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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1908
Page
7
The New York Board of Fire Underwriters issued a blanket notice denying fire loss coverage for damages caused by fires starting from Christmas trees. The move pits financial interests against tradition as insurers warn against tree fires, signaling a shift in risk policy across the city.
The Church of the Sacred Heart in East Boston hosts a Christmas celebration led by Rev. tor ONeil with a new liturgical mass approved by the church music commission. Rev. William A. McNeil, newly ordained, sings his first solemn high mass with 7:30 p.m. vespers. The program lists multiple mass settings, organ preludes, hymns, a sermon, offertory, and choral works, featuring a 25-voice choir and J. W. Burgoyne as organist.
A New England Maple Syrup Company letter to elevated railway officials from Cambridge complains of poor City Point car service from Dover Street to the West Boston bridge end. It cites filthy cars, irregular running times, and inadequate morning and evening service for Dudley Street workers, urging improved transit and car conditions.
Frederick W. Hamilton of Tufts College responds to Morrison J. Swift. He quotes Swift’s stance on protecting workers who are hands and asserts equal privileges for all citizens. The letter letters discuss labor rights and universal suffrage.
Berlin dispatch reports President Castro showing evident desire to settle the lingering Venezuela France differences. He held a lengthy private conference at his hotel with a senior German Foreign Office representative.
Dr C E Stiles warned at the National Commission on Country Life session that tuberculosis and typhoid cause immense losses in the United States. Speakers discussed farm drainage, road building, education, and a White Mountain reserve as critical rural priorities. The commission plans to file its report with the President early next year.
Dr Stiles and Dr Lyman A Jones of North Adams and a State Board of Health inspector spoke on the neglected economic side of epidemics. The discussion highlighted the need for greater attention to the economic impact alongside public health concerns.
Irving Moore confronts Eileen over her mercenary choice between him and Caleb March. She chooses March for money, leaving Moore to pursue art and wealth. Eight years later he returns to find Eileen changed, with Beulah Owen as a new family link, and Moore renews a cautious friendship.
Dear Hulda seeks guidance on a workplace crush on a married man. The adviser warns that staying in the job risks self reproach and unhappiness and recommends Hulda seek another position to avoid further danger and emotional strain.
Dear reader asks why a young man distant after nine months of acquaintance remains attentive no longer. The adviser suggests possible reasons such as another interest or inability to marry and urges direct conversation to clarify feelings and avoid false rumors. If decline is gradual, move on.
Italian born chef at Angelo Cafe with a long global career from Turin to London to Rome. He emigrated to the United States, worked in New York and Florida hotels, then settled in Boston for nine years, serving at the Rockmere Inn Marblehead and later Angelo Cafe. He shares a complex wedding dish recipe Supreme of Chicken Under Glass a la Noble with truffles tongue and chestnut like decorations.
In Hazlehurst Mississippi on December 17 Miss Ethel Pitts daughter of Dr A B Pitts killed by rival Dr T B Birdsong married District Attorney Hugh V Wall the prosecutor who sent Birdsong to life imprisonment for the murder.
Instructions describe preparing large fresh oysters fried in salted batter and served with a cheese rarebit sauce. The notes include a cheese mix of cheddar cream mustard salt cayenne butter eggs and toast and emphasize gradual cooking and immediate serving.
Dainty canapes made from half inch bread rounds fried in butter and topped with a nut paste. The paste blends hickory and walnut with rose water celery allspice and cranberry jelly, then warmed to finish before serving. Mrs L N Maynard P O Box 94 Sanford Maine.
Joints stoles are more modish than ever. Paris displays a craze for pearls and dyed ostrich plumes in rich tones. White furs, small hats, and white waistlines recur with fur coats. Velvet on crepe de soie appears among new materials. Shoes pair with costumes. browns and tans blend with bright outfits. Hat pins dazzle in plaited metal designs. Swans down crowns replace marabout when pricey plumage is spared.
Jason Weiler senior partner of Jason Weiler & Son at 384 Washington Street marks the thirty five year anniversary of his independent jewelry business. He came from Germany at age 20 and later built Eastern headquarters in Bangor Maine. Weiler notes strong holiday sales and broad advertising, aided by the Post. He leads both the wholesale firm and the Weiler Manufacturing Company with son Gustavus.
Lucius Tuttle, president of the Boston and Maine railroad, will speak at the Catholic Union smoker at the club house on Washington and Worcester streets Saturday evening. It is the second club smoker of the season and Tuttle will deliver an address.
Pittsburg December 18 President Eliot of Harvard was chosen as president of the National Civil Service Reform League. Vice presidents include President Garfield of Williams College and Moorfield Storey of Boston.
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