Harvard Alumni Dinner Deliberations on Smoking Habits
The Observant Citizen notes varied attitudes at a Harvard alumni dinner as Eliot, Gordon, and Grenfel decline cigars while Higginson and Ku ehnemann take them. The column also mentions Cape Cod canal interest, Bourne, Bournedale cemetery desecration, and a quip about Automobile Legal Association signs on cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Emeritus Eliot
George A. Gordon
Grenfel
Higginson
Kkuehnemann
Matthews
Lowell
Draper
Dorchester Mothers Plan Checking Room for Babies
Dorchester mothers on Hamilton and Norton streets plan a "Babies Check Room" nursery to leave infants for a fixed fee while shopping or visiting. The co operative or nurse run facility would not be a day nursery for poor workers and aims to avoid conflicts over who staffs the room. Mothers prefer anonymity until the scheme starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorchester
Hamilton
Norton
Golden Anniversary for Longtime Minister and Family of Ten
The Rev. Casper Streitch, after 46 years as pastor of the Fifth United Brethren, and his wife mark a golden wedding. With a $600 yearly salary they raised 10 children, funded college and crafts training, and built eight churches while serving in Zanesville, Dayton, Portsmouth, and Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Casper Streitch
Fifth United Brethren
School of
Business College
Zanesville
Dayton
Portsmouth
Streitch
Germany
Rife
Circleville
Mildred Champagne Talks On Love and Sentiment
A reader asks if returning exchanged letters after a quarrel with a young city neighbor would insult either party. The advice suggests a discreet reunion of letters could be honorable, with the expectation both sides would respond promptly and kindly. The writer cautions some people keep letters as mementos, a behavior noted among some men as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Champagne
Daily Post
Red haired widow delays decisive proposal warned
A puzzled speaker urges a suitor to propose soon to a red haired widow who may be wavering in her mind. The letter warns that hesitation could cost him a chance as the widow is described as charming yet uncertain and a prized catch.
Conundrum Letter Sparks Curious Reader Question
An interested reader asks about a letter signed Conundrum in your column that someone mistook for a bashful lover’s proposal to Miss Champagne About a week ago. The reply notes there have been no advances since, alas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Champagne
Dear Miss Champagne Advises on a Life Choice
A man seeks guidance on proposing to a longtime sweetheart described as young, pretty, from a good family with red hair but erratic in decision making. He asks whether she had a husband who truly loved her and if he should summon the courage to propose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Champagne
Bar Harbor
Kate
Division Court Named For A Fine Apartment House
Gunner notes a fine looking apartment house and Guyer explains it is occupied by theatrical people and is called a court. The exchange then reveals the term Divorce court as the proper name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunner
Guyer
King's Court
Seaman Captain Colby Reflects on Forty Years at Sea
Captain Colby recalls a career spanning Bath Iron Works and Eastern Steamship Company command. He praises 30 years as a master plus voyages between Norfolk and the Bay of Shiloh, noting no accidents and his founding of a seaman's bethel in Bath as his proudest achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Colby
City of Bangor
Eastern Steamship Company
Bangor
Westport
the Georges
Grand Banks
Blair
Bath Iron Works
Colby
Norfolk
Bay of Shiloh
Kennebec
Ransom B. Fuller
Penobscot
The Green Kimono A Romance Aboard a Stricken Steamer
A narrator recalls a green kimono as a symbol on a voyage. He notices a goldenhaired girl in a green kimono, later helps her during a collision and sinking, caring for her through the night. They marry and she recreates the kimono for him at breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate
Flag Poem of Liberty and Veterans Love
A Reflective 1909 verse by Walt Mason praising the flag as a bright, serene symbol of freedom. It honors veterans, mourning women, and aging heads of state, celebrating national liberty and faith in God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Dolly Madison and Nancy Johnson Ice Cream Invention Claim
The Baltimore Sun notes Dolly Madison popularized ice cream while praising Nancy Johnson, wife of a naval officer, as the inventor of the ice cream freezer. The piece argues both women deserve credit in a lighthearted editorial on culinary history and marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolly Madison
Baltimore Sun
Washington Monument
Nancy Johnson
Trains Cut to Two Daily Stops at Station
Mr Crosslets explains the timetable now has only two trains a day one to town in the morning and one back at night. He says the change, though disappointing for some, ensures any servant hired must stay at least one day.
Promising Young Writer Promise to Settle Debts
A landlady chides a struggling author for failing to settle accounts on Saturdays. He resolves to pay next Saturday, prompting her sarcastic remark about the abundance of promising young writers in America today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Will and the Stone in Glasgow Folklore
It tells of McGregor, a thrifty man in Glasgow, who claims to be executor of Sammis McDougal’s estate. He describes paying lawful debts, setting aside thirty five pounds for burial, and procuring a handsome gravestone as a matter of seventy pounds, in a tale recounted by Sandy McDermott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Lothrop
Boston
Morris Brothers
Pell & Trowbridge
Washington Street
Milk Street
Lothrop
Alexander Wright
McGregor
Glasgow
Sandy McDermott
Nobbut
Eyether
Sammis McDougal
McDermott
Aweel
Cleveland
Sweet Revenge at Wedding Sparks Funny Payback
Sam Sunflower and Miss Pearl jilt Sam Bones and marry Pete Green. In a wild moment Bones throws old shoes at the couple during the ceremony. Sam Sunflower misreads the scene as revenge not forgiveness. Sam wears a No 17 shoe and the hack is wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Sunflower
Miss Pearl
Sam Bones
Pete Green
Jim Sumac
Sam
Sleeping out of doors in fog and rain praises Optimistical Oscar
A woman in a wayside cottage asks if sleeping outside is inconvenient. Oscar, hat tipped, says he prefers a flower bed and usually has rain sheets and fog as comforts of home.
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Oscar
The Lordly Chauffeur
A humorous exchange in which a car owner requests his bill while describing a meal and drink as a taxi driver lists a salmon trout Moselle coffee and cigars. The dialogue captures a light dining scene with quirky allowances and social tone.
Brown-Tails Again Relief With X Zalia Liquid
A short advertisement states X Zalia liquid provides instant relief from the itching of brown tail poison. It claims to be the only sure remedy.
Practical 19th Century Recipes and A Brief Romance
A collection of kitchen recipes including rhubarb pie with precise steps and a Boston butter cake, a molasses breadlike drink with yeast, a tomato salad with herbs, and a ham egg dish. The text ends with a short literary exchange about a salary and a hopeful engagement.
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Jordan
Jordan Marsh Company
Observant Citizen
Cape Cod
Captain Kidd
South Cape
Bournedale
United States
Bourne
Ala
Alabama
Automobile Legal Association
Maine
John C. F. Slayton
Melrose
Louise Mellie
Carlos Noyes Sheldon
Mills
Millis
Lone Star
Texas
Negro Mexico
Louisiana
New York
BeBe
Doubt
Faith
Heine
Mildred Champagne
the Post
The
Sunday Post
Susan G. Smith
Beacon Street
Brookline
Strees
Walt
New England
A. J. Smith
South Portland
C. EF. Wendell
Hudson Street
If Hemmingson
Hillside Street
Milton
Boll
C. BE. Wendell
Mattie, Flynn
Lexington Street
East
GEO. G. Fox CO
the Bakers
Charlestown
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