Boston Post Dog Story Prize Offered for Best Tales
The Boston Post invites stories up to 200 words for a Dog Story Prize with three awards including a Double Gold Eagle and a $5 Gold prize. Entries must be original or not, signed with real name and address, on one side only, and may be published at the Post’s discretion.
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Boston Post
Sunday Post
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the Post
Boston
Francis H. Rowley
H. C. Merwin
Dog Story
Tom the Fireman Hero Saves Horses at Night
Tom the fireman saved a man and a barn full of horses by waking his master, alerting the barn, and leading every horse to safety during a night fire. He also woke Jessie Desmond to escape gas, is 16, fed daily, and has keen eyesight and puppy-like playfulness.
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Tom
Jessie Desmond
Columbus Avenue
Boston
Airedale Helper Babe Snoops on Rising Bread
Mrs Jennie Wirtanen recounts her Airedale Babe guarding the home during a bread dough mishap. The dog barked, led the family to the kitchen, and Babe watched over the scene as the dough spilled, then rested contentedly after the issue was resolved.
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Babe
Jennie Wirtanen
West Barnstable
Do Dogs Talk Do Dogs Talk To Each Other
A Methuen reader recalls three dogs helping a imprisoned friend escape from an abandoned hen yard. One dog signals via nose and barking, then two more join to dig a tunnel under the fence enabling the freed dog to flee with the group toward a milk wagon.
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Joseph A. Tennant
Oakland Avenue
Methuen
Topsy the Wise Welsh Terrier Begs in Manchester Home
In Manchester Vermont a clever Welsh terrier named Topsy assists her owner with a planned request. One chilly spring morning she sits up in her master's bedroom and begs, prompting him to follow her.
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Topsy
Manchester
Brings Home Elephant by a Concord Dog
A small dog from Concord Massachusetts rode with his master and once retrieved a toy elephant from the steps where Emerson’s grandchildren played. After an hour the dog returned, carrying the elephant to a baby in the house.MISS M A Haley 117 Summer Street Somerville
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Concord
Mass
Ralph Waldo Emerson
M. A. Haley
Summer Street
Somerville
Dog Cap Turns Tidy Trickster into Local Legend
Martha H. Gray of Edgecomb Maine recalls a recurring scene in Barre Vermont where a small brown dog raided a ground trash can each morning. After placing a stone atop the wooden lid the clever canine knocked it off and finally carried the cover away, turning a humorous domestic incident into a lasting memory.
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Barre
Scottie's Master a Soldier
A WWI tale recalls a soldier who bonds with a Highland terrier named Scottie. The dog crosses war zones to reunite with his owner, who describes becoming a cripple and finding solace in the dog beside him. Arthur Prescott Whittier of Lowell signs the reminiscence.
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Scottie
France
Arthur Prescott Whittier
Merrimack Street
Lowell
Neptune the Lifesaving Bulldog Story
A large black retriever named Neptune saved four lives at sea. He brought a drowning boy to shore after a fall from a sea wall, helped a drunken man’s rescue by signaling and reaching the surface, and assisted a drowning woman until a boat arrived. Neptune later lived near town with a captain.
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Brother
Neptune
Brother Will
Neptune Sentenced After Fight at Gardner Address
A local note states that a dog named Neptune was ordered killed after an incident at 31 Abbott Street in Gardner involving J. J. Zheicha Sweet. The report cites a fear of a bully and a separation attempt preceding the bite and subsequent action.
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Tune
Neptune
J. J. Zheicha Sweet
Abbott Street
Gardner
Opening season draws me into town for tea time
In the countryside a beautiful time beckons yet I choose town. Marion and I had tea at my favorite hotel after checking the house to ensure it will be ready on Monday. Marion plans to stay a few weeks more and join us often. She wore mink furs and a tan brown velvet hat with bronze loops. Jack may arrive soon to play golf.
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Marion
Jack
Birthday Bio Briefs Highlight Horatio Nelson's Rise
A short biography recalls Horatio Nelson starting at age 12 seeking sea life with his uncle, advancing to naval lieutenant and captain, losing an eye and an arm in siege actions, earning a commodore’s rank after bold actions at sea, meeting Lady Hamilton, and dying after urging England to duty with the flag inscription quoted as England expects that every man will do his duty.
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Horatio Nelson
Cadiz
Santa Cruz
Naples
Hamilton
Nelson
England
Napoleon
British
Songs of Sunshine by the Benz Town Bard
A 1917 verse poem from Southern Prost Syndicata extols integrity and inner strength. It urges steadfastness to the right, self-improvement, and moral elevation, urging readers to climb the hill before them with beauty and true love as guiding ideals.
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Benztown Bard
Southern Prost Syndicata
Reading the Sewing Circle: smoke, drink, and personal trials
A collection of letters discusses tobacco, drinking, and spousal abuse from readers. A woman defends smoking for its aroma, another endures a drunk husband’s abuse, a 15 year old wife asks for advice, and others critique rouge and powder as social standards. The letters reflect era views on gender, morality, and personal hardship.
Poems for Your Scrap Book A Letter and A Sweater
A poem about memory and affection. An azure thread hints at thoughts of a loved one. The speaker recalls May greens, magic hours, sunshine, laughter, and the scent of flowers from shared days.
Pineapple Pudding and Other New England Recipes
Recipes from Worcester author James McLaughlin list Pineapple Pudding with eggs milk sugar cornstarch, a bread pudding sauce, a vinegar spiced chili sauce, two flour mixes for biscuits, an eggless chocolate cake, and sour milk biscuits.
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James McLaughlin
Worcester
Denial Triggered at Library Fund Meeting
Several hundred people gathered on the steps of the Public Library for a Soldiers and Sailors' Library Fund briefing. James D. Henderson, campaign director of the War Library Council, labeled a rumor that book publishers back the fund as false and urged the public to help deny it.
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Public Library
Soldiers and Sailors’ Library Fund
James D. Henderson
The
War Library Council
Henderson
Water Carnival Highlighted for Columbus Day Festival
Pleasant Bay in South Boston will host a water carnival as the main feature of the Columbus Day celebration. Mayor Curley and district leaders approved the plan at City Hall, with the Strandway dedication also on the agenda. Morning races, illuminated boat parade at night, Mass by Cardinal O Connell, athletic events, and children's activities are scheduled.
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Pleasant Bay
Boston
Curley
City Hall
Cardinal O'Connell
Boston Weather Note for September 29 Through History
The oldest inhabitant recalls Boston temperatures for September 29 with highs of 80 degrees in 1873 1891 and 1884 and a low of 34 degrees in 1914. Rain occurred on this date in 1907 1908 1911 1912 1914 and 1916 according to official figures.
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Boston
Facts and Fashions Eyelet Embroidery on Blouses
Eyelet embroidery brightens pink crepe de chine blouses and a threatened narrow skirt trend reappears. Serge frocks still show embroidery while many new skirts feature a wide hip to hem band. Novel trim includes burnt coque feather bands hobnail jet and laced velvet ribbons.
Repentance by Germany a Requisite
Viscount Milner speaking at a British war council luncheon in London on September 28 urged no peace with the unre penant German rulers. He tied the U S entry into the war to a moral bond with Britain and said both nations are united by a unity of motive and aims.
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London
Viscount Milner
British War Council
United States
Lord Milner
Milner Defines War Aims Against German Aggression
Viscount Milner framed the Entente’s war objectives as unwavering and final. He argued that justice for Belgium must be the global standard and that Germany’s actions demand lasting rejection of peace with flawed doctrines. He cited Tirpitz to condemn Belgium’s treatment and call for durable unity against German power.
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Viscount Milner
Germany
Belgium
Admiral von Tirpitz
War Tax on Autos Set at 3 Percent of First Cost
Washington report says the wartime tax bill will set auto taxes at 3 percent of the original price paid by car owners rather than manufacturers. A $2000 car would owe $60, a $1200 car $36, an $800 car $24, and Ford owners about $11.
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Washington
Ford
Death notices greet Dorchester and Nashua regions
Madden Mary Holland beloved wife of John S Madden died in Dorchester on September 28 with funeral at 763 Columbia Road on October 1. Services at St Margaret Church follow. Perkins Grace A beloved wife of George W Perkins died suddenly September 18 in the city with funeral in Nashua New Hampshire on Sunday at 1 PM.
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Madden
Dorchester
Mary Holland
John S. Madden
Columbia Rd
St. Margaret's Church
Perkins
Grace A
George W. Perkins
Boylston St
Nashua
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