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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1917
Page
11
A trio of letters discuss women's smoking in cars, gender roles, and equality. Molly O notes women’s mixed feelings on tobacco, urges fair-minded behavior, and cites personal examples. Readers question court involvement, engagements, and gender power, debating equality and social expectations.
A frugal beauty tip explains making a lemon based skin lotion from two lemons and three ounces of Orchard White to yield a quarter pint. Strain juice to remove pulp and store for months. use to brighten skin, reduce freckles and tan, and soften lines. Prepared by Edward Wesley Co. Cincinnati Ohio.
Poem by Denis A. McCarthy celebrating Tipperary in spring. Images of hawthorn, Slievenamon, rivulets, the Suir, May flowers, fairy music, and love’s mingled pleasure and pain fill a lyrical rustic scene.
Readers ask about Boston to Chicago train time and The 20th Century Limited it runs 22 hours 15 minutes. Questions on domestic science courses at Simmons College and other Boston schools with local providers. A teacher notes four stanzas to Key's anthem and Holmes wrote the so called fifth stanza.
An advertisement touts Poslam as the fast acting treatment for pimples and blemishes. It claims concentrated healing power, nightly application, daytime wear, and wide coverage with little product. Poslam Soap is also sold to brighten complexions and is offered with a free sample by Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
The speaker recalls Mrs. Dudley arriving at her house with a velvet frock featuring a biblike front panel, an odd circular belt lined with white satin, a pocketless skirt, tight sleeves, and a distinctive white satin collar with front ties. The narrative notes she wore a heavy coat over the outfit.
The House ordered the creation of a woman suffrage committee by a vote of 181 to 107. The Ways and Means Committee will name the members, and the new panel will handle all suffrage bills previously dealt with by the anti suffrage judiciary committee.
Rumor centers on whether Raker of California or Taylor of Colorado will be named chairman with Miss Rankin of Montana discussed though unlikely. Creation of a suffrage committee promises early action on the Susan B Anthony amendment as both sides seek swift committee and floor support despite opposition from the judiciary faction led by Webb.
The chairman of the rules committee led the principal speeches while Mr. Pou claimed President Wilson urged naming the committee and produced a disputed letter Webb denied. The Senate suffrage committee remains inactive after years. In Washington four members of the Woman's Party were arrested for White House banner displays and released on bond to appear the next day.
Margaret Young eight of Auburndale was killed when struck by a Boston and Albany express near Riverside station while walking hand in hand with a seven-year-old companion. Helen Paul witnessed the incident and described how the train approached suddenly and how she released Margaret in fear, the locomotive side fracturing her skull and legs.
Annia Mortelliti beloved daughter of Frank and Marie Mor telliti died in Roxbury. Funeral from parents home 179 Hampden Street on Sept 25 at 2 oclock. Attendance of relatives and friends requested.
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