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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1908
Page
5
Kathleen meets Coulton in a moonlit room as a new romance blooms. A taunting visitor reveals family ruin and pity vows, but Kathleen's resolve grows. Coulton declares his love and kisses her, while the moonlit library and stars witness a daring, joyful pledge. John is her acknowledgment of affection.
A reader asks if a man should invite his aging parents to live with him and his betrothed. The answer warns against living with in laws, urging the couple to establish their own household first to avoid friction and ensure a proper start to married life.
A reader asks if a young man should pay a female friend's train fare after sitting with her on a shared ride. The correspondent signs Co E and receives guidance: paying is courteous if she approves and she should respond with thanks and timing details.
Mary A. Brewster seeks a decree against George H. Brewster claiming eleven moves in seven months and his remark that she could return to her mother. He travels for work and she says he urged her to stay away. Verdict postponed. Additional cases include desertion and threats in other divorces, with details about income and lodging.
Boston society bustles as Miss Helen Prince of the Vincent Club is engaged to Lieutenant J Amory Lawrence Blake, scion of the Blake banking family. The couple, both from prominent Boston lines, plan a midsummer wedding likely on the North Shore.
The International Brotherhood of Railway Employees opening session in this city saw 44 delegates including many new Canadian locals. President Neil welcomed the group and outlined his Canada tour while a contested seat and admission denial marked the day. Discussions hinted at possible secession to AFL or Knights of Labor, or to the Brotherhood of Freight and Baggage.
James Duncan of the AFL and Granite Workers Union will headline a Faneuil Hall protest against recent court rulings against unions and the lack of radical congressional action. Samuel Gompers may attend. New England Organizer John M. Gillespie addressed New Bedford drivers and plans Brockton talks.
Arthur L. Waugh a Cambridge inventor and carriage builder filed a libel for divorce yesterday at East Cambridge. His wife Marie Carr formerly of Cambridge and now living with her sister in Brookline after returning from a Catskills health resort was married to Waugh as a teen after a secret Providence ceremony.
Remonstrants urged three stations in the Cambridge subway plan at a Railroad Commission hearing. W. E. Hitchens backed stations at Harvard square Central square and Kendall square to speed service. John F. Crocker cited a 4100-signature petition opposing extra stops and favored Kendall square to aid nearby workers.
The Hon. D. C. Fraser, Nova Scotia Lieutenant-Governor, praised Colonel Sidney O. Bigney for his Nova Scotian spirit in a speech to the Intercolonial Club. He lauded Canadians in the United States and affirmed Canada’s lead in right, urging unity with the United States and warning against imagined conflict.
The Plummer store at 531 Washington Street launches its 29th anniversary sale with new shipments from the New York market and a history of wide stock. The chain's seven stores and own factory enable substantial reductions and a policy of customer-first service.
A collection of home cooking guidance includes haddock preparation with pork stuffing and basting, eggs omelet methods, shrimp milk soup style, strawberry salad with brandy and lemon, and chocolate ice cream method. Recipes credit Mrs Winnifred Glines Roxbury, Miss Mary Lowell South Portland, Mrs Despardins Warren, Miss A L Stoughton Bristol, and Mrs G M Chipman Attleboro.
An advertisement touts 22 grain Triangules of Diapepsia and Papes Diapepsin as a cure for chronic dyspepsia. It claims five minutes after consuming one Triangule digestion returns to normal, promising relief from belching, gas, headaches, and nausea. Each 50 cent case supposedly treats numerous digestive woes and suits the whole family.
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