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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1908
Page
7
A San Francisco Laurel Hall Club member accuses Mayor and Mrs Hibbard of discourtesy to visitors at the Boston women’s convention held last June. Club members who attended the event shared experiences with those who stayed behind.
Mrs James W Orr recalls a reception with the Mayor of Boston and his wife during a convention week They arrived late left early and wore simple attire The anecdote contrasts Boston hospitality with hoped for better treatment if San Francisco hosts next year
A reader seeks Mildred Champagne’s guidance on a four year relationship with a widower who has an 18 year old daughter. The columnist suggests patience, limiting attention to the man, and waiting for the daughter’s stance before pursuing matrimony.
Marion explains that a man speaking without a formal introduction may mean genuine interest or mere amusement. She advises caution and to assume the latter as the safer stance. She notes that dance hall pick ups are similar to other casual encounters and not common among self respecting people.
Louis Enquist of Law, Ore., and Miss Helen Bodin Oderholm of Sweden, childhood sweethearts who parted in Sweden 16 years ago, will marry on a Wednesday evening in Bloomington. He came to America to seek his fortune and has now sent for his bride.
Mrs Pinkey Robertson of Christian county sued Clayton Teater for 5000 dollars after he failed to marry her. A court awarded 150 dollars as compensation for the broken heart.
A simple home remedy instructs to wet a cloth with X Zalia and place it on the sore, then bandage and keep the cloth wet. The text promises rapid healing of running sores using this liquid from drug stores.
A Boston club woman defended Mrs Hibbard saying she wore a pongée suit in June and kept her hat on as a woman's privilege. She noted that after shaking many hands, her own grip loses some of its strenuousness.
Singed with multiple recipes from Mattie E Flynn at 244 Lexington Street East Boston and Mrs J J Bernelow Thompson Conn for meringue crunch and walnut crackers. Other homes provide yeast rolls from Thompson and Lebanon New Hampshire with apples raisins and nutmeg and a lemon turnover filling.
Albert F. Gregory a physician from Atlanta Georgia and William C. Gregory a lawyer from Altoona Pennsylvania met at the information bureau in Union Station for the first time in 24 years. Both stepped to the window together to ask the departure time for the train to Moulton Iowa their old home.
In Pottsville a 1500 volt electric current from a house spout at David Fenstermacher's home in Schuylkill Haven shocked several people. The current entered a rain barrel. Mrs. Charles Ney, bathing nearby, suffered severe shocks and her husband, rushing to aid her, was knocked unconscious.
Lynn Equal Rights Club members Estelle Slocum Ellen Wetherell and Susanna Berry sought Mayor Porter's intercession after Park Commissioners denied permission to hold an open air gathering on Lynn Common. Porter failed to persuade them to change course. the club plans a winter protest with labor leaders ministers and lawyers invited to speak.
Chief John E Wilkie spent Labor Day in Boston after a three hour conference with local agent Patrick Ahern and left for Washington. He reportedly discussed secret service man assignments for the winter season and noted changes involving Joseph Murphy and James Sloan guarding the President at Sagamore Hill and in Washington.
A tale of a man dreaming to reunite with Rose under an oak as a village seeks help for a mortgage threat. The story contrasts his hopeful plan with a child’s plea and delivers a sales pitch for Van Camp's Milk praising safety, purity, and cooking value with price details and health claims.
A heartbroken man recalls a childhood love Rose Grey as he realizes she married another. He contemplates revenge through wealth but chooses charity sending a single note to his former beloved. A child Amberly carries the gift to a white farmhouse, ending one man’s dream.
An advertising pitch extols Fels-Naptha for cool water washing without boiling. It claims superior grease removal in fabrics from butcher and painter clothing to dishes, glassware and rugs, and notes printed directions on the wrapper. The piece denounces imitators as inferior.
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