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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1917
Page
9
Cat Story Contest at The Boston Post
The Boston Post invites cat tales up to 200 words with real name and address signed. Submission to CAT STORY EDITOR, Boston Post. Prizes include Double Gold Eagle, Single Gold Eagle, and $5 in Gold. best entries printed daily and Sunday until further notice. Judges include Dr. Francis H. Rowley and H. C. Merwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Boston Post
Post
the Post
Boston
Sunday Post
Francis H. Rowley
H. C. Merwin
Canine Narratives and Notable Bloodhound Tales
Dick, obsessed with observation, triggers a kitchen bell by pushing a table button to summon the maid after dinner. A dog named 50 Mt. Vernon Rose, once a vaillant vagabond, rises to fame in bloodhound circles after winning first prize at shows and being purchased for Imperial Kennels. HAROLD A. CONANT, 64 Washington street, Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ll F. Beckford
Carpenter Street
Providence
R. I
America
Vernon Rose
England
Harold A. Conant
Washington Street
Salem
Memories of dogs and valor across Boston and New Jersey
A dog named Sancho helps thwart cow thieves and comforts a widow, while another terrier named Duke saves a child from a trestle and a collie Sandy aids a vet in Clinton, N J. Reports from Attleboro and Dorchester add notes on pets Dewey and Dewey’s owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
N. J
Robert S. Black
Sandy
Dr. Jameson
Lottie Tyler
Vinson Street
Dorchester
To Work or College A Question in the Sewing Circle
A reader asks whether moderate-income parents should sacrifice to send a girl to college or fund her self supporting work. A second letter argues for fair wages and warns against unequal treatment of women at work. A third reflects on parental sacrifice and the dangers of overindulgent independence in children.
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Fifth Avenue
Fourteenth Street
New York City
Independence
Jack the Weather Prophet and the Farm Storm Connection
A Nashua family recounts how their dog Jack, adopted from a poor woman, helped herd cows and predict storms. On a night of looming danger he hid in their bed, prompting a lesson that his absence signaled bad weather. The piece closes with the作者 address in Nashua New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Bloodhound Stages Bold Outdoor Hunt In Local Tale
A curious scene unfolds as a thoroughbred bloodhound tracks a moving target and joins a game of man hunting through fields. The narrator recalls lively sport and the dog wagon’s appearance in a pound setting, with playful chase among participants.
Don Pedro the Collie Receives a Photographs and a Gift
The narrator and a visiting friend set up a photo session with Don Pedro the collie. He protested, refused to smile, and fled to the door. A little friend returned with a picture, and a future Christmas gift arrived—a ribboned box containing a large bone with meat.
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Don Pedro
Lena K. French
North Main Street
Montellon
Don
Proper use of gotten in Liberty bond context
In a letter to the editor, the propriety of the word gotten is discussed. The author cites the Century Dictionary to support that gotten can mean obtained and may appear with qualifiers like new or ill in phrases such as new gotten territory or ill gotten gains.
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Post
Century
Ahnighito Meteorite: World’s Heaviest Iron Treasure
Explorer Robert Peary brought the Ahnighito meteorite from Greenland in 1897. It weighs 8612 tons and measures 11 feet wide, described as a mass of iron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Peary
Greenland
Submarine warfare and numeral meanings in wartime notes
A Confederate submarine torpedoed the U S steamer Housatonic in 1864. A debate over the meaning of X and M symbols in numerals is explained, with twisted conventions for thousand ten and ten thousand, and a note on the M with or without a bar indicating a million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Housatonic
Ancestors of Grant and Dewey Traced to New England
The passage notes that General Grant and Admiral Dewey share direct lineal ancestors from early New England settlers. It identifies Matthew Grant and Thomas Dewey as these direct forebears, linking the military leaders to colonial New England origins.
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Sir
General Grant
New England
Admiral Dewey
A.lus
Matthew Grant
Thomas Dewey
Veterans' Pledge by Ambrose P. Chase
Poem recalling past battles and valor of Continental soldiers and modern veterans. It imagines soldiers from Cambridge to Plymouth answering to Uncle Sam, honors Valley Forge, de Lafayetter, and warns against invasion while pledging fidelity of the Blue and the Gray.
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Valley Forge
de Lafayettiy
Everyday Etiquette
A short article fragment on daily manners and social decorum titled Everyday Etiquette. The text hints at lessons to be taught to daughters and emphasizes enduring standards of civility.
Wedding Etiquette On Mourning Rings And Diamonds
The article advises mourning should not dominate weddings, suggesting gray attire as an alternative. It argues engagement rings should feature a single diamond or diamonds with other stones, with value matching the groom’s means. A solitaire ring is favored, and the groom chooses the ring, with names or initials inside the band.
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Vance
Wedding Ring Advice for Engaged Couples
Guidance on selecting a wedding ring noting a plain gold band as suitable. Emphasizes a narrow yet thick design and the potential engraving of initials or sentiment.
Boswell Biography: Vanity and Johnson Friendship
Birthday bio briefs recount James Boswell born October 29 1740 in Edinburgh. He charmed distinguished figures recorded their words while his vanity earned him notoriety. He met Samuel Johnson at 23 forming a famed but flawed life leading to Johnsonian biography and a later downfall as a confirmed drunkard.
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Boswell
Edinburgh
Scotland
London
Duke of Argyll
Samuel Johnson
Paoli
England
Corsica
Hebrides
Johnson
Loswell
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Jimmy
Catherine F. Powers
Peck Street
Attleboro
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Josie Whiting
Saxton Street
R. Bernard
J. West
BELL
Bell's
Tae A Ee Iad
Oal
Am Bros Inc
Maurice Ketten
WK. T
Castoria
Por
Winship
NEW
NEMO
Jordan Marsh Company
Veterans’ Pledge
G. A. RE
BY Ambrose P. Chase
of Willerd
Kinsley Post
Company A
Massachusetts
Somerville
Old Cambridge
Concord
Bunker Hill
Gloucester
Plymouth
Warren
Israel
Putnam
Green Mountains
Rutland
Glassy Champlain
Cold Harbor
Uncle Sam
James
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