In Boston a city note on coffee for officers and civic quirks
A Boston reader recounts Mrs. W. P. Rice of 200 Bay State road serving hot coffee to patrol boats during a storm awaiting a cardinal's arrival. The piece includes anecdotes about tobacco, Street Commissioner James Gallivan, ex mayor Lang, and city life, from Chelsea to Sullivan Square and beyond.
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Bay State Road
W. P. Rice
200
Edward J. Leary
James Gallivan
Chelsea
Chelsea Square
William A. Bancroft
Boston Elevated Railway
State Street
Sullivan Square Terminal
Sullivan Square
City
The Ad Writer Uncle Walt Sums Up Advertising
The piece contrasts Jabez Dink’s long windy ads with Gaffer Spink’s brisk lively copy. Spink vows ads should be bright and forceful to sell goods while readers stay engaged.
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Jabez
Joe
Gaffer Spink
Walt Mason
The Foolish Man Seals a Girl’s Fated Shame
Felicia reddens with fear as Harmon's stern gaze unmasks the girl’s deceit. The man’s verdict is delivered before he looks, and his departure ends the girl’s happiness, leaving her to the weight of shame and a ruined future.
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Edward Hamlin
Metropolitan Coal Company
Philadelphia
Evens
Felicia Armstrong
Felicia
Miss Armstrong
Jim
Gale Harmon
Gale
Harmon
Woman thanks husband for hat she bought as birthday gift
A playful exchange reveals a wife thanking her husband for a hat she chose and paid for, sparking humor about who actually bought the present. The light moment centers on the couple's banter and misunderstanding.
Old Time Rural Recipes From Massachusetts Kitchens
A collection of home style dessert and sauce formulas from Mrs J Dushustle Mrs G Stockwell and Maude P Badger with lemon flavored fillings tomato sauce eggs and toast tips and ginger cakes plus a corn starch custard recipe and a savory pork raisin mix from Mabel G Curtis all sharing practical steps and ingredient lists for mid century cooking.
Uncle Jesse Sleeper Reaches 88 in South Thomaston
Jesse Sleeper known as Uncle Jesse celebrated his 88th birthday in South Thomaston Me on February 6 He received numerous testimonials and holds the town’s Post gold headed cane as its oldest resident.
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South Thomaston
Jesse Sleeper
Jesse
Her Word of Honor serial delight grows weekly
Edith Macvane the Harvard professor’s daughter spins a captivating tale in the Sunday Post Magazine. Readers await each new instalment of this charming serial by Edith Macvane titled Her Word of Honor.
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Sunday Post
Edith Macvane
Professor Macvane
Harvard
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Boston
Lang
Dorchester Avenue
Milton Lower Millis
Nashua
N. H
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Nashaway
Old Town
Portsmouth
United Shoe Machinery Company
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Emily L. Davis
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George Matthew Adams
New England
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Westminster
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Nixon Avenue
Worcester
DR. J. Dushustle
Maude P. Badger
Chase Street
Lynn
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Richmond
Jesse” Sleeper
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Children’s Rompers
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