East Boston sled dream blocked by birth in Everett
A girl asks her mother to buy a sled in a trolley ride to Fast Boston. The mother explains children born outside East Boston are not allowed to coast there, noting the child was born in Everett. The item reflects social limits and local color from the era.
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Mamma
Boston
Ethel
Everett
Umbrella Fraud Scheme Involving Doctor and Patient
In a Madison Avenue residence Crystal Moreland and Maurice Howe confront a missing umbrella. Dr. Linscott recruits the pair into a staged reward ploy to extract money from Howe for the anti tuberculosis fund. Howe wins the “challenge” and pays $25 after uncovering the doctor’s scheme.
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Crystal Moreland
Maurice Howe
Maurice
Crystal
Dr. Linscott
Howe
India
Madison Avenue
Paragraphs on Fads and Fashions
Fine batiste with hand embroidery tied to yokes and undersleeves. Patent leather belts in narrow widths in red turquoise green and blue with gilt buckles. Carriage cloaks in velvet with brocade revers and metallic braiding. Moire messaline gowns feature waterings in chameleon tones. Evening turbans use twisted lace scarves with jewelled pins.
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