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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1909
Page
7
Mrs Wedderly quotes a magazine line on meeting trouble. The husband dismisses it and asks for guidance on dodging trouble rather than meeting it. The scene emphasizes desire for practical, evasive advice over direct confrontation.
The scene features Angeline coldly informing the speaker that she will not marry a poor, penniless man despite his pleading. The exchange highlights a sharp, dismissive refusal and a mismatch of social expectations in a romantic moment.
A parent urges the son to rise early and seize opportunity with a proverb. The son rejects the phrase, claiming he will not follow early riser rules and jokes that he might instead catch a hookworm. The dialogue captures a playful clash between tradition and modern attitude.
Dialogue shows Hyker pressuring Pyker about indicting his wife for incendiary talks. Pyker says she demands he start a fire each morning, prompting Pyker to seek a lawyer.
Mrs Stubb laments a ruined millinery shop after a destructive blaze. Mr Stubb notes the loss as all merchandise is reduced to ashes, prompting Mrs Stubb to call it a chance for bargains and John confirms the grim outcome.
In a quiet moment on a long-ago day, Eileen Melcher asks David Barclay if a woman can propose. He agrees to marry her, praising her bravery as they acknowledge gender norms and the power of love to overcome social restraint.
Boston Post runs a feature inviting readers to identify photographed children from Dorchester and Brookline on the street. Five dollar gold pieces will be awarded to the child whose parent guardian or relative can identify the original image at the City Editor’s room within five days.
A column presents questions and answers on diverse topics. Queries cover tunnels lengths, celebrity birthplaces, Henry Hadley’s origins and works, Greely Arctic expedition timing, Theodore Roosevelt’s weight and height, Parsifal performances in Boston, the late King of Portugal’s assassination, and census marital status reasoning.
Boil a dozen apples with butter and sugar then bake with bread crumbs and top sugar. Mrs Orin Sears of Hingham provides this apple dish. Also lobster slices cooked in butter with salt pepper cayenne brandy sherry mace and simmered with egg yolks cream and puff paste garnish. served warm. Olive Williams Dorchester.
Peel and slice Spanish onion, seal and drain. Melt butter, cook onion 10 minutes, add milk and cheese, cook until melted, whisk in egg and milk, serve on toast. Mrs M Jeannette 109 Elmwood Rd Swampscott. Fry bacon, cook potatoes in fat, add beaten eggs and potato, stir until done. Mrs G M Palmer East Pepperell.
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