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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1921
Page
7
Poem from New York Times expressing longing for sea life and coastwise sailing experiences. The speaker seeks a coastwise voyage with ships, tides, lights, and harbors, embracing risk and navigation through fog, squall, and rain aboard a coasting craft.
William J. Taylor a 62 year old Methuen contractor died of natural causes while driving with his wife and three children from Biddeford to Methuen Mass The vehicle BC struck several cars grazed a machine and rolled into a parked car near Hotel Mitchell Mrs Taylor and the children were unhurt The accident prompted traffic stoppage while doctors were summoned Dr Jacques concluded death due to natural causes and the body was given to Undertaker Austin of York Village
New Haven reports a $10,000 robbery in the Postoffice Department after two Boston inspectors traced currency missing July 1. A registered package to National City Bank of New York failed to arrive, while insurance paid $10,000 to Broadway Bank & Trust Company. Investigators suspect a second registered package was substituted. no arrests yet.
A tale recalls Nellie and Eric Dykeman forming a summer romance after a gentleman slips on a stray pea. Doctors urge rest then engagement follows as Nellie discovers the charm lies in the ninth pea, confirming a wedding within the year.
The Most Rev John Bonzano will consecrate Bishop Thom as M O Leary bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of western Massachusetts in Springfield on Sept 8. He will be assisted by Arch Bishop Sinnot of Winnipeg and Bishop Guertin of Manchester. Father Joseph Rockwell will deliver the sermon.
Readers debate next developments in women’s clothing and gender norms. Letters push for shared parenting duties with fathers wheeling the baby carriage and earning respect, citing personal experience of eight years marriage and three children.
Readers ask about poisons and pigments, marriage consent rules, poetry rhymes, hospital names, city growth, nutrition, and cabinet births. Answers identify paris green as an arsenic copper compound, Mnoleum details, pronunciation cues, Massachusetts marriage consent rules, Carney Hospital origins, Medford’s growth rate, tomato calories, and birthplace data for Harding cabinet members.
James C. Dunn, president of the Cleveland club, flew to Chicago to meet President Ban Johnson of the American League and protest the decision not to overrule the umpire’s call in a New York versus Cleveland game from the prior Wednesday.
A collision between a car driven by Maurice Gammernick and another auto on Washington street sent six people to hospital. Victims include Mrs. Sarah Hammer and her daughter Minnie, Estelle Gammernick, Maurice’s children, and Mrs. Gammernick. Two more occupants were shaken but uninjured. the trolley front was damaged.
Note indicates no story will be issued unless the sender includes a self-addressed stamped envelope. The policy affects receipt of future items and response timing.
Nellie Shortall shells peas on a rural New England farm watching for a nine peas pod. A motorcyclist visitor distracts her as she contemplates life after the war and the limits of her own prospects. The tale centers on her longing for excitement beyond the village and her quiet hope for a change in fortune.
A set of homemade recipes includes Rice Hash by Mrs C McKay of Providence and Scotch Broth by Prudence Young of Indian Orchard. The Rice Hash blends chopped meat with cooked rice and butter baked until brown. Scotch Broth uses neck mutton, vegetables, and rice or barley simmered until tender. A Chocolate Cream Pie by Marjorie T Silcox of Amherst blends sugar cornstarch milk and chocolate in a double boiler for a creamy dessert.
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