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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1909
Page
9
Readable reminiscences recount Lincoln’s Black Hawk War boast and a cheeky legal case in Springfield. It notes his mock military bravado in early politics and a tale of advising a client to drop a suit, then delivering moral counsel and a free tip.
Johnny Kay, a 20 year old sign painter, is robbed of $300 by a six foot one inch thief high above the street. Two years later in a Western city he spots the robber in a crowd, helps lawmen corner him, and learns the thief stole $10,000 from Franklin National with a $1000 reward. Kay contemplates a future as a detective after the arrest.
Dear Miss Champagne writes that a young woman has won over a father, who has reformed for six years. The adviser urges the nineteen year old to welcome the partner, noting the stepmother role and long ethical influence, and cautions against selfish objections.
A crowded department store advertises deep discounts on womens and mens waists, silks, millinery, and footwear. It lists dozens of discounted items from leather bags to knit slippers and includes floor-by-floor merchandising with reduced prices across dresses, coats, blankets, linens, and curtains.
A Boston reader asks if a Chinaman can be naturalized and if Chinese voters exist in Boston. Answers note a ban on naturalization for Chinese immigrants, with two Chinese voters named Charley K. Shue and May C. Wing. Other inquiries cover amateur nights at Boston theaters, cooking schools, a 1908 Mrs Dane's Defence benefit, a fertilizing plant, Admiral Schroeder biography, Mother and Child prize winners, and Philippine service of the 26th Massachusetts Regiment.
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