Poccardi Italian Consul Faces Personal Farewell and Local Honor
The Italian consul Chevalier Poccardi in port receives sympathy from fellow countrymen on his father’s death in Turin. He is praised for advancing Italian interests here and may help establish an Italian Chamber of Commerce and Genoa steam line. He plans a temporary leave but hopes to return. Also covered are a Chelsea wedding misadventure on Bellingham Hill, a Newton resident's four leaf clover finds, a Palfrey tribute from Boston, and Masonic district deputy grand masters' busy visitation season.
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Chevalier Gaetano E. Poccardi
Turin
Chevalier Poccardi
Mar- Did
Trieste
Volona
Turkey
Chevalier Paccardi
Boston
Israel
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Pigeons Flee From Boston Noise as Harbors Echo Readies Debut
A late night pyrotechnic display in Boston set a record for noise, scaring pigeons from downtown as the crowd watched. Harvard inaugural ceremonies paused federal court business with judges and officials from Cambridge in attendance. Journalists touring Maine with Robert E Peary praised Will Donovan of Western Union for rapid, resourceful dispatch handling. Barn dance features include country dress prizes at Intercolonial Hall Roxbury with judges Wise and Butler. A Boston resident recalled the 1871 fire and the city’s tunnels and cars. Wakefield actor J Low McMahon gains notice for upcoming amateur performances promising a strong show.
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Boston
Dorchester
Intercolonial Hall
Dudley Street
Roxbury
Thomas A. Wise
Miss Butler
Mississippi’ Company
Powerful Navies Rank by Tonnage and Plans
The Post Letter Box questions compare navies by tonnage led by the United States and England with France in third, noting France may move to second as ships in construction finish. It also covers where to place state charity children, Japan’s rail mileage, and upcoming postal examinations to be announced publicly.
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Ans
United States Secretary of the Navy
Jingland
United States
France
Uni
England
The Smuggler Guide and the Bag of Trouble
In a Maine river tale, a wary narrator clashes with Gabrielle Perley a thin sly guide on a deck near Greenville. A frightened suitcase sits at the center of blackmail and bribery as a gin-fueled confession unfolds revealing a past smuggling run from Canada and a perilous pursuit by a posse on the river.
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Gabriel Perley
Gabriel
Greenville
Maine
Little Fork Camp
Aroostook
Canada
Van Camp's Milk Promises Germless, Pure Milk Quality
An advertisement extols Van Camp's Milk as germless and sanitary with Holstein milk, evaporated in sanitary creameries. It contrasts it with milkman’s milk, claims higher butter fat, almond flavor from sterilization, and advocates pasteurized, ready availability without waste or shortages.
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van Camp’s
van Camp
Evening Walt Mason Funeral Quips On A Humble Hero
A 1909 verse tribute from Walt Mason depicts a lively, flawed but generous man as Death claims him. The poem laments the passing with humor and warmth, praising his steadfastness and kindness while condemning harsh endings.
Gossip and a Kiss Challenge Trust and Truth
The speaker questions the rumors about a woman’s fidelity and urges hearing her side and giving her a fair chance to defend herself. Accusations of dishonor are met with calls to balance belief between gossip and the contracting parties, noting possible observers at the kiss.
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Casey
River Peril and Pursuit on the Cataract Ride
A narrator recalls a perilous river crossing as Big Thunder Rips churn the foam. Lou, below, watches with a rifle while the speaker fights to stay afloat, drops cargo to lighten the craft, and ultimately escapes by leaping ashore and fleeing toward a New York train.
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Lou
Gabriel Perley
New York
Paragraph Points On Fashions And Fads
Fashion notes describe casino gowns with slight decolletage and sheer guimpes, cuirass designs hooking under the left arm for an armor-like line, and high stock collars on evening blouses. Coats use heavy tweeds for children, silk shirtwaists pair with skirts, green alpines and velvet beaver hats appear, while street coats range from short to long.
Chocolate almond steamed dessert from Mrs Richmond
Melt butter and mix flour cocoa salt and milk cook five minutes. Beat yolks with sugar and almonds then blend with chocolate mix. Fold in egg whites and steam in buttered mould for one hour. Serve with sugar and cream. Address Mrs A Richmond 40 Woodcliff Street Roxbury.
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A. Richmond
Woodcliff Street
Roxbury
Lemon Butter Cake Recipe by E M Bakeman
A listed cake formula includes one cup butter, three cups sugar, one cup milk, 412 cups flour, five eggs, one teaspoon soda, and the juice plus grated peel of one large lemon. From E M Bakeman of 20 Winter Street Newton U Falls.
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E. M. Bakeman
Winter Street
Newton U. Falls
Sugar Raisin Cake Recipe From Mrs M E Bruce
A classic home recipe lists ingredients for a sugar raisin cake: one cup sugar, one tablespoon butter, twelve teaspoons each clove and cinnamon, a pinch of salt, one cup sour milk, two cups flour with one teaspoon soda sifted in, and one cup chopped raisins. Source shows attribution to Mrs M E Bruce of 13 Congress Street, Lynn.
Quick Nantucket Egg Custard Mousse From M Johnson
Heat coffee and milk with gelatin until thickened then fold in beaten yolks and stiff egg whites. Sweeten with sugar and salt to taste, then mold and serve with cream. Vanilla optional. O Box 297 Nantucket.
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M. Johnson
O. Box
Nantucket
Creamy baked rice dessert from Mrs Poole Holbrook
One half cup of rice cooked in salted water then combined in a baking dish with a small piece of butter one quart of scalded milk one cup brown sugar and a teaspoon vanilla. Bake about two hours until creamy stirring occasionally. Serve warm with cream. Mrs J R Poole Box 229 Holbrook.
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J. R. Poole
Holbrook
Pickled Beets Recipe From Mrs Walter C White
Detailed home canning instructions for preserving small beets from picking through sealing jars with a three to one vinegar mixture. Includes washing peel removal and airtight jars. Mrs Walter C White Box 135 Ashburnham.
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Walter C. White
Ashburnham
Philadelphia Pepper Pot Pie Recipe by Mrs Wood
A 19th century style recipe from Mrs L S Wood of Manomet describes simmering two pounds of tripe and four calves feet in water with a red pepper until tender. Skim and return meat, add onions potatoes and a blend of marjoram basil and thyme, thicken with butter and flour, drop egg balls, boil 15 minutes, and serve hot.
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L. S. Wood
Dear Miss Champagne A heart broken girl seeks honest check on love
A 20 year old girl asks Miss Champagne how to tell if a young man truly loves her as he has not spoken of it and has avoided contact for two weeks. The adviser cautions against relying on secondhand signals and urges direct, discreet inquiry to learn if there is reciprocal interest before risking further, painful attachment.
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Miss Champagne
Casey Corners
Mattapan
Golden Bath Powder advertised by Henry Siegel Co
A vintage ad promotes Golden Bath Powder claiming it softens water and leaves a neutral on the person with a rich odor. It notes daily demonstrations and a free electric wash cloth, and lists sales outlets including Klein's Drug Stores Jordan Marsh Co. and R. H. White Co.
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A. Henry Siegel CO
Klein’s
Jordan Marsh Co
R. H. White Co
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