Observant Citizen notes early American icons and locals
The Observant Citizen recalls Captain Samuel Billings of Greenland and the first Stars and Stripes salute in the Seine aboard the bark Mary Annah. It also mentions Loo Ping Yok entering MIT, Japanese artist Tegire Hase Kawa, Major Burnham in the British army, and other regional personalities and events along with coastal wildlife and civic notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary R. Billings
Portsmouth
N. H
Samuel Billings
Greenland
Dr. McClintock
Bunker Hill
Seine
Mary-Annah
Billings
John Paul Jones
Ranger
The Soldier's Dream Poem Preview
A wounded soldier dreams of home as night falls on a battlefield. He envisions autumn sunlight returning him to his father’s fields, his goats, corn song, and a wife and children begging him to stay, only to wake to dawn and sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monument Beach
Douglas
Buzzard’s Bay
Governor Douglas
Shoeman
Iain
Boston Notes on Nora Iasigi and Local Golf Contest
Miss Nora Iasigi plans to close her Lenox vacation house for teachers and stenographers on Sept. 1 and may reenter the hotel business this winter. Assistant District Attorney A C Webber hints at a local golf match with Thomas D Lavelle, while Charles W Bartlett funds a fresh set of State Reports for the Suffolk School of Law library. The Boston observer also notes upgrades at East Cambridge park including a wading pond and new attractions for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Iasigi
Oscar Iasigi
Back Bay
Lenox
A. C. Webber
Thomas D. Lavelle
Lavelle
Charles W. Bartlett
Europe
Boston
Suffolk School of Law
Dean Archer
East Cambridge Park
Porto Rico plague report questioned by Barceloneta resident
Lee Stanwood of Barceloneta writes to the Post disputing a July 10 Daily Post item on bubonic plague in Porto Rico He says deaths are under a dozen all Porto Rican and confined to San Juan and praises the Board of Sanitation for improving cleanliness since the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Post
Porto Rico
Daily Post
Boston
Massachusetts
San Juan
Board of Sanitation
Lee Stanwood
Barceloneta
P. R
Ah Lee Bung in Bachelor's Hall
Wallace Irwin writes another Ah Lee Bung tale forthcoming in next Sunday Post Magazine. This humorous piece centers on misadventure and social satire in a busy city setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ah Lee Bung
Wallace Irwin
Next
Post
The Jerrold and Searles Firm Hosts a Long Island Visit
Roger Jerrold invites Sidney Searles to join a leisure weekend at a historic Long Island estate with golf tennis and young guests. The pair discuss sea legends Captain Kidd and buried treasure as Jerrold steers conversation to ease Searles from his wounds and melancholy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Ellis
Roger Jerrold
Jerrold
Searles
Long Island
Sidney Searles
Mr. Jerrold
Captain Kidd
New England
Treasure on the Beach Sparks Credit to Two Lawyers
In a seaside scene Jerrold and Searles dig near the shore while Kathleen Ellis and Syd Searles tease about treasure. Jerrold finds no loot, while a partner jokes of treasure under a pink parasol on the beach as the day ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Winthrop
Joseph MacFarland
Gilbert Waite
United States Life Saving Corps
Jerrold
Searles
Mr. Jerrold
Syd Searles
Kathleen Ellis
Among the Churches of Greater Boston
Clergy and church groups in the Boston area announce summer plans. The Rev. Arthur Little travels to Portland, Maine. Frank Curtis speaks at Hayes Bible Class on “Gospel of Good Cheer” in Roxbury. Rev. William Harman van Allen visits York Harbor for August. Union Congregational youth host a meeting at the Boston Industrial Home. Rev. Kenneth Forbes and Mrs. Forbes vacation in Vermont. Rev. Alfred Manchester to lead services at West Newton Unitarian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Free Baptist Church
Roxbury
William Harman van Allen
Church of the Advent
York Harbor
Union Congregational Church
Boston
Davis Street
Kenneth R. Forbes
St. Mary’s Free Church For Sailors
East Boston
Mrs. Forbes
Vermont
Alfred Manchester of Salem
West Newton Unitarian Church
The Tainted Bundle by Walt Mason
A verse narrative about Old Pinchem, a miser whose hoarded wealth brings no comfort at life’s end. Conscience and ghostly voices urge generosity over greed, ending with the idea that memories and kindness outshine gold. Copyright 1912 by George Matthew Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Pinchem
Pinchem
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Muggsy Uncovers Gay Deceiver and Willie Invents Rescue Device
The comic section teases two features for next Sunday’s Post. Muggsy exposes a gay deceiver while Willie unveils a life saving device in comic pages.
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Muggsy
Willie
Next
Fads and Fashions Parade Amber Jewelry and White Fabrics
Amber jewelry remains popular as amber-beaded robes appear. Normandy marine pleatings appear on new evening coats. Athletic women wear corsets with side lacings and rubber bands. White broderie anglaise dresses are veiled with colored mousseline de soie. Children’s bonnets use white bengaline china and other silks. Ratine dresses feature white crochet pins in threes. Black brassieres with black net sleeves accompany skirts. Simple house dresses use cotton crepe Japanese silk messaline bordered lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandy
Marine
Misses and Juniors Middy Blouses on Sale
Sale notes price reductions for Misses and Juniors middy blouses with separate items priced at 1.50 2.50 and 5.00. Indicates sale event targeting women and junior sizes with tiers of discount and specific garment types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yvette
Lawn
Foulard, Pongee and
Taffeta
Norfolk
Bedford
Taffeta Combina- Adtion
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AC A
Pop
Dino
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Loo Ping Yok
Tong Bhoa Yi
Augustus P. Loring
Pride’s Crossing
Tegire Hase Kawa
North Shore
Magnolia
Major Burnham
John Hays Hammond
Lookout Hill
Lord Roberts
Walter M. Brackett
Boston Art Club
Tremont Street
Richard Dana
Lowell
Bryant
Longfellow
Julia Ward Howe
Petroleum V. Nasby
Josh Billings
Samuel Clemens
Mark Twain
Gresham
Ethel V. Fraser
Denver
Col
Fraser
North End
Samuel A. Green
Groton
Mass
Dr. Green
Town
Arthur Williams
Franklin Street
Robert
Harvard
Anne
Maine
Rangeley Lakes
Phillips
Tim Pond
Little Inn
Williams
Ed Hik
RH. White Co
Moonlight Way
Love
Moonlight Bay
Jerome H. Remick & Co
New York
Detroit
Canada
Washington Street
Tremont St
J. H. Remick & Co
Sars
Thomas Campbell
Tory
Suraday Post
Mrs
Margie Davis
Hewes
Hewson
Washington St
Greater Boston
Arthur Little
D. D
Dorchester’ Second Church
Portland
Frank Curtis
the Hayes
Misses
Jordan Marsh Company
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