Banana Tree Used as Shade for Coffee Plants
A historical note describes using a banana tree as shade for coffee crops. The practice reflects early agrarian methods where tropical trees provided microclimate benefits for coffee cultivation.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1922
Page
16
A historical note describes using a banana tree as shade for coffee crops. The practice reflects early agrarian methods where tropical trees provided microclimate benefits for coffee cultivation.
In Stoughton a 12 year old foster son, Melvin George, picked at a dynamite cartridge at home causing the cap to explode. He suffered severe burns and loss of fingers, was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital in critical condition. Dr Edward H Ewing attended him. A Carlyle quote appears at end.
A local catalog itemizes deep discounts on mahogany and walnut bedroom sets, chests, bureaus, chifforettes, vanity cases, desks, and numerous tables. Prices range from low single digits to about 259 dollars, with many full size beds and four post sets highlighted for quick sale.
In Burlington on November 13, cashier Arthur W. Hill testified that Charles Douglass Woodhouse did not consent to turning his $55,000 fortune over to his father Lorenzo E. Woodhouse. Dorrit Woodhouse sues for $1,000,000, alleging the wealth enabled a separation from her husband. Hill said he handed the money to the father at the latter's request, without Douglass’s authorization, while lawyers probe the Woodhouse wealth.
The letter describes a plan for a day in Boston for Mrs. Gorman including a city printing post, meetings with women’s suffrage supporters, drives to Concord and Lexington, dinner downtown and a theatre outing at the Wilbur to see The Bat. The writer emphasizes courtesy and enjoyment in a wealthy lifestyle from a host city perspective.
The guest of the Post next Monday aims to renew an old acquaintance with Lieutenant-Governor Alvan T. Fuller, whom he met as a boy. Mr. Gorman and Fuller’s father were fellow printers in Boston and longtime friends.
A donor who inspired by a Post contest plans a Boston itinerary including meeting Mayor Curley and Mrs. Curley, visiting Bunker Hill, Concord and Lexington, with stops at the Wilbur Theatre and Copley Plaza. He recalls connections to Governor Fuller and historic Boston printers.
Mr. Gorman a Boston Globe proofreader enjoys a Monday off making his day a real holiday while the Post debates casting a leading lady for its show and grapples with roles and scheduling.
Miss Sarah H Wheeler, 65 Adams Street Danvers, won third prize in the Post’s Millionaire for a Day contest. She is the daughter of E A and Mrs Wheeler and walks with a cane due to childhood injuries. A former stenographer and Danvers High School and Salem Commercial School graduate, she has three brothers and lives in a typical old fashioned homestead on the city outskirts.
Ward 2 Chelsea residents packed a board of aldermen hearing to urge ending repeated uses of the Everett avenue fire house whistle. They argued the frequent blasts create a nuisance and noted the courthouse whistle was removed for the same reason. The group proposed restricting use to second alarms and the action was deferred.
The Boston Sunday Post Magazine begins a new Aldrich series titled Mother's Cash for Freedom. The work introduces themes of family duty and personal independence through its opening chapters.
Fore River Shipyard workers meet in Quincy Elector Hall to protest repairs on New Haven locomotives while the railroad’s union mechanics are on strike. A committee will report after talks with the company executives today.
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