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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1909
Page
7
Albany July 13 records from the state health department show a rise in personal safety related deaths. There were 1207 crisis reports in 1907 and 1409 last year, averaging 117 per month.
Lieutenant George A. Boynton was buried with five honors. A delegation from Everett Lodge Elks No 642 and Revere Aerie Hayles No 781 attended, along with a Veteran Firemen group. Pallbearers included Herbert Watson Edward Powers James Loydd William Tappan Charles Perry Frank Pray Edward Clarke and Charles Golliff. Services were at St Paul Episcopal Church by Rev Francis Beal and at Woodlawn Cemetery by the Elks.
Police in Haverhill chase reports of a wildman seen at dusk near Gile street and toward Newton New Hampshire. The mysterious figure is described as very lightly clad and has residents on edge.
A near centenarian grandmother recalls a lunge into a past Boston tale of romance at a Maplewood farm near Harvard. The sketch centers on Aunt Hephzibah Jones, her retired sailor suitor Samuel Brown, and a barn window confession that ends in Hephzibah's farm life.
Mrs A E Chace of 15 Bradford Avenue Newport Rhode Island shares a home canning method for strawberries. Wash and drain 65 pounds of fruit then boil 5 pounds sugar with glint water until taffy like. Add berries juice of one lemon and boil hard. Pour into a vessel and cool until the next day before canning again.
Seventeen members of a stranded New York variety troupe arrived today on a banana boat and said Venezuela is a poor field for vaudeville.
Albert Davis the treasurer of Plymouth County died at his South Avenue home this morning after several months of illness. The obituary notes his years of public service and his role in county finances. The notice appears in the Whitman area column dated July 13.
A light verse by Walt Mason from 1909 humorously laments climate mood swings. The speaker recalls winter longing for summer while condemning heat and cold in playful, rhymed observations about fickle weather.
Miss Mary notes silk parasols with matching handles and enamelled wood. Stockings match shoes and summer blouses in China or Japanese silk are popular. Embroidery and braid trim outpace lace, with gloves and fine linens in new textures. The latest bandings in white lawn feature a small leaf dot pattern, while gowns lean to plain skirts with lace and needlework. The hair centers in a Recamier chignon and wide puffs complement large millinery. The princess gown shows a panel from armhole to hem, and black accents appear on most toilettes.
Dear Miss Champagne shows a reader breaking a five year engagement. The columnist advises the engaged man’s habit dulls the idea of marriage and urges breaking up after two years to protect a woman’s time and opportunity.
Dear Miss Champagne invites letters on whether long engagements hurt or help couples. Frank argues engagements unfairly burden women and waste time if the man changes his mind, while he seeks reader opinions and experiences for publication.
The Rev. Herbert A. Manchester declines the post as secretary to the India mission in charge of lepers. Rev. A. J. Hughes of Everett to sail for Europe, with departure for Montreal tomorrow and Montreal to follow. July union services planned at St John M E church. The Rev. T. Frank Waters resigns from South Congregational Ipswich after 30 years to pursue literary work.
A Boston Post reader claims a harmless simple home method removes superfluous hair without the electric needle and offers to share full particulars for a two cent reply stamp. Caroline Osgood signs from 287 A Vaughan Building Providence.
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