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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1908
Page
6
In Boothbay Maine O M Delano displays a gallery of gnarled deformed carrots claimed as the season's vegetable freaks. He notes in a letter to the Post that the assortment surpasses any documented in nature books and he raises 490 bushels with E H Trask assist.
Dorchester Colonial Club members who hunted in Aroostook county hosted a venison supper to settle doubts about their hunting prowess. The six hosts were J. F. Cusick, Walter Cusick, George Lapham, Charles Corliss, Thomas Breen and Dr. E. I. House. Guests included A. W. Guptill, Clarence House, Dr. John Worcester, and others.
An old advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a quick painless relief for piles. It urges readers to buy from druggists or mail fifty cents for a package in plain wrappers, promising testimonials and a free sample on request.
Various short items from New England dated Nov 9. Notable entries include Professor David Todd’s honorary membership in the Peruvian Geographical Society in Lima, and town notices from Attleboro, New Haven, Westboro, Salem, and Worcester on topics from YMCA fundraising to court actions and a Christmas tree season. Local obituaries and probate notes appear along with home-cook recipes from Mrs. Percy I. Bumpus and Mrs. M. I. Sanford.
The pamphlet shows ways to develop a beautiful form and beautify the face with practical health tips. A post card offers free information and asks readers to write to Weingarten Bros., 377 Broadway, New York.
The Post starts a series of portraits and recipes from Boston chefs. No. 1 features Andrew Guidotti, chef at Hotel Vendome, who has led the culinary department for 12 years and is renowned as a great culinary artist. Born in Bagne di Lucia Italy in 1861, he began cooking early.
The Vendome chef shares his career path from Rome to New York. He cooked for Prince RuspolI and Marie Sanna in earlier posts and later led at the Union and Algonquin clubs before his current post twelve years ago. He gives a tasty roast veal method with garlic sherry lemon parsley notes.
An advertisement extols a healthful product as one of the essentials for happy homes. It promotes genuine Syrup of Fig and Elixir of Senna as a valued family remedy, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by leading druggists.
In our town talk, Roderick and Van Albert mingle with Newport society figures yet appear modest beside the famed crowd. The scene suggests a contrast between local pretensions and distant prestige in a brisk social snapshot.
A playful exchange between Mr Green and Mrs Green centers on shoe size. Henry jokes about wearing a smaller shoe while Maria reacts. The dialogue reveals light family friction and humor over wardrobe choices.
A witty exchange contrasts the love of money with the lack of money, posing money as both root of evil and driving force behind ambition. The dialogue frames wealth as central to virtue and vice in a compact moralist debate.
A buyer asks if the horse is a good goer while the owner avoids specifics about speed and emphasizes the animal's strong staying qualities. The exchange hints at cautious selling and the horse’s endurance.
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