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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1904
Page
7
Due to many requests from New England contestants the Post Proverb Editor extends the deadline to 6 p m Monday Oct 3 for submitting answers addressed to P O Box 5276 Boston Mass The change should ease delays in obtaining coupons and is considered fair to all participants.
Three important notices to contestants warn that the final mail is at 6 p.m. on Monday Oct 3 from Post Office Box 5276. Prepay postage in full or entries will be rejected. Back numbers remain at the Boston Post office but supplies may run out.
A brief note signals an upcoming post contest announcement with anticipation for details. The message hints at a forthcoming event, urging readers to stay alert for the official reveal and specifics.
An aging narrator recalls a faded snapshot of a boyhood summer and a broken engagement. In a rainstorm he and a stranger share an umbrella moment, leading to a renewed connection as they shelter under a shop awning. The tale ends with gratitude for two umbrellas that endure.
In Denver on September 26, 55 year old Matthew Richards and Mrs. Margaret Morgan wed in Judge Preter L. Palmer's third division court. Bailiff Henry Dowson forced the next step, planted a kiss on the bride, and prompted Richards to kiss her again, all met with surprised shrieks and laughter from the court.
Archbishop Farley orders all parishes to implement Pope Pius X guidance on sacred music. Women singers will be removed from church choirs and boys will be trained to sing soprano and contralto parts, changing traditional vocal roles statewide.
Miss Mollise Rotzen of LaPorte county petitions for a temporary divorce without denying affection for her husband. She cites estrangement and asks alimony for support while the marriage vows may be resumed later. The suit tests a new state law on determinate divorce periods.
Laura Trumbull Weimer, wife of Chicago pitcher Jacob Weimer, fled to her father George T. Trumbull’s home after learning of his divorce. The couple married a week ago under Catholic dispensation efforts, as Weimer left Lutheranism. Weimer yesterday pitched for Brooklyn while his bride remained in Des Moines.
In 1904 fiction, Inspector Forrest trails Mannering as the Motor Pirate murders an autoist and robs the Brighton stage. The pursuit unfolds along Norfolk lanes toward Norwich Cromer with cars on the road. The rival boasts a new motor and plays a wary cat and mouse with pursuit. Evie Maitland ends their engagement amid danger.
Sutgrover encounters Mannering unexpectedly at the Royal Hotel in Cromer. Suspicion lingers as Sutgrover questions his involvement with the Motor Pirate. Mannering feigns innocence while offering help and proposing a private discussion away from public view. Continuation promised in tomorrow's Post.
A young undertaker writes seeking Cupid advice after shunning women for years. He recalls a golden haired girl, a shift to romance, and asks if he should propose on a drive and how to prove sincerity. The columnist advises persistence and reading her receptiveness, noting that repeated asking can convert no into yes when sincere.
A young man seeks guidance on a year-long courtship with a woman he does not love. The advice urges honesty, urges him to explain his true feelings without delay, and notes potential obligations may compel marriage if incurred. It cautions that many women would refuse marriage after such a confession.
A reader asks if it is proper for 17 and 18 year olds to play kissing games at evening parties. The writer opposes kissing games, arguing a kiss should be a token of affection and that such games train girls to view kisses lightly, implying these individuals lack high ideals in love and sentiment. The same applies to boys, with social norms differing by gender.
Providence September story of barge captain George Jorgeson who vanished after his wedding to Wilhelmina Fritz. The Moonbeam captain was last seen at the Pomeroy dock Saturday morning. the couple planned a water honeymoon. Jorgeson, 29, known in Providence, left behind wedding cake remnants as the mystery deepens. He belongs to Rhode Island Royal Arcanum lodge 1255.
James Breen arraigned before Judge Fielder on a charge of kissing girls without warning in Cleveland Ohio. Several young women testified he would kiss them from behind before they knew it causing courtroom laughter as the judge admonished him to obtain permission. Breen ordered to the workhouse to ponder his impropriety.
Samuel G. H. Rosecrans testified in his Denver divorce case that his wife and two grown daughters pulled the bedclothes off, ordered him from the room, and said she did not care where he went. Rosecrans is a nephew of Civil War General Rosecrans.
Mrs Russell Sage is gravely ill at her Fifth Avenue home after a fall ten days ago. She has remained bedridden since the incident and is under medical care as family and doctors monitor her condition.
Cleveland police court hears Acting Police Judge Selser affirm a man nagged by his wife has a right to drink. The ruling emphasizes a husband’s freedom amid domestic friction.
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