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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1910
Page
7
Dr. Andrews, famed for skill, loves Irma who ministers with grace amid a past tragedy. She speaks of his long courage and recalls his restraint during Bessie's peril. He longs to tell her his feelings but waits for the right moment.
Alice Stone Blackwell from Chilmark Mass responds to anti suffragists in the Post letter page. She questions the idea of voting rights limits and praises Florence Nightingale Jane Addams Alice Freeman Palmer and Julia Ward Howe while urging courteous debate on suffrage merits.
A reader signs as UNHAPPY PHYLLIS asking for the address of a Morning Post contributor who called herself Happy in a August 25 piece about a cure for drunkenness. The writer seeks to write to discuss the remedy for her husband’ s drinking problem.
A reader is urged to have a suspected Martin Luther wedding ring appraised by an authority. The letter suggests consulting Francis H. Bigelow at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and arranging a meeting at the Art Museum for evaluation.
Advice to a reader on rubber plant care recommends abundant sunshine and water or milk watering for strong growth. Share tips include rinsing with milk water, annual castor oil dose, keeping soil moist, and avoiding excessive handling to protect heat sensitivity.
A country mother writes to the Sewing Circle seeking a good middle class boarding school for her 15 year old daughter with moderate fees and proximity to home, hoping for an early reply.
Dear sisters we seek input on forming a 48 member brass band of young women and girls aged 16 to 28. Instrument lineup includes cornets clarinets saxophones trombones horns altos bari tones bass tubas drums and bells. Please share thoughts on instrumentation dress colors and lengths for waist and skirt.
A brief note asks which length is preferable for a girl musician’s attire ankle length or another style. The question centers on fashion choice for a young performer and invites audience input.
A reader asks for home remedies for chronic back pain after lumbago. She describes muscle soreness spreading across the back, worsened by standing to iron, and asks for nurse or medical advice.
A reader asks for a traditional spiced tomato ketchup recipe. The Sewing Circle editor notes the husband’s description and invites readers to share tested methods, ingredients, and steps for a home made ketchup.
A mother appeals for help through the Boston Post to place any message or item that could deter a boy from smoking. She asks readers to do a friendly favor by supporting efforts to curb smoking among youths.
A reader asks whether a wife should open her husband’s mail and if she should be free to come and go with no questions. The writer signs as YOUR GAP and invites responses from the Sisters’ Troubles column readers.
A young man writes about ending a steady relationship with a popular, attractive girl who has chosen another. The columnist rebukes him for expecting to control love and urges accepting the turn of events, nourishing friendship only if possible, and moving on. It ends with a warning to endure heartbreak and mature from the experience.
Poet Walt Mason criticizes politics over teacher pay in a 1910 verse. He lauds country teachers for shaping youth while condemning Congress for wasteful salaries and corruption. He imagines reform to fund teachers with wealth redirected from politicians.
Acting Police Commissioner Burger has posted placards titled Prayer of a Horse in all police stables. The text pleads for humane care including feeding, grooming, shelter, gentle handling, and protection from abuse. It ends with a humane appeal to God for mercy and a final AMEN.
A biographical sketch of Benjamin F. Butler covering his birth in Deerfield New Hampshire on November 5 1818 his rise to the Massachusetts governorship in 1883 1884 Civil War service including his actions in Virginia and New Orleans and his later political runs and death in Washington on January 11 1892.
Raymond H. Gorman of 10 Lafayette Park Dorchester travelled in Europe on a business men free scholarship after earning it in a competitive exam at the High School of Commerce. His audience with Pope Pius X on Aug 12 drew praise from Bishop Anderson and impressed him for his youth. He wrote to his aunt Mrs. John J. Driscoll about the papal interest in his mission and studies.
Italian reports claim Miss Katherine Elkins will marry the Duke of the Abruzzi with Senator Elkins and the couple arriving in Paris to finalize plans. Authorities say consent has been given by the queen mother and King Victor Emmanuel.
The article surveys Catherine meaning purity and emblematic white waterlily, lists saints and royal Catherines, notes historical marriages amid Napoleon links, and cites common and foreign forms such as Kate Kitty Katrine Katie Kathleen Catling Trinette Katinka. It previews next names Laura Louise Caroline.
Eleven men were promoted to lieutenant by Acting Fire Commissioner Carroll yesterday, bringing weekly lieutenant promotions to 18. The group includes Sullivan, Donahue, Delano, Kenney, Fernald, Shea, Flaherty, Hyman, Flaherty, Wyllie, and Tague from various ladders and engines across East Boston Charlestown Roxbury Dorchester and Brighton. Engineer Harry Heyman of Engine 23 retired after 39 years due to ill health.
Two Lackawanna ticket agents and a Hoboken trainman were arrested for larceny by ticket manipulation, charged with $500. The company says the amount is far higher and a broad conspiracy has long flourished. Other arrests in New York and Pennsylvania are expected.
A New England recipe guides making lemon custard with grated rind and juice, butter, cornstarch, eggs, sugar, and optional nutmeg or jelly. Bake until firm, with steps for whole custard or individual cups in a water bath, then brown the top. Authored by Nellie E Zackular of Everett, Massachusetts.
A historic pie recipe details a double boiler method for a raisin custard filling with flour sugar salt egg yolks butter and vanilla, poured into a baked crust, then topped with meringue and browned. The notice names Miss Ida M. Yorkel of 185 Hill Street Biddeford Maine.
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