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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1908
Page
7
Advertises Red Seal Records with the Victor repertoire of 106 operas and praises great operatic singers. Mentions refining influence of music at home and impact of records on listening at will. Ends with an aside about Louis XV patter and accuracy.
By George F. Parkman legacy Boston receives funds for park and playground improvements within city limits. Readers are asked to send suggestions to the Parkman Fund Editor on how to spend the money, with the restriction that no new parks be created and the focus stay on the Common and existing green spaces. The fund could reach up to seven million dollars.
A South Boston resident calls for renewal of the Dorchester Heights landmark once famous for Washington driving the British from Boston. The note, dated September 26, asks citizens to show patriotism by helping improve the site.
A Boston letter proposes allocating part of the Park Man Fund to lay out two grass baseball diamonds on the Franklin Park playstead to improve its poor condition. Signed by W. C. K. dated September 25.
Mrs D Maclean urges preservation of the Parkman Fund as donated not for new ventures but to care for existing assets. She asks Mayor to keep it safe from dishonest politicians in Franklin.
The Boston Post appeals to the Parkman Fund editors noting Pearce Field in Roslindale lacks public facilities despite hosting track meets cross country runs endurance walks and football and baseball games. The letter argues Roslindale’s community support for athletics warrants action.
Annette Orrin discovers in a mirror that her fiancé Jack Denning is unfaithful through a blotter note from Miss Alice Merron. A chase ensues to the Norfolk Hotel where misunderstandings unfold and Mis Orrin reconciles with the couple as a luncheon is shared.
Joseph W. Travers of Roslindale appeals to the committee overseeing the Washington Street playground fund to add a gymnasium and cinder path. He notes ample space exists and urges the use of local taxpayers’ resources to provide continued public recreation.
L F Foster urges Parkman Fund use to advance park staffing full time laborers, hire a manager for life preservers, pension park commissioners, and install drinking fountains in the Fenway and other park sites, noting pollution at Muddy River.
A letter from Elizabeth Hanson of Jamaica Plain argues that the Parkman Fund should finance lunchrooms so poor children can eat after games. She recalls children returning to homes with only rum and asks why Christ’s appeal to feed my lambs should be ignored.
Henry Hyland of Roslindale writes from September 25 urging the Halter Parkman Fund in Boston to invest in real estate first mortgages at 5 percent. Interest would be at the Park Commission's discretion.
In Worcester on September 27 a little girl, Edgar Eckberg, was struck by a Greenwood street line electric car driven by Motorman Daniel Gilmore. Her body was cut in two, death instantaneous, witnessed by her mother at a second floor window of 634 Millbury Street.
The Sunday Post features a full page of Best Recipes and Household Suggestions. Included are Pepper Relish with tomatoes and peppers, currant jelly served chilled with apollinaris water, Strawberry Ice Cream with condensed milk, and strawberry preserves prepared in the sun. Also offered are Cherry pastry rolls, crab meat croquettes, and other era home cooking methods from Mrs H B Crosby to Miss Ruth Thompson.
Six year old Anetta Caron of 17 Groton Street South Lawrence died when a bead necklace snagged a window blind fastener and suspended her from a hook. The father found the body Saturday afternoon. authorities believe the accident happened hours earlier as she played in the yard.
Stage performer Mildred Champagne speaks on themes of love and sentiment in a candid interview. She explores emotional connections, romance, and the personal meaning of affection in contemporary life.
A married woman laments loneliness in Boston with a busy husband and baby. The counselor urges overcoming bitterness with sustained love, smiles, and gentleness to transform the home, arguing love can resolve conflict and revive the relationship.
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