Obituary and society notes from The Observant Citizen
Post 2 G A R and Women’s Relief Corps mourn Post Commander Joseph B Stevens at The Weirs New Hampshire his death shocks the community. J O Neil and Mrs O Neil return from New Brunswick and family ties to ex congressman Joseph H O Neil. Gove ill at East Boston. Glover Will contest prep for Middlesex Supreme Court appeal this fall. Appleton Street entertainment features William Hawkins horse and phaeton and a lively chestnut mare. Dr Preble Boston City Hospital’s handshake habit noted at Nahant. Major John J Boyle and wife to Dorchester after White Mountains trip. Harry Dowding park superintendent foresees vacation delay due to park popularity. Pisgah Guide bark signals cold winter. The Young Man Who Knows It All narrates a seaside scene. Roosevelt referenced. Mrs Julius Rottenberg and daughters tour New York Long Branch Atlantic City return Sept 10. Rushforth columns hint at Essex County race politics and local press club. Dorchester Adams Street improvements praised by residents.
Sewing Circle Advice Letters From Boston Post Readers
The Sewing Circle column invites readers to discuss home life, marriage, parenting, health hints, and simple remedies. Letters from readers like HOLLY HOCK and BAREFOOTED BEAUTY offer questions about widows keeping a husband’s name and tips on manicuring with a friend, reflecting domestic concerns of New England homemakers.
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Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
Doctors for Schools Support School Medical Inspections
A local advocate recalls scarlet fever outbreaks from school attendance during contagion and praises compulsory medical inspection. He cites six infections and three deaths linked to a family’s ignorance and argues doctors should regularly screen pupils, with quarantines when needed.
Anent Discipline and Advice on Child Rearing
A letter discusses humane child discipline, urging calm consideration over violence to ease both parent and child distress. It advises a trained friend to seek hospital work or private cases if she has completed her course and diploma, aiming for a good position locally.
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Reumics
Scotland
An Old-Fashioned Miracle
A visiting young woman learns of the aging Mrs. Crowell and her troubled family. The dying matriarch fears her son Ben, a drinker, will ruin himself and regrets a life of hardship. A measured scolding from Jim Robbins spurs Ben to reform, helping Mrs. Crowell die in peace and opening Helen’s future with Ben.
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Helen
Jim
Ben
Chamber of the Dead
Jim Robbins
George
Ben Crowell
Manicure Advice On Fingernail Care For A Young Girl
The writer argues that minimal trimming keeps fingernails presentable and dirt-free, noting widely projecting nails are hard to keep clean. He urges daily manicuring with precise clipping to maintain beauty and prevent damage.
Girls' Names What They Mean and Notable Bearers
A compact reference tracing common girls names detailing their meanings and notable bearers from history and literature. It highlights origins, associations, and cultural significance of given names. The volume surveys how names shaped identity across eras and genres.
Laura as a Name Myth and History Across Cultures
The article traces Laura origins from laurel meaning laurel crowned, notes saints and legends including St. Gudula and Petrarch’s Laura, and contrasts forms across languages. It mentions associations with prophecy, witch trials, poetry, and lore about lightning, ending with a tease for the next name notes Louise Caroline Charlotte.
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Laura
Annie Laurie
Laurie
Laurence
Lawrence
St. Laurence
St. Augustine
Canterbury
St. Laura
St. Gudula
St. Hubert
Petrarch
Hugues de Sade
Avignon
Byron
Community health support urged for schoolchildren
A reader argues for medical exams in schools noting several scarlet fever cases but no epidemic. Doctors inspect children individually in an attic room. if issues are found, families receive a note and may seek their own physician. The writer cites adenoids in her son and cites cost barriers for the poor.
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Eleanor
Complexion Recipe Request for cucumber cream
A reader asks for a recipe to make cucumber cream for complexion. The letter from Lover of Good Complexion requests an early response from fellow sisters.
Welsh Towns Fight Over Prince of Wales Investiture
London reports heated dispute in several Welsh towns, led by Carnarvon seeking the investiture scene for the king’s eldest son. The event promises a costly royal pageant drawing many visitors and attention to Lloyd George’s hometown.
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London
Prince of Wales
Georg
Carnavon
Lloyd- George
Man Earns Living Crocheting Doilies
Whitewater Wisconsin August reports F S Thomas possibly the only man in the United States earning a living by crochet. Known at Green Lake, he turned to crochet after illness forced him to quit his earlier trade as a tinner about twelve years ago.
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Whitewater
Wis
Aug
United States
F. S. Thomas
Green Lake
Elkhorn
Thomas
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Women’s Relief Corps
Joseph B. Stevens
Weirs
N. H
Stevens
Jerome O'Neil
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Miramichi
Caulfield
St. Michael's College
Chatham
Joseph H. O'Neil
Federal Trust Company
Jesse M. Gove
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Appleton Street
William B. Hawkins
Mr. Hawkins
Nahant
Dr. Preble
Boston City Hospital
John J. Boyle
White Mountains
Dorchester
Harry Dowding
Mr. Dowding
Pisgah Guide
Hinsdale
ARS Srs
Dearie
Roosevelt
Bob
Julius Rottenberg
Viola
I. Berg
New York
Long Branch
Atlantic City
N. J
Walter EB. Rushforth
Butler Ames
Essex County
Rushforth
Essex County Press Club
Dorchester Avenue
Adams Street
Horlick’s
Horlick
W.B. Clarke
Tres St
Claribel
Surforest
Typewriter
Jove
Morning & Ripper
MR Pushpen
Dean
Anell
Mr.yardstyk
BY Williams
Char
MR. Florwalkers
Claricel
MR. Blox
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Holly Hock
Board of Health
Christabel Robinson
Norway
Street
Mrs. Crowell
Welen
Henry W. Fischer
Beppo
Joe
Schiller
Laura Schiller
Stuttgart
Vischer
Lori
Loulou
Lauretta
Lora
Louise
Caroline
Charlotte
Jordan Marsh Company
Paris
Iares
Russia
Aimee
Vari
Pongee
Dresden
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