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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1911
Page
9
Readers are invited to submit the best why questions for a feature. Each entry must include the writer’s name, address, and date. Entries are paid at one dollar per accepted why.
In a Guam era yarn a sailor recalls Jimmy Walsh and Lt Morley from the Columbia. A love triangle ends in rivalry and a near-tragic night when Walsh saves Morley. Morley later apologizes and Walsh is honored. A girl and a child later appear in a photo Walsh holds with Walsh.
Letters to the Why Editor should be addressed to Why Editor Boston Post. Sketches need not accompany ideas the Post artist will draw. Priority given if proposals duplicate. No conditions to the contest and no correspondence about it.
A 1911 verse by Walt Mason extols summer as a boon despite heat and bugs. It contrasts braggarts who complain with those who stay cheerful, praising sunshine, lemonade, and the season’s harvest, ending with a humorous toast to summer’s vigor.
Basket form orange rind filled with sugar set on ice and a meringue topping. MRS MABEL BH of FLANDERS provides the recipe notes with guest serving instructions and origin. R. D. No. 1 Lyme NH credits the submission.
Mayor Fitzgerald hosted a luncheon at the City Club honoring Senator Thomas P. Gore who arrived in Boston to address the Hayes Square Outing Club in Charlestown. The event drew many prominent Democratic teachers and leaders.
A young man asks how to handle a sudden coldness from a 18 year old girl who had previously returned his affection. The columnist suggests asking for the reason, addressing potential slander, and implies moving on if no reason is given.
A young couple's engagement is strained by romance with a wealthier suitor and conflicting parental worries. The letter argues that if Man No1 and the girl sustain a nonromantic arrangement until certainty, the girl's pride and finances should not dictate marriage, and the lack of genuine love may justify not marrying.
John Omega shot Carmelia de Graccia 20 after she refused to elope with him at the restaurant where she worked. He forced his way in, pushed aside a baby at her breast, and fled after firing. Police were seeking Omega, described as one of six children.
A mixed focus column advises against eloping urging marriage at home with family present and cautions about gossip. It also suggests baby name options for twins Lor raine Verna Lillian Jessica Marjorie Elizabeth Marguerite Ethelwyn Thelma Louise Delma Lucile Eleanor Myrtle Elaine Marie and ends with a short note on a reader strategy for handling a stubborn spouse.
A reader identifies as Dixie and asks the Post for sympathy and guidance in a domestic dilemma. She claims her husband has been corresponding with other women while noting she will not stay for the sake of the children and does not believe in divorce.
A collection of brief letters from readers. Advice to a daughter in law about harmony with mothers in law and a note to Rose wishing a pleasant vacation. Suggestions for cottage names and baby girl names follow. ORONO.
A fragment advises a wife to fight marital control by selling belongings and working publicly, implying shaming the husband and revealing financial hardship to his social circle, and suggests discreet hints during entertaining to signal lack of funds.
This letter targets Mrs. O T Hemall urging payment of her debts to avoid facing creditors. The writer accuses her of dodging calls and hiding from debt collectors and signs the piece Cinderella.
An energetic canvasser touts Fels Naptha soap as superior to competitors and offers a trial cake. Anty Drudge argues there is no substitute for Fels Naptha, praising its efficiency and health benefits for laundry. The ad claims millions of hours saved and urges readers to wash whites with the product following wrapper directions.
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