Miss Jarvis Engaged to Preston Gibson of Washington
Grace McMillan Jarvis, noted sportswoman and debutante, is engaged to Preston Gibson of Washington. A North Shore summer favorite, she excels in riding tennis and swimming. His recent inheritance of a clear million at 80 confirms a wealthy match. After marriage they will likely reside in Washington.
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Miss Jarvis
Grace McMillan Jarvis
Preston Gibson
Washington
North Shore
Eleanora Sears
Should Nurses Lie to Patients About Truth and Death
A Boston inquiry asks if nurses should tell a patient the truth about marriage prospects or recovery chances. Miss Bessie Charles argues for sensitive honesty, while a Boston City Hospital doctor contends evading leading questions may save lives and mental health.
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Boston
Bessie Charles
Cleveland
Post
Boston City Hospital
Temperance Leader Julia Colman Found Dead in Brooklyn
Julia Colman 81, longtime literary secretary of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, was found asphyxiated in her Brooklyn room after failing to turn off the gas. She authored several temperance and hygiene books.
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New York
Julia Colman
Brooklyn
Microbes in the scalp claim hair growth breakthrough
The article credits Professor Anna of Hamburg and Dr. Sabourand of Paris with discovering scalp microbes that allegedly cause baldness by cutting blood supply and feeding on scalp fat. Rexall "93" Hair Tonic is advertised as curing scalp and hair troubles, with a money back guarantee if growth does not occur except where roots are dead.
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Anna
Hamburg
Germany
Sabourand
Paris
France
Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
Cambridge Youth in Critical Condition After Heavy Drinking
Cambridge Bay John FE Mountain age 13 of 66 Cambridge Street East Cambridge was found unconscious on Cambridge Street and rushed to Cambridge Relief Station in a precarious state after drinking heavily. Charles Bolandis age 45 of 17 Jefferson Street East Cambridge also admitted to Relief Hospital after taking chlorate of mercury by mistake.
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Cambridge Bay
John FE
Cambridge Street
East Cambridge
Cambridge
Lyman School
Charles Bolandis
Jefferson Street
Harvard lecture attacks Darwinism as anatomy variations
Dr. Thomas Dwight at Harvard Medical School argued that several human anatomical variations contradict evolutionary expectations, contending they would not occur if Darwinian evolution were correct. He delivered the lecture titled Anatomical Variations yesterday afternoon.
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Thomas Dwight
Harvard Medical School
Debate on Darwinism and anatomy in late 19th century science
The article cites critiques of Darwinism, noting human ear and shoulder blade variation, and argues anatomy supports a growth law rather than evolution. Professor Dwight and Lombroso are referenced, including a 4000-year-old skull from Egypt showing little variation over time.
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Dwight
Lombroso
Rev W G Babcock oldest living English High grad guest
The Rev William G Babcock of Dorchester oldest living English High School graduate will head the English High School Association dinner at the City Club on January 14. Born June 1 1820 in Milton he attended Fort Hill School then English High at age 12 and Harvard with the class of Higginson. He later led Warren Street Chapel for 18 years and remained in good health and full possession of faculties.
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William G. Babcock
Dorchester
English High School Association
City Club
Mr. Babcock
Milton
Boston
John Brazer
Brager
State Street
Fort Hill
Harvard
Sick King Manuel on Horseback in Lisbon
In Lisbon on January 10 1915 King Manuel rode through the streets in a field marshal uniform followed by a staff to ease rumors about his illness. He appeared pale and rode with difficulty before boarding the royal yacht Amelia. His doctors urge frequent sea cruises to strengthen his health while the king’s uncle the Duke of Oporto says he would not take the crown if Manuel dies.
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Lisbon
Manuel
Oporto
Portugal Faces Threat to Form of Government After Assassinations
The piece notes King Manuel, 19, heir after the deaths of King Carlos and Crown Prince Luiz Philippe in Lisbon last February. Manuel received a slight wound and ascended the throne immediately upon their deaths, risking the stability of Portugal’s government.
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Portugal
Manuel
Carlos
Luiz Philippe
Lisbon
Princess de Broglie Sues Paris Divorce Case
Proceedings opened in the divorce suit of Princess de Broglie formerly Mrs. 8S. B. West of Chicago against Prince Robert de Broglie. The case is filed on grounds of unjust desertion and began yesterday in Paris.
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Paris
Princess de Broglie
Local Man Claims Rapid Cure for Eczema with X Zalia
Newport Kentucky resident Ambroise Ridd reports a five year eczema case healed in under two weeks using X Zalia liquid and soap. Ad claims X Zalia products preserve cleanse and heal skin and offer remedies for face hands scalp or body and urges purchase from druggists.
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Ambroise Ridd
Overton St
Newport
Adv
Crosby to Guide Boston Charter Work
Arlington Senator J Howell Crosby chairs the metropolitan affairs committee as it considers a new Boston city charter. He says he will hear all ideas, has no preformed plan, and aims for open minded deliberation with no personal scores or party politics.
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Arlington
Mystic Street
Boston
J. Howell Crosby
Massachusetts Senate
Senate
New England
Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
The Good Chairman Talks With His Committee
A speaker urges open minds and fair chance for all to be heard. He notes arrangements depend on forthcoming meetings and stresses that a good chairman is the man who talks with his committee.
Socialism Inevitable Says Rev Eliot White in Boston
The Rev. Eliot White of Worcester, an Episcopal minister, spoke on Socialism from a Religious Point of View before the Boston Socialist Club at Knights of Honor Hall. He argued people resist Socialism due to ignorance or social pressure, urged hastening its rise, and claimed America is moving from surplus consuming to producing, warning about boys working for machinery.
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Eliot White
Worcester
Knights of Honor Hall
Boston Socialist Club
White
America
Rescued Youth Discharged After Cambridge River Incident
Charles H. Wigmore Jr. the survivor among three youths who fell into the Charles River at Cambridge on a skating night has been discharged from Cambridge Hospital. John F. Murphy and Paul Jones remain in critical condition at Stillman Infirmary but are expected to recover.
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Charles H. Wigmore, Jr
Charles River
Cambridge
Cambridge Hospital
John F. Murphy
Paul Jones
Stillman Infirmary
State Dentists Conference Sets Rural and Dental Hygiene Focus
The Massachusetts State Conference on Rural and Dental Hygiene will be held in Boston from January 18 to 23 under the Dental Hygiene Council of Massachusetts. Co operating groups include South End House Twentieth Century Club and state dental societies with a pre conference union meeting on January 16 at the Boston City Club.
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Dental Hygiene Council of Massachusetts
South End House
Twentieth Century Club
Monday Evening Club
Dental Societies of
Massachusetts
Massachusetts State Conference
Allied Dental Societies
Boston City Club
Ford Hall
Huntington Hall
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