Old Panama treasure road and historic streets noted
The Observant Citizen recalls the old Panama treasure route as possibly the oldest road in America before 1537, then cites Leyden street as the oldest continuously used highway. It mentions Plymouth plans preserved in the County Courthouse and Massachusetts lookout stations for forest fire alerts under State Forester F W Rane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
America
Spain
Leyden Street
Plymouth
Vermont
Bay State
F. W. Rane
Rane
Massachusetts
Try Skin Absorption Instead of Cosmetics
The article urges quitting cosmetics and using ordinary mercorized wax as a facial treatment. Apply like cold cream overnight and wash off in the morning to gradually reveal clearer skin. A face bath with saxolite and witch hazel is recommended for wrinkles and pores, claiming fast toning benefits.
Lillian Russell Missing in June Wedding Lilt
A poetic column laments Lillian Russell as bride in poems and narrates a silver wedding anniversary in Dorchester. The piece notes a Boston Art Club report and a Malden birth, with family hints and domestic humor woven through a tale of art and affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Russell
Lillian
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
From Wilderness Camp To Circus Visit In Two Years
The venue has grown from a virgin wilderness 100 miles from habitation to host a traveling circus next Monday. George Napier and Mayor Fitzgerald are highlighted as key figures in this rapid development linking farming, finance, planting and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George N. Towle
George Napier
Mayor Fitzgerald
Lifesaving station at Isles of Shoals described by official
Superintendent S H Harding notes the new Isles of Shoals Lifesaving Station in the first district answered 18 distress calls in the past year. Six calls aided documented vessels and twelve aided undocumented craft amid its historical Gosport site transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Isles of Shoals
Gosport
New Hampshire
S. H. Harding
Reading Man Guards Secret Trout Pool Claim
Observant citizen Doug Marshall of Reading works to preserve the secret of his private trout pool after pulling a pound and a half fish and a smaller one last week. George Gordon of Medford and Captain Charley Merrill of the Glenwood Black Sox threaten to fish northern Middlesex streams until the spot is found. RK N L.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doug’’ Marshall
Reading
George Gordon
Medford
Charley Merrill
Glenwood Black Sox
Middlesex
RK. N. L
Miss Ward Returns to Roxbury Circles in Scarlet Coat
Miss Mary Ward who played a leading role in Roxbury church and social events last winter has returned after six weeks of knee injury. Her first appearance draws attention as she wears a bright scarlet blazer coat.
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Mary Ward
Roxbury
Miss Ward
Curious Bequests and Local Happenings Foretold
The clipping notes eccentric testaments including a 1871 Mass. bequest of remains to Harvard for anatomical study and skin crafted into drum heads to honor a patriotic friend with Yankee Doodle at Bunker Hill. It also mentions Gloucester’s William Brown receiving a ceremonial sword, aviator George Gray planning summer river flights, Judge Schofield’s noted trial record, and George Towle turning to a New Hampshire farm life each Saturday.
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F. R. Chrimes
Bunker Hill
Sanborn
Medford
Mass
Agassiz
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Harvard
Warren Simpson
Banker Hill
George H. Gray
St. Alphonsus
Charles River Basin
Atwood Park
Basin Commission
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Boston Visit of Noted Mining Engineer E P Jennings
E P Jennings, famed mining engineer, was seen on Congress Street proving a healthy appearance. His first Boston visit in some time followed a period spent in Salt Lake City, and he said he enjoyed returning east to see old friends in Boston.
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E. P. Jennings
Congress Street
Mr. Jennings
Boston
Syd
Anna
Mr. Warren
Mamie
Sydney Warren, Jr
Simon Swig Reenters State Service On Beacon Hill
The observer notes Simon Swig on Beacon Hill where in his recent return to public life he serves as a trustee of hospitals for consumptives. Swig, once noted for his strong personality in Bristol County politics, rose from modest beginnings to becoming president of a major New England real estate firm.
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Simon Swig
Beacon Hill
Mr. Swig
Bristol County
Swig
New England
Ham Named General Counsel for New England Casualty
Guy A. Ham former assistant U S district attorney has been appointed general counsel for the New England Casualty Company. Ham also serves as counsel for Massachusetts Fire and Marine Insurance Company and is regarded as an expert in insurance as in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy A. Ham
United States District Attorney
New England Casualty Company
Ham
Massachusetts Fire & Marine Insurance Company
Scene in Ye Public Garden with floral parade
A stage direction style note describes pansies rhododendrons exiting while geraniums hydrangeas and ornamental grasses enter, capturing a garden scene with a vivid floral display.
Manchester High School class banquet expense vow
William S Buffington president of the graduating class states newspapers erred in saying the girls will pay for the class banquet. The girls voted to cover their own expenses if the banquet is held at a neighboring summer resort on June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Art Club
John R. Ainsley
Henry Hornblower
L. Loring Brooks
William S. Buffington
Manchester, N. H
Noted Local Blooming Peony and wireless clock project
Miss Florence V Turner of Mattapan grows a deep pink peony that blooms early for the district. Ernest E Choate, son of Milton fire chief, built a wireless setup atop the fire station to receive government time from the Charlestown navy yard each noon for Milton residents.
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Florence V. Turner
Mattapan
Ernest E. Choate
Chief Choate
Milton Fire Department
Charlestown Navy Yard
American Night at Pops Concerts in Symphony Hall
Tonight’s American Night at the Pops features works by American composers at Symphony Hall. The programme includes Sousa Overture Tabasco Chadwick Waltz The Red Mill Herbert Suite No 2 McDowell Cantilene Nuptiale and Triumphal March Burdett Madame Sherry Guirand William Tell Rossini and Les Blondes Waltz by Ganne and Thomas Jefferson march by Santelmann.
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Pops
Symphony Hall
Washington Post
Wspanga
Gnc
Jesseseecs Waldteufel
McDowell
Dubois
G. A. Burdett
Marshall
Madame Sherry
Hoshna Rope
William Tell
Rossini
Ethel Barnes
Ganne March
Thomas Jefferson
Santelmann
Senate Refuses Reconsideration of Army Bill
Washington June 12 Senate votes 29 to 28 to reject a motion to reconsider the conference report on the army appropriation bill. The measure carried amendments that would remove Major General Leonard Wood from his post as chief of staff of the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Leonard Wood
Army
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Loeong
Felraw
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South Porcupine
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Choate
Adeline F. Vose
James W. Cox
Florence B. Vose
Charles E. Turner
Dorchester
W. R. McDonald
Malden
Colombo
Ceylon
Warren Bicknell
Florence McDonald
Sydney
Laddie
Sydney Warren
Madame Stella
William G. Brown
Gloucester
Commonwealth Club
William Schofield
Trefethen
Schofield
Mr. Towle
Effingham
N. H
Barnsdale
Bessie L. Garfield
Cott Street, Dorchester, Mass
Sunday Post
EAGLE
Gail Borden
Borden
New York
Geo. Wm. Bentley Co
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State St
Boston, Mass
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Fes
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Oak CO
U.S.A
Meriden Cutlery Co
Jordan Marsh Company
Ellis Parker Butler
Amalgamated Union of Convention Cheerers
Flannery
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