Observant Citizen notes in Cambridge and Boston area
A column blending social observations and local news recounts notable figures in Cambridge and Greater Boston. It mentions Senator Atchison briefly as acting president for a day in 1849, Harvard chemist Charles Earle Jr. on a voyage to Queenstown, and local residents directing estate work, with a Roslindale reader praising a gardener and a Plymouth farmer praised for intensive cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Atchison
David Rice
Atchison
Clay County
United States
Polk
Dallas
Taylor
Senator Atchison
Senate
Cambridge
Charles C. Earle, Jr
Harvard
Thomas F. Day
New York
Queenstown
Mr. Earle
Greater Boston
Whitney Street
Roxbury
Jd. J. Howard
Plymouth
New England
N. J. King
Roslindale
Ascatco Promoted as Hay Fever Preventive Cure
Louisville resident A C Arthur touts Ascatco as essential for hay fever prevention and asthma relief. He claims ongoing use keeps nasal passages clear and sleep undisturbed, noting benefits from taking weeks before attack and availability at Riker Jaynes Drug Stores and Houghton and Dutton. Free samples are offered by the Ascato Laboratory in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ascatco
Riker-Jaynes
Houghton & Dutton
Home Remedies For Health Beauty And Skin Care
A list of home preparations includes an energizing tonic made with kardene alcohol sugar and hot water, a hair removal paste with delatone, quinzoin hair tonic for scalp relief and growth, a crystal eye tonic for eye comfort, and a glycerine based skin cleanser to reduce tan sunburn freckles and wrinkles. These items are presented as inexpensive do it yourself solutions.
Local notes recount storms and art in Ogunquit and Topsfield
The column recalls that the Bunker Hill monument has withstood 38 lightning strikes and mentions residents like William H. McManus and John Sullivan, plus artist Frank Reed White and Sagamore Beach’s Francis E B Clark museum. It also notes Topsfield’s Mormon monument, humane treatment of horses by a Quincy driver, coast artillery training, and a penny-paper hustle by two boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunker Hill Monument
William H. McManus
Brookline
John Sullivan
Brighton
Daniel McGuire
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Maine
Crawford Notch
White Mountains
Ogunquit
Boston
Appalachian Mountain Club
New York
Frank Reed Whiteside
Perkins Cove
Ogun
Sagamore Beach
Francis EB. Clark
The
Christian Endeavor Society
Cape Cod
Dr. Clark
Europe
South America
Australia
Make way for liberty Arnold Winkelried Poem
James Montgomery writes of Arnold Winkelried a daring act at the Swiss battle where he cried Make way for liberty then sacrificed himself to break the Austrian line. The poem portrays a living wooden wall of soldiers and a burst of courage that frees Switzerland as the breach fractures the enemy.
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Arnold
Monticello Purchase Blocked by Heyburn
Washington July 16 Senator Heyburn blocked a joint resolution to buy Monticello for the government declaring Thomas Jefferson was not the author of the Declaration of Independence He called Jefferson the idol of the Democratic party and said he should not be deified Jefferson Levy of New York, owner of Monticello, said he would not sell it even if Congress passed the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Senator Heyburn
Monticello
Heyburn
Jefferson
Jefferson Levy
New York
Congress
Torchy Story by Sewell Ford Promises Sunday Magazine
A new Torchy tale by Sewell Ford is slated for next Sunday's Post Magazine. The feature teases humor and the beloved character in a long running series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewell Ford
Next
Post Magazine
Boston Church Leaders Plan European Episcopal Visit
Among the Churches of Greater Boston Bishop John W. Hamilton travels with Mrs Hamilton and Helene to Europe for Methodist gatherings including the Northern Europe Conference with stops in Russia Sweden Finland Italy and France. He returns about Oct 15. Bishop Parker of New Hampshire will dedicate a Hampton Beach Episcopal Church next Sunday assisted by Tyler and Moulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Hamilton
Hamilton
Helene
Europe
Nielson
Russia
Sweden
Thinland
Italy
France
Parker
New Hampshire
Hampton Beach
N. H
Charles W. Tyler
Haverhill
Mass
Arthur Moulton
Lawrence
Frederick M. Pickles
Methodist Church
Dorchester
New York
China
Japan
Philippines
Allen A. Stockdale
Union Congregational Church
Greensboro
Stephen C. Lang
Bromfield Street Methodist Episcopal
Water main break threatens Elevated structure near Lewis Wharf
Workmen repair a four foot long rip in a water main on Atlantic Avenue opposite Lewis Wharf. The rupture, six feet below the surface, endangered two steel supports of the Elevated and caused thousands of gallons of water to be wasted. Local tenants along Fleet Street and Atlantic Avenue lost regular supply temporarily.
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Atlantic Avenue
Lewis Wharf
Fleet Street
Mother Knew Best in a Beachside Love Triangle
A California summer romance unfolds as John Calhoun overhears love confessions between Ethel Vancouver Hortense and Billy Caxton. John declares his love after a rescues, while a prescient mother on the veranda guides a wary suitor toward reality and faithful partnership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Calhoun
Rupert Calhoun
John
Ethel Vancouver
Hortense
Ethel
Sand Hill
Billy Caxton
Love and sentiment letter to Mildred Champagne
A young man aged 35 to 40 writes of unrequited love for Mildred Champagne. He recalls offering his heart when she was 17, her later refusal, and her companionship with a divorced man. He professes wealth and asks for guidance without explicit request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Champagne
Trio, United, Under Arrest 94 Times
Three men with a combined 94 prior arrests appeared in Waltham court for hanging about Wal tham Common and drinking. Patrick Powers formerly booked 40 times was sent to the State Farm. Martin Connetary with 27 arrests received an 80 day suspended sentence. William F Brady with 17 arrests was sent to the State Farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trio
United
Waltham
Waltham Common
Patrick Powers
State Farm
Martin Connetary
William F. Brady
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van Loon
Qane- Ung
Wied
Venetian Palace
Back Bay
Fens
Barton of
Melrose
Bay State
Baltimore
Kern
Belvidere
Indiana
Thomas H. Elliott
Lowell
Isles of Shoals
Unitarian Church
Brigham D. James
Jamaica Plain
Elliott
Fountains & Elsewhere
Harriet Quimby
Blanche Stuart Scott
East Cambrdge
Jimmie
Topsfield
Joseph Smith
Samuel Smith
Quincy Shore
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Benjamin B. Shedd
Coast Artillery Corps
Newlife
Arnold Winkelried
By James Montgomery
Rinaldo
Switzerland
Druggista
Tory
Unday Post
A. P. Philbrick
Market Street
Portsmouth
Gus
Casey
Mildred Champagne
Lever Brothers Company
Cambridge, Mass
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