Horse meat a myth in Boston meat trade denial
Boston commission dealers and wholesale jobbers in meats deny a rumor that horse meat from northern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire was being shipped to Boston as cow meat. They declare the story of horse thieves supplying an illegal Boston market is discredited by reputable dealers who note low profits and legal beef supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Commission
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Boston
Billerica
Post
Louis Mentzer
E. T. Mentzer
North Street
Eastern Beef Company
Cudahy Packing Company
Blackstone Street
Swift Company
Bachelder & Snyder
Mr. Mentzer
Homemade beef roll and cheese bake from early 1900s notices
Miss Sadie E Fay and Mrs R A Fournier share tested kitchen tips for beef roll fillings with crackers eggs and butter. A light and dark dessert mix from Mrs Charles H Breed uses sugar molasses and spices, all from North Weare New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie E. Fay
West Main Street
Westboro
Charles H. Breed
North Weare
N. H
Helpful Hints for Business Helpers by Fra Elbertus
A compact ethical outline urging service to humanity, backing friends in need, and pursuing constructive effort. The text warns against idle aid and urges disciplined action and self-knowledge, framing success as alignment with inner will and supportive support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fra Elbertus
Besom
Doughty Pythian Knight Glimpses Boston Sights and Town News
A observant citizen reports a Maine born Pythian visiting Boston landmarks near the State House and Bunker Hill. The column notes rain woes, a lost umbrella misadventure, a Neponset birthday party for Miss Jessemine Twomey, encounters with Irving Eliott, Garrison summering in Adirondacks, Townsend estate haunted talk, and Knights of Pythias praise of Franklin Park well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doughty Pythian Knight
Mt. Vernon Street
State House
Maine
Waltham
Bunker Hill Monument
Faneuil Hall
Franklin Field
Capitol
Charles Brown
Franklin Street
Neponset
Jessimine Twomey
Newburyport
Carleton Hallett
Eugene Twomey
George Bradford
Fred
Esther
Irene Cotter
Edna
Chester Melish
Miss Twomey
James Twomey
Frederick Simmons
Andrew Garretto
Dorchester
Lake Champlain
Townsend Estate
Townsend Street
Lonesome Hall
Franklin Park
Knights of Pythias
Dear Lovesick: Mildred Champagne Advises on a Love Dilemma
A 21 year old man asks Mildred Champagne how to handle a girl who promised to marry him but now spends time with another youth. The columnist suggests a brief note to express longing but warns she may return only when the rival departs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Square
Riverside
Miss Champagne
Impromptu Wedding Ends In Unexpected Vows
A couple facing a fake wedding in a chapel discovers their union is real. After a chaotic chase by a laughing crowd, the lovers gain support from their mothers and marry with great grandmother's ring. The bride forgives, and a tender kiss seals the bond.
Gaelic language fund established by Hibernians in Indianapolis
A thousand dollar fund voted by the national convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in Indianapolis last month will be used to preserve the Gaelic language for future generations. President Matthew Cum mings of the order wrote to Douglass Hyde of Dublin, president of the Gaelic League, about the bequest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Ireland
Order of Hibernians
Gaelic League
Oireachtas
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Indianapolis
Matthew Cummings
Order
Douglass Hyde
D. D
Dublin
Big Families Seek Athletic Challenge Across States
A New Hampshire father writes to the Post proposing a large family athletic contest. He, 37, with 12 children, invites Mr James Kane of Rockland Massachusetts to compete if in his “class.” He notes his family ages total 75 years, eldest 17, youngest 8 months, all alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kane
Rockland
Mass
Massachusetts
Geary
Salem
Boston Post
John D. M’'Hugh
Wolfboro
N. H
Smoking in Street Cars Debate Letters to the Editor
A reader from Woburn argues against Mary E Vaughan's call to ban smoking in street cars. The correspondent recounts a crowded 6 45 car from Sullivan Square to Woburn, rejects reports of misbehavior, and suggests Vaughan ride local Medford cars to secure a seat and avoid interruptions while others smoke. The letter is dated August 6 and signed W E Richardson from Salem Street Woburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Vaughan
Board of Health
Sullivan Square
Woburn
Medford
W. E. Richardson
Salem Street
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New England
Sunday Post
Worcester
Cheese Fonda
R. A. Fournier
Swift
van Camp
Queens
Pride of
Crosby
Bob Washington
Etmano Union
G. C. Blake
Mentor
Lords of
England
Paris
Booth
Rae Beer—“Schlitz
Metordays
Syyecsrine
Observant Citizen
Irving “Dutch” Eliott
Brookline
Boston Harbor
Moosehead Lake
William Lloyd Garrison
Adirondacks
Newton
Mildred Champagne
the Post
The
Irene E. Ackerman
Warren Street
West Medford
Helen
Mrs. Ayre
Mr. Ayre
Twain
Cummings
A. D. HL
Jordan Mars
Summer St. Side
Rogers, Peet & Co
New York
Summer St
Soiesette
Russia
Khaki Knickerbockers
Secatta
Sea Island
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