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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1917
Page
11
The Boston Post calls for dog stories up to 200 words with original or not, signed with real name and address. Prizes include two gold eagle awards and $5 in gold for the best three stories. Judges include Dr. Francis H. Rowley and H. C. Merwin.
A compilation of reader correspondence offering guidance on raising independent sons, resisting ridicule, and pursuing self reliance. Also includes advice about marital etiquette, defending reputation, and encouraging family faith, with multiple sign-offs such as Lone some and Thirty-three.
The Boston Opera House season opened last evening with a lavish production of Everywoman by Henry W. Savage and a strong company. The piece previously stirred Boston by blending many forms of stage entertainment into a modern allegory. Walter Rowne’s treatment of the heroine’s career shows ingenuity and poetic appeal.
Official figures show September 11 highs of 90 degrees in 1896 and 1912 in Boston. The coldest on record for the date is 42 degrees in 1875. Rain fell in Boston on this date in 1907 1908 1911 and 1912.
Boston review praises Ev erywoman at the Boston Opera House for its vivid stage life and strong cast led by Paula Shay and Percy Parsons. The piece highlights George W. Chadwick music and a striking New York Broadway on New Year scene.
A tenement yard poem recalls a lone tree standing by a brown ground and cinder path. It links America Ireland and Italy through shared hope and memory as immigrants find solace under its branches. The tree watches over the yard and comforts the young Italian dreaming of a brighter future.
William Fox presents The Honor System a prison life story shown at the Majestic drawing packed crowds both afternoon and evening. Milton Sills and Miriam Cooper star as an ambitious inventor drawn into crime by a gang and reformed by the prison honor system. Former Governor Foss Warden Allen Charlestown and Colonel Lind praised the Volunteer Prison League guests of management. The film will be screened twice daily this week.
George Walsh portrays Jack Taylor, a convict who dies by his own action to save others behind the walls, in a stark performance that highlights sacrifice within confinement. The production centers on themes of redemption, duty, and sacrifice.
A reader writes about a social outing with their married sister ending after they waited for a car to arrive. The note hints at upcoming marriage plans and personal context without further details.
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