Faneuil Hall Lottery Ticket Noted by Hancock
The Observant Citizen column mentions a Boston March 1767 Faneuil Hall Lottery ticket No 1296 held by John Hancock. It notes other local items from Arlington to New Hampshire, including a walking habit of J Trowbridge, a self built house by Frances Lyons, and naval commemorations on the U S S Constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faneuil Hall
Boston
General Court of the Province of the
Massachusetts Bay
Faneuil Halls
John Hancock
John
Louis BE. G. Green
Hough's Neck Road
Quincy
Be Up and Doing A Call To Action From A Great Man
The speaker urges action over murmuring and warns against sloth. Life is real and time fleeting. the living should act so future generations find us farther along. Emphasizing perseverance, courage, and service, the message echoes in a timeless call to make our lives sublime.
The Porter Tavern inspires new Cambridge opera
Charles P. Scott uses the old Porter Tavern of North Cambridge as the incident for his new opera The Porter House Steak to be produced later by the Newtowne Club of Cambridge. W B H Dillaway enjoys daily water trips between Hull and Long Wharf in his speedy launch. The Barnstable Fair is expected to be the sole county event Taft will attend in New England Aug 29 with Governor Foss and Mayor Fitzgerald also expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Porter Tavern
North
Cambridge
Charles P. Scott
Newtowne Club
Barnstable Fair
Taft
Barnstable County Agricultural Society
Thomas C. Thacher
Foss
Fitzgerald
Boston Hills
Carter
Explorer Dr Workman escapes Himalayan avalanche
Dr W W Hunter Workman of Worcester, famed explorer, survived an avalanche in the Himalayas. Colonel A George Bullock, brother of Mrs Workman, received a cable from Scotland. Mrs Workman said one Indian coolie was killed in the slide.
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Dr. Workman
Worcester
Ww. Hunter Workman
India
Himalayas
A. George Bullock
Workman
Scotland
Percy the Mechanical Man Promises Comic Trouble
In the next Sunday's Post the big comic section features Percy the mechanical man. He cannot tell a cat from a porcupine and causes much trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy
Major J Edward Burbank Observes 90th Birthday in Malden
Major J Edward Burbank of 4 Parker Street Malden marked his 90th birthday at home with a quiet observance. A former army paymaster and Roosevelt supporter he remains active in city politics and school committee matters. He moved to Malden from Leavenworth Kansas many years ago.
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J. Edward Burbank
Parker Street
Malden
Roosevelt
Leavenworth
Kansas
Medieval coat collar stitch design in embroidery guide
A coat collar embroidery pattern from the Embroidery Made Easy series appears in the next Sunday's Post, offering a stitch design for medieval attire. The feature outlines materials and techniques for recreating the detailing.
Heaviest Tax Paid by Poor in Washington DC
A house committee report led by Henry George finds 40 000 government clerks and workingmen in Washington taxed at 90 percent of value while fashionable Northwest homes are assessed at 50 percent. It condemns underassessment of millionaires and alleges gross discrimination. The report accompanies a Post Magazine feature on Wally Jones by Lloyd Osbourne, stepson of Robert Louis Stevenson.
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Washington
House
Henry George
New York
District of Columbia
Next Sunday
Post Magazine
Wally Jones
Lloyd Osbourne
Robert Louis Stevenson
Day Trip to Provincetown Aboard Dorothy Bradford
The relief from city heat comes via a daily steamship run to Provincetown aboard the Dorothy Bradford. Depart Bay Line wharf 400 Atlantic Avenue at 9 a.m. on weekdays and 9:30 a.m. Sundays and holidays, with returns to Boston around 6 30 p.m. The ship offers promenade decks salon airy staterooms wireless telegraph and refreshments.
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Provincetown
Dorothy Bradford
Bay Line
Atlantic Avenue
Boston
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Pop
Sumpin
Toot Toot
Toot Glang
Slim
Kess
the Press Publishing Co
Columbus and
Walnut Avenues
J. T. Trowbridge
Pleasant Street
Arlington
Frances Lyons
Westwood
Stanley Harrison
Newcastle
N. H
U. S. S. Nebraska
Ysaac Hull
State House
State Fish Commission
Wareham
Cape
Allen Stockdale
Dr. Stockdale
Lake
Winnipesaukee
MAB
Lever Brothers Company
Mass
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Vermont
Alvah H. Morrill
The
Christian Church
Franklin, N. H
Prohibition Party
Arthur Kendall
Harvard Medical School
Northwestern University
Western University
James A. Patten
Board of Trade
Wats
Hewson
Washington St
Horlick
Dithett
Remon
Lawrence oLoa
Brighton
GIRO
Acwie Diastete
Price
Aoc
Apple
Jordan Marsh Company
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