Boston Observer Notes Local Color and Civic Echoes
In a column of community items two well known theatre patrons argue about J Cheever Goodwins role in Evangeline A Boston officer earns praise for elocution and a Watch and Ward Society drive targets cocaine sellers A school rename anniversary noted and a police banquet anecdote wrap the dispatch
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J. Cheever Goodwin
Evangeline
Cheever
Goodwin
Watch and Ward Society
South End
Station 6
East Dedham Street
Tho Score
Not a Symphony Concert Wardwell’s courtroom reply during trial scene
Ex mayor Wardwell of Cambridge confronted by a spectator asking hat removal during a trial. He refused saying this is a court room not a Symphony concert, referencing Hattie Le Blanc case and his role as a former court officer.
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Boston Record
Wardwell
Cambridge
Hattie le Blanc
Piles Pain Relief Promise from Local Drugstore
Pazo Ointment offers a money back guarantee if it fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles within 6 to 14 days. Packaging is 50 cents.
Bernice Darrah's Loan and a Stranger's Help
On a frigid morning Bernice Darrah hires a hungry stranger, trusting his honesty. She feeds him, assigns work, and observes his rapid, thorough cleanup of the home while preparing for an upcoming guest. The man proves capable, exceeding the maid Lois in efficiency.
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Bernice Darrah
Bernice
Lois
The Dark Waters author greets the woman who aided him
A starving writer named Giles Noel Dawson returns five years later to meet Bernice Darrah, revealing he is the author of The Dark Waters. He thanks her for the loan that funded his journey to Brooklyn and his eventual fame through hack work. Card invitations reference the revival of his name.
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Brooklyn
Bernice
Lois
Giles Noel Dawson
Mrs. Darrah
Tam
World of Letters
Bernice Darrah
Stewards to Hold World in Boston Event at Tremont Temple
Last mass meeting of the Stewards for the World in Boston exposition will be held at Tremont Temple this evening. Rev. Cortland Myers will preside, with J. Campbell White of New York delivering the principal address. Other speakers include Rev. A M and Rev. Roy B Guild. Costumes for the Stewards will be shown on living models.
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Tremont Temple
Fleisher Yarns Offer Trusted, Guaranteed WoolThread
Fine pure wool is washed combed and spun into soft yarns by Fleisher Yarns. Buy Fleisher’s yarns for every use with confidence. every skein bears the trademark ticket and is guaranteed. If not there return the yarn and insist on a properly ticketed skein.
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Fleisher
Sweater with New French Collar Featured In Knit Styles
A sweater shown at summer resorts in France and Switzerland features a broad round French collar. The design uses a stitch blend of long crochet and crazy stitches creating an irregular stripe effect, noted as unusual and striking.
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France
Switzerland
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