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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1903
Page
7
A local advertisement lists all silk ribbons in various weaves and colors priced per yard at 35c 50c and 65c with an anniversary sale tag. The note includes a 7c price fragment.
A demonstration sale features a heroic size Leather Easy Chair with solid mahogany frame and claw feet. Priced at 59 dollars, it claims to rival finer chairs marked at 100 dollars and promises long life and luxurious design.
Hans Christerman a sailor on the barge Alice is at the Marine Hospital in Chelsea suffering from severe burns to the head face and arms after kerosene exploded while he poured it on a pantry stove. Fire was extinguished by crewmates and he was taken to relief station and then to the Marine Hospital in critical condition.
A diarist laments coal shortages in town and finds temporary relief through an oil heater and a flirtatious newspaper man. The entries describe cold, hunger for warmth, and one hopeful note that relief may come soon as Mr. D. promises to help.
A diary style fragment recounts affection amid loneliness as the narrator faces a man’s growing interest and a warm but uneasy relationship. Charley reveals a bet that a response flood followed a provocative ad, replacing coal heating with speculation and longing.
Yesterday featured society day at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society flower show with Mrs. Sears J Arthur Beebe Miss Mary Ames and others attending. Flamingo plants drew crowds a Hiawatha Rambler rose was displayed by M H Walsh and rare Old English wallflowers were shown by Colonel Charles Pfaff. Orchids from Mexico Central and South America and the East Indies were brought by H Hurrell of the Airm Lager Hurrell and New Jersey. Aaron Low of Hingham exhibited vestables.
Dana W. Bennett, a current Ward 8 School Board member and former alderman, announces his candidacy for Somerville mayor this fall. Committees in every ward have been organized to support Bennett.
Will cost thousands to publicize an invitation to Professor Wilbur Sco ville of Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Dr Frank A Harris Suffolk County Medical Examiner to visit Buffalo for a full inspection of Force food production. The company plans to furnish access to mills, ingredients, and all stages of manufacture for chemists and physicians nationwide.
Frederick Smith a 23 year old student at Newton Theological Institution was found unconscious in the driveway of 60 Shawmut Avenue early Sunday. He was taken to Station 4 and then to Relief station where surgeons diagnosed epilepsy. He regained consciousness yesterday afternoon and is expected to recover.
In East Weymouth on March 22 Mr and Mrs Bela French are named the town s oldest couple. Born 1818 and 1813 they wed in 1842 and have long attended the Methodist Episcopal Church. A Morris chair and rocking chair will be sent to any New England location with prepaid express.
The Boston Post asks readers across New England to nominate the oldest married couple. Submit the pair’s names dates of birth number of children and basic life details to the paper’s editor. Include any identifying details and avoid extra speculation.
Count Boni de Castellane and Countess de Castellano visited the White House in Washington to pay tribute to President Roosevelt. The couple, previously married to Anna Gould, met the President for a brief exchange of felicitations and thanked Secretary Loeb for arranging the interview.
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