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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1909
Page
7
The Observant Citizen notes continued fundraising for Charley Burns to obtain a first class wooden leg. The Post invites donations of any amount and promises to ensure the boy receives the limb once the target is met, aiding his ability to work and support his mother and brother.
Rev. W. W. Bustard warned at Dudley Street Baptist Church that modern conditions force people into immoral environments. He cited young women entering degrading jobs and young men working where liquor and profanity are common. He urged individuals to master their fate and live a Christian life anywhere.
Edgar F Aldrich explains theatre ticket seating etiquette at Keith's Theatre amid a window to window exchange. He notes politesse, aiming to accommodate patrons, yet some customers grow irritated by simple explanations and unavailable seat numbers.
Richard and Evelyn Clavering drift toward separation over art and companionship. A rain soaked station scene ends with a public mishap and a child gift. he forgives, proposes a Europe trip, and they renew their vows at home.
Parboil codfish and mix with macaro ni and cheese in a greased pie dish bake till browned. Also notes on bone removal and ham stuffed fish in gravy with garnishes. Then Chocolate Whipped Cream Pie with eggs flour milk vanilla and cocoa then a spiced apple raisin quick bread style batter with cream and shortening and baking. Recipes attributed to MRS M TILDSLEY MARIE lL FLINN CORA J CHADBOURN and MRS G E COBURN.
WM. TOUPTS of Somerville thanks the Post editor for the revival supplement. He notes the hymn edition was used at weekly social meetings and mailed widely to cheer lonely hearts, praising the newspaper’s campaign reports. Dated March 20, 1909.
A Post writer contends men hold political power in Scandinavia, but Sweden has long allowed women municipal votes and now offices. Norway granted municipal suffrage earlier and parliament rights to more women. Denmark extends voting to all officers except Parliament. Iceland grants municipal vote with women serving as a quarter of Reykjavik's council.
Rev. Allen A. Stockdale of the Union Congregational Church spoke to the Cornerstone Class on supporting a wife. He noted many couples live modestly on less than $15 weekly and stressed thrift, especially in the South End, where lodgers marry and vital statistics differ by district.
The Merchants' Association oversubscribes the capital stock of the new Chamber of Commerce and subscribes 200000 for a half interest in the property. The same men previously contributed 100900 to a sustaining fund that supported the Get-Together organization.
The Rev Father Ennis says divorce breaches the sacred matrimony contract and weakens social foundations. He cites a rise in void marriages and questions the humanity of divorce seekers in a sermon at St. Philip's Church on Harrison Avenue.
Denison delivers an address blaming big corporations for corrupt city government. He argues modern cities are exchanges where the poor vote for money and jobs while corporations seek privileges, with Aldermen and bosses acting as intermediaries. He cites Boston as example of vice fueling corporate influence.
The Rev. Perley C. Grant has been tendered a call to Day Street Congregational Church Somerville. Boston Federation of Men's Church Organizations plans a meeting at New Old South Church to promote cooperation among men's church groups. Various sermons recitals and lectures are noted with ministers traveling and church fellowships advancing.
The Rev. J. J. Maguire S. J. of Boston College spoke to the Mayo Men's Benevolent Club in Friendship Hall Kneeland Street yesterday afternoon. He urged support for Gaelic revival efforts and the language classes at Boston College.
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