Codicil of Jethro Westgate Prompts Elopement Plot
In an 1893 Essex Massachusetts tale, grandniece Hloise Farnsworth and Lincoln Linwood, son of Jysander Linwood, stand to inherit $50,000 if they wed within a year of the decedent's death amid a clerical recital of a will and a cottage seaside vacation. Misnamed identities fuel confusion before romance resolves.
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Jethro Westgate
Breezetown
County of Essex
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hloise Farnsworth
Lincoln Linwood
Jysander Linwood
Stoughton
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Jethro
Eloise
Lydia Clark
Don Housekeeping
Liddy
Mr. Lincoln
Green Island
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Miss Farnsworth
Mr. Linwood
Clark
Lincoln
The Wise Investor by Walt Mason Parody
A literary quip mocks the cautious investor who favors distant fakes over local enterprise. The narrator, quoting a satirical voice, rejects stock schemes as rosy but risky while claiming safety in improbable ventures from ice in Hudson Bay to wind and pickled snakes.
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Kale
Greenland
Hudson’s Bay
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies and Frosted Cake Recipe
Cream lard and sugar then stir in flour and oats. Add soda dissolved in water and salt, wet mixture thin, bake fast until brown. Milk may replace water. Shrewsbury noted. Mrs N F Stone. Beat egg and sugar, add sour milk and soda, flour and baking powder. Frosting blends chocolate milk butter and sugar. Mildrede Favor Lowell.
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Shrewsbury
N. F. Stone
Mildrede
Favor
Chester Street
Lowell
Queer marriage stunt offers prize at local playhouse
Gazette notes a staged marriage contest and a letter from a Marion Street resident offering to wed if a man could be provided. It also lists social tidbits from East Boston Cambridge Roxbury and Dorchester, including arrivals, promotions and local events.
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Marion Street
Boston
Treatment for Disobedient Boy Advice Column
A sister seeking guidance on managing a disobedient boy is advised to assign work and ensure he earns his spending money. The writer suggests avoiding moral lectures, considering a male family friend to provide business training, and even a temporary separation to reduce loneliness and improve behavior.
Quarryman Killed as Limestone Fell in Maine
William Prince a 60 year old quarryman was killed instantly in Rockport Maine when a limestone block fell about 100 feet mangling his body at the quarry.
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Rockport
William Prince
Prince
Yogry
Advice for Sally on a married lover’s limits and risks
The writer counsels Sally to treat her married lover as a friend, not an affinity. If he cannot stay reformed without her support, end the relationship. Recognize that claiming “affinity” is a false step likely to bring regret, as the woman may be blinded by sentiment while the man repeats old habits.
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Post Correspondenta
Castle Island
City Point
Wilkesbarre Regiment
Catholic Total Abstinence Union
Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
Sally
Family Pays Way Through College And Law School
A letter from a mother describes her two sons now entering young manhood. She says she never had trouble with discipline since she made clear that mother comes first. Both boys abstain from alcohol and smoking, and both are paying their own way. The younger enters college this year, the elder has completed a year of law school and will resume this fall. EY M.
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Miss Farnsworth
Lincoln
Mr. Lincoln
Liddy
Rose A. Charm
Webster Avenue
Cambridge
Cambridge High School
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Business Man Loves Wife and Stenographer To Unwilting
A stenographer writes of admiration for her married employer and the conflict between professional loyalty and personal affection. She admits gifts and lunches with him, noting his dependence on her for interest in his duties while he remains devoted to his wife.
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Old Seventeenth Massachusetts Regiment
Henry Splaine
Colonel Splaine
Dorchester
John Gillen
Forest Street
Mount Pleasant
Roxbury
Leutenant
Mr. Gillen
Bud
Girl Drummer Seeks Drum Lessons and Career Guidance
A reader requests information through this column about learning to play the drum, including learning duration, costs, and prospects in an orchestra. She notes piano experience and mentions other instruments often played by drummers.
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Sewing Circle
Sisters Seek Home Cough Remedies For Children
Pauline asks Sisters for effective home remedies to treat a stubborn cough in her three children. She seeks suggestions on chest rubs and simple cures suitable for kids.
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Pauline
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