Haunted House Tale of Hidden Treasures and Lost Wedding Gifts
In a slum city, two men recall a past home shared by Sterling Trevanion and his wife Kate. Their curiosity about a haunted rumor leads to a comic theft of their own wedding silver, hidden behind a secret panel, only to be returned by accident.
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Richard Weston
Sterling
Fifth Avenue
Kate
Trevanion
Sterling Treyanion
Katté
Dicky Boy
Dicky
Bos Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
Ion Daily
Millionth National Cash Register Sold
Six thousand NCR employees and local officials gathered at the Dayton plant to witness the shipment of the millionth cash register. The machine numbered 1,000,000 was carried from the factory by workers, celebrated with speeches and songs, and consigned to an Ohio firm.
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National Cash Register
Dayton
John H. Patterson
Ohio
Tragic Drowning in Saco River Claims 22 Year Old
In Baco Maine Nafis Sabri a youth of 22 drowned while bathing in the Saco River this afternoon. The body was recovered.
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Saco
Baco
Nafis Sabri
Saco River
Fourth of July Toast from Uncle Walt Mason Poem
A 1911 quip by Walt Mason praising patriotic oratory and celebration. The piece imagines voices from public halls and open air displays stirring youth, with fireworks and a defiant stance against tyranny. It reads as a period expression of festive independence and rhetorical flourish.
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Wildwood
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Governor cuts merger bill from West End Elevated plan
Governor Foss says he favors tunnel and subway construction regardless of merger bill fate. He stated this to a West End resident who sought his view on the subway lease merger yesterday at the state capitol.
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Foss
West End
Governor Backs Subway Plans Amid Merger Debate
The governor told a newspaper man he favors subway construction and believes the issue can be considered separately from merger. The West End lease to Ple vated began in 1897 with 7 percent for 25 years, expiring 1922 when the Elevated must hand over a fully equipped surface street railway. Two bills face Senate debate tomorrow, clarifying actions on the Tinkham arbitration plan and whether the subway tunnel bill should pass.
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West End
Senate
Warning to Look Out for a Kissless Husband
A letter warns a wife to investigate her husband’s routine if he visits Lowell without reason. It cites alleged Lowell affections and a near breakup caused by a bleached blonde from Lowell. The writer urges vigilance and notes a kissless husband may indicate another man receiving his wife’s affections.
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Lowell
Winipred
Coded Warning Advice About Meeting A Stranger At The Station
A warning advises caution about meeting a man at a station and suggests disguising oneself until first seeing him. Instructions include the man wearing a blue suit a red tie and a rose in his buttonhole. The writer asks to be informed of how the encounter proceeds.
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Anne
Correspondence Suitor Had Wooden Leg Warns Widow
A cautionary tale warns a widow about online romance after a Canadian suitor with a wooden leg and aged over fifty visits Worcester. The writer notes photos can mislead and advises male friends meet suitors to verify authenticity before any meeting or payment.
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Quebec
Worcester
Canada
Drop Matrimonial Bureau Candidate Warns Widow
A woman named Anne urges a frightened widow to end her correspondence with a Matrimonial Bureau suitor. She cautions that marriage to a stranger would bring unhappiness and urges dropping the bureau from her life.
Love and Rivalry Advice From NAMA Mos Mildred Champagne
A reader asks how to handle a love triangle with a young woman three years his junior. The columnist urges clear verbal understanding to avoid broken faith and suggests ending the relationship if promises are not kept.
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Miss Champagne
Foss Tells How To Keep Cool In Heat
Governor Foss worked long hours in the State House while employees wore shirtsleeves and he stayed cool without using an electric fan. He wore a vest and coat, wrote letters, and kept to spring water, saying a busy schedule helps him endure the heat.
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Foss
State House
Married a Man Much Older Than Herself
Dear Gretchen I offer my advice to a reader who plans to marry a man older than herself. She recalls her own eighteen year old marriage to a man nine and a half years older and notes happiness with two sons. She urges Gretchen to marry now and to neglect others' opinions.
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Gretchen
Post
Minerva
Scared Widow Letters Spark Mixed Reactions
A fragment recounts a widow reacting to letters, noting fear and disbelief. The voice recalls reading the correspondence with a mix of humor and concern as she processes the messages.
Recipes and home desserts from Boston area notices
Readable recipe fragments list strawberry sauce for puddings with butter sugar egg and mashed strawberries from Mrs H B Crosby at 225 Lexington Street East Boston. Also includes a tart lemon custard style mix with egg sugar lemon juice boiling water cornstarch and double boiler guidance from Mrs A t B 353 Salem Street Malden and a chocolate square recipe from Miss Rachel Chapman Box 448 Holbrook.
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Sunday Post
H. B. Crosby
Lexington Street
East
Boston
Rachel Chapman
Holbrook
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