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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1910
Page
7
A reader extols English wives and mothers while praising American admiration, noting the Englishman seeks a true home with a wife to manage it. The letter also reports Attorney General Malone's retirement and his replacement by Fall River District Attorney James M. Swift with no contest.
The letter suggests giving a distracted child grains scattered on a table or tray to keep him busy while eating. It advises easily digestible foods for an older child recovering from illness, such as crumb bread, old bread, mashed potato with milk, and notes that gruels are suitable when older. The writer asks for feedback on trying rice.
A reader advises that a grammar school graduate can become a good stenographer with study of shorthands and reading. The note discusses wages, tuition, placement help, and civil service exam information while addressing a caller about husbands and dancing in a social city.
Hose 7 of the fire department recalls Billy Munn the onlookers say he was playful yet cared for others. During a cold night fire at a doctor’s home he runs into the blaze to save a baby, climbs to the upper floor and perishes as the house collapses. Stanton, the bravest man among them, softly recalls Billy with pride.
A poem by Walt Mason extols the modest hero who serves quietly. It contrasts public fame with everyday virtue, praising a person who works honestly, pays debts, attends church, helps neighbors, and lives without seeking applause. The piece reflects early 20th century civic virtue.
Recipes describe meat stew with onions potatoes and dumplings, plus a half pie crust bake. Leftovers reconstituted with water raw potatoes onions and a top crust, then baked. Additional dish layers include liver onions and mashed potatoes, with oysters added for flavor.
A man reasons that gaining a proper introduction to a woman is essential before she will consider any interest. He argues that without the initial social step, her opinion of him cannot improve regardless of his efforts.
A fragment discusses how a man may seek a proper introduction when faced with hesitation and an admirer failing to gain a clear stare or bold approach. It implies various unnamed methods by which social initiations occur in courting contexts.
Deputy Watts says a serious error may have occurred in qualifying men like Winston and Miller. He notes ex Senator Monahan’s assertions may be true and that the board will hear his evidence. He confirms police records exist but declines further comment.
An 18 year old correspondent seeks advice on choosing between two suitors a 26 year old lieutenant and a broker aged 21 13 who have both shown affection. The writer asks for guidance and is urged to delay a decision for a year to study each man and determine a clear preference.
A reader writes about infant feeding timing and suggests small quantities of puffed rice as cold weather starts. Another letter from May shares career guidance on stenography and education costs at a commerce college, noting tuition around $30 per term and books bringing weekly costs to about $4. Alpine Blonde signs off.
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