Notable visitors and hotel life in Boston society
Manchester cotton magnate Harry Armitage discusses U S textile ties during a Boston stop at the Touraine. Lord Hartley Lewiston of Maine and others, plus actors and bird experts, are among guests at Parker House and Copley Square. A Lenox tea showcases Dorothy Donnelly as well as Bonelli family arrivals.
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J Hartley IL
Lord
Lewiston, Me
Bellevue
Maine
Boston
Copley Square Hotel
F. B. Aubert
R. F. LeMot
Washington, D. C
Walter Wellman
Atlantic
America
Copley Square
C. A. Judkins
Kineo
Judkins
Mt. Kineo
Dorothy Donnelly
Madam X
Lenox
Curtis Guild, Jr
Eben Jordan
Miss Jordan
Peoria Jobbers' Kindly Interest in Renal Compound
Fischer Bros. Dry Goods Company cites a New York broker Mr. Schiltzky who, after severe Brights Disease, reportedly recovered weight and health using Fulton’s Renal Compound. The letter urges doctors to add the remedy to heart treatments, claiming reduced renal secession and renewed hope for long-term kidney patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fischer Bros. Dry Goods Company
Illinois
Schiltzky
New York
Bright
Hai
Jaynes Drug CO
Washington St
Little Known Facts About Well Known Persons
Melville E. Stone founded the first penny newspaper in Chicago. John Bigelow served as a diplomat and inspector at Sing Sing. Maude Adams adopted Adams as a stage name, born Kiskadden. Henry Mills Alden is the oldest magazine writer, editor of Harper's since 1869. H G Wells is noted as a biology authority. Carrie Chapman Catt experienced two marriages, first to Chapman then to Catt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melville E. Stone
Associated Press
Chicago
John Bigelow
Sing Sing
Maude Adams
Adams
Kiskadden
Henry Mills Alden
Harper's
H. G. Wells
Carrie Chapman Catt
Chapman
Catt
To Give Life and Beauty to the Hair
An advertisement from London Hairdressers Review touts dry sham pooing as a solution to dull brittle hair. It claims weekly dry shampooing softens scalps, revives lifeless hair, restores natural color, and uses a mix of arms root and thorox with brushing to remove dust and oil.
Noonday and Sunday Talks Across Greater Boston Churches
The schedule lists noonday services at St. Pauls Church Tremont Street with ministers from Lynn Boston and Trinity Church. Also noted are Women's Alliance meeting at Second Church Chapel with guest Rev William S Lawrence, and talks by Richmond Pearson Hobson on liquor reform at Tremont Temple. Unitarian and Baptist services feature speakers from Korea, Vermont, and Tennessee with ministerial meetings and papers on Eugenics and moral ideals.
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St. Paul’s Church
Tremont Street
E. J. Dennen
St. Stephen’s Church
Lynn
F. J. Walton
Edmund §. Rousmaniere
D.D
Alexander Mann
Trinity Church
F. C. Laugerburn
Boston
Women's Alliance of the Second Church
William S. Lawrence
Unitarian Sunday School Society
Fion Richmond Pearson Hobson
Alabama
United States of
International Moral and Social Commission
Southland
Tremont Temple
Asner Anderson
Hyde Park
First Baptist Church
People’s Temple
George Heber Jones
Korea
A. C. A. Hall
Vermont
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
R. L. Robinson
Chattanooga
Tenn
Unitarian Ministerial Union
Richard C. Cabot
Richard W. Boynton
Buffalo
Girl Dies During Lake Outing in Haverhill
Miss Annie Kent, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Kent of Bradford, died after heart trouble seized her during the night while she was with a group at Lake Attitash. The death occurred shortly after 2 am as medical help arrived too late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill
Annie Kent
John Kent
Bradford
Certified checks for U S customs receivable if bill passed
Washington February 26 If the President approves a bill that has passed both houses certified checks of national banks state banks and trust companies will be receivable for customs internal revenue and other government dues Cash is now demanded by the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Internal Revenue
Parish Mixup Over Mayor Fitzgerald Illness
Parishioners at St. Mark's Dorchester misinterpreted a prayer request for Mary Fitzgerald as referring to Mayor Fitzgerald causing anxiety at morning services. The rectors reassured worshippers the mayor was not ill and prayers were for Mary Fitzgerald’s speedy recovery.
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St. Mark's Church
Dorchester
Fitzgerald
John A. Daly
Fr. Daly
Mary Fitzgerald
John M. Farrell
Henry Ryan
Mayor Fitzgerald
Not Inherited Insanity Claim At Harvard Talk
Dr Elmer Southard told Harvard Medical School that some insanity forms are not inherited and warned against the ease of assuming heredity. He argued alcohol need not doom offspring, urged breeding regulation to prevent some insanity, and listed six great men as exceptions. He noted Darwin had an insane uncle but remained influential. He cited epilepsy linked to genius in several prominent figures and urged avoiding panic over inherited mental illness.
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Elmer Southard
Harvard Medical School
Dr. Southard
Pasteur
Darwin
Helmholtz
Faraday
Napoleon
Bismarck
Byron
Moliere
Mendelssohn
Swedenborg
Mohammed
Peter the Great
Charles V
Wellington
Cesar
Rosa
Hazel
Harvard Professor Analyzes Galsworthy Drama
Professor George P. Baker of Harvard told Prospect Union in Cambridge that Galsworthy’s plays lack a happy love ending, unlike successful American dramas. He said Galsworthy’s work makes audiences think and each reader must find their own solution to the problem presented.
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Prospect Union
Cambridge
George P. Baker
Harvard
John Gaisworthy
Galsworthy
Cambridge man charged with breaking and entering tools
Daniel McPhael a 22 year old of 102 Austin street Cambridge was arrested by Inspectors Neilan and Ellis for breaking and entering and larceny of tools valued at 100 dollars from a Franklin street building by C J McArthur Co Officers later found carpenters tools hidden in his bed during a room search
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Daniel McPhael
Austin Street
Cambridge
Neilan and Ellis
Franklin Street
C. J. McArthur & Co
McPhael
Querida Receives Sewing Circle Letters and Advice
A reader named N. O. G writes to Querida expressing gratitude for her letters and seeking guidance. She asks for a cold cream recipe to cleanse whiten and shrink pores and requests tips for a camel hair brush. She also sends affectionate salutations to mothers wives and the unhappy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Querida
Rubber Plant Leaves Yellow and Falling
A reader reports a rubber plant given a month ago is deteriorating with bottom leaves yellowing wilt and dropping while only one small new leaf appears at the top. The plant owner fears judgment from the generous giver and wants guidance to prevent further decline.
Money gifts in engagement letters. a survivor’s guidance
A letter from Ellis counsels accepting money from a fiancé if the relationship is steady and the man is loyal. She recalls pre marriage hardship, noting shared finances and home purchases, and says accepting support can ease married life, eight years in with happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis
The Family Upstairs
A reader writes about a noisy disturbance from tenants above and a harsh landlord response. Hazel plans a visit to her mother to escape the ongoing racket, seeking peaceful sleep and restraint from conflict.
Baby Sleepless at Two Years Old Confounds Parent Advice
A mother asks for help with her 20 month old who resists naps and sleeps only from 8 to 8 30 pm. The child is bright and active but thin, looks puny, and seems overactive mentally while avoiding daytime rest. The parent wonders about remedies and mentions Notre and teething history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre
Petsie
Treatment of bushes to Dont Know Much
A reader suggests pruning after flowering to avoid weakening plants. Snip spent flowers and trim tall scraggy shoots to improve shape. For insects, spray whale oil soap from early warm season through end. Report results.
Flowers for Front Yard To Flower Girl
The best front yard flowers depend on yard size and condition. For lawns, limit flower beds to borders and maintain an open view from the center to create a sense of spaciousness.
Garden plans and plant recommendations for a traditional yard
The article advises keeping a front yard as a garden with curved paths and using reliable staple flowers like asters and marigolds rather than new novelties. It suggests quick growing vines for a piazza such as Japanese hop and scarlet runners, plus perennial vines like clematis and Dutchman's pipe, and notes the cobaca as an excellent flowering vine from florists in spring.
Dear Sisters of the Circle Seeks Farm Purchase Advice
A married reader with two children asks the Sisters of the Circle for guidance on buying a small farm. They live in a village paying $9 monthly and have $800 available. Husband has a good trade and free summer time. space to plant is lacking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
Sisters of the Circle
Prune Shrubbery Caution and Homemade Rose Treatment
A home gardening note advises pruning shrubs carefully to avoid losing blooms. It describes a homemade rose spray using hard soap, kerosene oil, and water, to be mixed, diluted, and applied to plants, repeated as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardener
A Reasonable Plea for the Stomach
Digestive agents in Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets claim to restore digestion by stimulating gastric glands and supplying natural elements. The ad cites chemical tests, endorsements, and a trial offer from F A Stuart Co in Marshal Michigan.
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Stuart
London
Central
Cullum St
Fenchurch St
E. C. London
John R. Brooke
F.C. S
United States
Canada
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshal, Mich
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MR Blox
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Harry Armitage
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England
Touraine
King George
Parker House
Boston Theatre
Julian Eltinge
Mr. Eltinge
Alfred Hennequin
Nottingham
Hennequin
Scotland
B. H. Bonelli
Merry & Boomer
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Conn
Taft
Young’s
P. Farrington
Minneapolis
Thorndike
Wellesley
Farrington
Peoria
Stren
Seer Iz
Plapao Labora
A le Ee AS
Nee Alem
Plapero
St. Louis, Mo
Eset
Plepao
Workingmens Co-Operative Bank
Tremont St
Col
Arthur E. Stilwell
Vibe
Fda Bankers Publishing, Co
Broadway
New
London Hairdressers Review
Greater Boston
U. S. Customs
Oston
Post
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Lastikops
Kops Bros., Mfrs
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