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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1910
Page
11
A crowd gathers at the courthouse square as torches burn and a tale teller courts attention with a tonic pitch and a blue-eyed girl's memory. A Bilance marks the Irvington car's lateness while a Butler College sociologist recognizes a tall youth, sparking a silent recognition between two men.
A white headed professor greets Robert Stuart, once dubbed Apollo Belvedere, recognizing him after years apart. The men stroll to the station as the elder hints at an old prophecy and a plan to locate a girl with sapphire eyes, recalling past times and the old places.
A reader asks about appropriate age to court and whether a man should call. The reply says age after 21 is reasonable if he can support a partner, and notes young love's dreaming contrasts with practical costs. It adds a young girl enjoys birthday wishes but later may prefer Christmas gifts.
The letter asks whether to restore friendship with a three year older young man after parental objections. The adviser notes mothers often want to guide marriage choices and suggests considering the mother’s reasons before acting, and to keep the status quo if appropriate.
The article notes rhinestones and crystal embroidery on evening gowns, opals in winter jewelry, gold lace headbands, and dull metallic ornaments on dresses and hats. It cites twisted shell hairpins, vivid color contrasts on waists, suede gloves for day and evening wear, mousseline de soie scarves with marabout edging, and fur stoles versus neckpieces. A white Brussels net scarf appears as a fashionable new item.
Advertises low rate excursion tickets to Principal Points in the Adirondacks from January 1 to 15 via Boston and Albany. Contact 298 Washington Street, Boston for details.
Mrs Morse visits Charles W Morse in Atlanta prison, urging his release. She plans to stay until weekend and was granted an extended one hour visit beyond the usual 80 minutes, meeting him in convict garb and expressing hope for freedom.
Mayor E. R. Taylor today received the committee report appointed in October 1908 to investigate municipal corruption, in light of grand jury findings and prosecutions for bribery and other offenses against the state. The document outlines several recommendations.
Mayor Hibbard issued a call for a special noon meeting of the Board of Aldermen to consider transferring appropriations for health and registration divisions. The health department requires 15000 more this year. The session is for general business like a regular meeting ahead of the Common Council gathering tonight.
Elizabeth Tibbetts seven and Frances Murphy six are in Somerville Hospital with broken legs after separate coasting accidents yesterday. Each girl was walking along the sidewalk when struck by a coaster.
Washington reports a city iced over causing widespread disruption. Streetcars ran but wagons were left in the streets as coasting accidents injured five boys, two seriously, and another youth hit a taxicab, taken to hospital unconscious.
A discarded Christmas tree set ablaze by students near Claverly Hall and Ridgeley Hall at Harvard on the Gold Coast minutes after midnight. Students formed a fire brigade, cheered, and watched as the blaze was extinguished before the department arrived.
The Wage Scale Committee of the Boston and Maine Railroad Freight Handlers’ Assembly conferred with Third Vice-President Frank Barr regarding a 10 months old petition for wage scale improvement and a shorter work day. The union seeks raising daily pay from 2 dollars to 2.50 and shortening the workday from 11 to 10 hours.
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