Oldest New England Couple to Receive Chairs
The Boston Post invites readers to submit photos of the oldest married couple in New England. Include a 200 word sketch with birth and marriage dates, address, children, and life details. The chosen couple will receive a Morris Chair and a Rocking Chair delivered prepaid, with the final submission date announced later.
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The
Boston Post
New England
Post
Boston
North End
Easil
Hanover Street
East Boston
Richmond Street
Davis Brog,, & CO
North Street
Immigrant Boston couple mark 162 years of marriage
Mr and Mrs Robert Hodson of East Boston united at St Martin's London in 180 and moved to Boston in 1872. Letitia Murdoch born 1822 in Aberdeenshire Scotland. Hodson children include Alexander in Reading, William in Melbourne, Robert Jr in East Boston, Harry in England, John. They valued long church membership at Dr Bates's church.
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Robert Hodson
East
Boston
Bennington Street
St. Martin's Church
London
William
Melbourne
Australia
Robert Hodson, Jr
Hodson & Son
Harry
England
John
Miss Florence Robinson to Palm Beach after Easter exhibition
The Observant Citizen notes Miss Florence Robinson of Hotel Lenox, an acclaimed artist, has closed an exhibition of illuminated postal cards and will stay in the South until after Easter.
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Florence Robinson
Hotel Lenox
Palm Beach
Fla
Robinson
Premium concern swindle reports raise questions on firms
The Post published statements from victims alleging a premium scam run under New England Publishing Company and later Franco-German-American Publishing Company at 94 Washington Street. Officials say hundreds complained. investigators found no mail involvement and uncovered possible name changes and links to Cohen Bros and Cohen Soap Company.
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Post
New England Publishing Company
Washington Street
Post Office
Dedham Street
the Post
New England Weekly
Louis Gelb
New England Weekly Publishing Company
Cohen Soap Company
Cohen Bros
Cohen
H. 8. Cohen
Cohen Brothers
Busineses
New England
New York Sharks
How I Won Ruth A Gentleman's Bashful Proposal
A playful narrator recalls three years of happiness and a bashful vow to woo Ruth. Guided by Winnie’s mischief, he rehearses a romantic speech using a rubber plant as a confidant. A comic interruption leads to an unguarded kiss and a joyful confession, proving true love conquers nerves.
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Ruth
Tom
Winnie
Witch
Harry
Engagements Announced for Pillsbury Richardson and More
Miss Elsie Pillsbury daughter of Captain Pillsbury U S N and Edward B Richardson of Bay State road is engaged. Dr Richard J P Goodwin of Malden announces Laura Anna Goodwin to Henry Milton Slade of Everett. Kate Meldrum Buss to William Graham Clerk Harvard 01. Lydia Wright Pearson to Captain Oliver H Story Newton. Hattie G Paige to Edward Sherman Bennett Brookline.
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Elsie Pillsbury
Captain Pillsbury
Edward RB. Richardson
Bay State Road
Puritan Club
Harvard
Richardson
Miss Pillsbury
Commonwealth Avenue
Richard J. P. Goodwin
Malden
Laura Anna Goodwin
Henry Milton Slade
Everett
Charles B. Buss
Medford
Kate Meldrum Buss
William Graham Clerk
Lydia Wright Pearson
Wakefield
Albert J. Wright
Oliver H. Story
Newton
Hattie Gertrude Paige
Georgianna W. Paige
South Boston
Edward Sherman Bennett
Brookline
Y M C A Symphony Concert in Boston
The Boston Y M C A Sunday symphonies continued with the Mozart Instrumental Club performing. Soloist Irving Deacon from Channing Church Newton sang, and Signor Rotoli’s new music for Tenn yson’s Crossing the Bar was played. Rev A C Dixon spoke and Hon George Fred Williams is to speak at the February 22 banquet.
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Boston Y. M. C. A
Mozart Instrumental Club
Irving Deacon
Channing Church
Newton
Signor Rotoli
New England Conservatory of Music
Tennyson
A. C. Dixon
George Fred Williams
Association
Gypsies in an Uproar Over Missing 14-Year-Old Bessie Stanley
Somerville reports a gypsy feud after 14 year old Bessie Stanley vanishes from Skehan Street with her 19 year old cousin James Stanley. Chief Stanley accuses James of abducting his daughter while kin vow to resist prosecution. police seek clue across New England, with risks of gypsy marriage annulment and potential arrests.
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Bessie Stanley
Somerville
Stanley
Bessie
James Stanley
Dane Avenue
James
Stanleys
New England
Boston
Skehan Street
Ives
Lowell
Fall River
Providence
Worcester
Roslindale
New Hampshire
Chief Stanley
Massachusetts
Post
Captain Peabody
Station 18
Neal
Joe
Wilbur Clarke
Progressive Association Elects Officers at Leverett Street
The Young Men’s Progressive Association at 60 Leverett Street yesterday elected officers including President Marcus A. Cohen and Vice-President Abraham D. Epstein. Recording secretary Henry Rosenthal, financial secretary Hyman Birnback, treasurer Myer H. Slobodkin, and trustees Aaron Harshenson and David Charak were also chosen.
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Young Men’s Progressive Association
Leverett Street
Marcus A. Cohen
Abraham D. Epstein
Henry Rosenthal
Hyman Birnback
Myer H. Slobodkin
Aaron Harshenson
David Charak
Nursing Mothers and Scott Emulsion Promotion
A vintage health ad urges nursing mothers to try Scott's Emulsion to improve breast milk, claiming richer milk benefits for babies. It promises stronger babies as mothers gain nourishment and offers a free sample from Scott & Bowne of New York.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New Yorks
Atlantic Ocean Marine Circus Delays Plague British Colliers
A detailed roundup notes 23 British steamers overdue with coal cargoes across the Atlantic. Lords of the sea, Neptune and Boreas, stage a wild tale as liners from Liverpool, Queenstown, Hull and Greenock suffer long delays and perilous passages. Names like Caledonian, Teutonia, Sarmatia, Limburg, and many more appear amid voyage dates from Shields, Blyth, and Leith.
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Bronvho Bill
Carrie Nation
Atlantic Ocean
Neptune
Boreas
Europe
Admiral Farragut
Jamaica
Long Wharf
Iowa
Manchester
South Boston
Teutonia
Rotterdam
Buffalo
Hull
Eng
Davy Jones
Newport
Sarmatia
Shields
Janeta
Greenock
Ikbal
Cardiff
Italia
Ciampa
Blyth
Bangor
Glasgow
Pendarves
Critic
Newcastle
Alabama
Langhorne
Hurworth
Tyne
Hanset
J. W. Taylor
Nordkyn
Lugano
Reigate
Knaresboro
William Adamson
Same
Daybreak
Siward
Lord Erne
Sandsend
Leith
Austrian Baroness Seeks Missing Husband in America
Baroness Haisie von Rauly, from Vienna, has come to New York to find Baron Alexander von Rauly who disappeared during Carlsbad society scenes last summer. She recalls his farewell note and claims the fortune tied to her father, a Vienna silk merchant, was largely squandered amid their lavish life.
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New York
Haisie von Rauly
America
Baron Alexander von Rauly
Carlsbad
Baroness Rauly
R. V. von Rauly
East Twentieth Street
Vienna
Baron von Bauly
Gottenlicher
Baroness Bauley
Mt Tom Reservation Could Be Secured This Season
Springfield February 15 There is a strong prospect that the Mt Tom reservation will be taken this season. Action may come from the Legislature or a refer endum vote of Hampden and Hampshire counties. Harbor and land commissioners have had the property surveyed. Ownership is split between two street railway companies and several individuals. The tract includes 1474 acres spanning Mt Nonotuck and the higher portions.
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Springfield
Mt. Tom
Hampden
Hampshire
Harbor and Land Commissioners
Mt. Nonotuck Oe
Lodging fire at 1 Lowell Street causes panic
A lodger smoking in bed started a fire at 1 Lowell Street Sunday at 5 30 am. John King calmed tenants as firemen extinguished the blaze causing about 50 dollars in damage. No injuries were reported.
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John King
Lowell Street
Mr. King
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