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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1909
Page
9
Dealers advertise an alteration sale with extremely low prices and easy terms to sell all pianos before the 20th. After a storm yesterday buyers flocked to the sale as work begins to clear ware rooms and floors. Uprights in use and new uprights and squares priced from $15 to $300, with heavy discounts and guarantees.
A reader asks if a married man should call on a grass widow an acquaintance of his wife after a courtesy visit. The columnist warns against continued calls, noting risk and suggesting to avoid the woman, or bring the wife along if a call is necessary.
The columnist replies that an eighteen year old does not yet know love without someone calling it forth. She advises not to encourage men who show a desire to call, and to avoid feeling owned or pressured. Emphasizes autonomy and that modern times require the girl’s consent to any relationship.
An adorial piece touts a beauty doctor's figure culture method claiming striking bust and limb enhancement. It outlines a home formula using glycerine cadomene tincture rose water and borax with daily massages and hot water cleansing to yield six inch gains in a month.
Billie Benson flirts at a country hotel during a vacation. A charming young man grows devoted, calling her little girl as their days unfold with canoe rides, guitar songs, and shared confidences. He departs with chocolates and a soft goodbye, leaving Billie to ponder the breakup.
A Punch magazine poem by Tom Taylor honors Abraham Lincoln after his assassination. It contrasts Lincoln’s humble, steadfast leadership with the vile act of murder, praising his endurance, mercy, and resolve while denouncing the assassin and the cruelty of the deed.
In St Louis on February 11 a husband Mrs Menaugh battles a divorce suit by filing a cross bill referencing his wife 26 years of strict rules. He cites daily penalties and strict conduct including timing household chores meals and dress codes. The couple quarrel over obedience and social behavior.
In St Louis on Feb 11 Joseph Levinson sues Miss Mollie Seifert to recover 100 dollars for three months of courtship and 75 dollars for a diamond ring he says she kept after ending their engagement on Sept 2. Seifert questions the claimed expenses and asks five dollars as a correction.
In Marysville Ohio on February 11 the case to set aside the will of Samuel Ryan proceeds with attorney Richard L. Cameron asking a witness to reveal his full name. The man responds with a long list of names including Tomasanelah Lopes Deanguilliah Chilrich Alphonse Whyte. Whyte a wealthy blacksmith lives at 241 South Liberty Street Delaware Ohio.
A Post columnist recounts daily experiences at a ticket booth near theatres and rail stations. Mischief and misunderstandings unfold as patrons mistake show times, misread dates, and request seats, while staff juggle hurried crowds and odd requests.
A home recipe from Cora B. Stone of Waltham uses hot milk bread crumbs butter eggs and stewed fruit to make a cranberry dish with sugar sauce plus an overnight egg batter crumpet method from Mrs Marie L. Flinn of St Johnsbury Vermont details a batter from dough eggs and milk-warm water poured on a hot griddle without turning for round cakes
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