Old Boston Handwriting Expert In Quiet Custom House Office
A feature recalls William B. Hingston the handwriting expert in the old Boston custom house on State street, noting his enduring rear office in the building’s older section. It also recounts ship captain A. W. Sawyer’s vessel Benjamin F. Hunt Jr and a series of city scenes from Exchange place to Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury, ending with a compassionate reunion between two brothers after a river rescue.
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William B. Hingston
Boston
Custom House
State Street
Union Bank
Benjamin F. Hunt, Jr
Mystic Wharf
A. W. Sawyer
Hatteras
Benjamin F. Hunt
Cape
Fottier
Jamaica Plain
Fottler
West Roxbury
Harriman
Bowditch
Livermore
Greenough
Rice
Morse
Duff
Roxbury
Dedham
Democratic State Committee
Frederick J. Macleod
Cambridge
Foss
State House
Railroad Commission
Foster H. Brennan
Brennan
Foster
Advice on love and friendship from Mildred Champagne
A young Rhode Island reader asks how to handle a quarrel with a college boy and balancing friendships with other boys. The columnist advises choosing a steady partner, avoiding overworking popularity, and suggests personal visits to establish real connection over distant letters.
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Miss Champagne
Rhode Island
Love and distance test in a hopeful suitor letter
A 29 year old man writes to Mises Champagne seeking guidance after three unanswered letters to a beloved woman in New Hampshire. He suspects another man has won her affection and asks how to win back her love while remaining unable to visit. The note ends with a legalistic line about rightful ownership on disputed ground.
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Mises Champagne
New Hampshire
W. P
Cabbage Beets Pickle Dish and Clam Appetizers
Recipes describe a cabbage and beet pickle dish with cayenne sugar and vinegar plus a lemon molasses dumpling mix. Also included are clams baked in shells with bacon dice pepper celery and cracker dust, credited to Mrs Be Albee from Allston.
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Cayenne
Eugene C. Brown
Albee
Adams Street
Allston
Drowned Fisherman Nickerson Off Castle Island
Clayton Nickerson slipped from the Francis J. O Hara schooner while helping hoist sail and fell into icy waters off Castle Island. A dory was launched and comrades searched the area but the body had not been recovered by dark.
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Clayton Nickerson
Francis J. O'Hara
Nickerson
Castle Island
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Collarville
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Union
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John McMillan
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Harle
Pembroke Street
Arthur Earle
Mr. Mc
Millan
North Station
Salvation Army
Canal
Friend Streets
Rosie Strong Wentworth
Poland
Noster
Tie
Bob
Bonnie
By Williams
Gopyright
B. A. Groster
Irello
Claribel
Claribels
Kate
Mr.lloy
Geenhiz ‘Twas
Mildred Champagne
New England Housewives
Sem Sunday Post
A. E. ST. Ongh
Steet
Danielson
Conn
the Post
The
Sunday Post
Lloyds Eyeglasses
O Spectacles
Tworfiece
Kryptoks
Washington St
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Oummer
Massachusetts Ave
Andrew .J. Lloyd CO
Adamson
Hathaway
Kfagle
COMET
Gotham
Jordan Marsh Company
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