Observant Citizen notes on Plymouth hen, parks, and locals
The Observant Citizen reports on Nellie Blackmer's Plymouth Rock hen laying double yolks and Louis Morton with four large pullets. It also mentions Rev. Roland Sawyer’s political shift, Whittier’s Hampton history, James Weston’s State House painting, Franklin Park bird cage plans, Edward Everett Hale’s Roxbury home, Barnard Memorial Chapel work, Wilmington pine woods gypsy moth treatment, and a note about East Cambridge Park awaiting a baseball diamond completion for local boys.
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Nellie Blackmer
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Louis Morton
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Simple Home Prescription Promises Hair Growth Miracle
A woman touts a home mix of Bay Rum Menthol Crystals Lavona de Composee and To Kalon Perfume as a powerful hair growth stimulant and dandruff remover. She claims it restores natural color, strengthens the scalp, and improves combing ease after two months. Instructions outline mixing at home and applying nightly to the scalp.
New post office near completion at Pellingham station
In Chelsea the new post office building nears occupancy in a few weeks. It is near Pellingham station and authorities call it one of New England’s finest structures of its kind.
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Chelsea
Pellingham Station
New England
William K. Cade
Wakefield Fire Department
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Violinist’s Silent End Described in Poem
A poem recalls a musician who served noble patrons until fatigue and a breaking string reveal his final moment. Lyrical scenes unfold with worn head, bright eyes, and a dawn awakening after a strained cord snaps in the gloom. The final plea asks for space for a tired soul.
Vikings Bread Found in Gothland Dates to Viking Era
Archaeologists in Ljung Gothland uncover bread dating to Viking days. Microscopical tests reveal the dough was made from peas and pine pork meat. The find challenges ideas about Norumbega in Newton showing early Viking occupancy.
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Ljung
Gothland
Norumbega
Newton
New England
Scoffer
Indignant letter attacks new money in society
A correspondent ridicules the self styled success of a wealthy couple. The writer says money cannot buy character or class and condemns their pretensions to refined society. The letter ends with a sharp rebuke of the newly rich.
Authentic Home Cookery From New England Favorites
A collection of simple recipes with steps for ham and egg scramble, cheese sauce for rice, mushroom macaroni bake, sponge loaf, egg custards, pound cake, frosting, griddle cakes, and a lemon custard bake. Includes attributions to Sophia Sandmond, Julia Papant, Ellen Hubley, H L Jones, Julia Murphy, and Josephine Ingalls with addresses.
Mabel and Walter's Reckoning on Love and Redemption
In a tale of passion and conscience, Mabel forgives Walter Mayne after a dangerous voyage and a life of temptation. Years pass with longing and struggle, until a church reunion ends in Walter’s solemn vow to change. He returns to claim Mabel and their shared future.
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Boston Churches prepare to welcome fall student arrivals
The Boston Federation of Churches plans to register incoming students to assign them to their affiliated denominations. Parents may submit children’s names and details to Rev. Alexander Mann or Rev. Herbert D. Gallaudet. Rev. Frederick A. Bisbee will speak at Forked River NJ on Aug 15 as Murray Grove Association president. The Mattapan Presbyterian Society has bought 14 000 feet of land at Rexford and Oakland to build a church this year after years in Oakland Hall.
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Boston Federation of Churches
Boston
Alexander Mann
Trinity Church
Herbert D. Gallaudet
Central Congregational Church
Frederick A. Bisbee
Murray Grove Association
Forked River
N. J
Presbyterian Church Society of
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