Flint Firm’s Stall 28 History at Faneuil Hall Market
A historic Boston produce stall at Faneuil Hall Market long associated with the Flint name spans since 1847. George R. Flint, sole proprietor today, followed a path from Lyme New Hampshire to Boston, joining Flint and Richards, and later carrying on Levi Flint’s legacy with public ties to the Royal Arcanum, Boston Chamber of Commerce, and the Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange.
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Faneuil Hall
George R. Flint
Levi Flint
Lyme
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George Rodney Flint
Boston
Leonard Richards
Mr. Flint
The
Royal Arcanum, Boston Chamber of Commerce
Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange
Dear Patience How to marry on a small salary
A reader asks if marriage is feasible on $15 a week and Miss Champagne explains that a happy home rests on the wife’s character and thrift, not the salary. She notes many families survived on low pay and that courts of love, not money, shape a lasting union.
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Miss Champagne
Carrie
Apricot Dessert Prep With Sponge Cake Rounds
Cut rounds from stale sponge cake about the size of a poached egg. Remove skin from apricot halves preserving shape. Simmer apricot syrup with sugar until slightly reduced. Whip cream with sugar and vanilla to form a light, velvety accompaniment.
Fels-Naptha Soap Endorsed For Winter Washing
An advertisement discusses Fels-Naptha soap as superior for winter washing. It claims no boiling is needed in any season and warns against imitations. The ad appeals to housewives, noting odor concerns in winter and the comfort of cold water washing following wrapper directions.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
California
Sunkist
Apricot Cream Cakes and Tomato Egg Omelet Recipes
A collection of home recipes including apricot cream cake rounds with syrup, yeast rolls by Frances Cahill and Mrs H M Gordon, and a tomato and egg omelet by Mrs Bart J Lynch. Each directions note batter, rising times, and serving suggestions.
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Frances Cahill
P. O
Fitchburg
Officers Leave Boston for Texas Border Maneuvers
A group of seven Massachusetts Militia officers departed Boston for the Texas frontier to join exercises along the Mexican border. The contingent includes Major Christopher Harrison and captains Lawrence W. Cook Stuart W. Wise John E. Gilman Peter F. Connely and lieutenants Ambrose Clogher Parker and Earl Gooding.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Texas
Christopher Harrison
Engineer Corps
Lawrence W. Cook
Ninth Infantry
Stuart W. Wise
Ordnance Department
John E. Gilman
Peter F. Connely
Ambrose Clogher
John FE. Parker
Highth Infantry
Earl Gooding
A Time and a Place in a Family Funeral Room
Aunt Nan debates memory and money at Jane's funeral in a vivid domestic scene. Roy reveals a costly pillow gift and mock funeral arrangements, sparking anger, forgiveness, and a lesson on timing and sentiment.
Stop Coal Car Freight Speed Through Ward Son Ave
Letter to the editor asks Boston Elevated street railway to halt a coal carrying freight car racing along Ward son avenue from Dover street to Broadway extension. The writer notes the extreme speed endangers pedestrians and children in a congested city area and calls the practice unnecessary and to be stopped.
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Post
Boston
Wardson Avenue
Dover Street
Broadway
MAX H/ NEWMAN
Sewing Circle Readers Share Homemaking Advice
A Boston Post Sewing Circle column invites New England homemakers to discuss home management health and family topics. Readers exchange practical tips on household economy gardening baby care and dealing with servants while encouraging honest straightforward discussion.
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Boston Daily and Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
Fads And Fashions Highlight Lace And Straw Styles
Paragraph bursts with fashion notes from lace trim to tete de negre straw hats and military style silk suits. Women’s gowns feature surplice bodices and high backed sashes forming square trains while girls wear Kate Greenaway esque long frocks.
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Kate Greenaway
Dear Sisters Advice on Faithful Husband and Infidelity
A wife writes seeking guidance after discovering her husband’s affair with a bookkeeper. She contemplates violent revenge and divorce, asking if the sewing circle sisters would approve of whipping the pair, case details tone, and if divorce would be better for her future.
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O. K
Deede
Post Devotee Recalls Faith and Equality in Reply
A reader labeled Mystic Rose defends sincerity of tradespeople and social diversity, urging waking up to shared humanity. She writes that wealth does not travel beyond the grave and celebrates The Post and the Circle, signing as Mystic Rose with city and initials.
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Post
Circle
Mystic Rose
Phia
W. S
Mrs. M
Work
Philadelphia
A. E. Burr
Boston
Municipal League Opens Play Today With 20 Games
The Municipal Baseball League start follows mayoral oversight and a four division format. Division 1 features Trojan A C versus Seminoles at Fenway with several city clubs listed across multiple playgrounds. Division 2 matchups include Carsons against Roxbury Institutes and Dexter A A among others at designated locations. Division 3 pits Orients against Walnut A A and S B White Sox Jr against Hawthorne A C with various clubs scheduled.
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Municipal Baseball League
Municipal Athletic Association
Fitzgerald
Trojan A. C
Seminoles
Fenway
Arborne A. C
Fitton A. C
Cottage Street
St. Joseph
Moulton A. C
Mystic
Orients
Walnut A. A
Franklin Park
S. B. White Sox, Jr
Hawthorne A. C
Randolph
Knights
Bunker Hill
Low Seal
Eustis
Dear Sisters
Requests for Beach Cottage Names
A reader signs as Rose asking sisters to send name ideas for a summer cottage at the sea shore. The brief appeal seeks creative options from kind readers for a seaside retreat.
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Rose
English customs and class tensions in a widowly exchange
A letter laments English manners as seen by American readers and contrasts it with American norms. The author critiques English ladies who spend beyond their means, notes the social pecking order, and questions recognition of a doctor's wife who handles her own door and patients.
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Worcestershire
QO. T. Hemall
Post
England
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