymouth
St. Leo's Church
Dorchester
St. Anthony’s Church
Shirley
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption
Chelsea
Anna Gould Properties
Serge
Eponge
Crepe de Chine
Charmeuse
Satarcays
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