Notable Boston Notes and People Abroad and at Home
The Observant Citizen reports on John Gilman’s Kansas City penitentiary tour, Lt Julian Chamberlain’s appointment in Massachusetts, Boston elites sailing on the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, marriage plans for Dudley Mulenton and Annie Katne, Marblehead elm lore, Somerville dust tale, and police ward notes. Includes civic, social, and military mentions with multiple named individuals and places.
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Dudley J. Mulenton
Roxbury
Annie Katne
Boston
Tremont Exchange
St. Cecilia's Church
Back Bay
New York
Chicago
Far West
Garden party for Free Home for Consumptives at Dorchester
A garden party to aid the Free Home for Consumptives is set for this afternoon at 428 Quincy Street Dorchester. Organizer Miss Elizabeth Power leads many young women from Catholic parishes in Greater Boston with music fireworks oratory and attractions planned.
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Free Home For
Quincy Street
Dorchester
Elizabeth Power
Greater
Boston
Bridal Gifts Brighten New England Stores
Advertising copy highlights a large bridal gift assortment in New England shops offering silver, cut glass, clocks, bronzes, pearls and diamond jewelry for weddings.
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New England
Falls of Fate and a Harvard Love Triangle
A long-remembered Odessa style tale follows Tommy Simmons who first falls at Elsie North’s feet after a apple-tree prank. Years later, after Harvard and school distances, Elsie’s cold withdrawal and Tommy’s renewed pursuit culminate in a dramatic forest meeting when Tommy is again thrown from his horse at her feet.
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Katon
Jamaica Plain
McKinnon
Donovan
Hewitt
McCarthy
Keyes and
Washington Streets
Dana Orcutt
Dana
Elsie North
Elsie
Tommy
Underville High
North House
Sis Bartlett
Tommy Simmons
Harvard
Sreelar Ant Anon
Law
Dana Crcutt
Anderville
Tom
Orcutt
Hamiet
Spirit of mortal is proud in verses and lives
A fragmented excerpt blends Walter Mason poetry about enduring woes with romantic drama and moral counsels. It alternates between quips on fate and weather and a plot arc where Elsie and Tom confront fate, duty, and happiness, while a cautionary note on risky extramarital choices ends the piece.
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Willie
Walt Mason
Dear Miss Champagne Advice on Love and Quarrels Before Marriage
A letter from a young woman asks if frequent quarrels during courtship predict trouble after marriage. The advisor urges a yearlong effort to avoid quarrels and to avoid habits that could derail happiness. The guidance warns that small fights often become serious marital conflicts and stresses smooth relations for lasting happiness.
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Champagne
Sognees
B. B
There’s the Rub Dear Miss Champagne
AReader writes about a troubled home life and an unhappy marriage. She describes a husband who leaves her alone and a new acquaintance who piques her interest. The plea implies emotional strain and potential infidelity concerns.
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Miss Champagne
Home style cake recipes from Boston and surrounding towns
A collection of baking instructions and cake recipes from several authors and addresses including Lily Harrison of South Lawrence and Mrs Parker of East Boston. Recipes include cider cake and various sponge cakes with detailed ingredient lists and preparation steps.
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Powler
Lily Harrison
Osgood Street
South Lawrence
Mrs. Parker
Chaucer Street
East
Boston
Chaucer
Sewing Circle in Boston Post Opens Homemaker Forum
The Sewing Circle weekly department invites New England home makers to discuss problems of home life, family care, health hints, remedies, budgeting, gardening, and related topics. Correspondents may use pen names and ask questions, writing on one side of the page.
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Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
Orphaned Girl Seeks Home From Mrs J A
Classified notice offering to provide a good home for an orphan or friendless girl aged 15 to 17. Author identified as Mrs J A seeking a caring arrangement.
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J. A
Goats Seen as Superior Milk Source for Children
A letter extols Toggenburg goats for family milk, claiming they saved a child’s life and surpass cows. Prices cited: native goats from $5 to $10, Toggenburg $25 crossbreds. Swiss Toggenburg or LaMancha noted. Daily yield described as three to four quarts for Swiss breeds, with smaller output for common goats depending on age and condition.
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Elinor
Nurse's Sister Advice On Children's Hospital and Games
A nurse's sister endorses Boston's Children's Hospital with a $3 payment, then shares old fashioned party games like Jerusalem and Pin on the Donkey's Tail. She suggests prizes, peanut hunts, and a description game while praising mothers' role and critiquing lazy politics and suffrage views.
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Children’s Hospital
Boston
Jerusalem
Marguerite
Nurss
Proud Suffragist Defends Therona Thalia in Public Debate
A suffrage advocate named Therona Thalia counters objectors arguing that women voting does not corrupt elections. She cites Wyoming’s history since 1869 with no recorded vote selling and compares divorce rates to other states to defend women’s suffrage. The piece criticizes hostile critics, noting strong gender-based prejudice in public discourse.
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Therona Thalia
Wyoming
United States
Old Time Parlor Games and At-Home Remedies
A column describes games like Bright Eyes and Content and Discontent to play in groups, plus a Mothers Helper bedbug remedy using a carbolic acid benzine mixture. It offers practical steps, cautions about poison, and notes Medford by G. G.
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Concord
N. H
Mary Smith
John Brown
Medford
G. G
Fashions and Fads: Summer Frocks and Trimmings
Changeable taffetas top summer frocks while sheer batiste gowns in bright shades appear for afternoon wear. Princess slips beneath white lingerie gowns, matched parasols and stockings, with novel hats and silk flower fasteners. Overlapping buttons trim skirts and coats, and barnyard trimmings plus straw braids remain in first choice looks.
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John Gilman
United States Circuit Court
Kansas City
Federal Penitentiary
Julian ¥. Chamberlain
Massachusetts
Futh Massachusetts Regiment of Infantry
Chamberlain
Squadron A
Mr. Chamberlain
Middlesex Hunt Club
Roosevelt
Europe
Louis Curtis, Jr
Lawrence Curtis
Beacon Street
Jacob Pfaff
Willam Hall Wickham
W. G. Renwick
Prescott Street
Cambridge
A.B. Turner
Blanche Rice
O. H. Merrick
Kenneth Merrick
Fisher Avenue
Brookline
James E. Harrold
Portsmouth
N. Y
Henry C. la Chance
Mattapan
Ralph E. Hiland
Everett
Bradford Academy
Green Mountain State
Greater Boston
Marblehead
Old Town
Merrie England
Somerville
Sullivan Square
Somerville Park
Iam
Asd
Dennis F. Cohan
South Boston
Custom House
Mr. Cohan
Malden
Daniel O’connell
Bell Rock Memorial Park
Gertrude Lamb
Dorchester Exchange
Long Island
George A. Bean
Mrs. Bean
Danbury
Mr. Bean
Smith Patterson CO
Summer St
Bess
Harry Palmer
von Sweepe
the Press Publishing Coz
Black-and-Whiteville
By J. K. Bryans
the Post
The
Josephine van T. Bruorton
Elm Croft
Bedford
Walt
George Matthew Adams
Mildred Champagne
London Buns
Thomas EB. Cofran
Suncook
J. H. Cole
Saxton Street
Bartholomew
Chestnut Street, Gloucester
Peerless Motor Gar CO
Columbus Ave
Boston, Mass
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