Observant Citizen recounts Wild Bill Hickok artifacts
Dr James Brown Thornton notes in Boston that his collection includes Hickok s revolver from the McCandless fight a shard from Widow Walton s cottage the last card Hickok held when killed by McCall and the rope involved in the afterstory adding that he is physician to many theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Brown Thornton
Boston
Jack McCandless
Wild Bill Hickok
Hickok
Walton
McCandless
Wild Bill
Jack McCall
Pedro
Texas Jack
Jack Qmohondro
Buffalo Bill
Mrs. Thornton
Iron Tail
Little Big Horn
Custer
Colonel Cody
Anty Drudge Promotes Fels Naptha Soap Saving Homes
This excerpt notes household tips from Anty Drudge about using Fels Naptha to remove stains and extend wash wear, with Mrs Youngwife praising thrift and health benefits. It also references a Boston area society column covering veterans memorials, local police memorials, and civic notes from Roxbury Crossing to Melrose.
Gaunt bird observation draws Beverly student and crowd
An advertisement describes a gaunt bird bought for observation by a Beverly natural history student seeking to study its unusual traits. A Malden crowd on Pleasant street chased a rumor of a marathon as Officer Sweeney questioned a passerby about the cause. Arthur D. Hill, former Suffolk county district attorney, spent Memorial Day in Woodstock Vermont at the Woodstock Inn noting the region’s beauty and fishing quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxbury Crossing
Beverly Natural History
Pleasant Street
Malden
Arthur D. Hill
Suffolk County
Woodstock
Woodstock Inn
Vermont
New England
Love and Sentiment in a Three Year Engagement Dilemma
A reader asks Mildred Champagne how to handle a 25 year old fiancée who refuses a three year wedding date and wears another ring. The column suggests possible doubts about the engagement and warns of mixed signals, advising careful consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Champagne
Florida
Stains Won't Defy Fels-Naptha Soap
A housewife battles coffee fruit egg and blood stains in the old wash. Fels-Naptha dissolves tiny colored particles from threads in cold or warm water without boiling or hard rubbing. The soap keeps cloth fibers intact unlike boiling, and promises effective stain removal with the genuine red and green wrapped product.
How to Keep Your Complexion Young
A New York Herald health note explains age marks show on the face. Mme D Mille says a young complexion prevents look of aging. She claims magatone dissolved in witch hazel massaged daily improves skin and stops hair growth, eliminating need for powder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. D’mille
Caroline Finds Hope In Abner Surprise Visit
Caroline, an outcast in Dumpsey Corner, endures poverty and heartbreak as Abner’s absence and Milly Schofield’s attraction push her toward despair until a late evening visit by Abner offers a hopeful path to marriage and a new life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
Dumpsey Corner
Abner
Beau
Carrie
Jim
Fads and Fashions Highlight Morning Linen Trends
Little morning frocks in linen favor simple lines with kimono short sleeves and collarless bodices. Silk marquisettes and voiles replace chiffon this season, copied in cotton. Hats abandon pure roses for daisies and meadow flowers. parasols mix velvet, raffia, mousseline with velvet, crepe and two toned satins.
Homey cake and bake shop recipes on offer
A collection of old fashioned recipes detailing creaming butter and sugar, milk and flour mixtures, chocolate, frosting, and spice cakes. Includes lines attributed to Mrs. M S Stuart in Pittsfield and Mrs. Samuel Armstrong in Worcester, with notes on keeping quality and egg prices. Also lists Mrs. Jacob Beach in Shirley with a coffee spiced cake recipe.
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Stuart
Myrtle Street
Pittsfield
Samuel A. Armstrong
Stafford Street
Worcester
Jacob Beach
Shirley
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Bill Bellrope
Jes Becuz
Bill
BY Williams
Nou
Nooo
York
Gee
Snoots
Europe
Bellro
Anty Drudge
Prouhet
D’estrees
Wyoming Station
Melrose
Lowell E. Fales
Milford
Foss
John CC. Lynch
John E. Swift
Tbh
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Boston University
Mildred Silver Bartlett
Lynn
Miss Bartlett
Lynn Classical High School
George Atwell Richardson
Intercollegiate Aeronautical Association
University of Pennsylvania
Harvard Aviation Field
Squantum
Harvard Society
Newtowne Hall
Cambridge
Richardson
John A. Andrew
D. of V
Cedar Grove
Tek
Mary Santos
Mildred Champagne
Woodworth’s
Woodworth, Perfumers
Rochester
N. Y
The
New York Herald
Sunday Post
Bertie M. Cleveland
Coral Street
Lowell
Emmie Bragg
Emmie
Milly Schofield
Milly
Millie
Chas. H. Fletcher
New York
A. F. Peeler
St. Louis
Frederick D. Rogers
Chicago
Ill
Fletcher
William C. Bloomer
Cleveland
Ohio
EB. Down
Philadelphia
Edward Parrish
Brooklyn
J. B. Elliott
New York City
C. G. Sprague
Omaha
Neb
J. A. Parker
Kansas City
H. F. Merrill
Augusta
Cenuine Castoria
Youn
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