Society Notes Distant Departures Mark Winter Style
IN SOCIETY Mr and Mrs Arthur Edward Davis sail from New York on the Prinz Oskar to Naples and Genoa abandoning their Dover residence and wintering previously at Breakers Montecito. Other society moves include Fiske Warren en route to Liverpool, Cochrane in southern France, and the Nazros bound for the Mediterranean aboard the Canopic. Events feature Elsie Scott and James Mackintosh marriage preparations, a Hunnewell Club at home, and notable dinners at the Alibi Club with Taft and Metcalf among guests. The Debutante section concludes.
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Arthur Edward Davis
Dover
Europe
New York
Naples
Genoa
Montecito
Cal
Fiske Warren
Philippines
Liverpool
Warren
London
Alexander Cochrane
Commonwealth Avenue
France
Alanson Bigelow
Arthur P. Nazro
Jamaica Plain
Katherine V. Nazro
Anna L. Cabot
Mediterranean
Dorothy Fay
Beacon Street
William Scott
Waban Hill Road
Chestnut Hill
Elsie Scott
James Arthur Mackintosh
Edward Payson Tuttle
Minnie R. Wheeler
Hunnewell Club
Newton
Jack Storey
Alibi Club
Washington
Boston
Larz Anderson
Alvard V. Cooley
Henry Hard Williams
Lottie Hall Williams
Wellesley Hills
Leonore
Madison Avenue
George Heye
Blanche G. Williams
Sherry’s
John Hays Hammond
Lakewood Country Club
Taft
Metcalf
Love and Sentiment Advice From Mildred Champagne
A 23 year old asks about meeting men while constrained by parental rules. Champagne urges parents to ease restrictions, encourage attendance at socials and dances, and supports a daughter seeking independence after marriage age. She argues a mother’s goal is a married daughter with a home.
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Miss Champagne
Boston
Dear reader seeks guidance on love and meeting a stranger
A Boston Post reader asks why he feels drawn to a girl he sees daily. Advice notes attraction from eye contact and suggests discovering her name, address, workplace, and church to gain a proper introduction. The tone reassures that mutual interest likely exists and offers practical steps.
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Miss Champagne
Daily
The
Boston Post
B. L
Woman Remarries After Husband's Death in Providence
In Clinton a widow, Mrs. Catherine O'Toole, who failed to wed via a priest, finally married James O'Malley at St. John's parochial residence in Clinton, with Rev. J. J. O'Keefe officiating after her husband died suddenly on November 12.
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Clinton
Providence
Catherine O'Toole
James O’malley
St. John’s
J. J. O'Keefe
Lawson and Russell Reveal Finance and Tax Tales
Lawson exposes Frenzied Finance and Insurance Grafters while Russell explains how the English profit from public utilities, convert money into tax reductions, and gain better service. January discussion promotes these themes with bold claims and lively rhetoric.
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Lawson
Russell
Germans in Boston Observe Franklin Birthday Centenary
In Turn Hall Boston a large German representation marked the 200th birthday of Benjamin Franklin. Boston Turn Verein hosted the event at 29 Middlesex street with 400 attendees. Prof Goebel of Harvard spoke in German praising Franklin’s ties to German literature and culture, while Prof Vogel of MIT gave an English overview. An original poem by Paul Hoffmann was read, and music by the Empire Theatre Orchestra accompanied the program.
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Turn Hall
Greater Boston
America
Benjamin Franklin
Boston Turn Verein
Middlesex Street
Boston
Franklin
Daniel Fausel
Goethe
Herta
Wieland
Philadelphia
Vogel
Paul Hoffmann
Gustave Schmidt
Alfred Ritschel
Empire Theatre Orchestra
Charles L’orange
American Republic
H. H. Thiele
Stars and Stripes Forever
J. P. Sousa
J. Bratton
Ernst Donath
Carl Schriftgiesser
William Freyman
Iilenzy Pelkus
Love and Laughter Under Puritan Law in Hartford 1660
In 1660 Hartford a Puritan youth Jacob Marline courts Sarah Tuttle who flirts with him by dropping her gloves. He claims the forfeit and kisses her in public. Sarah defends him in court saying she lured him. Jacob is freed, Sarah fined, Goodman Tuttle pays. The tale ends with their betrothal and a note in old Hartford records.
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Hartford
Jacob Marline
Jacob
Sarah
Goodman Tuttle
Jacob Marlines
Sarah Tuttle
Old Hartford
Mrs Sarah Ford Wife of North Adams Mayor Profile
Mrs Sarah Ford, wife of Mayor Marshall R. Ford of North Adams, is a typical New England mother. She values home life and serves in church activities, including a 13 year stint on the district church committee. Born Miss Sarah Northup, she married in December 1874 and has two children, W. Roy and Florence.
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Sarah Ford
Marshall R. Ford
North Adams
New England
Ford
Sarah Northup
W. Roy
Florence
The Gentler Sex and a Sick Mother in the Morning
A fragment notes that when a mother is too ill to rise and make breakfast the household deteriorates all day. It suggests that a mother’s inability to function signals a serious condition, affecting coffee, meals, and daily routines.
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Fanny
Mermaid Fishy Banter Sparks Ocean Barroom Talk
A playful exchange features COMES NATURAL Miss Mermaid and Mr Swordfish discussing fishy habits. The mackerel is labeled a terrible drinker while the swordfish admits compelled thirst, underscoring a lighthearted sea creature line.
Girl Charged With Horse Stealing Apprehended in City
Pearl McDonald, a 16 year old who disappeared from Alba with a livery rig, was captured at Duenweg and brought to the county jail on horse and buggy theft charges. Described as weighing 166 pounds with a fair looks, she may be sent to reform school. first woman charged with horse stealing in the county per the Kansas City Journal.
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Pearl McDonald
Alba
Duenweg
Reform School
Kansas City Journal
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