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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1910
Page
5
Curtis Menard, 18 months old, is named another pretty baby in Revere. The note with his photograph calls him fat and bright with blue eyes and light hair. He is the son of Mrs. Nettle Menard and resides at 10 Otis Street, Revere.
A young woman asks Mildred Champagne for guidance after receiving four marriage proposals yet being drawn to a theater manager who faces parental disapproval. The columnist counsels weighing character and stability, noting marriage is a serious long term contract and urging careful consideration before choosing.
The Post Santa Claus program spent 1575.70 to aid destitute children with funds raised by readers. It notes the budget was for the children and that more was used beyond the stated total to bring joy to their Christmas.
Readers donated to a Christmas relief effort aiding 20 500 children across Boston and nearby towns. The Post Santa Claus department reports detailed expenditures totaling 1082 00 for toys stockings and candy and 493 70 for clothing and related items. The article notes many reader contributions not itemized and praises widespread community support from Boston Chelsea South Boston Dorchester Roxbury and surrounding suburbs.
The Sunday Post recounts Santa's South Boston visit and a 1 year old helper who shared his package. A Somerville donor sent $10 to aid the five child family after the father’s burial last Wednesday following four years of illness. the mother and eldest daughter contribute to rent.
A collage of recipe snippets and attribution from multiple locations including Bridgeport Connecticut and Natick Massachusetts. Dishes include a fruit dressing with walnuts for twelve, hashed mutton with mushrooms, lemon cake batter and fried cruisers with sugar, plus potato bake and muffin-style items.
Tito Ricordi arrives in Boston to supervise English language staging of Puccini’s The Girl of the Golden West. He aims to form an American English grand opera circuit with rehearsals in Boston and Chicago, stressing education, ensemble singing, and native talent.
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as containing natural digestive agents to aid digestion. It claims rapid relief for indigestion and related ailments, with home chemical tests, a London address, and an offer for a free trial sample from F. A. Stuart Co. Marshall Michigan.
A diary like lyric depicts Doc Cook mocked worldwide for failing to find the Pole. The verse urges him to stop boasting and work honestly, arguing the public forgives effort over talk and fancy writing. Walt Mason’s lines critique vanity and promote plow and toil over self-promotion.
John F. Daley, 32, of 19 Cherry Street, is held for the grand jury on 85000 bail by Judge Parmenter for the death of Mrs. Annie Newgabower, 33, of 29 Rochester Street. The alleged quarrel occurred December 17 at 19 Cherry Street, after which she was struck and died from a fractured skull.
M Felix de la Chaux, accused by federal authorities and Boston society of imposture, told the Board of Insanity he is sane and disputed claims. He described an escape from Canada in 1910 after an injury and arrest, and alleged a plot to seize his inheritances. He said his Canadian lawyer remains jailed for mishandling a case.
Mrs Harold Fe Young and her husband, newlyweds from Dorchester, spent their honeymoon snowshoeing in the White Mountains New Hampshire. They wed last Monday at the bride's parents home on Windermere Road Dorchester. The bride, Florence Gara Moore, is the daughter of Frank A Moore. Mr Young serves as private secretary to Mayor Hatfield of Newton. They plan to reside on Commonwealth Avenue Auburndale.
A fashion doll feature titled Sister Prue on Commons wealth avenue appears in next Sunday's Post. The item is described as beautiful with brilliant color on heavy paper.
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