Signor D Avino in Town and Local Happenings
Signor Alphonse D Avino returns to his hometown after a spring of performances in Atlantic City Wonderland and municipal concerts. A taxi driver’s speed near School Street prompts commentary on speed laws and pedestrian safety. A fatal Winchester accident prompts calls for caution on curves and tire wear. A 17 year old, James McCarron, dies from smoke in a Salem fire. his family relies on him as sole provider. Frances M Keenan to wed George Driscoll. Miss Keenan hosted a large kitchen shower at Mrs Gallivan’s Dorchester home. Water shortages worry surrounding towns. Brookline to hold a public meeting on May 23 about organized play for youth. John J Dunphy receives Panama hat as a gift from an anonymous friend. Dry dust irritates at the South Station during rush hours. shoes look like white sneakers.
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Salem
James McCarron
Cass & Daley
Young McCarron
Rose McCarron
Mary
Rose
William
Jimmie
Dorchester
James ¥. Gallivan
Mayfield Street
Frances M. Keenan
George Driscoll
Milton
Tim Melaney
Melaney
Tim
Tor
Billy
Jerry
Bart Walton
Bart
Boston
The Happy Land and the land of Endeavor poem
A Walt Mason poem extols the land of Endeavor as a busy, hopeful realm while contrasting it with an idle region filled with sorrow and pessimism. The verse champions industrious living and personal effort as the path to happiness, urging readers to sever laziness and embrace productive toil.
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Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
On the Bridge A Sailor’s Compass Connects Two Friends
An aging mariner shares tales with Melaney, gifting a compass and a memory of Billy Lark. A stranger on the bridge recognizes the keepsake and alights with a pledge to reach the same steady port Billy promised, while Tim’s trust in Melaney binds their fateful encounter.
Love and Parents Clash Over Elopement Plans
A 21 year old college student writes that she loves a stockholder in a Colorado mining company, while her parents oppose due to his father's disreputable past. The advisor argues personal responsibility, questions the lover’s finances, and warns against eloping, stressing that mature judgment should guide marriage choices and that love should not distort reality.
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Miss Champagne
Colorado
Sewing Circle Advice Letters and Bird Welfare Note
A sewing circle column offers free eye surgery at City Hospital for those unable to pay and shares a personal recovery account. It also includes a critical personal letter urging Muriel to support her husband, with daily routines and kindness toward the ill, and ends with a note on English sparrows displacing native robins.
Mildred Prefers Self Help Over Eye Operation
A reader notes avoiding an eye operation for years due to fear and asks if ether is required. She questions affordability of an oculist and offers to pay the respondent directly, seeking guidance on proceeding with the procedure without anesthesia.
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Broken Hearted
Mildred
What the robin wants to the window
A childlike interpretation explains the robin’s approach to the window as a request for food. The speaker suggests the bird may have a mate and a nest with eggs, with one bird guarding the nest while the other seeks sustenance, a scene noted for its tender domestic imagery.
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Robin
Emily
Prince of Chauffeur Prince of Chauffeur
A lively New Port tale features a young American naval officer, a railroad millionaire’s daughter, and a Russian prince on a mission to uncover torpedo details from Jack Armitage. The yarn brims with vivid episodes, vigor, and entertainment as high society mingles with intrigue.
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Newport
Jack Armitage
Buffalo Expresa
Let the Robin In In Boston Window Pleader
A brief note advises opening the window to a begging robin, suggesting watching its movements may reveal its charm. The writer Frances claims a robin could become a pretty pet if allowed to come and go, noting the sparrow's dominance in Boston and urging welcome.
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Emily
Boston
Frances
Hair Treatment Application Question From Helen
Helen asks how to use the hair treatment sent to Golden Rule. She seeks guidance on whether to rub it into the scalp or apply to the hair only and what tool to use. She requests a clear, practical answer for others who may wonder.
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Helen
Fresh fondant strawberries and home fries from Mrs Crosby and Mrs Muldens
New England Housewives page features a method for strawberry fondant confections selling at a dollar a pound with pink coloring and tips for perishable storage. Also includes two home recipes from Mrs Crosby of East Boston for onion fried pork fat with potatoes and parsnips with milk and crackers, and Lucretia Muldens’ potato fritters with bacon and eggs.
Fels-Naptha Promised To Save Clothes From Boiling Damage
Anty Drudge explains how boiling clothes weakens fibers and causes tears in white cotton and flax fabrics. Fels-Naptha cleans in cold or warm water without boiling or hard rubbing, keeping garments twice as durable and whiter. Follow simple directions on the red wrapper for all laundry helps.
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Bill Bellrope
By Williams
Mather
Walik
Akead
Bea
Dickens
Aamanes
Signor Alphonse D‘avino
Atlantic City
Wonderland
School Street
Supreme Court
Winchester
Florence Coughlin
Roxbury
Miss Coughlin
Aborn Opera Company
Pevine
Tallan
Fenwood Road
Aborn
Brookline
Brookline Municipal Gymnasium
John J. Dunphy
South Boston
Mr. Dunphy
THE
Happy Land
Sadie Stull
Monument Street
Charlestown
Father Neptune
Suddin
Erbout
Laddie
Billy Lark
Deerfoot Farms
City Board of Health
Deerfoot
Robert M.J Burnett
Southborough, Mass
Mildred Champagne
Boston Post
Muriel
Thelma
New York Sun
Prince of Chauffeur
By Lawrence Perry
McClurg
New England
H. B. Crosby
Lexington Street
Lucretia R. Mulden
Centre Street
West Roxbury
BNTY
Anty Drudge
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