In Boston Theatres Show Glowing Winter Lineup
A crowded program lists Joe Jefferson’s note to Howard fund, 1492 at Columbia, multiple company engagements, and upcoming performances at Tremont, Bowdoin Square, Hollis Street and Grand venues. Notables include Miss Ellsler Hazel Kirke, Crane in The Senator, John Drew in The Masked Ball, and Rice’s Surprise Party touring New England with Feb. 6 premiere and gala Feb. 8 anniversary event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Thompson
Hollis
Columbia Theatres
Columbia
Rice
New England
Harris
Lynn
Manchester
N. H
Concord
Boston
John Drew
Hollis Street
Best Recipe for Keeping a Husband at Home Contest
A Boston Post notice invites letters titled Best Recipe for Keeping a Husband at Home Evenings. Readers are to write on one side of the paper and submit to Husband Competition at The Post in Boston. The earliest entry among equal merit will take precedence.
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The
Post
the Post
Boston
Signer
Boston Post
Howard Athenæum
Howard
Mata
Ewe
Cat Fight Rumor Sparks Neighborhood Talk
A Chelsea neighborhood buzzes about a morning cat fight in the back yard. About six older women discuss the incident while planning supper, with one resident recalling a day of headache and another asking about plans for the upcoming Fourth of July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Marston
Chelsea
Play the Coquette and Tea Table Nerve Exercise
A concise, dated-voice instructional note describes a flirtatious social test at tea. The protagonist dresses prettily and simulates nervousness to provoke a reaction. She drops a spoon and spills tea to prompt the partner to speak, then watches the clock and the paper until an early end.
Bright Disposition and Social Evening Advice
A brief note from D. W. G. of Lyon encourages pleasant company, avoiding gossip, allowing him to enjoy evenings his way. The home should reveal her true character through a bright, happy disposition, with permission to smoke and relax.
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Lyon
Do's and Don'ts for a Happy Home from Readville Muss Heven
This fragment offers household guidance on parenting and hospitality stressing acceptance of a second husband raised by a good mother. It advises avoiding exclusive oak and ivy decor, disciplining children before the father returns, and keeping a bright cheerful sitting room with reading material. It promotes family sharing of jokes or daily events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Readville
Muss
Heven
Become a Thorough Democrat And Court Your Husband
This fragment discusses political guidance urging devotion to the Democratic Party and personal compromise within marriage. It cites a household anecdote where a wife asks why her husband stays home and he replies, You do. The text references Cherryfield and an author named Charyes D. Smally.
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Jins
Charyes D. Smally
Cherry Field
Play Muggins After Supper With Dominoes
After supper we play our favorite game muggins with dominoes. It lasts until 9 o'clock sharp. I always finish at that hour with about twenty five games ahead of him.
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From Fave
Unclear Personal Statement From East Somerville
Fragmentary note says he remains at home every evening trying to get even with me. Names Mars A M Ty Er appear. location East Somerville. No clear event or public action.
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Mars
East Somerville
Man at Home Preferable Indulgences Hint
Cuarnes E. Lackey of Mulford suggests in a playful note that a husband who loves his wife should be kept at home with simple pleasures. He advises offering a few choice cigars a Boston Post newspaper a neat smoking jacket and an easy chair to encourage domestic evenings.
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Boston
Vanoni
Boston Post
Cuarnes E. Lackey
Mulford
Keep Your Temper and Manage Money Wisely
Advice urging restraint and temper in financial matters with emphasis on contentment and self-control. Mentions keeping temper as key to harmony and prudent spending. Includes a closing signature rockton M H.
Bible Precepts Guide for Married Life by Somerville
A.M. C. Somerville urges couples to follow Bible principles in all things to secure divine blessing on the home. He warns that mutual trust and shared faith protect the marriage from outside attractions, keeping the husband anchored to family values.
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A.M. C. Somerville
Don’t Change After Marriage Advice from Mrs B Lebanon NH
Mrs B of Lebanon New Hampshire counsels married women to remain as attractive and as considerate as before marriage, urging that husbands still deserve the same care and attention.
Life Advice From Mrs W P K On Spouses And Smiles
Mrs. W. P. K. urges wives to tolerate husbands smoking anywhere, to laugh and enjoy life, and to treat their spouse as a source of salt and joy, arguing that life is what you make it and marriage grants freedom to enjoy.
Provoking Jealousy as a Social Remedy
A column suggests women invite a young man to call and play a social game to provoke jealousy in their husbands. The tone promotes the tactic as a sure cure for a husband who stays away in the evenings, advising to try it by observation and reaction.
Rules for Proper Living and Household Management
The passage extols strict routines to manage work and home life. It stresses having methods and scheduled time, avoiding fatigue, and keeping work from falling behind. It warns that following these rules requires sacrificing caprice and social gossip and rejects impractical transformations.
Women Talked About Lectures and Writers in News Note
Miss Ida B Wells will lecture on Present Sufferings of the Colored People of the South at Wegleyan Hall this afternoon. Cora Stuart Wheeler is in New Jersey then New York for engagements with Women’s University Club and New York Women’s Press Club. Marion Crawford has contributed a study of the American Woman to the next Home Journal. Delia Maloney was elected worthy foreman of District 49 Knights of Labor after serving as master workman of Lady Gotham Association.
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Ida B. Wells
Ladies’ Physiological Institute
Wegleyan Hall
South
Cora Stuart Wheeler
Boston
New Jersey
New York
Women's University Club
New York Women’s Press Club
Marion Crawford
Ladies’ Home Journal
Florence Howe Hall
Washington
Delia Maloney
Lady Gotham Association
Aman
The
Knights of Labor
Lor Augustus Lorton in Lady Windermere's Fan
The actor Lor Augustus Lorton brings a richly artistic turn to the role in Lady Windermere's Fan. In his first appearance in this part his identity was almost hidden, prompting many in the audience to consult their programmes to confirm his name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Windermere
Augustus Lorton
E. M. Holland
Evangelistic Association Meeting at Faneuil Hall All Day
The Evangelistic Association of New England holds an all day session at Faneuil Hall with a full program. Highlights include praise and prayer led by Mr. Schiveren at 10, mission hour and brief addresses by Younkin Roberts Parkhurst Nickerson West, testimonies from redeemed men, a 12 o'clock sermon to business men by Schiverea, a 2 pm business men's praise and testimony meeting, an Evangelistic Association hour at 3 with brief addresses by McLean Gray McKiwain True, and a 4 pm talk on the Holy Spirit by Schiversa. Mrs Walter C Bailey will sing at every service.
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The
Evangelistic Association of
New Englad
Faneuil Hall
Schiveren
Younkin
Roberts
Parkhurst
Nickerson
West
Mr. Schiverea
Schiverea
Evangelistic Association
Messrs. McLean, Gray, McKiwain, True
Holy
Schiversa
Walter C. Bailey
Improvements for the Charles River Protect Shorelines as Public Park
An improvement committee meeting in the Old Court House discussed unifying efforts by towns along the Charles River. They endorsed metropolitan park commissioners securing and maintaining the river shores for a public park and keeping the water free from pollution, with support from Watertown officials and Park Commission input.
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Charles River
Old Court House
Mr. Richards
Watertown
Cambridge
Adams
Park Commission
Davenport
Metropolitan Park Commissioners
Durgin
Death notices from January list varied ages and towns
Beal at Wellesley Hills aged 68 pneumonia Melissa R. Beal wife of John Beal at Newtonville January 22 Susan C. Blossom widow of Waldo A. Blossom aged 79 years 9 months 9 days Cushman Julius Cushman Pembroke January 24 aged 74 years 7 months Cunningham Se well W. Cunningham Roslindale January 23 aged 49 years 1 month 10 days Dixon Ethel A. daughter of Charles W. and Cora B. Dixon Longwood January 24 aged 8 years 8 days Devo Lisse youngest daughter of Emma F. C. and Dr. John Deyo Newburg January 22 aged 24 months Green Sophia F. Green Fitchburg January 25 aged 88 Oliver Robert Oliver Somerville January 28 aged 81 Pratt Thomas B. Pratt Reading January 24 aged 71 years 6 months 7 days Ruelberg Henry Ruelberg Highlands January unknown aged 57 years 9 months Sanborn J. Frank Sanborn January 22 Taubaldt John Taubaldt this city January 25 aged 40 years Sweets er Mrs. M. E. Sweetser Woburn January 24 Weston Lucy Weston Charlestown January 25 aged 72 Wiley General D. D. Wiley Sulbury January 25 aged 55 years 5 months
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Beal
Wellesley Hills
Elizabeth H. Beal
Newtonville
Melissa R
John Bea Blossom
Concord Junction
Mass
Susan C
Waldo A. Blossom
Cushman
Pembroke
Julius Cushman
Cunningham
Roslindale
Sewell W. Cunningham
Dixon
Longwood
Ethel A
Charles W
Cora B. Dixon
Devo
Newburg
N. Y
Lisse
Emma F. C
John Deyo
Green
Fitchburg
Sophia F. Green
Oliver
Somerville
Robert Oliver
Pratt
Reading
Thomas B. Pratt
Ruelberg
All Highlands
Henry Ruelberg
Sanborn
J. Frank Sanborn
Taubaldt
John Tanubaldt
Sweetser
Woburn
M. E. Sweetser
Weston
Charlestown
Lucy
David B. Weston
Wiley
Sulbury
D. D. Wiley
Applications Filed With City Registrar January 25
List of couples filed with the city registrar on January 25 includes Patrick Burke with Margaret Gill Isaral Robinowich with Ida Winer Frank R Simpson with Florence L Sweet Daniel Coasley with Nellie Lor tan Mishael Kearns with Mary Cavanaugh Patrick W Gahagan with Mary A Nelson William H Sweet with Sarah Corbett.
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Patrick Burke
Margaret Gill
Isaral Robinowich
Ida Winer
Frank R. Simpson
Florence L. Sweet
Daniel Coasley
Nellie Lor Tan
Mishael Kearns
Mary Cavanaugh
Patrick W. Gahagan
Mary A. Nelson
William H. Sweet
Sarah Corbett
Marriages Filed in City Registrar January 25
In this city on January 28 marriages were officiated by Reverend J A Fitzgerald. Francis M Fitzgerald wed Margaret T Donovan. Also on January 28 Reverend C F Johanson joined Knut T Johnson and Emma W Gustafson in marriage.
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J. A. Fitzgerald
Francis 4. Fitzgerald
Margaret T. Donovan
C. F. Johansson
Knut T. Johnson
Emma W. Gustafson
Annual Meeting of Marble Dealers Sets Higher Dues
About fifty members of the Retail and Wholesale Marble Dealers Association met at the American House for their annual gathering. Dues were doubled with retailers paying 2 dollars and wholesalers 10 dollars. Officers elected include President James F. Brennan and a slate of vice presidents, secretary William M. Somers, and a broad roster of directors from Rhode Island, Maine, Hartford, St. John, N B, Boston, Rutland, Providence, Rockland, Proctor, Webster, Newport, Rockville, and others.
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Alonzo F. Farnum
Providence
Samuel Bryant
Rockland
William M. Somers
Dorchester
John Every
Great Falls
E. R. Morse
Proctor
John d. Love
Webster
James B. Coutreil
Newport
Thomas Adams
Rockville
John J. Kane
St. John
N. B
Lasell girls hear lecture on Japan manners
The Rev. D. Spencer of Nagasaki, Japan lectured at Lasell Seminary in Auburndale last evening on Manners and Customs of Japan. The talk was engaging and illustrated by a stereopticon showing scenes from Japanese life.
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Spencer
Nagasalle
Japan
Lasell Seminary
Auburndale
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Fifth Avenue Hotel
Quincy Kilby
Palmer Stock Company
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Charles Coote
Isbelle Coe
Frank Carver
John Mason
Marion Manola
Robert McWade
Julian Edwards
M. Marius
Manola-Mason Company
Effie Ellsler
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Hazel Kirke
C. W. Couldock
Miller
Frank Weston
Miss Ellster
Mr. Francis Wilson
Eugene Tompkins
Executive Committee
Carroll Johnson
Grand Opera House
Fitzgerald Murphy
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William H. Crane
Crane
Effie Elister
Charles H. Yiale
Urania
Trevant Theatre
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Ervkmann-Chatrian
Fritz
Comedie Francaise
Fauntleroy
Lord Fauntleroy
Boston Museum
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Carotta Laverne
Lovenberg
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Grand Museum
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J. Boyle O'Reilly
Muggins
Rockton
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Lebanon
Howard Athenaum
Howard Atheneum
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Hoyt’s
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Norcross Hall
Boylston St
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Wm H. Baldwin
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Lillian Kenne
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Tremont Row
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Wearhington Street
Boylston
Doutrick & McVey
Howard A. Aerom Hack
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Hyde
Austin’s Alace Theatre
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Overture
Frisco
Marie Sanger
NEW Publications
Rubbert Ross
Madison Square
Marry ME
Julia
Wilson Bros
Lasell
Tremont Theatre
Abbey, Schoeffel & Gray
Garrett P. Serviss
Rich W. Harris
Charles Freiman
Mgrs
Oscar Wilde
Lady
Windermere
A- M. Palmer
A. M. Palmer’s Stock Company
Massachusetts
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Ets
Ilis Isaac B. Rich
WM. H. Crane
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Monda
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Eugens Tompkins
Globe Theatre
Francis W
Elson and Company
Broadway
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Marguerite Merington
Ness
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