Observant Citizen Notes Rural Transportation Habits
An observant citizen notes that farmers and many small town residents rely on personal transport. He observes long habits of horse and buggy use and suggests the transition away from owning a vehicle may be difficult for them. The piece mentions ex-Representative Thomas J. Fay being appointed to a clerkship in the Superior Criminal Court, noting it did not occasion further issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Fay
Superior Criminal Court
William L. Putnam
United States Circuit Court
Vendome
Boston
The Torture Chamber Uncle Walt Says
A 1911 verse by Walt Mason laments torture by rack and wheel and mocks officials who feign cheer. The speaker imagines a cruel chief torturer and contrasts grim pain with forced optimism and jests from bystanders.
Surprises in politics and city life in Boston
The piece surveys activity around Clerk Manning’s campaign, Strecker’s auditors race, a gift to Fay, a stranger’s attempted scam on a police official, Charlestown’s rail and streetcar woes, and civic projects shaping the city. It also includes a reader Q A on marriage and duty.
Fads and Fashions Highlight Holiday Style Shifts
The piece notes a shift toward one corner hand embroidered handkerchiefs and wool embroideries reappearing with striped silk flowers. White velvet dominates millinery while satin waists feature pleated tulle collar details. Suit jackets trend straighter with twenty six inch length and nets with beading and embroidery frame the look.
Diapepsin Promises Quick Digestive Relief for Indigestion
Advertises Pape's Diapepsin as a harmless 50 cent remedy that digests heavy meals in five minutes. Claims fast relief from heartburn belching and gas and says it cures stomach misery for the whole family with no laxatives needed.
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van Loon
Mai Saee
Vingle
Mezumi
THE
Sunday Post
First National Bank
First National Bank of Boston
Federal Street
Boston & Albany
R. R
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Trinity Place
Washington Street
Fort Hill
New York
Sentrat
Lune de Miel
Crown Perfumery Co. of
London
20Th St
York City
Walt
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Fay
Clerk Manning
Charles B. Strecker
Charlestown
Sullivan Square
Longfellow
New Haven Road
Eliot Club
Jamaica Plain
Timothy E. Byrnes
Massachusetts Avenue
Bay State Company
North End
Faneuil Hall
Canal
Mill Creek
North
South
West
West Boston
Admiral Bowles
Dock Commission
City Square
Warren
Winthrop Streets
Bunker Hill Monument
City Beautiful
Miss Champagne
Daily Post
Mildred Champagne
France
England
Germany
New England
Jordan Marsh Company
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