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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1910
Page
8
Steam was used to extinguish a chimney stack fire in the engine room of the Eastern Dredging Company on Condor Street East Boston. Engineer John F. Doherty diverted steam up the exhaust to dampen burning soot, swiftly stopping flames and sparks that had alarmed residents.
The Allan liner Parisian, anchored at Quarantine, rescued five men and two women from a gasoline launch that drifted past in darkness. The stranded party boarded the Parisian after a line was thrown and the launch’s engine was repaired. The Parisian carried 259 cabin and 10 steerage passengers and 10 tons of cargo.
A report in favor of Chauncey M. De Pew and other complainants seeks a preliminary injunction in the U S Circuit Court to prevent the Knollwood Cemetery Beacon Trust Company and Puritan Trust Company from selling unused cemetery land at reduced prices. The 400 acre Canton and Sharon cemetery faces $132,690 liabilities including a $100,000 Puritan Trust mortgage. Reorganization depends on selling unused land below by law price, which requires approval by all shareholders, not directors.
Rose Pitonof of Boston swam the Schuylkill River at Lafayette, about 360 yards round trip, using a breast stroke. She completed the west bank and return without showing fatigue, amid a crowd of onlookers. She was accompanied by George Kessler and his son George Jr of the University of Pennsylvania.
Sudbury farmer Charles Pliny Hunt sends two notable exhibits to the Post harvest festival a perfectly formed double squash and a white potato weighing 212 pounds raised by extensive hoeing Walter A Tolman of Somerville delivered the entry On Henry Havelock Pierce’s farm diminutive corn stalks four to six inches tall puzzle experts attributing growth to soil conditions and other factors.
Home made pint cough syrup using Pinex and granulated sugar syrup. Stated to stop obstinate and whooping coughs quickly, ease sore lungs, hoarseness, and throat troubles with a low cost guarantee and money back if it fails.
Herbert M Skillings leaves years of service to join the Continental Clothing House in Boston. He has built many friendships over 20 years in local clothing trade and invites friends to visit his new place of business. The store offers a wide assortment from Boston New York and Chicago makers, including Hart Schaffner Marx.
Readers are urged to notice a Boston Post advertisement offering Webster's New International Dictionary new from cover to cover and a free 1910 New Reference Atlas of the World with maps of every country and Panama Canal plans. The offer promises a table reference library at a small price with easy terms. Cut the coupon on page three, fill name and address, send to J. Q. Adams & Co. 120 Boylston Street Boston MA.
A reader recounts discovering a married man leading a double life and urges confronting the wife, supporting women’s moral agency, while urging the recipient to focus on faith and service to God as the path to peace. The letter emphasizes trust, responsibility, and Christian charity amid affair temptations.
A letter urges choosing training in insane hospitals for better early pay and stronger skills. It warns against small institutions that keep trainee nurses unpaid and then release them. It advises requesting an application blank and persisting after submission.
A woman writes that her husband deserted three years ago, leaving her to raise three children and care for her father without pay. She seeks guidance on continuing to work for him or finding a separate, better paying job and whether to pursue a divorce.
An assortment of French and pretty names for a baby girl including Anitta Aline Adine Agathea Adah Ameline Beryl Constance Clarice Diana Dorothea Esperance Helene Heloise Ines Iris Lena Lilah Leah Loraine Leela Madge Mona Neva Nina Rosa Sibyl Therese Vera Vivian Rosella Zeneth and A Trojain.
Advice column excerpt urges a wife to discuss unhappiness with her husband before leaving home. NETLEY counsels consulting him, expressing faith he will rectify issues if she communicates feelings and stands by him. He warns against heedless external advice and endorses joint understanding.
A writer urges a friend to attend church, sharing personal regrets about staying home with her child. The author notes happiness in church membership and emphasizes personal responsibility in spiritual choices.
Advertises Pyramid Pile Cure as a fast, permanent cure for piles. Prompts readers to request a free trial by mail from Pyramid Drug Co. and notes a $0.50 regular package available in any drug store. Describes chronic cases improving after treatment.
The Circle Sisters propose lively party games and amusements suitable for a teen birthday. Include musical chairs, scavenger hunt, charades, a photo booth, and a mini dance party. Suggest a casual dress code and a gentle cake-cutting moment. Invitations should be simple and polite, using warm tones and clear RSVP instructions.
A letter to a sister recalls a harsh home life with a father who cared only for outside praise. The writer describes a mother who did her best as wife and mother, while the children faced a difficult, self-reliant upbringing after the mother’s death.
A reader asks how to induce blooming on a one year old geranium that has produced no buds. In letters from readers multiple voices share cautions and opinions about pet care marriage and parenting with a light humorous tone.
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