Winter on Dorchester Bay and city notices headlines
Observant reports Dorchester Bay frozen from shore to shore with rare open spots for ice activities. The piece notes a cold season onset, local burglaries tied to hobos on the New York Boston route, and mentions veterans, police rules in Malden, and a variety of city happenings including Dartmouth cross country captaincy, life-saving crews, and stock exchange building progress.
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Hyde Park
New York
Boston
Readville
Malden
Board of Aldermen
Foley
Mayr
Hill
M. F. Callahan
New Hampshire
Salisbury Beach
Mays
Boston Stock Exchange
Robinson Crusoe Island Optimist declaims on self sufficiency
An aged Robinson stands on a shore declaring independence from external control and disinterest in politics or debt. He imagines an island free of agents, assessors, and reformers, where he can live alone, optimistic and unbothered by promises or debt.
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W. #On
Mundale
J. Watts Robinson
Brookline
Mr. Robinson
Illiam C. John
Old Robinson
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Unusual theater party ends in drink and disquiet
A lively theater performance ends with a rowdy afterparty. A young couple's happiness collapses as the lover drinks heavily and the host and waiter display unsettling smirks. Jessie declines further indulgence and seeks her escort home, aided by a courteous stranger who contrasts with the host's shifting manner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie
Walter
Jess
The Double Deception Ends In Fire and Fallout
A woman recalling a broken engagement recalls disillusionment after a lover and a staged theater party. A waiter confesses Mr Johnson paid him ten dollars to drug the lover’s wine, exposing a planned ruin of the couple at a theatre and supper, with the woman amid humiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie
Johnson
Fragmentary memoir excerpt echoes tears and gratitude
A readable passage describes a woman listening intently as a man speaks, ending with tears of gratitude she does not hide. The scene conveys emotion and relief, highlighting a poignant exchange without broader context.
Tomato canning method from a vintage guide
Scald and peel the tomatoes as usual then sterilize cans. Pack tomatoes in cans whole and fill with boiling water to fill all crevices. Seal the cans and place them in a boiler or large vessel for processing.
Home Canning Method For Tomatoes Shared By Margaret Smith
Margaret Smith of 48 Cross Street Leominster Massachusetts describes a home canning method for tomatoes. She instructs to seal cans with boiling water to neck level, cover with lid and blanket overnight, then store. Cooled cans yield whole firm tomatoes ready to slice.
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Margaret Smith
Cross Street
Leominster
Mass
Tapioca and Grape Juice Pudding Recipe
Minute tapioca soaked, cooked with sugar and grape juice until translucent. Lemon juice, salt, and stiffly beaten egg whites folded in. serve hot or cold with cream. Presented by EMMA CONNERT from Concord.
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Emma Connert
Virginia Road
No. 2
Concord
Geneva Biscuits Cream Together Four Ounces Butter
A fragment notes mixing four ounces of butter in a recipe for Geneva biscuits. The text stops mid instruction, leaving the remaining steps unread.
Dessert Biscuits From Mrs Bennett at St Johnsbury
Instructions describe mixing butter sugar egg corn starch lemon rind and almonds to form dough, roll to quarter inch thick, cut into shapes, bake in a moderate oven. Recipe credited to Mrs. R Bennett 1 High Street St Johnsbury Vermont.
Appoint Attorney Receiver for Hardie Ends Disappearance Case
Isadore Fox, a local lawyer, was appointed receiver for Robert E. Davie the young broker who vanished two months ago after an alleged career in this city. Fox will summon creditors early in January. The receiver posted bond of 500 dollars.
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Isadore Fox
Robert E. Davie
Fox
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Dorchester Bay
Arthur Ll. Doggett
South Boston
Marine Park
Tie
Summer Street
State Street
Snee
Sidney A. Clark
Auburndale
Dartmouth College
Francis HE. Clark
Christian Endeavor Society
Clark
Dartmouth
Sidney
Gamma Delta Epsilon
Glee Club
Humane
Captain Hill
Tremont St
Col
Northampton
Mass. Ave
McKenney & Waterbury CO
Franklin St
Congress St
Robinson Crusoe
the Post
The
Sunday Post
Priscilla M. Sproul
Parker
Hill Avenue
Summer Street Mattress and
Horlick
Franklin Street
Diaries Ward
New England
Geneva
Hardie
Sen
London
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