Observant Citizen notices and Boston civic tidbits
The column shares Vignettes from Boston and environs including a claim that a cannon cap from Bunker Hill may return to the Bunker Hill Monument Association, remarks on English trophies shown in Quebec, and a Boston girl’s quip. It notes Walter Burns’s link to Wagner Car Co and a Grand Army button from Yorktown. It mentions Walter Cheney at a railroad meeting and potential campaign fundraising. North Carolina sailors head to Key West for a murder trial, Red Goodwin’s death, a court suit about publishing delinquents, the Valliant sailing yacht, Tax Collector Page attaching it for back taxes, Miss Thomas of Flint Maine handling heavy farm work, and a failing lawn project at Old Couples' Home Roxbury.
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Charlestown Navy Yard
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Red’ Goodwin
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Miss Thomas
Seth Thomas
Flint
Pine Tree
Massachusetts
Boston
Crop report cites May weather slowing pests and rising wages
The State Board of Agriculture notes cold wet May limited insect multiplication though damage from the tent caterpillar remains highest. San Jose scale elm leaf beetle and currant worm are active while farm help is scarce and wages are rising.
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State Board of Agriculture
May
San Jose
Captain Chase A Noted Horseman And Tufts Professor
The passage praises Captain Harry G. Chase of the signal corps as a skilled horseman and a professor with strong reputation. It recalls him riding with ease in a Charles Town parade, likening it to lecturing at Tufts College where he teaches. It also mentions Tax Collector Walter Page of Portsmouth, NH, and notes his firm method in collecting back taxes, referencing a past practice started in Old Strawberry.
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Harry G. Chase
Signal Corps
Charlestown
Tufts College
Walter Page
Portsmouth
N. H
Morning bird studies and Old Home Week notes
Miss Katherine Huston teaches ornithology to graduates at George Putnam Grammar School and leads sunrise tours in Franklin Park. Ex Governor Frank W Rollins reports Old Home Week growing across states and provinces with events planned August 17 to 23, 1912. Lieutenant Charles A Donohoe welcomes a 11.4 pound son.
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Katherine Huston
George Putnam Grammar School
Franklin Park
Mother Nature
Frank W. Rollins
New Hampshire
E. H. Rollins & Sons
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Rollins
New Jersey
Ex Regents Club Guests Mrs Masury Danvers Estate
Former regents of the Daughters of the American Revolution anticipate a Thursday outing as the Ex Regents Club visits Mrs Charles H Masury at her Danvers estate.
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Regents’ Club
Charles H. Masury
Danvers
Senator Crane Criticized For Smoked Cigars Critic Calls Them Tooth Picks
A correspondent notes Senator W. Murray Crane smokes small cigars described as tooth picks. Crane defends them saying such cigars satisfy nicotine cravings. Mayor Fitzgerald seeks a summer home after two seasons in Falmouth but finds daily trips from City Hall hard. William A. Leahy envisions a Fourth of July pageant highlighting American aid from newcomers. Pelham Whiting of Plymou th shares a spot for digging first cousin oysters and clams weighing 11 pounds in total. continuous text, no further details.
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Falmouth
City Hall
New England
Plymouth
Pelham Whiting
Pilgrim Fathers
Attorney Frederick J. White Appointed by Bond Company
Frederick J. White of Somerville is named to a responsible post with a leading national bond company and will represent the firm in the eastern part of the state.
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Frederick J. White
Somerville
Old-Time Coach Still Carries Passengers to Woodstock Inn
Despite airplanes, passengers ride from the railroad station to Woodstock Inn in a vintage coach. The vehicle is strapped and cushioned with faded red damask and swings gently as horses pull it along. No one gets seasick, despite the motion.
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New England
Woodstock Inn
No Resignation Denied by Tufts President Dr Hamilton
Dr Frederick W Hamilton said he has not resigned as president of Tufts College and has not had any resignation presented or accepted. When asked if he planned to resign he deflected the question and declined further comment on other possible postings.
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Tufts College
Frederick W. Hamilton
Hamilton
Champagne
Sennacherib Poem Fragment From a Dour Scrap Book
The Assyrian host advances with gleaming spears and banners as the Angel of Death passes. The poem contrasts sunrise and sunset scenes of the war’s ruin, the fallen horse and rider, silent tents, and the widows wailing after Baal’s idols are broken. The might of the Gentile fades before the Lord.
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Ashur
Baal
Dear Miss Champagne Advice on a Dance Night Slights
A reader asks if a gentleman’s cold behavior at a dance and request to go home implies real care or fault. The columnist downplays jealousy, notes it inflates perceived slights, and urges openness, cheerful dancing with others, and a friendly greeting to avoid harming romance.
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Miss Champagne
My Dear Miss Champagne Ad Memoir Letter
A young 19 year old writes seeking lady advice about a year of attention from a like aged man. She describes herself as good looking and requests guidance on his intentions and their relationship. The fragment outlines social etiquette and personal feelings.
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Miss Champagne
Forgiveness after a party betrayal and heartbreak
A correspondent asks whether to forgive a partner who left her for another woman after a party. The adviser urges forgiving for self preservation, noting pride should be set aside, reconciliation may heal, and rebound affection can benefit the offender.
First Leper Republic Elects American Chief Executive
Manila June 18 An American citizen Michael Whalen was elected as the first president and chief executive of the world’s first leper republic on Cubon island Philippines. The leper colony’s affairs will be governed by the new republic as organized by the Philippine government.
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Manila
Michael Whalen
Cubon
Philippines
Household features preview in next Sunday's Post
Cleaning summer shoes and gloves, wedding reception ideas, garden post fighting tips, cretonne and tapestry tray making, and more valuable features will be found in the household section next Sunday’s Post.
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Next Sunday
The Balcony Illness and Healing of Helen Gilbert
Helen Gilbert falls into a deep sleep after a heated quarrel on the balcony realizes her lover Dick Lindsay left her. Five weeks with no recognition pass before a West trip is advised. Dick returns to Denver and, after secrets revealed, they vow to start anew and her recovery is celebrated by her mother.
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Gilbert
Parker
Twentieth Century Limited
Chicago
Denver
Bob
Gladys
Dick Lindsay
Homestead Recipes From Orange to Springfield Ladies
A collection of kitchen notes with recipe instructions and attributions. Recipes include sugar cake with frosting by Mrs C W Gow ing 64 North Main Street Orange and pork chops with fried apples by Mabelle F Parmenter 62 Middle Street Pawtucket. Additional entries credit Annie Coffin Somerville and A C Robinson Springfield with pastry and oat drop cookies.
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C. W. Gowing
North Main Street
Orange
Mabelle F. Parmenter
Middle Street
Pawtucket
Annie Coffin
Beacon Street
Somerville
A. C. Robinson
Main Street
Springfield
Mass
Conan Doyle Lost World battles fascinate readers weekly
Conan Doyle's serial The Lost World grows more exciting as each week builds toward a clash with apemen on the Lost World plateau. The next Sunday's Post Magazine promises a thrilling continuation for readers following the adventure.
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Conan Doyle
Post
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