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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1909
Page
9
Marcia weighs her life as writer against Reverend Carl Boyce’s demand for faith and devotion. He reveals plans to go to Africa, asking her to accompany him or stay behind. In a final act she chooses love, writing, I will be your wife, to seal their future.
Poem excerpt attributed to Walt Mason mocks various liars from sports and farming to national figures. The piece casts a narrator as the supreme fabulist and humorously credits lies across society. Published in 1909 by George Matthew Adams.
Ethel C. Shaw a 28 year old nurse from New York City was found dead from morphine and strychnine in the Ten Eyck Hotel Albany. She had been disappointed in love and left letters to multiple correspondents including Dr. G Scott Towne and Mrs Samuel Carey. Her savings totaled 489 and a bank book shows a $25 deposit yesterday along with jewelry found.
The Episcopal convention for the Massachusetts diocese will cover salary scales for ministers, the proposed Cathedral, and reports on the 25th anniversary of St. John’s Charlestown. Clergy moves include Perley Grant to Day Street West Somerville May 2 and P A Allen to Medford Hillside May 1. Bishop H H Weller visits Boston for Holy Week and Easter services with Harvard connections.
Dear Anxious asks how to signal affection to a 25 year old man earning 25 a week. The columnist counsels clear signals like inviting him to call, smiling, and showing pleasure in his company, noting his response reflects his own feelings and that indirect hints may prompt him to pursue the relationship.
Three layer cake with sugar butter and milk using beaten egg whites and chocolate icing. Includes a lighter egg yolk batter and a separate light cream cake with vinegar or lemon juice. Also notes bread toasting over coals using a corn popper with a Roxbury address.
In a reader Q and A, the column addresses election crisis remedies beyond a proposed commission, the 1877 precedents, and how a House elects the President if polls fail. It also answers queries on January 19, 1880 weekday, April holiday, Boston navy yard visits, railroads into Boston, and gives a concise biography of Charles Carleton Coffin, noting his birth, career, writings, and death in 1896.
In answer to Puzzled Friend Dear Miss Champagne the writer notes the initial of the surname is B and the state is Ontario Canada. The writer asks to receive the information soon through the Post. PUZZLED.
A young woman asks how to know if the rescuer she met after a fall truly loves her. The writer cautions against relying on romance fiction and urges watching for real signs, noting the rescuer may be married or unavailable and advising patience before inviting further feelings or commitments.
The piece discusses English bridal fashion and attendant costumes as a diverting pageant. It details a wealthy English bride in white chiffon over silver tissue with Brussels point and seven bridesmaids in Wedgewood blue Empire frocks with Van Dyck collars and Irish lace caps. It notes diverse attendant styles and contrasts with American bridal fashion.
Mrs. George Brinley Morgan, widow of Christ Episcopal Church rector killed by an automobile on the day of the Yale Princeton game, died today in New Haven after a winter of ill health. She had recently returned from the South and was connected with several prominent New York families.
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