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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1908
Page
7
Two letters to the Post discuss how shoppers treat shop girls and how the girls respond. One writer, a veteran clerk, claims Boston women often enter stores without knowing what they want and leave without buying, while the other writer urges better customer service and enthusiasm from staff to improve treatment and advancement prospects.
In St Louis on June 21, Henriette Luttenberger won a divorce from Dr J G M Luttenberger evangelist and physician. Testimony shows she paid most household expenses and supported his European trips and college costs totaling far more than two cents daily. The couple lived separately for over a year amid boarder jealousy and a disputed hug of the boarder’s fiancée. He once lectured on Is Marriage a Failure.
Bishop Mallalieu presides at Bromfield Street Church while Rev Durgin recovers from appendicitis in Pepperell. Summer pulpits at Tremont Temple and other churches feature visiting pastors from Rochester, St. Louis, New York and London. Chelsea fire aid urged. Shawmut Church to stay open all summer with guest preachers. Arlington Street Church pastor leads service at First Unitarian Church in Manchester by the Sea.
Washington dispatch describes Mrs. William H Taft as the informal power in the Taft campaign. The article notes her political interest and influence on her husband, her love of music, her earlier role with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and her childhood ties to the Hayes family. It details her travel memories and Simple, unpretentious manner.
A witty meditation on marriage and gender roles contrasts male vanity with female disdain. It notes social buying habits, the quirks of marital duties, and the idea that marriage is both a compliment and a potential downfall for a husband.
A 20 year old writer seeks guidance from Miss Champagne on whether to confess changing feelings to a rejected fiancé who now longs for her. Bluebell counsels that acknowledging error and inviting him back could revive the relationship, especially with distance intensifying affection, and urges courage over pride.
Mrs. Caroline Earle White of 2024 Chestnut Street applied to the department for leave to employ a private watchman to guard her home, saying she cannot rely on the police to protect her property.
Helen Good a 17 year old blonde faced a thwarted elopement as her mother trailed the couple to the Baltimore and Ohio station. Police are pursuing the youth she chose after a misplaced confidence led to the plan.
A reader aged 18 asks if she should renew contact and share her photo with a past suitor who asked for her picture after two years of no letters. The adviser urges keeping to one strong attachment, noting many admirers often lead to loneliness, and suggests pursuing a single devoted relationship over many suitors.
Albert Longrie formerly of Green Bay Wisconsin was sent to prison for bigamy at Belvidere Illinois after deserting his wife and marrying Esther La Fabe of Belvidere. The two women uncovered the fraud leading to his arrest and conviction.
In Philadelphia on June 21 a suit in Circuit Court No 2 seeks to remove Mrs. Mary E. Hamilton Fisher a white woman as trustee of the late William L. Fisher estate. The court is asked to require her to account for the estate while in her custody.
The New York Times prints a semi humorous piece mocking Boston's quirks and its status as a near metropolitan hub. It highlights small idiosyncrasies Boston residents take seriously as Gotham mocks the Hub. The piece notes Gotham's habit of whacking the Hub.
A Nashua piece portrays Boston as an overgrown village with a calm 10 pm shutdown, quiet dining after 11, and strong safety for women. It notes cautious city life, trustworthy transit conductors, and bells on winter carriages, while joking about yesterday’s bakery stock and half-price yesterday cake.
A collection of kitchen instructions and notes from several cooks including Mrs F H Raddin Mattie E Flynn Mrs W E Bennie and Helen M Smith. It covers muffin batter creaming eggs banana dessert sauces and angel cake technique with addresses in Lynn East Boston Philadelphia Philadelphia and Lowell.
Parker finds a tarnished ruby ring in a Denbigh well. Ruth Lorton returns, Bob reveals he discarded the ring years ago, and a reconciliation follows as Parker asks Ruth to wear the ring again.
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