Mysterious Death of E A Cole at City Pointpier
E A Cole of Scituate, recently at Union General Hospital, was found dying in the water at City Point pier after escaping the hospital. Police and Life Savers failed to save him. A neighborly missing hat and shoes, plus a hospital report, raise questions whether it was suicide or accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. A. Cole
Scituate
Union General Hospital
City Point
Cole
Massachusetts Avenue
Fifth Street
South Boston
South End
H. Hatch
G. F. Morris
A. Cole
Union General
Mass
Society Cheers Jordan Victories and Fashionable Box Parties
Society guests flocked to Mrs C H Washburn and Miss Mabel Walker boxes for elegant attire and pink rose hats. Notable attendees included Miss Sallie Lawrence Miss Catherine Thayer Miss Susan Amory and Mrs E V Thayer while a later Horse Show scene drew numerous dinners and a bustling crowd in the boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Osborn
James W. Kenney
Arthur Austin
C H. Washburn
Sallie Lawrence
Catherine Thayer
Susan Amory
Mabel Walker
The
Vendome
J. Albert Walker
Boston Society Guests Adorn Evening in Summer Fashions
A lavish social gathering drew a multitude of Boston families and guests. Women wore black lace and blue voile dresses with hats, while men and couples, including Mrs. Thayer and Miss Thayer, attended in elegant attire. Notable attendees included Mrs. Joseph Widener and Colonel W. D. Sohier among many others, with flowers, lace, and satin creating a parade of high society style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molly Lowell
Margaret Codman
Mary Perkins
John Gerken
Aurel Batonyi
Rachel Brooks
John Shepard
Madeleine Boardman
T. Dennie Boardman
Miss Boardman
Thomas W. Lawson
Marion Lawson
Gladys Lawson
Francis I
Amory
Fanny Dwight
Margaret Manning
Francis H. Manning
Eliot Guild
Rosamond Lang
Rosamond Saltonstall
Eugene V. R. Thayer
de Ford Beal
Washington B. Thomas
Misses Thomas
Robert H. Stevenson
John L. Thorndike
Olivia Thorndike
Fred Richardson
Mrs. Dane
Shepherd Brooks
Frederick R. Sears, Jr
Eleanora Sears
Grace Dabney
Philadelphia
Joseph Widener
Guy Lowell
Bryce J. Allan
Rosamond Gibson
Eleanor Sohier
Lily Fay
Alice Fay
Mildred Stimson
James McKeehan Burr
Bayard Thayer
John E. Thayer
Liberty
Francis I. Amory
George T. Rice
S. Hooper Hooper
C. Vey Holman
J. Willard Hayden, Jr
John T. Wheelwright
Julian Codman
Gordon Abbott
Stephen H. Bennett
W. D. Sohier
Charles Claflin Davis
Postum Rebuilds After Coffee Battle Ad
A Faribault Minnesota grocer testifies that stopping coffee and using Postum restored his digestion and appetite after a doctor advised caffeine cessation. He notes initial difficulty with preparation, then success with fifteen minutes of boiling and good cream, leading to improved health. Several others, including a bank cashier and a clergyman, also report Postum helping stomach troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Faribault
Minn
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
The Two Leading Prize Winners by Firsts and Seconds
The report lists the top prize winners by class, noting firsts second places and additional placing data. It records a sequence of numbers and initials indicating entrants and results.
John S Paine Founder of Paine Furniture Dies at 79
News from Jacksonville Florida reports the death of John Shearer Paine at his Cambridge home at age 79. Paine founded Paine's Furniture, started as Shearer Paine in Boston, expanded to New York Chicago and New Orleans, and sold goods across the United States. He died after a brief illness following travel with his son James I Paine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
John Shearer Paine
Paine
Havana
James l. Paine
Tampa
Cambridge
Mr. Paine
Uxbridge
New England
America
Stephen Paine
Great
Ellingham
Norfolk County
Hingham
Mass
Rehoboth
Boston
L. B. Shearer
Shearer & Paine
Blackstone
Canal Streets
Mr. Shearer
New York
Chicago
New Orleans
Congress
United States Casualty Co
Hub Gore
Jordan Marsh Co
Gilbert N. Ware
Pitts- Kimball Co
Timothy Smith & Co
Downing & Dodge
Oblast Shoe Store
Ross Bros
H. E
J. . Newcomb
So. Boston
Co. W. Day
Allston
Edgar E. Gould
Roxbury Crossing
Blood Wine touted as kidney cure in 19th century ad
The advertisement claims sedentary workers and many trades suffer kidney trouble and that Blood Wine cleanses and heals kidneys within minutes. It features testimonials from Manchester, Worcester, Boston and Terre Haute residents, praising its tonic and curative powers at fifty cents a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Foster
Manchester
N. H
Rock of Gibraltar
James B. Mirick
Worcester
Mass
A. Davis
Washington Street
Boston
Dan. A. Metzel
S. 8Th Street
Terre Haute
Ind
Paine Family Leader and Business Builder Remembered
Obituary notes the life of Mr. Paine who built Houchton and Dutton’s Canal Street stores and warerooms and led a wide civic and church life. He retired from business in 1890s, served as president of the Paine incorporation, and mentored a large Sunday school and youth program in Cambridge and Boston. He supported banks, libraries, art clubs, and charitable groups, leaving three children and a legacy of public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canal Street
Paine
George F
D. Paine
W. L. Shearer
James L. Paine
Broadway Baptist
Cambridge
First Baptist Sunday School
Cambridge Boys and Girls’ Christian Band
Palmer
Mass
Benjamin Baker
Mr. Paine
Katherine E. Champlin
Edgar R. Champlin
Anna L. Emery
Willard Emery
Lowell Quiet Day in Textile Strike Sit-uation
Lowell reports no new developments as strikers remain scarce at Textile Council headquarters. A mill agent says agents have not set a date to reopen mill gates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Textile Council
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Rueter’s
Sterling Ale
Sterling
Rueter & Company
Highland Spring Brewery
E. A. Cole
Mer Ear
Miss Beaconstrete
MR. Thos W Lawson
Uncle Sam
Norman
Jordan
Belle Hunt
Everett B. Webster
Harry Smith
Ernest Lockwood
George Ingraham
Helen Sears
Marian Jeffries
Grinnell
E. V. R. Thayer
John B. Thayer
Elizabeth Byrne
Frank Hond
Samuel Parker
Charles R. Sturgis
Alice
Genessee Valley Hunt Club
Harry V. Colt
Samuel D. Warren
Mabel Bayard Warren
Pere YN
John S. Paine
Bright
Warren Lamphier
Mudge St
Lynn
Houchton & Dutton’s
London Harness Co
Devonshire Street
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