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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1908
Page
7
The Observant Citizen Lyman and his son return to the custom house after a Canada hunting trip yielding bear pelts. Local reports note a new Brookline Fire House inspection by the building committee and selectmen.
Carl Lawson Harvard College graduate and varsity crew member marries Marion L. Hawes at Dr William F Jarvis home in Waltham. The couple, who plan to reside in Minneapolis, had a wedding banquet and an extended honeymoon tour. Bride previously taught in Weymouth and Clinton.
A Boston article outlines women’s roles in candy making. High grade confections require careful hand dipping by skilled women, while cheaper lines use machinery. An expert dipper earns seven dollars weekly for ten hours, with floor girls at about 3.50 weekly learning the craft and advancing to more intricate designs.
A collection of recipes from New England housewives including stews with oysters and oats cookies and a lemon milk dessert. Featured cooks include Mrs R A Fournier Worcester Mrs P J Scahill Boston Mrs William Ellis East Brewster and Mattie E Flynn East Boston with instructions for oysters eggs cream gelatin chocolate desserts and milk puddings.
A reader asks if a lady respects a gentleman who tells the truth directly or one who spares feelings. The exchange debates whether kindness justifies softening or varnishing truth and whether a true gentleman should sacrifice blunt honesty to avoid hurting a woman. The conclusion favors kindness with truth tempered to spare feelings.
John N. Chute a Roxbury carpenter sues Chester Jordan in Municipal Court for 185.35 for labor and materials supplied at a Boylston street store where Jordan planned a stationary business before his arrest on murder charges.
Advertorial urging readers to switch to Van Camp’s Milk. It promotes Holstein dairy practices, sterilization after sealing, and the claim of germ free contents. The copy touts uniform quality, convenience, and cost effectiveness, noting production in five states by Van Camp Packing Co. and availability in 5 and 10 cent cans.
In a still room Martha lies dying after seven months bedridden. Abram, her 50 year husband, cares for her with patient devotion as neighbors bring food and comfort. She hopes he will hear a spiritual call from her faith and join them in peaceful rest.
In a quiet bedside scene, Abram and Martha recall their church wedding and family losses as Martha nears death. The couple weeps, remembers their babies, and longs for reunion with the children in a hopeful vision before Abram prays to join them.
Victoria reports the steamship Humboldt grounded at Active Pass. Passengers were removed by the fishing steamer Edith and are en route to Seattle.
Taupe dominates hat styles with a doomed high pompadour giving way to side puffs, parted fronts, and low back knots. Empires stole pieces feature ostrich barbs, marabout trim, and soft rich hues. Black and yellow tones rise with new cashmere fabrics and soutache trims. Swanskins appear for crowns or hat bands, while satin browns blues and grays lead runabout hats with single-tone elegance.
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