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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1913
Page
7
An ode recalling sailor life and lost comrades in a harbor memory, with verses touching on longshoremen, ships, and seafaring lore. The speaker wanders through a nostalgic street scene mixing East and West, recalling old tunes, battles, and friends from bygone voyages.
A well dressed woman in Cincinnati sat in the hospital ward and told clerk Mr Walsh she wished to sell her body to doctors to obtain fine clothes after death. She explained she did not want to be killed just to acquire garments.
A reader seeks guidance after a young man repeatedly breaks Sunday engagements. The columnist advises restraint, argues the onus is on him to explain, and suggests the woman remain discreet and dignified, letting any future overtures come from him in true penitent spirit.
A large sturgeon broke the glass front of its single tank at City Point Aquarium yesterday afternoon. Attendants report 75 gallons of water spilled as the fish was moved to a back tank and a new front is to be installed early this week.
Kaul Hauck of East St. Louis sues Arthur Koch and Lula Koch of Highland for 25000 damages each alleging that criticism of Hauck letting his dog sleep in the same bed caused Miss Elsa Reugger to break their engagement.
Patrolman George E. Coombs of the Metropolitan Police saved two young canoeists from drowning when their canoe capsized in the Charles River in Auburndale. The men lost balance while entering the boat near the refreshment stand, and Coombs pulled them into safety after hearing cries for help.
In Gloucester May 18 eleven Portuguese residents received crowns at the Church of Our Lady of Good Voyage. Captain Joseph F. Alvedo led the ceremony, fulfilling a vow tied to his ill son, with 40 white-clad girls escorting him to the rail as Father Vierra de Bem placed a silver crown. Others crowned included John Amaral, Arthur Amaral, Everett Greer, Margaret Miller, Francis Silva, Leonora Enos, Mrs. Mary Souza, Mrs. Mary Francis, Miss Mary Mitchell and Miss Frances Viator.
Belle Valley Ohio May 18 Up to late hour 13 bodies had been recovered from the Imperial mine after two explosions last evening left 14 miners and one rescuer dead.
A short verse by Walt Mason from 1913 rails against sport writing that misuses language. He mocks modern slang and borrowed Greek terms, laments unclear reports of games, and wishes for old masters like Samuel Johnson and Edward Gibbon to critique the prose.
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