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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1912

Page

9

Robin Adair as a Poem Keeps Love Anew

A nostalgic verse laments a missing beloved Robin Adair and recalls joyous assemblies and a ball. The speaker longs for return, vows faithfulness, and promises to wed only Robin Adair. The poem centers on memory, longing, and enduring affection.

Observant Citizen Letters Note Garden Growth and Civil Honors

Readers report H Edwards in Boston tending a rooftop vegetable garden near Mt Vernon and Malcolm streets. The column also notes Lt. Col. David L. Brainerd being promoted, plus reminiscences of Arctic explorers and nautical figures from Boston and Gloucester.

A Trick of Fate Embracing a Summer of Hidden Love

A chance encounter on a rural road leads to a summer of happiness for Jack and a mysterious young woman. Though engaged to another, she stays, then departs as plans shift toward marriage. Jack and Peggy share a hopeful, if tentative, future as families converge.

Treasure rumors swirl around Royall House in Medford

Old Royall House on Main Street draws visitors amid tales of hidden riches from the Civil War era. Reports say a chest was found about 25 years ago. today people search as slave quarters undergo remodeling at Medford’s historic building.

Royall House Medford

Last Man Wounded in Civil War Dead

Benjamin Wood, Civil War veteran and retired merchant of Newburyport, died at 78 after a short pneumonia illness. He served with the First Maine Cavalry and lost an arm near Appomattox as Lee surrendered. He and his wife marked their 50th wedding anniversary last September. his wife and two children survive.

Newburyport Benjamin Wood Washington Street First Maine Cavalry Lee Appomattox Court House

Boston notes on visits and university access

The item lists William H. Redmond planning to visit Boston after the Philadelphia United Irish League convention this month and a sailing to the U S early September. Florence Luscomb of Allston, a Tech graduate, studied architecture in Connecticut and sought Harvard admission but was blocked by Radcliffe precedent. Janet McKenzie Hill released a new cook book for young married women. Dear Observant Citizen mentions Thorndike Grammar School outing at Revere Beach with salt water comparisons and an update on Hedding camp meetings in New Hampshire with speakers of international prominence. It also discusses Electoral College deadlock scenarios and the 12th Amendment clarifying succession if the House fails to choose a President and the Vice President acts.

Florence Luscomb Allston Connecticut Institute of Technology Harvard Radcliffe Tech Thorndike Grammar School Revere Beach Charles River Cambridge Bay House of Representatives Sherman Court ST

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