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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1909
Page
3
A spring freshet on the St John River raises high water as of tonight, eroding banks. The main casualty is the $14,000 suspension bridge between Fort Kent Maine and Clair New Brunswick washed away. Two horses drowned near Fort Kent. Atlantic City hotels.
The Professional Women's Club hosts a Cafe Chantant at Copley Hall to raise funds for their clubhouse. Miss Clara Barteaux leads the program with a Carmen scene featuring Giuseppe Pico. Other artists include Kate Ryan Miriam OLeary Collins Ida Mulle Lucia Gale Barber and Hattie Williams.
Finest English worsted suits offered at low prices in Boston for instant value. All colors and styles, selling for 9.90 instead of 20 dollars at F. Gray Co. Located at Washington and Hanover, the store promises quality rivaling top tailors.
Indianapolis delegates at the convention in the city plan to propose moving the order’s headquarters to Indianapolis and erecting a new $500000 building if chosen. Cedar Rapids defends current HQ. debate set for this afternoon with Mayor Bookwalter for Indianapolis and J M Grimm for Cedar Rapids.
The Wadies Auxiliary of the Order of Railway Conductors opened its session in Kingsley Hall Ford building with a heated president race between Mrs J H Moore and Mrs P C Callahan of Jackson Tenn. The convention runs two daily sessions as committees are appointed and officers campaign for two years.
A major forest fire swept about 500 acres along the Wells turnpike near the Boston & Maine line in Kennebunk Maine today with the entire village fire department mobilized. The estate of Charles Parsons at Crescent Surf faced threat as flames burned through coastal land causing about 8000 dollars in damage.
Gray's announces a two pair pants offer with 4000 boys' suits for ages 8 to 16 plus two pairs of pants at 1.98 dollars. Best four dollar suit in Boston from F. Gray Co. Washington and Hanover.
Elizabeth recounts American and English attitudes toward marriage and men, noting American husbands as practical and devoted, with easy divorce ways. The column blends social satire with business notes on Hodgdon Anderson & Merry’s retirement and Bernard M. Wolf acquiring stock for Wolf's My Clothier in Boston.
Blue serge suits guaranteed very latest models single and double breasted. Suits fit every form in all sizes. Price nine dollars ninety cents. Gray Co. Washington and Hanover.
In Boston, a retrospective notes that fifty years ago George M. Hodgdon began in the clothing trade, paralleling the early start of J. Wolf, father of Bernard Wolf, father of the present Hodgdon, Anderson & Merry head. The piece links family origins to the firm’s longstanding history.
The F Gray Co lists bold markdowns on fancy vests at 3 dollars with a 1.29 sale price for Imperial Vest of New Jersey. A Boston hat offer at 1.90 accompanies 400 pairs of fine worsted pants valued at 4 dollars now 1.98. Washington and Hanover store location.
Fashionable suits tailored for picky youths with military shoulders fancy cuffs and hundreds of patterns offered at $5.90 by F Gray Company located at Washington and Hanover.
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