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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1909
Page
7
Miss Anna Johnson died at 92 in County Hospital. She, who as a girl swore off marriage but later sought husbands through matrimonial agencies, said she never found a beau. Despite money and advertisements, men rejected her after seeing her photo, and she was reputed as the ugliest woman in the state.
Clara Belle Jerome appears as a vaudeville headliner at Keith's Theatre in a new act Joyrland. She draws Boston fans from past stages and has previously starred with Frank Daniels, in Sergeant Blue, The Office Boy, Toreador, and Runaway Girl.
A draft of 100 apprentice seamen and 13 yeomen have been transferred to the cruiser Dixie for service with the training squadron of midshipmen on their summer cruise along the New England and Southern coasts.
Uncle Walt proclaims Jeff will fight and win, writing of triumph over woes and a hopeful era. The verse champions Jeff as a victorious figure amid global tensions and domestic unrest, praising courage and a bright outlook.
Emily Reece rises from chorus to star in a musical but chooses marriage to Hugh Kelsey over further fame. Fred Hamilton, the stage manager, resents the turn but witnesses Emily’s happiness as she becomes a wife and mother in a quiet country home.
George N. Shay of the Boston & Maine, a Lowell resident and former baggage master turned hotel and rooms committee chair, is the key figure visiting railway conductors will rely on for lavish quarters and managing complaints. Born in Provincetown in 186? he began railroading in 1887 in Lowell, advancing from baggage master to yard and road brakeman before joining the passenger department.
A compact item notes a brief reference to Perens and Wee teams in a local context with sparse readable text. The fragment hints at matchups or names but lacks clear details or outcomes.
A series of reader inquiries covers topics from political titles and public statues to executor bonds naturalization timelines and citizenship, step relative marriage restrictions, East Boston’s island status, the Schidlofski murder case, song copies from the Josie Mansfield era, and laws on returning to England after desertion.
A collection of practice kitchen notes detailing custard like mixtures and desserts. Recipes include egg and milk custard for eight, cheese spread with nuts olives and beer, a lemon flavored short pastry, spiced molasses batter, and a creamy orange granita style freeze with crushed strawberries.
The piece highlights poke bonnet accessories, silk handbags, scarves, shawls, overskirts and sashes as vintage cues. It forecasts shirtwaists without collars, lingerie collars, net lace in Irish crochet style dye matched to dresses, and one piece frocks for under 15s or stout figures, with gold and metallic ribbons noted.
In Miss Blanks second grade a child brings home a progress report with high academic marks but no deportment notes. Tom asks what deportment is, learns his room does not track behavior, leaving mother and father to reflect on the missing category.
Dear Miss Champagne answers a reader on whether a young woman should invite a man to her home or wait for him to call. She explains dating norms, ballroom conversation, and how a man should behave between dances while advising polite pursuit and respectful boundaries. It notes that inviting him only after mutual interest is shown and that conversations should be engaging but not limited to current events.
Two young women recount an evening encounter with a courteous, intriguing man who offered escort home. They seek guidance on whether to pursue an introduction or let the matter drop, noting his attention and interest in current events. The reply advises caution and staying within propriety to avoid implying encouragement.
Mrs Tom Pierce told reporters she feels fine and does not care who Tom Pierce marries. She denied recent Philadelphia sanitarium reports and said she has been in Atlantic City with Miss Adele Ritchie. The two are en route to Liberty Farm Beverly Mass to be neighbors of President Taft for a few weeks.
The Pan Hellenic Council of Iowa University sororities passed a resolution denouncing dark dances at formal parties. The practice, popularized four years ago, drew rising agitation from the anti-society faction of the faculty, leading to the decisive action by the sorority girls.
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