Observant Citizen notes on local events and people
Many friends of Edward H Wheeler Baggagemaster on the Midland division of the New Haven road, recovering after being hit by a train in South station yard. The Watertown fire department outdid police with holiday decorations earning top prize for best decorated building.
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Edward H. Wheeler
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New Haven Road
Watertown
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David Starr Jordan
Roscommon
Galway
Boston Common
Audrey Lundy
Mt. Vernon Street
Charlestown
Gerald Kyle
Margaret Cooney
Alice Cooney
Jessie Heath
Lorraine Scherenger
John Cooney
White Squall Sparks Battle On Lake Beyond His Reach
In a tense lake scene a wary Girl uses oars to escape a Man who dives in after her. He surfaces, clambers aboard, and smiles, while she blushes with chagrin, noting the farmer lacks spirit after long summer days.
The Wave Draws a Shelter From a White Squall
A young man and a delicate city girl drift into romance on a summer shore then face a sudden storm on Lake Ontario. The squall tests their fears and reveals hidden feelings as they seek shelter among cedar and rock. He bears her to safety and their bond deepens in the rain and aftermath.
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Rock of Gibraltar
Great Lake
Lake Ontario
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Sewing Circle in Boston Post opens women’s forum
A regular Sewing Circle column invites homemakers in New England to share advice on home life, parenting, health tips, and domestic economy. Readers may write under pen names, ask questions, and contribute one side of the paper. June 18.
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Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
Dear Sewing Circle Readers keeps right on
Dear Sewing Circle Readers I echo Yankee Wifes sentiments to keep right on Thank you to all who remembered Quiet smile I read letters first and gain help from them Many good writers cannot name all of them Enjoy Proud Suffragists argument Spinster s Brighter Side Morning Glory No 1 suggestions One letter says dirty house and tired husband Women can manage work with a smaller family Some disagree Let us hear from Talac and the flowers Quiet Smile
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Sewing Circle
Love and Sympathy Needed for Bay View Marching Through Trial
A letter urging resilience and selfless love in marriage. The author urges readers to bear burdens for future children, practice patience, endurance, and brotherly love, and consider others’ suffering to improve homes and relationships.
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Bay View
Danger in Summer Colds and Their Treat ment
Summer colds stem from lowered vitality and can become chronic lung trouble if neglected. Promising natural cure, Father John’s Medicine boasts 50 years’ history in treating coughs throat and lung issues while serving as a tonic for those run down.
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Father John
Mother of Twelve Urges Sisterly Aid for Impoverished Mothers
The speaker pleads for a sustained sisterly movement to support poor, forsaken mothers and their children. She stresses loving care beyond life and calls for organized encouragement to improve the lot of those tied to poverty and small dependents.
Dear Mrs W B and Neatness A Front Hall Clean Up
A reader writes about chronic dirt in a two floor house and conflict with neighbors over cleanliness. The letter notes a landlord intervention after concerns about insurance and a fire risk. The writer describes poverty, two boys and a girl, and a weekly income around 18 dollars with rent 15 dollars for five rooms.
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Bay View
Advice for "Rachel" on handling a difficult husband
A reader counsels Rachel to endure her nagging husband with patience. She urges making a pleasant home, teaching children respect, and modeling kindness so the husband may reform. The letter recalls a temperate, devoted father who cared for three children after his wife’s death, hoping Rachel can improve family harmony.
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Rachel
Frandma
Wedding Cake and Almond Roulade Recipes from Mrs C
Recipes for light almond meringue cookies and a traditional wedding cake from Mrs C of Worcester. Includes ingredient lists for white of eggs, sugar, almonds, fruit fillings, and a rich cake with butter, spices, dried fruit, brandy. Instructions cover shaping, baking times, and cooling steps.
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Lizzie Newton
Fashions and Fads Parade Through Summer Styles
Paragraphs describe patent leather ties with light guide vamps and matching stockings for walking costumes. Parasol handles balance large directs and short English forms. Night caps use India linen with shadow embroidery. Suede gloves replace glace kid for better fit. Warm colors suit pale faces. Skirts vary by pleat, gathered, banded or skimpy cuts. Brass nettings for bow tops, pansy bowls, holders for flowers appear in shops. Belts feature in many coats, not always at the waist.
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Paris
Sock Plea Sparks Dressed Dummy Clerk Debate
A shopper bursts into a clothing store seeking only a sock, protesting when offered suits and trunks. The encounter with a wooden dummy as a salesman reflects on clerks and consumer desire, as Walt Mason quips that dummies could better serve customers with simple needs.
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Vol Mioht
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