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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1917
Page
9
A collage of reader letters debate proper behavior for women and men. Subjects include sympathy for strangers, finances in marriage, widowhood and social life, fashion designers largely male, and aging women seeking a lively social season with advice from the Sewing Circle editors and peers.
The tale notes Lodovico Ariosto, famed for Orlando Furioso, forced by his father to study law, then left to literature after five barren years. He faced poor patronage, including a stingy pension and a governor post to bandit territory, even being captured by bandits before release once recognized as the author. He began Furioso at 42 and died at 58 after years of refinement.
The letter traces early clockmaking in America with Eli Terry and Chauncey Jerome moving from wooden to metal wheels between 1792 and 1887. It notes the Roxbury watch works starting in 1880 and relocation to Waltham in 1854, and records Gibraltar’s 1704 seizure by Sir George Rooke on July 24.
A reader asks about citizenship by birth and naturalization under U S law and border questions on Canadian subject status. The editor replies on naturalization effects, holidays, merchant marines, and military service eligibility. Also notes on Revere Beach Parkway timing and Gretna Green origins in Scotland.
Mrs. Rose Hermans of Walpole testified in her divorce case against Peter Hermans that after two months of living together they separated. She said he punched her, followed her asking for a kiss, and made her fear for her life. He took her trunk containing personal items, and she fled to her mother. Judge O Connell granted a decree nisi.
The New York New Haven Hartford Railroad plans a 45 million dollar issue of preferred stock to retire 45 million of collateral trust notes due April 15 next year. Vice-President Edward C. Buckland said permission has been granted by the states along the line and stockholders will be asked to authorize the issue at the annual meeting.
The body of Nelson Cook, a soldier accused of desertion, was found today in the woods near Warner New Hampshire. He resided in Warner and had enlisted from Franklin in F Company Manchester First New Hampshire Regiment. He was transferred Aug. 30 to F Company One Hundred and Third Infantry. Cause of death not disclosed by authorities.
A departure is described as a brief stay ends with Jack insisting on leaving. Dolly and her husband arrive on leave, Dolly wearing a woolly blue coat and a navy hat with a green ribbon, impressing the narrator as ever stylish and newly independent.
Fashion designers target midlife plus size shoppers with cuts and styles that reduce apparent breadth while prioritizing comfort. The shift reflects growing demand from a large group of readers seeking flattering yet practical clothing options.
Recipes outline two cookie types: Sugar Cookies with butter eggs milk vanilla and flour rolled thin cut shapes then sugared. Rich Cookies using butter sugar egg flour vanilla raisins mixed then dropped in spoonfuls on a buttered sheet with water dipped knife to spread thin and top with raisins.
Black charmeuse gives way to rich color for afternoon gowns. Waistcoat fronts win favor for coats, velvet and silk muslin pairings trend in smart wear. Ostrich feather trims top hats, tailored undergarments suit severe outer dresses, white pique crowns with black satin brims appear on pretty hats. Dinner gowns feature high backs and transparent sleeves for various evenings.
A Berlin New Hampshire reader shares simple kitchen tips. Submerge a jam jar in hot water with the lid down to loosen a stuck seal. Mix a beaten white of egg for a stain fade and use lemon juice with salt to treat ink spills. Sour milk can work as an alternative cleaning agent.
A guide on graceful carriage entry with foot placement depending on facing or backing the horses. It also covers when to initiate correspondence after a date, and how to respond to invitations with thanks. The piece advises who should write first and how to express appreciation to hosts and their parents.
A collection of verses by Elizabeth Powers Merrill arguing peace comes through struggle and sacrifice. It frames peace as earned through battle, endurance, and moral courage across ages, with imagery of soldiers, relics of war, and the paradox of peace born from conflict.
The Fund for the 101st Regiment Infantry reports a total of 37185 raised. Donations from individuals and companies include ONeil treasurer at Federal Trust Boston and gifts from Jordan Marsh Company, Revsax, Coolidge, Gallagher, and Loring among others.
Middlesex grand jury reports 14 counts against Edith Fuller of Medford for breaking and entering and receiving. She allegedly robbed houses in Somerville Malden and Medford and pleads not guilty. Also indicted are 65 true bills 25 secret indictments and six no bills. Thomas W White of Cambridge indicted for second degree murder in a July 2 craps game argument. he pleads not guilty.
Strong efforts push Marcus Coolidge of Fitchburg to run with Frederick W. Mansfield. Coolidge, ex mayor and former Wilson campaign treasurer in Massachusetts, is the top target. Thomas J. Boynton reportedly declines any “sticker” run for attorney general. Mansfield struggles to assemble a state ticket and may delay announcing running mates.
The Clerical Center party in the German Reichstag plans to back Erzberger’s push for parliamentary reform to keep control from Socialists. It may refuse government credits if demands are unmet, and will seek a government responsible to the Reichstag, with Alsace Lorraine’s allegiance to be decided by that region.
Paris reports Secretary Daniels cables from Washington praising the Marne battle and Bunker Hill as symbols of liberty. He notes the United States will mark Independence Day with Liberty and Marne inseparably linked, honoring Marshal Joffre and French heroes.
The whaling schooner Pedro Varela drifted into the Hen and Chicken lightship today near New Bedford while en route to sea. The lightship sustained slight damage. The whaler was towed back to port with a snapped jibboom and a broken bobstay.
Paris dispatch reports Sub Lieutenant Raoul Lufbery of Wallingford Connecticut and the Lafayette Escadrille shot down two more German planes on September 4 and 6. This brings his tally to 13 and 11 respectively.
Mrs. George Quintard Horwitz, Moore Haven mayor and reportedly the only woman mayor in the United States, did not call on Mayor Curley during a brief Boston visit because she knows little of suffrage and has only two months in office. She says she will exchange ideas with Curley on a future northern trip.
Mrs. Horwitz serves as Moore Haven mayor and state staff major under Governor Katz. She owns 8000 acres in Moore Haven with crops including 600 acres of peanuts 400 acres castor beans 1200 acres Florida flint corn and markets 100 carloads of potatoes. She plans to supervise harvest of a 65 bushel per acre crop and will send a canning plant to her city.
The G A R finance committee informs a contributor that thanks to Massachusetts state aid Boston city support and other gifts the guarantee fund is fully covered and no further payment will be required. Francis Be Mole and Edward H Haskell sign the letter as chairmen.
Miss Edith Guerrier, who aided the Women's City Club to set up its bureau of information and directory of food facts at 69 Bedford Street, has been summoned to Washington by the food administration department to organize a similar bureau.
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