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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1912
Page
8
A social prompt from the Boston Post invites readers to recall their best meal ever. It asks where when and who accompanied the feast and what was eaten. A twenty dollar prize awaits the most vivid 200 word reminiscence with surrounding circumstances. The piece introduces reader letters received by the Dinner Editor.
Marguerite N Franklyn recalls a frugal summer bicycle trip from Bethlehem to Woodstock via Franconia Notch. With scarce funds the pair survived on bread milk and a single quart of milk to last a day, finally finding food at Woodstock and describing hunger as the best sauce.
An Osawatomie bound traveler recalls a nine passenger cart meal described as Mulligan stew made of chicken potatoes carrots turnips corn string beans cabbage salt and pepper. He escaped fare by hiding on a train then wandered to a traveler camp where salt and pepper earned him dinner.
Ad touts Cascarets as a cure for headache biliousness indigestion and sour stomach. It claims the laxative cleanses regulates the stomach removes undigested food and gas and clears the liver and bowels overnight with a 10 cent box.
Farmers contributed fixings but money could not buy friendship and fellowship that prevailed at a dinner event. Signed WwW. F. Scanlan from 21 Franklin Place, Revere. Ta
A wife describes her first Thanksgiving at home with husband mother and baby. They enjoyed a long meal with chicken pie rolls coffee various cakes and pies and fruit and nuts. The day felt providential and left a warm memory of family and gratitude.
One tenth of Clark College students in Worcester are sick with mumps and an epidemic is feared. The illness may affect all who have not had mumps before, forcing some students to withdraw from trials and miss class work. The outbreak is linked to a letter from an infected person and spread of the parotitis germ. Hall dormitory is cited. 35 of 70 female residents signed a complaint about crowding high charges, poor butter, scant portions, and lacking dessert.
The narrator recalls a brutal winter voyage from Callao to the Isle of Wight aboard the Pocahontas. A hurricane near Cape Horn battered the ship, sinking boats and nearly swamping the vessel. By evening the crew survived the gale, sharing a simple meal of roast pork after days of danger.
Mrs. Ruthina Berry recalls a bright dinner on a stormy winter night with her husband, newborn son, and wedding cake. The scene ends with reflections on life death eternity and love as the answer to all.
Mr and Mrs George A Appleby of 58 Newbury Street West Somerville were overcome by coal gas in their home Saturday night and are in serious condition but expected to recover Mrs Alice McKenna owner of the house residing on the upper floor smelled a strong odor of gas traced it to the Applebys and with help from C Harry Rolla broke in and found both unconscious as the house filled with gas from a stove in the parlor
Willis Eustis aged 111 and Tandy Clark aged 90, both colored, married in Belton Texas with ages verified for license. It is their first marriage for both and they planned a trolley honeymoon ride after the ceremony.
In Philadelphia court Mrs. Paul Schultz, described as a handsome woman, testified she loves Max Wag ner and will join him, declaring she wishes to cut ties with her family. Her husband is held on bail for an attempted shooting two nights earlier.
Miss Elizabeth Ewart, nearing the end of her third year at the College of Fine Arts, was dismissed from Syracuse University in Chancellor James R. Day's office. Her name led a list complaining about Haven meals.
In Oxford Ohio on January 21 a big black and white collie dog and a blue pigeon named for companionship three years with Ray Brosier are described as inseparable. They were pup and squab together and are now chummy like turtle doves.
Isi dore Cohen a San Francisco tailor hid his eight motherless children to win Minnie Levy a license to marry him. After she learned the truth she sought cancellation at the county clerk, saying she had been deceived.
Parents of Miss Mildred Curtis consent to her marriage with Cossett on condition he posts a $10,000 bond and supports her for five years. Cossett and two brothers-in-law met with an attorney to confirm the legality of the agreement and asked him to draft it.
Budapest reports Ilona Vardis, a city shopgirl, inherits Kronyi’s vast estate after an impulsive cuff note naming her sole heir. Kronyi dies shortly after signing the joke will. court upholds the will. Ilona receives the fortune minus one third to Kronyi's brother.
Malden Sealer of Weights and Measures William E Dunn campaigns against short weight butter sales. Investigations reportedly show butter weighed on heavy paper costing four cents per pound, allowing merchants to profit 38 to 45 cents per pound from the paper. He also opposes butter sold in wooden boxes.
St Pauls on Tremont Street ranks among the citys oldest Episcopal parishes. Formed in 1819 through Trinity Church members, it was consecrated June 8 1820 by Bishop Griswold and Bishop Brownell. The first rector was Samuel Farmar Jarvis.
In Haverhill on January 21 parishioners of St James Church plan a mass and banquet at St Patrick's Hall to mark the 25th anniversary of St James School. Rev Daniel F Desmond of Beachmont will give the sermon and Rev George A Lyons will address as the evening speaker. Rev James O Doherty will celebrate the morning mass and notes his 34 years in the area. the event also honors his 40th year of ordination.
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