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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1908
Page
7
reader letters discuss unwanted attention from a young woman and a fading romance. advice urges ignoring persistent calls and returning love notes, plus not letting such interactions derail life. a second letter asks about a man’s cooling interest and recommends an open talk to avert a lasting cloud.
A narrator from Mauch Chunk joins the N E A convention in Boston and encounters a street boy who throws a rosebud at a widowed friend Amelia. Amelia corrects the boy, then the two women tour a monumental temple and discuss the clash between loneliness and care as they plan a postponed visit to Amelia’s suburban home.
Mapl Flake claims to make whole wheat fully digestible by a lengthy preparation and thin flaking process. It asserts that every atom is attacked by heat to allow digestive juices full access, delivering all the food value of wheat.
An advertisement touts Map!Flake wheat cooked in pure maple syrup to appeal to children and parents. It urges choosing a tastier, complete food over inferior options and claims kids will request it again. The short copy ends with the numbers 4913.
The narrator visits Amelia and her adopted ten year old son, noting the boy’s care for plants and animals and his budding talents. He recalls a freer past self and wonders how Amelia’s guardianship will shape his future as he imagines him becoming a humanitarian and possible genius. The piece ends with a hopeful, resonant image of a soul marching on.
Washington Franklin Schott, 15, son of Joseph F. Schott a northwest side millionaire, vanished June 11 after telling friends he would go West to shoot buffaloes and kill Indians, drawn by romantic Wild West tales.
A collection of beverage and dessert recipes with instructions and names and addresses of contributors such as MRS. W. H. EDWARDS Newtonville MRS. GEORGE B. BLAKE Newburyport and others. Includes berry mint beverages carrot tea and banana desserts with jelly water and orangeade notes.
Fall and winter furniture displays feature Colonial Sideboard in mahogany with marquetry, a Quartered Oak Dining Table with square top, Five heavy turned legs, and Solid Mahogany Parlor Sets. Prices range from 4.00 to 100.00, with additional mahogany rocker offerings.
In Kennil New Jersey on August 30 Henry Stoddard a farmer led his bull Mollycoddle up Mine Hill when George Purdy and Marcus Hackett of New York driving Purdy's red car approached. The bull charged the auto sending both up and into a ditch. The car occupants escaped with only bruises while Mollycoddle bore a hood fragment on a horn. Purdy sought a doctor in Hopatcong.
Count Leo Tolstoy remains confined to his armchair at Yasnaya Polyana after a recent illness. The leg pain has subsided but movement remains limited.
A sunny day at Revere Beach attracted about 200000 pleasure seekers from Greater Boston. State police Chief Whitney and Inspector Hardiman toured the amusements. Two men, suspected New York crooks, were arrested by state patrols. State bath house served 2500 bathers.
Mrs Edward McDonough of Hast McKeesport collected 3000 dollars on a life insurance policy and rode home with her 18 month old baby. The child reached for the pocketbook and tossed it from the streetcar window. The cash vanished.
Portsmouth, N H Aug 30 Mrs Elizabeth Broughton 70 wife of former Mayor John H Broughton was struck by an automobile while alighting from a street car near her residence. She suffered broken ribs a dislocated shoulder a sprained ankle and other injuries. Doctors fear she may not recover. The driver said she stepped in front of the car and the accident could not be avoided.
Mrs. Margaret Snyder reports her husband used a hatchet at daybreak to destroy a new mahogany piano, scattering ivory keys across the parlor floor and tossing wires on the lawn, as police are alerted to prevent further destruction of gifts from his mother-in-law.
In Alexandria Tennessee on August 30 James M Salin aged 64 married Sibyl Tanner aged 20 after less than a week of courting. The ceremony was conducted by Rev M B Scott at Dowelltown. This marks Salin's fifth marriage with the four previous wives deceased.
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