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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1912
Page
7
A writer contrasts speech habits of well born youths with hoodlum talk and cites divorce case examples. The piece mocks affected terms like Googalam and Dear Mushy Wushy as signs of poor training in proper English. It laments indecipherable language as marriage and social etiquette wane.
A reader mocks a mother's boast of her child's invented language and the idea that such babble marks genius. The writer notes the irony of praising rare speech while devaluing real language progress in children.
A letter in the North Attleboro Reader declares a person or group more worthy of the label genius, reflecting local opinion and playful rivalry potential.
A mother criticizes using baby talk like choo choo moo moo and da da arguing it delays learning. She recalls teaching her son correct pronunciation from the start, noting his schoolwork benefited as he began classes.
Readers share experiences on love versus money in marriage. A wife recounts enduring jealousy and a new bond with a morally upright admirer after 19 years of marriage. A second speaker, the Elder Sister, argues money matters less than character in romance. Billie voices support for traditional partnership.
A reader writes that the Sewing Circle has been an unfailing fountain of solace and companionship, praising its steady support and comforting advice during personal trials and daily cares.
John Genthine, 22, a sailor, was fined $10 in Municipal Court for cruelty to a dumb animal after allegedly throwing his cat Nixie from a second story window at Mahoney's cafe on Atlantic Avenue. The accuser, a cafe cook, said she witnessed the act.
A 17 year old from Rockport, George L. Dennett, is arrested for multiple break ins in Rockport residents homes. He admitted to entries at John Hooper and George Strople homes between May and July, stealing cash jewelry and silverware. He is held for Superior Court.
Seaconner Coal Co of Providence reports saving over twenty cents a ton with Alco trucks. Los Angeles Pressed Brick Co declares Alco pays 164 percent on the investment in its operations.
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