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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1909

Page

7

Dedicatory Service for Roxbury Parish House

Rev. Clarence A. Vincent dedicates the $24 000 parish house of Immanuel Congregational Church in Roxbury. He is assisted by Rev. Murray W. Dewart as services include invocation dedicatory address by Rev. E. P. Drew and dedicatory prayer by Rev. W. H. Pound.

Immanuel Walnut Avenue Congregational Church Roxbury Clarence A. Vincent Murray W. Dewart St. James’ Episcopal Church S. S. Mathews D. D E. P., Drew Worcester W. H. Pound Chicago

Sudden Death of Mrs D F Murphy

The Roxbury community mourns Mrs D F Murphy of 12 Elm Hill Park after a sudden illness. After a brief cold she worsened, dying at 5 30 am with husband doctor and priest present. Funeral set for 9 am Monday from St John Church Blue Hill Avenue Roxbury.

D. F. Murphy Elm Hill Park Roxbury St. John's Church Blue Hill Avenue

Riker Jaynes Opens Eighth Boston Drug Store

The Riker Jaynes chain expands with a new Boston location on Tremont Street opposite Park Street station marking the eighth Boston store and their 22nd overall. The firm emphasizes direct sourcing, guaranteed quality, and planned further expansion to Newark and New York.

Riker- Jaynes Boston Riker-Jaynes Tremont Street Park Street Winter Street Jaynes Drug Company Washington Street Jaynes Jaynes Drug Riker-Jaynes Laboratory William B. Riker & Son Company New York Brooklyn Newark Riker-Jaynes Drug

Famous Scotch Evangelist Visits Newton Seminary

The Rev. William Lindsay the world’s oldest evangelist visited Newton Theological Seminary as part of a religious tour. He has dined with Rev. W. W. Bustard and plans an opening service at Holyoke tomorrow.

Newton Theological Seminary William Lindsay Great Britain Scotland W. W. Bustard Dudley Street Baptist Church Lindsay Holyoke

Veteran conductor recalls rail line life on Winthrop loop

W R Swan of the Boston Revere Beach and Lynn railroad marks 28 years in service. He started in the shop, became a brakeman after six months, and spent the last 17 years as a conductor, running between the terminal and Lynn. He notes summer crowds and cottage traffic create delays, and recalls a winter snowstorm when a stalled train left passengers waiting for hours before a relief train freed them.

W. R. Swan Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad Winthrop Loop

Former Boston Girl Heads Chicago Nurses

Miss Edna L. Foley has begun duties as supervising nurse of the dispensary staff at the Chicago Tuberculosis Institute. She was formerly with the Boston Consumptive Hospital outpatient department and is a Smith College graduate of 1901.

Edna L. Foley Chicago Boston Consumptive Hospital Smith College

Death of Former State Representative Ernest L. Bonney

Scituate reports the death of Ernest L. Bonney a former state representative aged 45 at his home.

Scituate Ernest L. Bonney

Paying Marjorie's Fare and a Mysterious Stranger

In a crowded city car Marjorie cannot pay her fare and a stranger offers to cover it. The man, Frank Hearcourt’s friend Mr Harcourt, later reveals he knew her from a photo Kathleen showed him. He courts and ultimately asks to pay her fare through life, and she agrees.

Marjorie Trenton Kathleen Mr. Hearcourt Frank Jack Mr. Harcourt

Dear Miss Champagne Advice on Handling Unwanted Marriage Proposal

A young woman asks how to end a marriage proposal from EF without making him her enemy. The advisor urges gentle but firm rejection, warns against leading him on, and cautions that false hope can provoke vengeance if marriage is pressed despite lack of love.

Miss Champagne Chateau

A Simple Tomato Sauce for Six Slices

A brief home recipe outlines making a tomato sauce with flour onion butter and seasonings. Heat butter, sauté onion, stir in dry flour then tomato, adjust with sugar if needed. Serves six slices for a neat lunch dish. Instructions attributed to Mrs A J Newell of Main Street Hopedale.

A. J Newellest Hopedale

Pineapple Lemon Orange Quick Drink Mix

A recipe instructs to mash one pineapple with a fork on a platter, slice one lemon and one orange thin, combine in a deep bowl with one pint of sugar, chill four to eight hours, then strain through cheese cloth into a pitcher. Add 38 pints of cold water and a cup of crushed ice. Served on letterhead of Mrs. J. W. Greenwood Acushnet Box 86.

J. W. Greenwood Acushnet

The Pink Umbrella at a Weekend Reunion

Patty Eldred travels with her father to Louisville for a reunion and, amid rain and crowds, becomes lost among hotel clerks and cots. The pink umbrella becomes a beacon as her father frantically searches hotels and boarding houses for her, while Will Rogers and others react to the chase. The scene ends with a cliffhanger as the search continues.

Patty Eldred Louisville Patty Lee Richmond Dinsmore Will Rogers National Committee Lexington Pewee Valley Station

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