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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1904
Page
7
A reader letters column offering era style guidance on relationships. Topics include flirtation on ships, keeping two suitors, winning love ethically, and proposing when finances may lag. Advice emphasizes honesty, proper conduct, and waiting for economic readiness before marriage.
The note suggests telling a frequent caller that you would be glad for a social visit one evening. If he seeks opportunity, the hint should suffice, signaling willingness to host a social call during his next business visit.
Anecdotes from the eleventh district recount a colored Ward resident recalling graft tales tied to Prince and past leaders. Other vignettes feature Alderman Kneeland’s labor talks with Mayor Quincy and Martin Lomasney's humorous courtship tale ending in a long marriage and a son named Martin.
In a terse exchange Uncle John questions Miss Dinkey's wedding guest. Willie confesses he attended and that she rejected him three weeks prior. The banter hints at lingering jealousy and a love triangle rumor surrounding the ceremony.
Edwardly Waddle jokes about the ease of a seat in Congress while Happier Snoozing notes the contrast with how speakers must stand up to address the chamber. The exchange plays on perceptions of political life and public speaking.
Boggs says Jaggerly is borrowing trouble lately and always wants currency from me. The remark hints at ongoing financial friction between the two individuals.
Dick Austin defies his father by staging a bold ruse crafted by Merton to keep him in the upcoming game. A forged letter from Richard J. Austin senior appears to force retirement but leads to a surprising victory as the elder Austin, impressed by his son's resolve, cheers from the stands after a hard fought win.
A letter from a woman to the editor complains that elevated trains force passengers to use end doors during busy hours, causing jams and crowding. She asks why side doors cannot be used and whether any remedy exists to improve service without saving wages at passengers' expense.
A biblical passage describes commands to set up stone monuments across the Jordan in the land of the Canaanites. It calls for building an altar of unhewn stones to Jehovah, offering peace offerings, and rejoicing before God at a site near Gilgal, Schechem, and the Oak of Moreh.
Rev William E Barton, former Shawmut pastor, tells Oak Park Sunday school children of his complete Samaritan Pentateuch translation. The manuscript, sacred to the Samaritans, reportedly reveals an eleventh commandment ordering Moses to build an altar on Mount Gerizim.
A Post letter discusses the right to peaceful assembly and urges orderly conduct. It recalls prior disputes when Socialists and the Boston Single Tax Society sought meetings in Sullivan square and at Call and Joiner streets, noting a later refusal to allow a Socialist meeting in Hayes square.
A neighbor defends Judge Emmons, arguing he acted rightly by opposing a second bowling alley near his home. The writer questions whether Mr. John McKie or Mr. Lee would want a nearby bowling alley, noting one already exists within 100 yards.
A Post reader urges Boston theatres to donate proceeds from Sunday concerts to the destitute Fall River mill strikers. The writer hopesatres publicize the fundraiser to rally support for the workers.
Alfred Austin as poet laureate portrays war as a moving tide of human battalions. He contrasts suffering in homes with advancing conflict, invoking Russia and Britain, Nemesis, Fate, and divine will. The piece reflects wartime sentiment and is presented from Chateau D Oex, Switzerland, courtesy of the Independent.
Lowell November 1 Miss Margaret Mc Glynn found dead Saturday in her room at 458 Market Street was believed poverty-stricken yet left $1300 in cash. She was an eccentric woman who valued solitude, and ignored offers of a comfortable home in Centralville from her brother.
Police inspectors arrested Joseph West on a Friday charge of promoting a policy lottery but the address 33 Beach Street is denied as his home. Proprietor M. J. Rosendorf confirms no person named West has ever lived there.
A huge dog weighing 125 to 150 pounds, bred from mastiff and St Bernard, has prowled Essex for a month killing hens and lining up the corpses in neat rows. The creature, still licensed, terrifies henyards and is joined by a tramp dog in marauding. No penalty awaits anyone who kills him.
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