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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1912
Page
15
Old mariners discuss loss of Wharf fishermen and near misses at sea on T Wharf. Notes on Fannie Belle Atwood crew drowning, college alumni progress, hunting trips, a blooming rose, weather forecasts, a Maine temperance anecdote, ships near Sullivan Square, and long service of P O'Brien on the Winnisimmet.
A 1912 verse recounts a dawn after a night of drinking. The speaker regrets the hangover and a repeated cycle of drinking, noting a comrade named R. E. Morse and the exhausted, sick morning mood.
Residents report the rear section of the new Arlington Town Hall is brick while the rest appears to be white marble. The observer comments reflect broader enthusiasm for the project and its architectural details.
John Williams guides a wealthy girl seeking counsel on choosing between a rich marriage and genuine love. The conversation ends with both realizing their own hearts must decide, as he chases after her to confess true feeling.
A letter from a reader urges equal sharing of household earnings rather than wages for a wife. It argues for a joint account, budgeting for insurance coal rent food and savings, with each partner receiving a fair weekly portion. The piece also includes a personal note about a railroad telegrapher's wife moving rooms to muffle infant noise and a young woman's stance on kissing before marriage.
A reader recounts a first marriage ruined by alcoholism and separation after three years. Now in a new romance at age twenty with a thirty four year old suitor of good standing she fears repeating past mistakes and laments being bound to the wrong man.
Advert shows Diapepsin as a quick remedy for sour stomach and distress. It claims five minute relief from indigestion, gas and upset, letting people eat favorite foods without worry. Millions are said to use it to keep the stomach regulated.
A reader argues on the wage question in marriage. If wedlock is a partnership then income division mirrors a business, else love makes property shared. The writer would oppose a wife being paid for home care and child care, calling such talk a moral threat to marriage.
A reader requests guidance in a marital dispute where the husband believes woman should handle baby care at night. He even moved his sleeping arrangement to avoid night duties, prompting concerns over division of responsibilities within the household.
Inspector John H. Harris retired after 29 years in the department. He completed his final tour duty last night and is 60 years old. Harris served most of his career at headquarters with the bank squad and on the renowned cases of his era. His retirement was announced in general order.
Mrs. John J. Roosevelt, a cousin by marriage of Theodore Roosevelt, died at her Sayville home today from typhoid fever complicated by pneumonia.
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