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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1909
Page
7
Phyllis Kent reunites with her husband Dave after a Western tour success as valley lilies sent by him become a silent message of lasting love. In New England village memory, both at last find a shared future after years apart.
New York reports a year round fruit season with peaches available in shops. Fresh peaches arrive quickly from distant Cape Colony and sell at two for a nickel. cantaloupes from California go for 1 to 1.75 dollars each.
The New York Times reports Lady Constance MacKenzie Richardson, wife of Sir Stewart Richardson of London, declares she hates cities and society yet loves outdoor life. She criticizes dances and social routines, favors hunting, fishing, and country life, and admires masculine loyalty and wider interests.
Frederick H. Wackert recalls passenger quirks from his 15 years selling parlor and sleeping car seats. He cites superstition about seat and berth numbers and odd beliefs about a two dollar bill, noting a woman’s concern over seating near the engine.
In Norristown on February 28 Mrs. Robert Anderson formerly Miss Margaret J. Prizer of Schwenksville relinquished a $40,000 legacy from her father's will that would have been paid if she left her husband. She informed the court she would remain with her husband and let the legacy revert to her mother.
A compilation of reader inquiries and Ed answers s on topics from how to obtain a book on wireless telegraphy to identity details about George Washington, Mark Twain, and the Oregon voyage. Questions cover taxes, consulates, ship canals, and public offices with dated responses.
John M. Webster, 76, of Northeast Corner near Millerton, lost his way returning from Winchell's station in a rainstorm and stood in a fence corner for nine hours until daylight in Winsted Connecticut.
A Sunday Post page presents multiple dessert recipes including a light cream cake with sugar butter milk vanilla and egg whites, a dark sponge with chocolate and walnuts, and a chocolate filling with cream nuts and icing. Names Mrs S Pinder and Mrs H T Partridge attributed with addresses in Providence R I and Winchester N H.
A reader asks if he should quit college to marry a stock company performer offering a $9.50 weekly wage. The adviser says he is too young and should continue his studies, noting the woman’s worldly pragmatism and the risk to his future career.
The recently completed Second Advent Church building on Portland Street near Deering Oaks was dedicated today in Portland.
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