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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1911
Page
9
Chicago report details wartime recruitment cards that use slang and the expletive word cuss to mock recruits. The piece notes reader shock at the language on the Army recruiting card and its attempt to spur enlistment.
In New Rochelle New York Mayor and officials credit 11 year old Harrison Lee a Baltimore transplant with ridding City Hall of rats after he used a fishing line baited with cheese to trap 67 rats then killed a final huge rat with a club overnight no rats seen since his three day effort and a late cheese setup and plan.
H S Smith of Mckinley Texas seeks divorce citing Mrs Smiths opposition to Senator W Bailey. Bailey seeks reelection with his term ending March 8 1913 amid active opposition.
Mrs Frances Held of Danbury Connecticut accidentally threw a pair of stockings from a moving train en route to Los Angeles California. No injuries reported and the incident was noted in transit as a minor mishap.
A Canadian Pacific locomotive on the night express from St Stephen to Woodstock collided with a giant bull moose near Woodstock. The moose was killed and the locomotive sustained a badly broken front with repair costs estimated at 1000 dollars.
The note suggests mending cracked porcelain by tying and boiling in skim milk, eating nuts as meat substitutes, and using olive oil cream and butter liberally. It also covers digestible starches, care for dingy plaster figures, quick burn treatment, and sewing tips for silk dresses with canton flannel facing.
A humorous note about a mock letter from Mrs. O T Hermall and a detailed potpourri making method by Peggy Bradford. The letter’s satire amused readers, while Bradford describes drying rose petals and layering spices and oils to create a long lasting fragrance jar.
Eleanor responds to Eveline about taking money from a husband's pockets to support herself and children. She shares a personal experience of taking dollars and small bills, argues marriage should provide support, and invites Eveline to write back with updates.
A poem titled OBHRIA warns readers to attack by shaming professionals and delivering violence if harassed. It suggests calling people aside to humiliate them and even using bricks to strike their eyes. The piece promises bail if arrested and urges marginalized communities to stay in their places.
A Windsor reader describes a marriage eleven years old with three children aged ten four and a younger one. The husband spends spare time away from the family and never takes the children out, leaving the wife fatigued and worried as they grow up with little affection for him.
Mary Ann writes that Mrs Owe Them All seems a humorous nom de plume in Mrs O. T. Hemall’s letter. She finds the joke clever and argues the advice given by Mrs Hemall is sound, noting others may share her view despite differing senses of humor.
The fragment hints at a traveler recalling a rose jar aroma from a summer vacation. It evokes a personal nostalgia moment tied to a scent experience and a wish for that memory to return.
The letter from MAPLE LEAF seeks suggestions of well known paintings and clever fair representations. Examples include The Horse Fair represented by a dish of oats to imply horse fare. The writer asks for a few more painting names or ideas for sociable displays.
A reader explains how to transplant honeysuckle cuttings and shares success with a variegated variety. She recalls receiving a cutting, planting it in shade, watering well, and now enjoying a thriving shrub. Peggy signs the note.
Emery Bemis & Co 82 Central Wharf remains Boston’s lone leaf tobacco exporter as the trade shifts from Yara and Havana cargoes. Founder Emery Bemis (born 1800) built a firm that once shipped vast quantities to African ports and Opportune markets. today it serves cigar manufacturers and dealers with a long-standing Boston presence. The firm’s current head, born 1864 in Cambridge, took over in 1902 after managing and expanding the “anti nervous” cigars business, and remains a local leader with civic and fraternal ties.
Edmund Berube, who surrendered and allegedly confessed to murdering Morris Schwartz in a Seventh Street pool room, appeared in District Court with counsel entering a not guilty plea. The state gained a continuance to June 15 and Berube was held without bail as prosecutors plan grand jury evidence presentation in New Bedford.
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