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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1912
Page
15
A note describes Kate at the lighthouse playing tag with a family goat. She avoided sitting with a punished adult, choosing to play with relatives instead. The scene ends with Kate panting behind a garden fence as goat and girl resume their game. Mrs. A. L. Jaggar, 85 Garden Street, Malden.
The Indian pony stands under 13 hands yet shows notable activity and strength. Its rider nearly touches the ground while the animal moves freely with a high crest, flowing mane and tail, and a proud head. The body is sturdy and legs and feet are durable. Large herds once roamed Northwest prairies.
Nellie Bly now 32 and living on a Worcester farm charms visitors with tricks and a hen riding routine. She bangs on the door with her hoof and bow shakes hands and accepts treats. She eats pies at picnics and even eats a bantam hen’s egg each morning.
A horse named Old Dan, used in Boston as a truck horse, lived 26 years. After a two week pasture rest at age 16 he returned home, neighing along the way. Neighbors offered water and grain as he followed the road to his old barn and master, then refused the pasture and stayed near home. Mrs S S Wilson, Hillsboro New Hampshire.
In Rockland Maine E H Philbrick recalls buying a handsome balky horse that would not stop once started. The plan bent wood into a circular track around his house with the horse pulling logs as Philbrick circled the yard and loaded a pile by noon.
Narrator recalls a family scene near the lighthouse with a horse named Kate that resisted a heavy load. The narrator’s grandfather, uncle, his wife, and a baby travel five miles from the lighthouse. Kate repeated stopping and sitting as the uncle moved in and out of the carriage, a curious pattern observed over time.
On a hot summer day years ago a weary horse wandered the village square seeking water. A man reluctantly pulled away when the horse gripped his sleeve, then allowed the animal to lead him to a pump and bucket. After three offers of water the horse sighed gratefully and moved on. Mrs Amy I Stanley Winthrop.
Readers identify the origin of the line "By the worth of the body" from Rudyard Kipling's poem Tomlinson. St Peter at Heaven's gate is said to speak. Tomlinson was neither worthy nor unworthy and is sent back to warn mankind.
EB E reports the driest year in the last century to be 1822 with 27.2 inches of precipitation and the wettest year on record as 1863 with 67.7 inches. The total precipitation for 1916 was 37.3 inches, versus the 100 year average of 43.9 inches.
The region around Cambrai lies slightly north of 50 degrees north. Boston sits around 42 to 43 degrees north. Cambrai is roughly aligned with St Johns Newfoundland in latitude.
The speaker notes that phrasing December as a winter month is largely customary. In the United States the winter months are December January February, while in Great Britain November December January are commonly called the winter months.
The pronunciation name Poincaré consists of three syllables. In civil life he was an editor lawyer author and meteorologist.
A correspondent explains glucose also called corn syrup contains about half dextrin a nutritious gum from bread crusts about one third grape sugar and one sixth various wholesome substances. It is less sweet than cane sugar and not a strong sweetener used to keep confectionery smooth.
Dorothy Janette visits to display a fur set of chinchilla squirrel and sealskin with seal edging. The scarf features a wrap through slit design while the muff is chinchilla with seal bands. She notes she cannot buy luxuries while war sufferers need comfort for soldiers.
A collection of Sew ing Circle letters discusses cross border letter writing to soldiers, godmother support for boys abroad, gift giving at Christmas, and social kindness. Readers defend letter writing to lonely servicemen, advocate useful thoughtful gifts, and urge kindness over gossip in a war year.
Alicia Hoyt recalls old refinements such as the delicate little finger, curved arms, and formal speech now seen as dated. The column then counsels balanced attention for a 17 year old, urging against exclusive courting of a single girl.
Fads describe elaborate hats with long quills and wide brims, beige suede low shoes with black military toes, fur dominated motor clothing, leopard skin coats and accessories, bright green trim suits, full silk jersey sleeves, Russian blouse styling, embroidered wool mufflers, and veils that require careful coordination to avoid marring the outfit.
Subjects of the Austro Hungarian empire numbered in tens of thousands in Connecticut have flocked to New Haven and Hartford to obtain naturalization papers. Bridgeport and Waterbury also report large Austrian and Hungarian populations employed in foundries and metal working plants earning substantial wages.
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