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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1893
Page
5
The critique lauds a Virginia girl heroine, genuine creation, and vivid Southern life. It highlights a steadily developing plot and strong character work with abundant humor. It also commends Stockton's return to a traditional, well crafted novel filled with quaint humor and outdoor sensibilities.
A compilation of contemporary notices lauds Frank R. Stockton’s The Great War Syndicate as clever, funny, and imaginatively realistic. Critics praise its blend of whimsy and sense, noting its entertaining extravagant premise and engaging storytelling.
The passage praises a masterful author who crafts three burglars with distinct motives and backstories. Each bound thief tells a unique tale, diverging from the others, as they await transfer to jail. The reviewer notes the author’s ingenuity and the stories’ improvement toward the end.
The Bachelor Club hosts the Berkeley Hall Orchestra in South Boston with New England Decorating Co handling decor and William Pendergast as floor director. Other notes include Notre Dame Association meeting, Decoration Day picnic at Highland Lake Grove, and a new timetable on the South Boston division.
Community events fill the scene with performances by Matt Dow and local singers, club elections at Neponset Outing Club, Mayflower Lodge anniversary plans, and a special car chartered from Lower Mills to Boston. Also coverage of meetings at North Dorchester Improvement Association, a dairymaids drill at Upham's Corner Universalist Church, and social notes from 425 Quincy Street plus political maneuvering for upcoming Democratic caucuses. Captain John White visits at age 92, maintaining vigor.
Superintendent Studley of the Charles town division pushes relaying tracks and curves in City square to reduce travel disruption. William Muir transfers to Ladder 1 and John Mooney fills the engine vacancy in this district. William Hichborn returns from New York after witnessing naval ceremonies aboard the Enterprise. The Marblehead’s docking at the navy yard remains unconfirmed.
N B A Whist Club party at Miss Grace Gleason 17 Beacon Street Monday. Miss Wa Knowles wins first prize. Carrie Rand gets booby prize. Coleman Tilden Jr elected city messenger. Conductor E J Davenport wins gold watch from Lynn & Boston road via W B Eaton Post 199 Revere. L A Tucker to lead a concert at Hawthorne square Unitarian Church tonight. Chelsea High School Battalion prize drill and dance set for Armory Hall Thursday with gold medal to top manual of arms performer. Captain F M Whiting and Edith Gray Smith wed at Universalist Church last night. The Ferryman.
Pat McManus drives the bobtail car on Highland avenue from the Central club house to Davis square and is affectionately called the Mayor of West Somerville. Cantata Esther at Odd Fellows Hall Winter Hill lists soloists and repeats next week at Union Hall. A West Somerville Democratic Club banquet at Columbian Hall Moonday evening is praised as a premier political event with notable organizing committee members.
Malden and surrounding areas report several community updates. Salem street resident Soeen A UW Davenport recovers after illness. The Maiden High School Battalion prepares for the annual regiment drill this month. The Y M C A building fund reaches 36247 dollars. Home Rule Federation to meet at Parochial School next Sunday. Clover Tennis Club hosts private dance at Linden. Universalist May festival at National Hall a success. Suburban High School Regiment field day outlines program including drills, athletic events, and Governor Russell review for about a thousand visitors. Officer Fred Rhodes sails to Boston to escort convict John Lynch’s return.
Medford notes the High School Review will be issued every two weeks. A May 20 departure for Malden to attend a school event is announced. A surprise party at Paris street honors D J McGillicuddy with a gold watch and chain, and Mr McGillicuddy leaves for Pittsfield as sewer inspector. City officers and park commissioners are confirmed. West End Street railway location is reconsidered. Mystic Park.
A small fire at the East Everett depot prompted a fire department response around 1 20 pm causing about 400 in estimated loss. Everett secures 10000 legacy for Glendale library on Broadway from William Shute of Lynn. Police force confirmations include Hewitt Morris Brown Emmerton Horsman Gray Schle singer McGonnagle Pettingill with final patrol assignments on Broadway.
J P Boone Jr visits parents after Chillicothe trip. Mrs. Seward celebrates eighty with thirty relatives. Epworth League on Harvard avenue discusses My Responsibility for My Weak Brother. Emergency Society seeks donations and bulk items via Mrs J T Sanderson. Herbert Wetherbee builds a cabinet shop at Grant avenue and creates fine oak revolving bookcase.
Mme Modjeska and Otis Skinner head a notable Henry VIII production in Boston with strong dramatic work and dialect challenges. The reviewer notes the Queen Katharine portrayal, names other acts, and previews upcoming shows on the New England circuit.
A theatre review highlights strong performances in Henry VIII with Skinner as Henry and Lane as Cardinal Jolsey, praise for Harris in dual roles, and Beaumont Smiths Duke and Anne Boleyn. It previews The Span of Life, a thrilling melodrama by the Wilson family, and notes A Temperance Town ending at Park Theatre with Mink and Bingo Jones missed by audiences.
An ad from Wilson Bros appointment highlights Australian gold wedding rings made in their own factory. Rings can be ordered with a two hour turnaround. The notice warns against imitators and points to The Big Clock at 14 and 16 Tremont Row.
Marriages listed with Charles Paine Cheney of Boston and Mary Ward Lyon of New Britain. George W Drumeller and Emma Kerr Taylor of Philadelphia. Robert R Dryden and Hattie A Brooks of Boston. John Hitchcock and Esther Mary Baker wed in city. Dr Benjamin Shurtleff Shaw aged 65. Funeral notice later.
Monday evening's Bay View-East Cambridge car riders faced delays as the conductor could not confirm its route. An umbrella was found lost weeks earlier and later claimed as a cake walk prize at Lyceum Hall. Local politics discuss Rep Daniel H. Coakley’s strength and Mayor Bancroft’s gubernatorial prospects. The New England Magazine features Rev Dr Alexander McKenzie likened to Phillips Brooks of Cambridge. Alderman Clary aided Gore street paving creating local relief. The Social Union plans Esmeralda at Cambridgeport Club tomorrow. Post office contenders loom for Old Cambridge. HARVARD BRIDGE.
The article warns customers about substitutes and imitations of Johann Hoff's Malt Extract sold under similar names. The genuine product bears the signature "JOHANN HOFF" on the neck label. Eisner & Mendelson Co. are the sole agents located at 152 and 154 Franklin St. New York.
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