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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1909
Page
4
The Boston Sunday Post expands its proverb contest with a new prize set for Greater Boston contestants as six weeks of entries overwhelm mail capacity. First prize remains 25 dollars, with 15 and 10 dollars for the next places and 60 one dollar prizes.
Readers are invited to answer by regular mail to the Proverb Editor in Boston while the contest is open to women. male relatives may assist. The editor promises a real hard task for next Sunday's contestants.
The document lists first prize winner Mrs Annie T Sweeney of Charlestown and a lengthy roster of second and third prize recipients with street addresses across Boston and nearby towns including Roxbury Dorchester Dor and Jamaica Plain. Names include Evelyn Brawley G Gertrude Hopkins J P M Alice MacIsaac and many others with detailed residence information.
A list of names and addresses including Mrs J J Callahan Dor Dor, Mrs J A Mayo Dorchester, Mrs T J Prindeville Jamaica Plain, Mrs L Hall Roxbury, Gertrude Glynn Dor, Minnie Thompson Boston, Harriet Dobbins Jamaica Plain, Mary Dailey Charlton, Mildrea Chedsey Roxbury, Frances Haynes Boston, Mrs M Gardner Dorchester, and Mrs Walter Norton Dor in Massachusetts communities.
A long list of individuals with street addresses across Massachusetts and nearby states. The names include Mrs. Martin Brennan Emily E Westgate Mrs Emma A McManus Fllen A Regan Annie V Hope Lottie C Baldwin Ida Cornell Avis Burbeck Jennie Morton Spaulding Mary E Russell L R Pitsfield FE L Baker Margaret L Waterman A Cherrier George R Steward Christine B French Myra A Jones Florence Jellison Lambert Vincent Ireland Helen Hayden Elizabeth Barnes E R Melvin Nellie Horton O A Bailey J B Boone Frank R Hickey Mary F Molt Miss M McCallum Taunton and others.
A sequence of names and street addresses appears, listing individuals such as Annie B. Hatch in Falmouth and Elizabeth B. Clark in Kittery Point along with other residents across New England, indicating a community society or directory notice. The entries include Mrs. Arthur V. Deene Exeter New Hampshire and Mrs. F J Cox S Framingham, among many others.
A long roster of winners from Boston area stores includes Alice M. Gifford of Jordan Marsh and Mary Franz of Timothy Smith with many others named from Hollander Co and Shepard Norwell Co. The notice catalogs female prize recipients across department stores and related outfits.
Mrs Annie T Sweeney of 133 Rutherford Avenue Charlestown won the first prize in the Sunday Post proverb contest among Boston contestants. She is married to Daniel J Sweeney a Charlestown post office letter carrier. She plans to buy for her son and home and perhaps vacation in Maine later.
Alice M. Gifford of Jordan Marsh Co Boston won the first prize in The Sunday Post proverb hunt for department store employees. She manages engraving at the Boston store and plans to use the $25 prize for vacation and personal purchases.
Mrs. Martin Brennan of 46 Mt. Auburn Street Cambridge wins first prize in last Sundays Post Proverb hunt for outside Boston contestants. The stone cutter’s wife with five grown children plans to buy furniture and treat the family to a theater outing with the prize money.
Senator Elkins laughs at a suggestion his daughter Katherine will meet the Duke of the Abruzzi in Europe. He says she may travel with her mother for the latter's health, not for any social or diplomatic purpose.
The Massachusetts balloon with Boston travelers will rise Friday from Rutland to cross the Green and White Mountains. Passengers include Charles J. Glidden pilot Professor W. H. Pickering and Jay B. Benton. Rescue parties are alerted in northern Vermont New Hampshire and Maine in case of a forced landing.
Outdoor lovers flock to Miller Brothers Ranch 101 Wild West show at Boston College grounds on Massachusetts Avenue. The production depicts Western scenes with realistic accents including broncho horses and a staged stagecoach hold up. A white goat befriends a large black horse in the stable as two clowns entertain.
The event showcases a skilled rider on a trick mule and a notably funny officer as a comedian. Among riders Mabel Miller stands out for her grace and lifelong equestrian background. Large crowds are expected today for the show, with excitement running high.
William Ludwig leads a festival of Irish minstrelsy at Jordan Hall on Tuesday evening June 22. The program features folk songs rapparee ballads operatic selections recitations national ballads and instrumental music. The event is billed as one of the season’s finest for Boston audiences.
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