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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1911
Page
11
The first salmon of the year were caught from Sebago Lake today. Howard Morse of Boston and R. F. Thompson of Sebago each landed a fish. The water remains clear only at the Songo River mouth while ice in the lake weakens and may break up soon.
B F Bush was elected president of the St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railway, a Missouri Pacific subsidiary, replacing his Western Maryland railway presidency. A board vacancy from Paul Warburg of Kuhn Loeb & Co remains unfilled.
A review of the Boston Post fifty years back shows First Sunday of the Civil War with open recruiting offices and militia parades. Harvard students form four companies, citizens raise funds led by Major Gordon, and local Germans organize volunteers. Donations exceed $60,000 with multiple contributors and large bank loans pledged for war effort.
Petitioner named Petsie argues in a Sewing Circle column that parents bear responsibility for their children's behavior. He urges mothers and fathers to engage with their children through life, provide home activities, and offer company, music, and games to reduce harm and sin.
A reader urges Agatha to embrace his family rather than avoid them. The writer shares personal experience with a daughter-in-law who calls her “mother” and treats her as part of the family, expressing open welcome and affection.
Ethel asks fellow Sisters for inexpensive game ideas for a birthday party. She has guests aged 17 to 25 and seeks simple, affordable options.
A columnist counsels a woman under 24 to seek stability with a widower, stressing love, patience, and devotion. The writer urges self restraint, warns against jealousy of stepchildren, and urges the reader to return to her husband with poise and generosity rather than pursuing self-willed independence.
A fragment warns Essex readers about the danger of advisers when buying or building a home. It cautions to guard wealth and maintain control of money if approached by anyone offering guidance, labeling the note as NANETTE.
A reader thanks Addie for olive oil advice used on a baby with partial sleep improvement. The letter asks for readers to suggest removing old ink stains from a red and brown tapestry table cover and how to clean it without washing to prevent color running.
A reader asks for practical suggestions and step by step directions to build a fireless cook stove, inviting submissions from readers with experience or plans. The note marks interest from a contributor seeking DIY guidance.
John Rossmore, heir to vast Rossmore estates, clashes with Old man Colliber over his daughter's marriage. Colliber, owner of a shoe factory, rejects John’s suit citing neglect of energy and ingenuity. The couple plans to elope despite disapproval across the town.
John secures license and plans to marry Ethel with her father Dolliber enraged by the scheme. Dolliber drives recklessly to stop the wedding, but police and a clever ruse by John avert disaster as the judge marries the couple. Dolliber is arrested for reckless driving.
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