Observant Citizen notes local events and letters
A long column of reader notes covers Framingham muster field ploughing, Harvard figures, police duties, a wedding in Dorchester, the Philippines governor, a 1812 anniversary, charity views on Hetty Green, local art for a Fenway infirmary, rising living costs, and a domestic scene with Uncle Tom praising a carpenter husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Framingham
D. R. VY
Roosevelt
New England
Sam
Maine
New
Station 17
Forest Hills Square
W. EB. C
Timely Hints on Hair and Complexion
The notice promotes canthrox shampoo for hair cleansing and a spur max lotion to protect skin from sun and wind. It claims canthrox strengthens roots for less sun damage and that spurmax creates a rose-tinted complexion with daily use.
Boston Attorney Purchases Lake Islands Adds to Holdings
Wellington Wells of Boston, a lawyer, bought 200 Lake Winnipesaukee islands and, within 24 hours, acted as a rescue hero in a train wreck on route to the Midwest. He owns a Chesham New Hampshire summer home beside a 320 acre estate once called the Meloon farm near Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington Wells
Boston
Lake Winnipesaukee
Middle West
Mr. Wells
Chesham
N. H
The Men They Married and Uncle Tom's Wish
Uncle Tom debates Lottie's marriage to carpenter Lambert while Jane marries Mr. Lambert's friend. Ten years later Lottie, living in a stylish but unhappy marriage, reflects on changed fortunes as Uncle Tom visits and contemplates a grand home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Bert
Uncle Tom
Carpenter
Tom
Lottie Easeley
Lambert
Raleigh
Mrs. Easeley
Lottie
Lester Raleigh
Mr. Lambert
Europe
Who Cares What Dress A Graduation Girl Wears
A New York Tribune letter notes that several city boards demand simple costumes for graduates and ban flashy hats and rats. It laments rigid dress rules sapping youth and wit, while questioning who truly cares about graduation attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boards of Education
New York Tribune
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van Loon
S$ee
Republcan
Cicago
Andy
Chicago
Johnnie” Jones
Exeter
Jones
Aberdeen
S. C
Harvard
Mr. Jones
Oscar Peare
Dorchester
Benedict
Bertha L. Sprague
Greenbrier Street
William Cameron Forbes
The
Philippines
Milton
Harvard College
Bilibib
Manila
Harvard Square
College Yard
College Building
Cambridge
Francis E. Clark
Christian Endeavor Society
Brattleboro
Hetty Green
Florence Lily Young
Forsyth Dental Infirmary
Fenway
Pudding Stone
Hiawatha
Rip van Winkle
Cleaveland Floyd
Boston Consumptives
Wells
Lowell
Arlington
Shepard Street
Helen C. Lee
Connor Ca
Tremont Street
Sunday Post
Inda Barton Hays
Afton, Va
A. Wolfing & CO
Irving Place, N.Y
Boston Wholesale Millinery CO
Rock of Gibraltar
New Blake Building
Washington Street
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