Weather and memories mix in Observant Citizen letters
Emory A Howe recalls 60 years ago on March 4 as he, his father, and a twin brother drove stock to pasture. Other items note Col. Benton surviving a South American steamship collision and a warm spell after open-boat recovery, plus Harvard names and a courtroom quip about slivers in a floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory A. Howe
Wheelwright
Mass
Post
Everett C. Benton
South American
Colonel Benton
Concepcion
Chili
Bert” Waters
Harvard
Bert
The
Crimson
George, Schrecker
New Hampshire
Boston
Schrecker
God Bless Our Native Land Hymn Fragment
A brief patriotic verse extols national endurance through storms and tempests with invokes divine protection for the land and its ruler. The fragment praises the Father Eternal and seeks saving might amid adversity.
Oath to Save the Nation in Storm and Night
A solemn prayer for divine protection as storms rage. The verses invoke the ruler of winds and waves to guard the country through perilous weather with steadfast might.
Woman with spear shield weeps as violence unfolds scene
In the background a central woman with spear and shield covers her eyes as if weeping. A second figure sits with two men nearby who discuss and laugh at the fate of the distressed woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law
America
Paul Revere
Eaton Memorial
Tufts College
Great Britain
Forest fire damage cited and historical society notes
Damage from forest fires totals 823,968 in three years across the Commonwealth. Cautions urged for visitors to woodlands due to matches and discarded embers. The piece also notes Niagara’s preservation, Perry’s Lake Erie victory, and various local historical and cultural items including portraits, inscriptions, and notable community figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
State Forestry Department
Oliver Hazard Perry
Lake Erie
South Kingston
R. J
Newport
Prune and Cream Dessert From Mrs Monroe and Oysters Dish
A collection of old household recipes notes prunes cooked with sugar and whipped into a prune cream, topped with extra cream. It also plates oysters in butter with cream and spices, served on crackers. The text includes a fruited yeast bread recipe with detailed rising and baking instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Monroe
Wendell Street
Providence
R. I
L. B
Tahanto Street
Concord
N. H
Cage Like Dwellings and a Windfall in a Tunnel Newsstand
A Cambridge newsstand girl discovers a $700 cash bundle hidden in magazines. After legal steps and bank handling, she faces a choice between claiming the money and pursuing a new home with a future husband, imagining a brighter life.
Uncle Walt Skeptical On Wrestler Zbyszko Fame
Poet Walt Mason lampoons a wrestling star Zbyszko lampooning his name as mocked by doughy foods and cereal brands. He praises strength but jokes that a different name would inspire greater admiration, referencing Frank Gotch and toasted prunes with sharp humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gotch
John
Smith
Walt Mason
Woman Seeks Partner to Share House and Voting Aid
A young man questions the burden of long payments and taxes for a shared house. She replies she would especially like someone to vote for her, then he rushes to the cashier to celebrate winning his most successful case.
Margaret Huston to debut in Boston at Jordan Hall
Miss Margaret Huston the young English soprano makes her debut in Boston at Jordan Hall on Wednesday afternoon March 19 she will perform a program of leading arias and songs with piano accompaniment by an unnamed pianist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copley Hall
Despradello
Diocletian
Bibliotheque de l’Ecole Des Beaux Arts
Institute of Technology
Thomas Jordan
Boston Board of Health
Boston
Margaret Huston
Jordan Hall
Remarkably Funny Comics Named for Next Sunday's Post
Readers are reminded that the lighthearted comics S Matter Pop and The Day of Rest will appear in next Sunday's Post. The notices tease humor and wholesome themes for the weekend edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Funny van Loon
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Algonquin Club
Rufus B. Sprague
Superior Court
Francis Street
Sprague
Jake’ Street
Morocco
Mark Cross
Tremont Street
Temple Place
Std
New York
van Loon
van “Coona
Bobby
Albert
C. T. Brooks
D. D
By John Sullivan Dwight
New England
Sunday Post
Wilson
Princeton College
United States
Emma Weston
Perkins Institute For the Blind
Granite State
Dexter Bullard
Spencer
Spencer Fire Department
Franklin Field
Blue Hill Avenue
A. B. Hart
Walter C. Gatcomb
Malden
Greater Boston
Gatcomb
Malden 7
ML. A
t+evekt
R. H. Stearns & Company
Pase
Sunny Post
Gertrude Mott
Broadway
Cambridge, Mass
Tunnel
S Fe
Woman of Fashion
Zbyszko
Walt
George Matthew Adams
Kayser
Julius Kayser
Stoddard
Dayton
Davis
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