Notable Boston Figures and Daily Street Scenes
The item highlights Will Philbrick a rising performer in Follies of 1909 and notes local theater connections. It covers streetcar changes on Dudley Street, Melrose Y M C A auxiliary fund progress, Newton tax payer John Lee preparing to sail for China, clock hands missing on Huntington Avenue Fenway schools, a newsboy ride incident, and social work by Miss Angela R. Mariani aiding Italian brides, plus visits by Thomas Holding and Donoghue’s talk and winter shopping enthusiasm.
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Huntington Avenue
Toast and Cheese Bread with Cherry Pie and Macaroni Dish
Ed it h Kelso shares quick toasted bread with cheese and fried eggs. A cherry tart uses a flour olive oil crust and cherry filling thickened with cornstarch, baked with a top crust optional. Martha Foley suggests a fat-reducing method for fried potatoes. Mrs H F Davis offers a macaroni and toast bake with melted cheese and milk sauce for a large dish.
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A. C. Roberts
Martha Foley
Pond Street
Salem
H. F. Davis
Chiltonville
Plymouth
Fashion and Fad Trends in Furs and Fabrics Described
Paragraph points highlight pike hatpins of etched sterling silver, gloves in golden brown and brick, cashmere fabrics, spotted foulard linings for motor coats, rococo ribbon for trim, and gay touches on millinery. Crepe de chine blouses, auto coats in various furs, mourning shirtwaists in striped fabrics, compact small handbags, gold and silver rose accents, watches worn as bracelets, suede belts, hats with gold crowns, white fox furs, and widespread use of fur touches on gowns and cloaks as winter advances.
The Price of Fame
John Barrington abandons love for fame and dismisses Evelyn Wayne after finishing a statue. Five years later the recovered artist’s love returns, but Evelyn’s ambivalence fuels his downfall. He wrecks the work that made him famous and destroys his career.
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Evelyn Wayne
John Barrington
Wayne
Waynes
Deephaven
Evelyn
Mr. Barrington
Evelyn Wayn
Answers to Queries from H J C
Ages of James Jeffries and Jack Johnson are given with birthplaces and dates. Jeffries born Carroll County Illinois April 15 1875 Johnson born Galveston Texas March 81 1878. Melrose marriage details provided with spouse and location. Two pairs is the proper form.
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H. J. Cc
James Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Jeffries
Carroll, C
Johnson
Galveston
Tex
Mildred Champagne Advised On Navy Marriage Choices
A reader letter from a chief petty officer suggests marrying a navy man is wise if the partner accepts the life of separation and travel. The bluejacket notes marriage imposes responsibility but offers chances to see the wife on this coast, echoing similar views for other professions.
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Miss Champagne
Navy
Advice to a Young Miss on a Ball Player Suitor
A 17 year old asks if she should marry a 20 year old student who loves baseball but cannot yet support her. The adviser warns against early marriage and urges telling parents, awaiting three years of proving steady work, and not relying on baseball income. She is advised to end the engagement until he can provide a stable future.
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Pine Tree State
Simmons College
Simmons
John Barrington
Wayne
Evelyn
Deephaven
Evelyn Wayne
Barrington
Miss Champagne
Boston Americans
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Will Philbrick
Charlesown
Uart
Bunker Hill
Will
Marie Uart
Charles H. Hoyt
Blue Hill Avenue
Dudley Street
Forest Hills
The
Melrose Y
John Lee
Newton
Vancouver
China
Franklin Street
Arch
Orpheum
Summer Street
John W. Butler
Bostonian Society
Old State House
Fitz Henry Smith, Jr
Boston
Boston Light
Angela R. Mariani
Boston Italan Immigrant Society
Hanover Street
Miss Mariani
United States Commissioner of Immigration
Counsul
Thomas Holding
Timothy J. Donoghue
Boston University
Dalvesa
Tremont Street
Winter Street
Tremont
Silfer
Dollis
Morris & Butler
New England
Sunday Post
Edith Kelso
Hancock Street
Dorchester
Macaroni
Genevieve M. Boice
Ingleside Street
Roxbury
Wilson Melrose
Mildred Champagne
Avon St
Bedford St
United States
Jordan Marsh Co Ipall
McKenney & Waterbury CO
Meg
GEO. E. Homer
Winter St
Waltham Watch
Waltham
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