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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1910
Page
7
A hostile anti suffrage tract attacks suffragists as misguided and deluded. It mocks campaigns like Hollyhock and argues that motherhood and marriage anchor government, warning that women’s votes would sever the head of the family and destabilize society.
A reader offers help to obtain English newspapers for a mother in Boston and suggests subscribing to the Daily Mail Overseas Edition. The letter praises the paper as a concise weekly summary from Britain and notes publication Saturdays or Mondays at five shillings per year post free.
A letter from a reader asks fellow Sisters of the Sewing Circle for information on spending winter in New Orleans. She has four children and poor health and seeks guidance on weather, suitability for nervous trouble, and whether travel by land or water is preferable.
A reader sends a traditional Parkin recipe listing two cups sugar three and a half pounds meal half a pound lard two ounces butter three to four pounds treacle molasses one ounce caraway seeds a few drops lemon essence and a half to one teaspoonful ginger.
Mina Forsyth, evading a cruel manager and poverty, gains a chance to star when Bennett falls ill. A storm delays Kingston performances but Forsyth’s improvised performance earns roaring approval. Hidden home reconciliation follows the curtain.
Instructions to melt butter and lard with treacle, mix in flour and remaining ingredients, shape and cut into treats. The note asserts the result is real Parkin and praises Surrey folks abroad, signed Crystal Palace from Upper Norwood, Surrey, England.
A letter from a Marine Engineer's Wife urges a husband to join steam engineers' organizations to secure higher living wages. She argues entrance fees are affordable and that association could help him find better work if his current position becomes unsatisfactory. The writer notes four children and hopes the message spurs his wife to push for better pay and stability.
A former teacher advises Ejilleen to protect a delicate boy by delaying school and encouraging gentle social interaction. She urges one playmate, acts of service, and small, caring steps to build confidence before exposure to formal schooling.
A reader asks if pursuing a woman with a rival is fair. Mildred Champagne counsels persistent presence, frank declaration, and making oneself indispensable, arguing that steady effort and honesty beat infrequent meetings and distant rivals.
A series of kitchen tips and recipes includes a rich apple biscuit bake by Mrs E G Morrison of Ellsworth Maine, a citrus gelatine dessert by Mrs B H Pinherst of Malden Massachusetts, a milk custard with spices and eggs by Miss 10A M Yorke of Biddeford Maine, velvet vanilla ice cream by Miss Agnes M Rogers of Holderness New Hampshire, and chocolate pineapple fondant balls by Mrs C R Lebosquet of Hyde Park Massachusetts.
Charles Walther Bridgeport manufacturer died by gas after dreams of his father who killed himself. He had attempted suicide Aug 1 but survived and was discharged from Bridgeport Hospital. Back home at 397 Poplar Street he attached a gas jet tube to his mouth and died within hours. His father died by his own hand about 18 years earlier.
The Northfield conference sessions attracted about 4500 attendees with 3000 inside the auditorium and 1500 in two overflow meetings. Rev Dr J Campbell Morgan of London preached on contraction in church ministry with other speakers including Rev Ellier Lewis of Wales and Mrs H B Gebhardt of Springfield.
The speaker, weary of summer heat, recalls reading about Matt Henson and his pole expedition. He notes the dauntless explorer, a symbol of resilience for his race, enduring snow, cold, and hardship while pursuing distant glory. The poem reflects contrasting tempers and a wish to escape the cold through imaginative escape.
A procession of visiting pastors preached at Boston churches including First Baptist Chicago based Rev Shatler Mathews and Allston Congregational from Derry N H. Other sermons were delivered at Dorchester Second Church Stratford Conn Eliot Church Lyons Iowa Highland South Weymouth and more. Evangelist Rev Ora Samuel Gray led a Lynn gospel mass meeting and Universalist summer services drew a good crowd at Ballou Hall with Rev Lyman Weeks of Ashmont delivering the morning address. The American Baptist Missionary Union plans a Sept conference in the Ford building with 40 new missionaries sailing Sept 20. The Christian Education Society closed a seven day conference at Richfield Springs with Rev W H Van Allen noted.
William Coote of 181 Monroe Street Brooklyn married Elizabeth Hollaway two weeks earlier. At the New York YMCA Central Branch fellow track teammates and leaders’ corps members tricked him into donning his corps uniform and pushing him into the swimming pool soaking his clothes and ruining the uniform.
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