Tolstoi Sees Moscow Echoes in Boston
Observant Count Tolstoi visiting Boston says the city resembles Moscow in people, architecture, and artistic temperament. Postmaster Mansfield departs for Washington to join a conference with other postmasters. Smoking on elevated trains now ends in a final car for awaiting riders. The nerve specialist treating Rev. Frank I Paradise forbids travel while he rests to recover from nervous exhaustion.
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Count Tolstoi
Boston
Moscow
Russia
Atlantic
Mansfield
Washington
National Capital
London
Frank I. Paradise
Grace Church
Medford
Paradise
Eggs in cold storage outperform fresh laid eggs in July
The article notes fall or winter eggs kept in cold storage stay firm and valued for July and August, explaining heavier bodies and good condition despite age. It also mentions a March yacht launch Remlik in South Boston, and a Nahant man's claim of lifelong vitality at 63 with humor as key.
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Daniel G. Finnerty
Nahant
New Town Hall
The Bores Uncle Walt Says
A humorous verse by Walt Mason from 1911 catalogs types of bores and their irritating traits. The speaker vents about chatty, self important, and tedious people, ending with a lighthearted lament for those who never start.
Simple Buttered Chicken and Cookie Recipes from Area Houses
Instructions describe dressing and cooking chicken with butter and milk gravy, plus two dessert recipes. One note cites MS Leslie Hamilton of Lincoln Centre, Maine, and another from Mrs H B Crosby of East Boston. Additional recipes include walnut cake with frosting and spiced molasses cookies from Mrs L L Preble of Belmont, detailing ingredients and baking steps.
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Leslie Hamilton
Lincoln Centre
H. B. Crosby
Lexington Street
Boston
L. L. Preble
Worcester Street
Belmont
In Cipher Paragraphs by Natalie Chaplin at Dorchester
A girl tells a lover she loves him yet will not marry until she solves her father’s death. The exchange hints at a mystery involving apoplexy as a key to the plot and motive.
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Pather
Fads and Fashions Appear In Grim Note on Pather’s Death
A crumpled note found in Pather’s hand reveals a fashion column’s lines on spring wear. Iridescent feathers trim hats, striped silks, crepe de chine brights, and a high waistline with small trains emerge as the era’s vogue.
Hungarian Worker Commits Suicide Over Ridicule
John Hazack age 21 a Hungarian resident of 831 Emerald Street South End killed himself by drinking carbolic acid in the rear alley of 50 Lucas Street after his fellow workers mocked him. Authorities found two Hungarian letters one noting his brother's death and another stating he could not live after hearing of it and that his co workers teased him for being left handed.
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Walt Mason
John Hazack
Emerald Street
South End
Lucas Street
Hazack
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