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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1913
Page
3
Food expert Henry T Finck argues that American fare fails to please the palate as taste is not enhanced by salt and salted butter. He claims the psychology of cooking explains why Americans feel unhappy with many meals and ranks American cookery below others.
The author argues smell dominates taste in dining and critiques American cooking. He contrasts European domestic training with US practices, condemns neglect of cooking skills, and calls for savor and proper meals rather than perfumed foods. He blames both women’s and men’s attitudes for culinary decline and urges reform through enjoying meals.
Old time mariners at T wharf tell of a strange sea phenomenon. Mate Jack Ropes recalls a whaling voyage in the South seas when his vessel became stuck in a sea of fish glue years ago, a tale noted for its oddity.
Mate Ropes recalls a full rigged ship hunting whales in the Pacific when a dead fish glue sea formed around them. The hull stuck, no wind or oars freed it, then the glue vanished with the sunrise and the ship sailed away. He suggests a heat driven glue from sunlit fish remains created the strange sea.
A large Massachusetts delegation from the State Federation of Women's Clubs departed Boston by the Federal Express for Washington to attend the mid biennial council of the General Federation. Mrs Henry Coolidge Mulligan led the party at South Station. Delegates will join Daughters of the American Revolution attendees and participate in sessions on rural clubs, club extension, and the Sarah Platt Decker fund with events at the White House and National Museum.
Twenty nine freighters bound for up lake points are trapped in Lake Erie ice five miles from the harbor entrance. Some ships cleared on Friday but most escaped on Saturday.
Special agents keep day and night watch over many men across the United States linked to the Boston New York sleeper trunk customs frauds. Arrests are expected soon as evidence chain is complete, though action could warn accomplices.
Treasury Department officials say warrants will be executed on a broad group of suspects within seven days. Federal investigators focus on Boston while naming nonresidents under surveillance. Chief Wilkie plans to report to McAdoo in Washington before directing a rapid manhunt closure in Boston. Dictographs yielded damaging evidence and new leads.
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