Observant Citizen recalls Isles of Shoals history and local tales
The letter highlights the Single Church on the Isles of Shoals, its silence rule, and nearby figures such as J Pierpont Morgan and Thomas Lawson. It notes old ships, a Chelsea court punishment, Harvard yard trees, Greenwood town weighership, and a New Hampshire cross road with fresh guidance boards.
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Brigham D. James
Jamaica Plain
Thomas H. Fiuiott
Lowell
Isles of Shoals
Unitarian Church
John Smith
Pocahontas
Gosport
W. Bz
Harvard Yard
New Hampshire
Boston
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Hidden Rose Keeps the Military Fame Alive
The poem ponders Jacqueminot’s forgotten tale after Napoleonic battles and Moscow’s siege, noting how his glory now rests in the heart of a rose. It reflects on fame, fate, and memory beyond battlefield renown.
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Napoleon
Jacqueminot
Austerlitz
Moscow
Old Home Week in Harwich and Local Park Progress
The piece notes the 11th annual Old Home Week opening in Harwich with Rev. A. Conrad’s speech and recalls Governor Rollins and the origins of the idea. It mentions the Franklin Park cement duck pond near Glen road, and a nearby bird cage for flying aquatic birds, plus memories of Scully’s logs used as a natural bathhouse by Cambridge’s Charles River. A turtle shell bears Zeb Curry’s 1793 inscription, highlighting local curiosity.
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Franklin Park
Glen Road
A. Conrad
Park Street
Harwich
Frank W. Rollins
New Hampshire
Devonshire
FE. H. Rollins & Sons
Bay State
Massachusetts Employees Insurance Association Elects Board
The first meeting of subscribers to the Massachusetts Employees Insurance Association reelected nine directors to serve until 1918 1914 and 1915 respectively. President Denham noted about 50 000 employees covered and no need to borrow from the State treasury despite authorization.
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Massachusetts Employees’ Insurance Association
General Mutual Company
Workmen's Compensation Act
Charles S. Dennison
Dennison Manufacturing Company
Henry Howard
Merrimac Chemical Company
John S. Kent
M. A. Packard Company
James W. Spence
Rockland Trust Company
George F. Willett
American Felt Company
Fred H. Daniels
American Steel & Wire Company
William O. Day
United States Envelope Company
Wallace B. Denham
Old Colony Trust Company
Louis E. Liggett
United Drug Company
James S. Murphy
Stickney & Poor Spice Company
Walter C. Fish
General Electric Company
Lynn
Walter H. Langshaw
Dartmouth Manufacturing Corporation
Frederick C. McDuffie
Everett Mills
William B. Plunkett
Berkshire Cotton Manufacturing Company
Patrick F. Sullivan
Clam Dish and Basin Cookies From Local Kitchens
A homemaker recipe for small clams simmered with eggs milk and buttered toast is shared by Mrs A B Coffin of Somerville. Also a cookies recipe from Miss Al cn Ee Warme of Brockton lists sugar butter eggs milk soda cinnamon cloves nutmeg raisins and flour for rolling dough.
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A. B. Coffin
Beacon Street
Somerville
Basin
AL Cn Ee
Temple Street
Brocktown
Revive Unitarians Grove Meetings In New Hampshire
Boston participants help revive the Unitarian Grove meetings and the Sunday School Institute at The Wiers New Hampshire. Sessions begin Sunday August 4 and run through August featuring speakers from Boston Newton Gloucester and other areas led by Rev Thomas Van Ness and Rev William J. Lawrence.
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Unitarian Grove
Sunday School Institute
Wiers
N. H
Thomas van Ness
Second Church
Hdward Cummings
South Congregational Church
Robert H. Magwood
Boston
Alson H. Robinson
Newton
E. Z. Prescott
Gloucester
William J. Lawrence
The
Unitarian Sunday School Society
Motor Boat Triumph and Love Triangles Under Moonlight
A young couple in a boat fall for each other while a rival rescues them after a motor failure. Jack blames the faulty motor and, humiliated, faces Betty with the rival Bob Halstead as a foil. Betty reveals she favors Bob, then reconciles with Jack as the moon hides.
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Ico
Jack
Betty
Bob Halstead
Debonair
Lis Chance
Halstead
Stevens
Bob
Wealthy Winnipeg Broker Charged With Manslaughter
Alfred H. Oakes president of the Winnipeg real estate exchange and a wealthy broker is charged with manslaughter for the death of Mrs. Wallace Preston of South Shields England. Oakes allegedly ran over and killed her with his car on Saturday night.
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Winnipeg. Man
Alfred H. Oakes
Winnipeg Real Estate Exchange
Manitoba
Twice A Mother In Law
A grandmotherly letter from a mother-in-law recounts her stance on staying out of her son’s homes to avoid conflict with two daughters-in-law. She notes she visits separately, supports mutual peace, and values harmony with both wives.
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Sewing Circle
Inlaw
Wigée
Not perfect husbands and patient love in a housewife note
A housewife writes that her husband, though not perfect, remains beloved despite squabbles. She argues one should adapt to his ways rather than demand change and notes her easy, enduring affection despite imagined faults.
Successful sister signs its own terms in family note
A letter from a woman describing close ties with five sisters and a husband who accompanies visits. She argues women should welcome household duties and prefer sisterly support, contrasting with the critic’s view that a cook should not marry. She urges embracing sisters and visits, ending with BACK PAY.
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Back Bay
Ideals and Realities in Marriage Advice Column
A reader is urged to cope with disappointment in marriage by valuing a husband's virtues and becoming companionable. The note laments over-education as a cause of spoilage and warns ideals are often elusive, advising practical adjustment over court action.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
To Help Nature Shed a Bad Complexion
An advertisement extols mercorized wax as a safe quick method to remove dull skin and renew complexion. It claims to remove aged skin by natural shedding and improves circulation and nerve tone. A night application is advised with a morning wash, plus a saxolite lotion for wrinkled skin using hazel.
Love marriage lesson from a girl named Alicia
A 17 year old eloped with a 21 year old, found she could not sustain a home on love alone. He was lazy and unstable at work, so she supported them by tending a candy shop job. She left him and warns other girls not to marry for love unless common sense backs the union.
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Mother
Alicia
Young Woman Seeks Advice on Love and Elsewhere
A 17 year old girl asks if she should drop other suitors for a wealthy young man who visits her after rides and hotel outings. The columnist advises patience, warns against rushing, suggests continued pleasant contact, and notes affection may grow if time is allowed.
Texas preacher sends Taft $50 from Galveston
At the White House today a fifty dollar bill for President Taft's campaign fund was received from a preacher in Galveston Texas who wrote that he prefers his name remain obscure.
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Washington
White House
Taft
Galveston
Tex
Freckle-Face Remedy Promises Free Trial If It Fails
A sales pitch offers ethine double strength from Houghton & Dutton Drug Co. and Riker Jaynes Drug Co. to remove freckles with a money back guarantee. One ounce usually suffices, and a trial night supposedly proves the easy path to a clear complexion.
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Houghton & Dutton Drug Co
Riker-Jaynes Drug Co
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