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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1909
Page
8
The proverb hunt gains momentum with over 1300 prizes totaling 2600 dollars awarded in eight weeks. Contestants from across New England entered, and the editor faced a daily surge of letters to publish results in the Post. Participants are urged to read hunt conditions printed in the daily edition.
A compiled list provides names and street addresses for numerous Boston area residents across Dorchester Roxbury Jamaica Plain East Boston Charlestown South Dorchester and Roslindale. The entries include Mrs. J. H. Smith Mrs. Catherine Fowler and Elizabeth Smith among others with street numbers and avenues.
Winners in Boston district include Mrs H A Barnes 33 Laurel Dorchester Centre second prize goes to Mrs Mary Slavin 70 Roseclair and Mrs Addie M Kennedy 99 Falcon East Boston. Others listed include Fiora M Crowley 22 W Canton St Boston Abbie OBrien 635 East Sixth St South Boston Crystal Bird 389 Northampton St Boston and many more with names and addresses across Roxbury Dorchester Roslindale and Brighton.
A long OCR list shows multiple prize recipients from New England towns and cities. Names and addresses span Massachusetts New Hampshire Maine Vermont Connecticut Rhode Island and Rhode Island recipients include Mrs Harold F Studley Evelyn Reed Mrs Edith H Cooper Clare M Turner and many others with street numbers and cities across the region.
A long OCR style roster lists numerous individuals and their addresses across Arlington Heights Chelsea Brookline Canton Dedham Hyde Park Hull Hingham East Milton Mil an Medford Quincy Woburn Revere Needham Wakefield Milton East Somerville Stoneham Weston Watertown Cambridge Winchester Wellesley Somerville Newton Newton Upper Falls Newton Highlands Allerton Hull Maplewood Malden Winter Hill Somerville Winter Allill Somerville Wollaston Quiner with streets including Florence Avenue Franklin Avenue Beacon Street East Street Floral Place High Street Central Avenue Morrison Avenue Walnut Street and other local roads. The item reads like a directory clipping or mailing list.
A compiled list of names tied to department store winnings or recognitions across leading retailers including WilliamS. Butler & Co Houghton Dutton Co and Jordan Marsh Co with participants such as Elizabeth Nichols Stella Ledden Florence Iback Ellen Du Ross Ruth Shaw and many others noted alongside store affiliations like Gilchrist Co Shepard Norwell Co and BR White Co.
Mrs H A Barnes of 33 Laurel Street Dorchester Centre wins first prize in Boston district proverb hunt as a mother of a large family she plans to use the prize for a memorable keepsake. Mrs Laura Sherman of 120 Florence Avenue Arlington Heights also wins first prize in suburb contest and will buy pretty souvenirs from the Sunday Post.
Miss Elizabeth Nichols of William Bler & Co. Tremont street won the first prize among women and girls in department stores for last Sunday's Post proverb contest. She lives at 115 Bartlett Street Somerville and said the prize money will help fund her vacation next week.
Mrs Harold F Studley of West Hanover wins first prize in the Sunday Post proverb hunt outside Boston. She is guest of her sister Mrs Thomas Nathan of Brockton and plans to use the prize money for a Boston trip and necessities found in advertisements. Studley is a popular West Hanover matron involved in local societies.
The Rev. Herbert Parrish former Chestnut Hill pastor in Boston has received a call to St Luke's Church Baltimore and is expected to accept. Highland M E Church Dorchester held a strawberry festival last evening with proceeds for the building fund.
Detroit report before the Biologic al Seminary section of the American Chemical Society notes cheaper beef cuts offer similar nutrition to tenderloins porterhouse steaks and sirloins, though they require longer chewing. MIT professor H C Prescott explains chewing results match the higher quality cuts. A study by Dr H S Crindley of Illinois covers 24 students’ food requirements.
A Massachusetts report on industrial education urges separate four year vocational schools parallel to high schools. It outlines two years of general shop training plus two years of industry specific study, with youths entering at 14 or 15 to shorten apprenticeships. It notes broad cooperation from workers and cautions against mixing with elementary or general high schooling.
Congressman George P. Lawrence leads a Boston Chamber of Commerce harbor tour with about 500 merchants aboard the steamer leaving Rowe's Wharf at 2 PM. Hosts include executives from New York New Haven Hartford Boston and Maine and many notable officials. Maps and guides will highlight docks channels lighthouses and harbor landmarks.
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