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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1910
Page
9
The Observant Citizen observes swarms of white moths near Everett and Malden lights, then shifts to local Boston items. Funeral in Brookline for John Norton, officer Jerry Mahoney returns to duty after injuries, streetcar noise complaints on Dudley street, and bureau employment notes. Also remarks on Nantasket boat schedules, a jail preference tale, and assorted household recipes and anecdotes.
A poor father Thomas Quay dreams of sending his crippled son Teddybusque to the countryside. He prays and finds a hundred dollars with a small gold chained miniature. The Maynards later arrive, and Editha learns of the boy and the longing they share. The money is kept, a new hope kindled as Teddybusque’s dream edges toward reality.
Several legations report suspected plague cases in Caracas Venezuela. The New York and Bermudas Asphalt Company won a petroleum concession on Paria peninsula and Pedernales Island after settling its dispute with the government.
In Souris Charolottetown reports the death of former Lieutenant-Governor McIntyre of Prince Edward Island. He served as a Canadian MP from 1874 to 1882 and again in 1887, and as Lieutenant-Governor from 1889 to 1904.
The Sewing Circle in the Boston Daily and Sunday Post invites New England homemakers to discuss home and family topics. Health hints baby care and household economy are welcome, with questions and advice exchanged under noms de plume. Correspondents should write on one side of the paper and mail to the Sewing Circle Editor, Boston Post.
A reader signs as JUSTICH argues that men and women both have much to learn. Women should be treated as companions and equals, with shared confidences in business and politics. The letter urges masculine restraint, clean living, and avoiding swearing and harmful habits.
The writer defends Flora and Sailor Girl, praising U S Navy sailors as gentlemen while noting two of five sailors may be bad. The cousin is a C P O and the writer’s sweetheart is a sailor, asserting sailors are more respectful than some civilians. The letter argues public opinion unfairly broadens from a few bad apples.
A reader writes from a sailor's perspective praising the Sewing Circle and its letters. The note says this is the sender's first letter to the group, expresses daily reading enjoyment, and requests future correspondence. The writer calls sailors "no good" yet honors them as fine gentlemen.
A suffrage-era correspondent laments limited political rights for women while noting private votes cast from home and the unseen impact of taxation. She questions whether wealth would alter "Sweet Content" and challenges the notion of gendered civic power within a male dominated system.
A reader contrasts a wife’s careless morning dress and peevish temper with a man’s neat, pleasant office demeanor. The letter argues women’s appearance affects job retention, noting men cannot fire their wives but may tolerate slack office staff. The writer reveals changing positions to find a man who would let them be alone.
A reflected note captures a man’s love for his wife and his long commitment, fifteen years of steady effort and devotion. The speaker declares a life defined by curiosity and mutual affection, contrasting years of labor with shared affection.
A letter signed Bay View asks for the writer to send her address so assistance may be possible. Mrs. Re. F. Clements of Monroe Maine offers to help and requests the sender’s address in reply.
A sailor's wife praises the Navy and its sailors, calling them perfect gentlemen and asking readers to give three cheers for the navy and its free-hearted jackies.
An adult woman may draft a will without a lawyer though a large estate benefits from legal help. Start with a will blank from a law stationer, fill it out, and in Massachusetts three witnesses are required. Witnesses cannot be beneficiaries or spouses of beneficiaries, and a wife's consent is needed to deprive a husband of his share. Subsequent marriage or birth may invalidate the will.
Jefferson Turner a Black man aged 110 died of old age in Galesburg Illinois on July 18. The obituary notes his long life and passing in the city with no cause beyond natural aging. Local records list him as a notable elder in the community.
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