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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1912
Page
13
A tense exchange unfolds with an angry collector stating no compromise until payment is made while Mr Beetal notes the firm’s annual hire means ongoing earnings for the job, highlighting a dispute over dues and employment terms.
A Burlington Route personally conducted excursion to California impressed a traveler with safety and comfort. The trip featured a courteous conductor who cared for all details, making travel pleasant and memorable. Alex Stocks, New England Passenger Agent, offers maps and booklets by mail.
The column reports Surveyor Edward G. Graves reorganizing the customs staff, raising some inspector pay and docking others for dining aboard a steamer. It also mentions U S District Attorney Ferber urging Massachusetts to yield jurisdiction over a land parcel.
The essay reflects on how early presidents preserved dignity while modern candidates ramp and roar like carnival hawkers. It laments noisy politicking and longs for sober, quiet leadership, as voiced by Walt Mason in 1912.
Local items include Rev George W King recounting a lost umbrella joke, a 1638 gravestone tale at Upham's Corner, and observations on smoking signs and front vestibules on Bay State rail cars. Dorchester hosts a 50th birthday double celebration for H H Woodworth and wife. EVP route news, shark feast reports, Mt Vesuvius anecdotes, Met Park red lights hailed by drivers, and spring boat work at T Wharf.
Two recipes from Boston area writers include a beef and bread mould dish with beef extract and egg binding, served with tomato sauce and olives. Contributor Mrs H B Crosby and address 295 Lexington Street East Boston. Also a whole wheat flour and molasses loaf by Mrs Jennie D Lawrence at 22 King Street Lynn with baking powder and soda.
Three brothers return to a mountain home after decades to honor their late mother. George Pearson discovers secret letters and the mother’s journal revealing a life of quiet sacrifice, memory, and family ties that outlasted their worldly success.
Hazel claims writing the words and music of a new song was not difficult. Maud Mean jokes that the real challenge lies in finding someone to listen to a singer perform it.
Mildred Champagne offers guidance on winning a fickle suitor. A reader asks how to gain a young man's affection after him passing by. the columnist explains romantic attraction varies and suggests fostering habit and proximity to nurture interest.
A Ranger cadet seeks advice on leaving a roaming naval life to marry a Scottish girl. The columnist counsels assessing whether he can support a wife, the need for age and a stable future, and warns that marriage means lifetimes, not brief port flirtations.
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