Actress Wins Suit and Wins in Court for Miss Lombard
Elsie Lombard, famed Ruth in A Temperance Town, reports successful court action earning back pay after a contract dispute with a theatre manager who tried to block her salary. She recalls enduring casting changes and a stubborn effort to keep her from leads, while looking ahead to future performances in Boston and beyond.
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Elsie Lombard
Ruth
Park Theatre
Miss Lombard
Posman
Old Joe
Boston
New York
Notable Women and Patrons Named for World’s Fair Additions
A Colonial Dames president, Mrs. Gracie King, and Mrs. George Gould display costly ornaments, while Mrs. John D. Rockefeller supports daughters active in charity. Figures include Mrs. Grover Cleveland’s mail costs, and a Mexican first lady sending forty five musicians. Also cited are florists, a woman drummer, and a dyeing magnate Mrs. A J Pyle. Queen Victoria’s daughters plan contributions.
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Kate Tannatt Woods
Childhood
New York
Grover Cleveland
Morning Mail
Gracie King
Colonial Dames’ Club of
Washington
George Gould
John D. Rockefeller
Mission
Vassar
Eadie
Cleveland
Berger
San Francisco
Nichols
Texas
L. M. Hughes
Chicago
Davis
Gotham
Queen Victoria
Princess Christian
Princess Louise
Beatrice
Women’s Department
A. J. Pyle
Richmond
South
Mme. Diaz
Mexico
What to Wear in Evening Bonnets and Street Hats
The piece lists favored colors for hats and outfits, noting old red, mauve, pansy, mouse, tan, old rose, and salmon pink with bright plaids in silk, wool, velvet, and grenadine. Street hats harmonize with dresses while evening bonnets should be a simple, refined “little love” with minimal fuss and bright features. Red remains a dominant evening bonnet color.
Woman Suffrage Meeting in Boston Elects Officers
At the twenty third annual Massachusetts Woman's Suffrage Association gathering in Park Street Church, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe urged political freedom for women. George A O Ernst reviewed Massachusetts marriage law with humor, while Colonel Higginson was absent. Officers elected included Lucy Stone as president and a large slate of notable backers such as Julia Ward Howe Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward and Henry B Blackwell.
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Massachusetts Woman’s Suffrage Association
Park Street Church
Julia Ward Howe
George A. O. Ernst
Howe
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
T. W. Higginson
Lucy Stone
William Is Lgowditch
Mary A. Livermore
Hemma Walker Batcheller
William Lloyd Garrison
George F. Hoar
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps-Ward
William Claflin
Abby Morton Diaz
Oliver Ames
Edwaid Dow Cheney
Cure for baby's eczema from Couricular Remedies
Bettie Birkner of Lockhart Texas recounts a two month old infant suffering severe eczema on head arms hands and feet. After trying doctors with no relief she used CuTICURA REMEDIES and saw clear sores within a week. The baby continued with Rg SOLVENT briefly and recovered fully, prompting her to urge other mothers to trust the remedy.
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Bettie Birkner
Lockhart
Texas
Potter Drug and Chemical promotes skin cure book and items
Sold everywhere. Price, Caricora, 50c., Soap, 25c., RESOLVENT, $1. Prepared by the POTTER DRUG AND ICAL CORPORATION, Boston. Send Tor "How to Cure Skin Diseases," 64 pages, 50 illustrations, and 100 testimonials.
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Caricora
Potter Drug and Ical Corporation
Boston
Boston Post backs Tremont streetcar shelter effort
The Boston Post endorses efforts to establish a Tremont street shelter for awaiting streetcar passengers and wishes success to the movement.
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The
Boston Home Journal
Boston Post
Tremont Street
Booming Post Wins Over South Boston Readers
Boston letter notes The Booming Post has earned strong affection among South Boston neighbors, as it continues to grow in popularity and support within the community.
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Boston
South Boston
Tremont Theatre to feature New York Symphony matinee
The New York Symphony Orchestra under Walter Damrosch will present a matinée featuring Beethovens Eroica Symphony and solos by Miss Immna Jach at Tremont Theatre on Friday afternoon. A chamber music concert by the orchestras string quartet, with Damrosch as pianist, follows Saturday at Chickering Hall.
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Tremont Theatre
New York Symphony Orchestra
Walter Damrosch
Immna Jach
Chickerin Hall
Walter Amrosch
Wagner
Music Hall
Boston Post offers round trip to World’s Fair for subscribers
From the Franklin Transcript the Boston Post announces a round trip ticket prize for any reader who ships fifty yearly subscribers for the daily. The notice emphasizes the paper as a hustler from Huastlerville.
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Franklin Transcript
Boston Post
the Post
Huastlerville Eee
American Furniture Co Oak Desk Sale Seeks Early Buyers
First buyers get first choice on oak desks at American Furniture Co. Price for No 200 solid oak desk is seven dollars with lower shelf drawer and pigeon holes. Readers presenting the ad receive a five percent discount this week. Store at 21 and 23 Eliot Street near Washington Street.
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Post
Eliot Street
Washington Street
American Furniture CO
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Sardou
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Tony Farrell
Colleen
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