Dust, oil and city life mix in Roxbury scenes of work and travel
A Roxbury morning scene shows a wind dust storm over Cedar and Centre streets, proving oil can reduce dust and water sprays dry quickly. The piece notes Chelsea fire engines winning prizes, transit delays on special cars to the Northamption Street Elevated, and local figures including armorer Irving Goodhue, attorney Arthur D. Hill, and Cambridge resident Josiah Bennett. It also mentions a charity act by Harvard glee club, animal cruelty incident on Dudley Street, park pier closures at Castle Island, immigration anecdotes, balloonist Captain Gettemy comments on air travel, and a Lowell editor Dennis Sullivan’s death.
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Cedar
Centre Streets
Roxbury
Marcella Street
Laddie Found and Love Restored at Sea's Edge
Flotsam the orphaned boy seeks adoption near a lighthouse when two visitors discuss using a child to help a wife recover her memory. A doctor recognizes the boy's hair and eyes may match a missing mother and father who soon arrive with a wheelchairbound wife. The reunion ends with Edith recognizing Flotsam as her son and the family embracing.
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Uncle Ben
Ned Grant
Grants
Flotsam
Fietsam
Ben
Mumsie
Laddie
Edith
Bis Lady
Walt Mason Advice On Grief And Happiness
A playful 1909 verse urging brevity in sharing sorrow. The speaker suggests shedding sorrows, stopping the wailing, and replacing grief with joy and laughter. The poem cites social relief and comic storytelling as a path to happiness.
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Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Advice to a Railroad Man About a Girl and Gossip
A brakeman asks Mildred Champagne whether to warn a young railroad colleague about rumors she faces. The columnist urges caution, notes men misinterpret a woman’s gestures, and suggests the wife gently warns the girl about deceitful friends and flirtatious behavior to protect her reputation.
Dear Miss Champagne on pickup lines and proper introductions
In a letter to Dear Miss Champagne two young women seek guidance after meeting a mysterious male rider on the railroad cars. Anxious writer asks if they should pursue contact. advice counters that a worthy suitor will find a proper path and that men value what is not readily obtained.
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Miss Champagne
Village Photographer Plans Summer Boarders for Profits
Rodrick questions the idea of making money by boarding dogs at a dollar each. Van Alberts explains the scheme works because the man is the village photographer and can attract customers through his services.
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Rodrick
van Alberts
van Albert
Yachting Club Namesake Clash Over Editor’s Term
In a spirited exchange, Gunner and Guyer dispute a newspaper editor’s wording of a girls yacht club. The dispute centers on the terms used to describe the crew and whether masculine or gendered language was appropriate.
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Gunner
Guyer
Best Recipes of New England Housewives Collection
A collage of home cooking tips and recipes from New England housewives listing methods for chicken stew fried chicken with cream sauce fruit desserts custards and baked puddings. Includes names and addresses such as MRS. KATIE SULLIVAN Dorchester and MRS. R. D. KING Cambridge with instructions and ingredients for biscuits custards ginger puddings and fruit desserts.
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New England
R. D. King
Larch Road
Cambridge
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Salem
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Northampton Street
Northampton
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Irving Goodhue
New South Framingham Armory
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Ida Brummett
Goodhue
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Boston
Granite State
Arthur D. Hill
Suffolk County
Hill
Squam Lake
Josiah Q. Bennett
Holland Bennett
Hampton
N. H
Exeter
Thomas Stevens
Grady
Ladder 8
Fort Hill Square
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Harvard College
Charlestown
Bridges
Castle Island
City Point
Old Fort
Kelcher
Catholic Literary Union
Boston Harbor
Erin's Isle
Tee
Edward F. Gettemy
Commonwealth Motor and Driving Club
Wrights
Count Zeppelin
Dennis A. Sullivan
Lowell
Quincy Square
Wardwell
Keet
C. Rockwood Hoar
Washington
Walcott
New York
Samuel Hoar
Pride’s Crossing
Mollie L. Boody
West Fryerburg, Me
Walt
Mildred Champagne
Sia
AG Essseeee
Egrgggar
the Man
St. Charles
Brandel
Washington St
Friend St
Weybosset St
Providence
Main St
Pall River
Williams St
New Bedford
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
London
England
C. H. Hanson & Co., Inc
Mass
Central House
Buourn
Mile Mes
Gilman Fk
Jon
Hackenschmidt
GEO
G. Fox
the Bakers
the Post
The
Sunday Post
Paine Furniture Co
Canal Street
Reiger Nort Allon
Mission Oak Bureau
Talen Wwers
Sdestal
Warren W. Cleary
Mt. Vernon Street
Malden
Katie Sullivan
Adams Street
Dorchester
R. A. Fournier
Canterbury Street
Worcester
George P. Ayres
Falmouth Street
A. M. Dicker
Birt
Price Soc
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