Observant Citizen notes on leaders families and social pastimes
The Observant Citizen mulls predictions on emotion recording by machines, reflects on presidential children’s activities, describes Lenox society skating revival, recalls George von L Meyer’s Canada fishing trip, notes Benjamin Joy’s upcoming European tour, and mentions a Boston tobacconist in the business district.
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Benjamin Joy
Willam A. Gaston
National Shawmut Bank
England
Europe
Mr. Joy
Rip Out Your Dress Shields Fire Em Quick
An advertising exclaims relief from perspiration with Perspino dress shields promising freedom from pit dampness. It touts wearing any clothing weight in hot weather and claims a lasting solution.
Clouds Uncle Walt Says A Sunlit Life Needs Sorrow
Walt Mason argues against unending sunshine, praising occasional sorrow to sharpen tomorrow's joy. He contrasts sunny idleness with a life that embraces ups and downs, noting people in tropics who live aimlessly under perpetual heat. The poem celebrates varied experiences as essential to a meaningful life.
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Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Sign in shop yields to demand for paper cigarettes
A shopkeeper who once refused to sell paper cigarettes has backed down, citing high demand. The report notes the irony amid a broader Utah monument story and Blanche Scott’s Squantum remarks on a sea gull incident linked to early aviation.
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Utah
Blanche Scott
Squantum
Gers
Rodof
Pilgrim Memorial At Provincetown Attracts Thousands
John Buchanan, former Press Club president, is returning from a Europe trip as reports note the Provincetown Pilgrim Monument’s prominence. The Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial Association reports nearly 9000 visitors this year and about $1900 spent on grounds beautification.
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John Buchanan
The
Press Club
England
Europe
High Seas
Provincetown
Cape Cod
Boston’s booming building boom reshapes streets and sidewalks
Indicative of the 1915 spirit of a bigger, better, busier Boston, vast building and street work are under way throughout the Tub. A contractor says total improvement work this year far surpasses any prior twelve months in his knowledge as new structures, sidewalks, paving, and grading progress on almost every street.
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Helen
Robert Taft
Beverly
Far West
Wilson
Kermit Roosevelt
South America
Boston
From Boston Author Kennedy to Convalesce After Apppendix
Boston readers learn Sidney R Kennedy, coauthor of White Ashes, is convalescing from an appendectomy. The book’s prophecies include a 1915 Boston fire. Kennedy jokes that after a book comes an appendix. Also notes on Patrolman O Hanley visiting family and Judge Hale chosen for Ellsworth church centennial address. A Seattle visit by B B Chandler is mentioned. A West End street sighting describes many cats in doors, attributed to SPENCE the Midnight Rambler.
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Clarence Hale
Portland
Bay State Bar
Congregational Church
Ellsworth
Hale
Pine Tree
B. B. Chandler
Seattle
Washington
Bartlett E. Chandler
Hyde Park
Mr. Chandler
Ward 26
West End
Spence
Government probes derelict off Assateague in Nina tug inquiry
Washington dispatch reports a derelict spotted five miles off Assateague Virginia is under government review to confirm if it is the naval tug Nina lost with 20 crew a year and a half ago. The revenue cutter Unalga reached the scene and conducts a sweep of the area.
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Washington
Assateague
Unalga
No Battleships Pledge Called Off In House Caucus
Washington July 31 29 Democrats pledged to a two battleship programme on the naval appropriation bill. House leaders agreed to release majority members from the no battleships pledge. The caucus is expected to meet tomorrow Friday.
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Washington
House
Because of a Fair Face
Jack Devon, late for a business engagement, stops in a dim side street where two women in his car mistake him for another Jack. He helps the sick mother and escorts the pair to the station, meeting a beautiful daughter who captivates him. The next morning headlines reveal the escape of Slippery Jake and his wife aided by an auto-toting pal.
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Jack Devon
Jack
Mr. Devon
Jake
Sister-in-Law as Guide in Household Dispute
A letter praises Sister-in-Law for advising a married couple, likening her to Leah guiding the household. The writer cites Genesis where Jacob marries Leah first, arguing the elder daughter often runs affairs best and should be respected as a counsellor to the younger sister. BILHAH.
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Jacob
Laban
Rachel
Leah
Bilhah
Dear Sewing Circle on Reading Other People’s Letters
A reader argues privacy in marriage letters and urges couples to discuss concerns directly. She says spouses should not read each other’s letters without consent or necessity and cautions against casual exchanges with distant female friends. She also presses for direct communication over jealousy.
Love or Business in a Widow’s Dilemma Seeks Advice
A widow with grown children seeks guidance from the Sewing Circle. She sold her business, banked the funds, and now fears depletion as she is not earning. An elderly wealthy suitor offers marriage while her children urge marriage and less risk. Health concerns and undecided future prompt a request for opinions.
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Sewing Circle
Another Broken Heart Prompts Farewell Advice to Sister
A speaker recalls twenty years of marriage with a kind husband who believes she loves him, but she always says no. She laments a loveless union and urges her sister to relinquish property rather than endure an unhappy marriage, ending with another broken heart.
To Heartbroken Be True to Yourself and Rehearse Truths
A personal letter urges clarity in love and marriage decisions. The writer challenges a woman to reveal feelings to her would‑be spouse to gauge his genuine worth. It accuses family greed and fear of enslaving her and questions the value of money versus happiness.
British Warships Draped for Mikado
London July 31 British warships ordered by the admiralty to fly colors draped with crepe at half mast and the Japanese flag at its peak as a mark of respect to the dead Emperor of Japan.
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London
Admiralty
Japan
Daughter of Bishop Doane Dies at 58
Mrs Eliza Greene Doane Gardiner wife of James Terry Gardiner and daughter of Bishop Doane of Albany New York died today in Northeast Harbor Maine She was 58 interment will be at Albany Saturday
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Northeast Harbor
Eliza Greene Doane Gardiner
James Terry Gardiner
Bishop Doane
Albany
N. Y
Married Without Love To Heartbroken I Would Say
A letter discusses marriage without love advising a sister to confess lack of affection before engagement. It warns of wrongdoing to both partners and suggests honesty will be valued if the man is worthy. The author notes loving someone who died and marrying another.
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Conger Bros
St. Paul
Hoagland & Mansfield
Boston
Mass
D. R. Dyche & Co
Chicago
Ills
Owl Drug Co
San Francisco
Cal
Fletcher
Counterfeit Castoria warning from major newspaper
The Philadelphia Bulletin editorializes on counterfeiting of Castoria and urges verification that each bottle bears the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher. It notes the signature is a long standing mark of authenticity and warns parents, especially mothers, to check the genuine wrapping and advertisements to protect children’s health.
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America
Castoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
Philadelphia Bulletin
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van Loon
Yee
Robert 8. MacArthur
Tremont Temple
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T. P
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Frederick S. Delafield
Littlefarm
George von L. Meyer
Canada
Perspo Co
Lincoln Ave
Carter
Walt
A. D. O’hanley
Station 10
Roxbury
Roland O’hanley
Quitlam
B. C
O’hanley
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Sunday Post
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Mary Louise Buzzell
Wil
Mington, Mass
Boston Post Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
New England
Boston Post
Doane
W. D. Howells
New York
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