Post Ford Car Won on Bixbie's Seventh Try
The Ford a Day contest awarded Mr. Harry Bixbie a new Ford touring car for a winning story about a water gate used by a railway. Bixbie, with 80,000 miles on a three year old Ford, describes driving without a carburetor after a hose fed raw gasoline.
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Post Ford
Bixbie
Mr. Bixbie
Mr. Bixble
Norcross Pharmacy
Ford
Post
The
New England
Harry Bixbie
Norcross
Revere
Summer Treat Promises Fresh Crisp Taste
A vivid note praises ready to eat foods for their crisp sweetness and lightness, ideal for summer enjoyment. The description highlights appetite appeal and fitness friendly aspects that suit hot days with a cheerful, refreshing contrast.
Sole Leather Workers Out in Haverhill Strike
Seven large sole leather factories in Haverhill end price list agreements with the Shoe Workers Protective Union. About 300 strikers are on the streets as shops plan to resume operations with no settlement proposed. The firms represent roughly 3 million dollars in investment and seek a $1 weekly wage increase, while the union says prices remain unchanged.
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Haverhill
Shoe Workers Protective Union
Ellis and Hussey
GC. H. Horne
C.L. Stevens
Nichols and Gilpin
C. W. Arnold
Frost and Glinn
F. Archibald Inc
Flagpole crashes from third story window in busy street
A 20 foot wooden flagpole rotted and toppled from a Wright and Ditson building third floor window onto Washington street sidewalk yesterday afternoon. Pedestrians hurried by but no one was injured as the pole fell to the pavement.
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Washington Street
Wright and Ditson
Walsh Speaks at Big Rally in Worcester
Worcester August 1 John Jackson Walsh Democratic U S Senate candidate mocked a Whipple bid for presidential talk at a Worcester rally on City Hall steps. Walsh satirically noted it would be a shame to turn a presidential possibility into a Senate seat. He said he campaigns alone to avoid intemperate statements and mudsling.
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Worcester
Sherman J. Whipple
Whipple
John Jackson Walsh
United States
Walsh
Moonshine Hidden in Auto Truck Cargo
Prohibition agents and local officers uncovered 10 gallons of moonshine in a leather remnants pile inside an auto truck at Abington. Nathan Steigel and Mussell W. Chase, both of Brockton, were arrested on illegal transportation charges and held on bail of 1000 and 500 dollars for Federal Court in Boston.
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Abington
Roberts
Boston
Nathan Steigel
Brockton
Mussell W. Chase
Fiance Marry Mother After Summer Return
A Boston reader recounts Edith F Ogilive of 2 Huntington Avenue discovering her fiance had wed her mother upon return from vacation. Another letter recalls a New Brunswick log drive accident where two Indian brothers rescued a man trapped beneath jammed logs, one driving a pole through a hand to free him.
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Edith F Ogilive
Huntington Avenue
Boston
New Brunswick
A. G. Anderson
Oak Street
Auburn, Me
Hen’s crow signals newborn in State House tour
Miss from Needham Heights vacationing on a New Hampshire farm befriends a bantam hen 80 and brings it home. On a Boston State House tour the hen hatches a chick, crowing to announce the birth. The amused observers and the mortified traveler witness what may be the first egg laid in the State House. Alosius James Cregg, 170 A Tremont Street.
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Needham Heights
New Hampshire
Boston
State House
laa@y
Aloysius James Cregg
Tremont Street
Baby carriage a blind on Chelsea beach encounter
A beach encounter ends with a man wheeling a baby carriage to the young woman after a policeman warns the couple to stop. The officer later passes by again without remark as the pair resume spooning. Mrs Ida Mporman of 180 Arlington street Chelsea reports the incident.
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Ida Mporman
Arlington Street
Chelsea
Novel purse idea seen in a sleeve trick
A Salem reader recounts a young woman lacking pockets or a bag paying with a purse hidden in a rolled sleeve. She removes coins and bills from her sleeve to complete the purchase, then returns the cash to the sleeve and leaves with her parcel. The notice signs off as MISS LORNA PINNOCK, 4 Fairfield street, Salem.
Unusual Maine Village Family Connections
Ex-wife and mother-in-law live in neighboring Maine houses, linked by a man who divorced his wife to marry a 17 year old, then settled her in a nearby home. Within two years, the young wife's father married the first wife, and they now live side by side in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
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Maine
P. M. Brown
Foxboro
Mass
Mrs Brown’s Story Wins Post Ford Car Prize
The piece by Mrs. Brown wins today’s Post Ford car prize, earning recognition for its engaging narrative and timely theme.
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Brown
Seeing Boston First Glimpse From Scollay Square Subway
Two sisters from Melrose Massachusetts share a curious day trip to Boston. The 21 year old maiden has never before stepped in Boston while her 24 year old sister takes her to Scollay Square. They emerge briefly on the surface, remark on Boston, then return to the subway and head home. The younger sister is married. Eve lyn Kinahan 660 Sea Street Quincy.
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Melrose
Mass
Boston
Scollay Square
Evelyn Kinahan
Sea Street
Quincy
Clever bureau drawer crib helps Auburndale couple
A small apartment family welcomed a baby girl and devised a neat solution. Mrs Leasbing used the middle bureau drawer lined with pink silk to create a compact crib, letting the one chamber stay uncluttered. When the child grows, they may need a larger home.
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Baby
Sallie
Leasbing
Islington Road
Auburndale
Free Radiograms Through Amateurs Relay League
Joseph L Badger describes a free radiogram service at Mt Tom House Holyoke Mass offered by Amateurs Relay League. Messages travel in 200 mile hops to the nearest station then are delivered by phone or mail. Any amateur with sending and receiving gear can join and get similar privileges in exchange for help.
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Mt. Tom House
Holyoke
Mass
United States
Canada
Hawaiian Islands
Amateurs Relay League
San Fra California
Widower Druggist Seeks New Light After Engagement Breaks
Clifford L. Lloyd of 718 North Broadway East Providence recounts the widower druggist renowned for real estate ventures finding romance anew. He showed a flat to a prospective bride and groom, became interested in the bride, the engagement broke, and she plans to light the widower’s life again, while one man recalls her as the light that failed.
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Clifford L. Lloyd
North Broadway
East Providence
Local resident unearths rare Spanish Dollar in yard
Mr Tibbets who lives nearby dug up a Spanish Dollar claimed to be about 400 years old and is offered around $100. The piece reportedly is the only dollar whose value has risen recently and draws attention from Portsmouth residents.
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Tibbets
Harry Russell Drew
South Street
Portsmouth
N. H
Dog Buys His Own Candy on Maine Island
On Long Island Maine a dog at Medomak Beach eagerly solicits pennies from visitors to buy candy. The animal taps the candy cage with paws, places a penny on the counter, and retrieves a sweet treat before trotting off to eat it. Mrs. Robert W. Pembleton, Walpole, signs the letter.
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Maine
Long Island
Medomak
Cleries
Robert W. Pembleton
Pembleton Street
Walpole
Bails Own Prisoner In New Hampshire Sheriff Delivers Trust
Prison reformer Thomas Mott Osborne would approve of the approach as a New Hampshire sheriff treats inmates as part of the force. Prisoners are sent on town errands and even shop in town, yet one was later arrested for drunkenness and bonds posted by local police. Osborne and his group boast many incidents, but they never bailed out one of their prisoners.
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Thomas Mott Osborne
New Hampshire
Sing Sing
Osborne
H. H. Cohn
Merrimack Street
Concord
N. H
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Putnam, Conn
Della McKean
Springfield
Hartford
Dublin
MIXIT
Globe
Revere Beach
Ocean Avenue
Beachmont Squate
Beachmont
Revere Lodge of Elks
Middleton
Ford A Day
Edward F. Kakas& Sons, Inc
Boylston Street
Postum Cereal Co., Inc
Battle Creek, Michigan
USA
Sole Leather
Sunday Post
DAILY
Boston Post
P. O. Box
Post Will
Joseph L. Badger
Oak Street, Holyoke
Dog
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