Thirteen Birthday Party Turns Chaos at Hale House
Eliot Hale endures a party gone rogue as friends mock his age and mock etiquette until Mike Murphy the furnace man asserts control with a dramatic public reprimand. The lively crowd is left stunned by a dramatic home incident and a broken celebration.
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Pete Murphy
Elliot
Hale
Murphy
Eliot Hale
Judge Langley
Dr. Parker
Thomas Langley
Benjamin Parker
Dave Atwoorn
Mrs Hale
Tom Langley
Mike Murphy
Benc
Bennie Parker
Peter
Board on Marital Love Debated By Sewing Circle
Readers discuss whether a board of midlife women should judge young women under 30 in love. Arguments cite wiser perspective versus restricting personal choice and potential harm to marriages, with multiple letters advocating introspection and early marriage as a path to happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bee
W. Bk. B
Sewing Circle
Hazel
Sweet Potato Puff and Spice Squares from New England Housewives
Recipes from the Sunday Post feature sweet potato puff and spice squares with details by Mrs. Charles Bly and Mrs. Eva D Adams. Also included are panned oysters and clam variations by Mrs. A N Turner with addresses in New Bedford Plymouth and Newton Highlands.
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Charles Bly
Allen Street
New Bedford
Eva D. Adams
Plymouth
N. H
A. N. Turner
Centre St
Newton Highlands
Be Strong Speak Out With Courage in God’s Name
Poetic exhortation urges resilience and action against blame. It calls readers to refuse acquiescence, stand firm, and speak boldly under divine sanction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Pearson
North Street
Salem
Happily Married by Vivian Vane at Thompson Feature Service
In a light domestic farce Jill scrambles through the morning paper while Jack protects his budget. She hunts the ads for shopping leads and hints at a salon bargain, prompting a playful flare of marital banter before he heads to town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Vane
Thompson Feature Service
Jill
Jack
Reynolds
Society
Faust
White & Brown's
Mt Auburn Cemetery Location Question Answers
A reader asks whether Mt Auburn Cemetery lies within Cambridge city limits. The editor notes most of the cemetery is in Watertown with about 10 percent in Cambridge, according to the superintendent.
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Mt. Auburn Cemetery
City of
Cambridge
Watertown
How Canada Got Its Name A Viking Path to the Village
A historical note explains that Canada was named by a misunderstanding with Indigenous peoples. French explorers asked for the land’s name, and natives, thinking they sought the name for the gathered wigwams, replied Canada meaning village. The name stuck as explorers moved inland.
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Canada
St. Lawrence
Closest Rail Station to Crow's Nest Cape Home
The Jefferson summer home known as Crow's Nest near Cape Cod is nearestly served by Buzzards Bay railroad station as the closest transit point. This information identifies Buzzards Bay as the accessible rail link for visitors traveling to the Crow's Nest property.
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Post
Crow's Nest
Cape
Jefferson Summer Home
Buzzards Bay
Pronunciation tips and agate explained
The piece explains that luxury is pronounced luk shu ri with emphasis on the first syllable and an i as in hit. It also defines agate as a quartz variety with layered colors formed by silicon solution in rock cavities, noting banded agate arises from impurities and is valued when polished for ornaments or cabinet displays.
Fall of Pemberton Mills at Lawrence on Jan 10 1860
The Pemberton Mills collapsed in Lawrence on January 10, 1860, with about 1000 workers displaced as machinery ran at full head. The city is commonly said to be named for Abbott Lawrence, the first president of the Essex Company.
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Pemberton Mills
Lawrence
Abbott Lawrence
Essex Company
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Dany
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Public Ledger Co
Atala and
Pieris
Elizabeth Osborn Groves
Miami
Fla
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Clara Goodenough
Box
Springfield
Maltbie D. Babcock
Jack, Jill
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Lenore
Jelke
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New England
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Boston
Mass
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JowNey
Paris
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Temple Place
Milver Whitney
S. Ur - Moll
Tek
Flowers Newman’s
Tremont Street
Tel
Beach
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Chicago
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Children’s Hickory Garters
New York
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