Amusing College Train Tales From a Boston & Maine Conductor
Herbert Weeks of the Southern division of the Boston and Maine railroad, with 25 years in service, recalls a snowbound trip between Northampton and Amherst College area. He describes student pranks on trains, including a stalled ride when Amherst students joked with the conductor and a later derailment, noting none were seriously harmed.
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Herbert Weeks
Southern Division
Boston & Maine Railroad
Amherst
Smith Colleges
Amherst College
Dearest Ends as Fire Tests Millicent and Jack
Millicent Gray faces a crossroads when a ring and letters reveal her true love is Jack Phillips. A dramatic house fire brings Jack to rescue Millicent and proves their bond as Mr Brown watches, puzzled, in a crowded street scene.
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Jack
Mr. Brown
Millie
Millicent Gray
John Phillips
Millicent
Brown
Connecticut Mourns Dead Governor Lilley
Connecticut marks the death of Governor George L. Lilley. Flags are at half-mast on public and private buildings. The governor’s body lies at the executive mansion and will be moved to the capitol to lie in state tomorrow.
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Hartford
Conn
George L. Lilley
Executive
Fashion notes on hats and gowns of the season
Cie Wine colors from lightest to darkest gain popularity for walking hats. Cendre shades deepen compared with ashes of roses. Straw veils feature thick chenille dots. Sleeves tighten near elbows. Empire line descends. Black trimmings and jet buttons appear on simple gowns. Hatpins grow enormous. Straight lines dominate. coquetry fades. Patent leather hats rise, including scuttle bonnets for motorists. Lingerie gowns use sheer fabric with bold white floral embroidery.
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Millliner’s
North Bennet Street bath opens in Boston North End district
A new municipal bathhouse costing 200000 opens in Boston's North End known as the North Bennet Street bath house. Managed by Thomas Holmes and John Slattery the facility offers free entry with charges for towels and soap at one cent each. Men may use the baths 1 to 9 30 pm except Tue Thu when women have access. The building includes a gym on the third floor and 82 combined baths with 42 individual showers on the first floor.
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Boston
North End
North Bennet Street
Thomas Holmes
John Slattery
Eliot
Paul Revere
Columbus
New Hampshire Observes Fast Day Since 1699
Concord deems today as Fast Day a legal holiday though not strictly a day of fasting and prayer. The observance has continued annually since 1699 across the state.
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Concord
N. H
New Hampshire
Rexall Orderlies Promise Relief for Constipation
A drugstore ad offers Rexall Orderlies as a safe bowel regulator and tonic with a money back guarantee if no cure is achieved. It claims gentle action, liver benefits, and suitability for children and the elderly, pricing 36 tablets for 26 cents and 12 tablets for 10 cents at The Riker Jaynes Drug Stores.
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Rexall Orderlies
Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
Homemade Tomato Eggs and Sweet Pickled Treats
A collection of old kitchen tips from Mrs. Healey in Provincetown and Mrs. George in Salisbury, including a tomato egg dish for eight with buttered toast, a hard sugar candy recipe, and a rhubarb ginger pudding molded in bread.
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William H. Healey
Provincetown
Cape Cod
Salisbury
E. R. George
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JAS. J. Loughery & CO
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