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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1909
Page
7
Helen Bruce seeks a cure for her mother's blindness and enters a writing contest to raise $500. She loses to Edith Blakely at first, then in a late twist a telegram reveals she won the prize, saving both their futures as summer ends.
Mr and Mrs Samuel Frothingham travel to New York to meet Miss Heloise Meyer and Miss Ethel Folsom who arrive from Europe aboard the Celtic. They will return to Lenox to open Overlee for the season. Mrs F C Barlow of Boston arrives and opens Sunny Bank. Miss Nancy Wharton of Boston opens Pine Acre tomorrow.
Leominster May 10 Arthur Dargis of Dargis Brothers comb makers was badly burned rescuing a horse from a stable ignited by the fire at the firm’s burning comb factory. Loss to the two story wooden factory under ten thousand dollars.
Charles E. Collamore of the New York New Haven Hartford system marks 37 years in railroading dating from 1872 on the Hanover branch. Now conductor on Whitman to Boston and Plymouth runs, he recalls hand brakes, kerosene lamps, air tight stoves and old coaches lacking modern comforts.
An advertisement touts X-Zalia as a soothing cooling liquid that stops itching and soreness from skin rashes. It claims instant relief and rapid healing of the flesh, presenting X-Zalia as a quick remedy for irritated skin.
Soak dried California lima beans in cold water for 24 hours then boil until tender. Cream butter with flour, add lemon juice, white pepper, and warmed sherry or Madeira, pour over beans and serve. Mrs George P Ayres Boston and sliced meat with onion sauce recipe by Annie J Dunne Winthrop.
The guidance suggests introducing each young person individually to the parents rather than introducing the parents to the crowd. Keep the tone informal so the event feels relaxed and enjoyable for everyone.
A 25 year old man asks if he should seek a formal proposal with the young lady’s parents, noting they urge calls and ask about marriage timing. He doubts the custom remains proper outside royalty and seeks guidance on acceptable modern practice.
A Virginia Dale District School Board notice requests a teacher for No 12 with a glass eye and a wooden leg to avoid dancing and a man. Miss Myrtle Pardee, a pretty Virginia Dale teacher, received many dance invitations, a common tale for pretty schoolma'ams.
Cunard liner Mauretania arrived off Daunt's Rock at 10 54 AM after breaking her own eastward record by 24 minutes.
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