The Yellow Pup and a Woman's Reawakening Faith
Mrs. Brown, distrustful at first, is drawn into Said Hamid’s teachings by her niece Susan. A stray, hungry mongrel yellow pup arrives, and over weeks the dog endears itself to her. The missing vest from her late husband Silas’s wardrobe turns up in the dog’s closet. Mrs. Brown concludes the dog is Silas reincarnated, embracing a miraculous reunion.
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Hamid
Yellow Pup
Yellow
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Silas
Tufts Oval to Serve as Summer Playground
Trustees authorize President Hamilton and Professor Harry G. Chase to negotiate with Somerville officials to open Tufts Oval as a playground this summer. A competent guardian may be placed on site to prevent damage, as the oval has been unused during previous summers.
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Tufts
Hamilton
Harry G. Chase
Somer- Hie
Oval
Rce
Practical Jokes From Uncle Walt Mason
A 1911 verse by Walt Mason laments practical jokes that injure others and mock the harmed, criticizing those who cannot see humor without cruelty. He argues such jests degrade community spirit and urge schools to teach harmless folly instead.
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Aleck
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Dressing costs in 1910 reveal frugal wardrobe steady at 12 a year
A bookkeeper reports actual dress expenditures for 1910 totaling 156.46 with mink furs carried over. She expects to spend 91.53 this year after deducting last year’s buys and notes clothing largely made by a dressmaker.
Hedge advice sought by reader Sue to plant this spring
A reader asks for hedge guidance including best thick varieties, seed versus bushes, and options that grow three feet in a first season and need no yearly replanting. She emphasizes she knows nothing about hedges and seeks practical, concise recommendations.
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Sue
New England Recipes Shared by Housewives
Recipes from readers include potato carrot turnip beet dish with salt pork and simple crux. cranberry raisin sauce with vanilla and two crusts. and fried cauliflower with vinegar and cloves. Letters from Louisa Leslie Nellie F Melendy and Mrs M A Welch from Lowell Springfield and Oakland offer homey guidance.
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Nellie F. Melendy
Douglas Street
Springfield
M. A. Welch
Oakland
Rivet boxes aid repair work in hardware and ten cent stores
In Winnirk several hardware and ten cent stores advertise rivet boxes. The rivets are soft material and hammered to cover holes in boilers kettles pans and other items. These boxes offer a quick solution for mending household metalware.
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Winnirk
Happy Smiles for Spring Sisters in Cheerful Advice
Dear Sisters article urges letting go of winter burdens and embracing spring. It encourages kindness and avoiding petty troubles, reminding readers to visit poorer settlements to gain perspective. It ends with a call to celebrate life, sing, and enjoy the grand old world.
Love and Sentiment Advice from Mildred Champagne
A young man asks Miss Champagne for guidance after three years of courting with a girl who now may favor another. The columnist urges patience, notes the heart’s changing likes, and suggests avoiding the girl for two to three weeks to see if she initiates contact. If not, the other suitor may be firmly in place, but at 20 there is hope for healing.
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Miss Champagne
Dear Miss Champagne Advice on Bashful Hearts
A 17 year old girl asks how to approach a bashful young man she likes. The columnist suggests her brother invite him to their home to ease introductions, then treats him as her brother does to reduce self consciousness. The piece defines bashfulness as self focus and advises focusing on the other person to gain confidence.
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Miss Champagne
Boston Post
Roxbury Man Receives Medal for Heroic Rescue
Matthew Hisgen, 69, of 79 Minden Street Roxbury, was awarded a bronze medal by the Massachusetts Humane Society for saving a woman’s life on February 25 1911. He pushed the woman from the path of a driverless team on State Street and stopped the runaway horses.
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Matthew Hisgen
Minden Street
Roxbury
Massachusetts Humane Society
Hisgen
State Street
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