Cape Ann Train Cause of Row
Prominent North Shore residents clash over Cape Ann express service at a Public Service Commission hearing. Wealthy summer communities and year round residents dispute the train’s use, arguing it either aids the richer resorts or deprives poorer Gloucester fishermen of service. Railroad representatives say current ridership cannot support two separate trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Shore
Cape Annway
Public Service Commission
Rockport
Gloucester
Magnolia
Manchester
Beverly Farms
Prides Crossing
Montserrat
Boston & Maine Railroad
Special Aid Society hears war worker on blind soldiers
Miss Rosanna D. Thorndike, overseas since 1917, spoke to the Special Aid Blind Relief Corps about cheerful doughboys who were blinded in the war. She noted 42 of 53 blind soldiers at Base Hospital No. 8 came from the infantry and praised the resilience of both American and French troops.
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Rosanna D. Thorndike
Base Hospital No. 8
Special Aid Blind Relief Corps
Whist Party Tonight Aids South Boston Sodality
Under the Young Ladies Sodality of SS Peter and Pauls Church a whist party is held this evening in St Josephs Hall West Broadway Miss Mary Lee leads with vocal and instrumental music assisted by Miss Josephine Broughton and Miss Mary McKinley.
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Young Ladies’ Sodality
SS. Peter and Paul's Church
South Boston
St. Joseph’s Hall
Lower West Broadway
Mary Lee
Josephine Broughton
Mary McKinley
Take Care of Hair During Summer Ad by Boston Barber
A Boston barber warns that warm weather increases scalp problems and recommends Noonan's Hair Petrole as an antiseptic treatment. The product refreshes the scalp, fights dandruff, and cleanses germs. Barber application costs fifteen cents. bottles cost one dollar and are sold by druggists, stores, and barbers.
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Boston
Noonan
T. Noonan & Sons
Portland St
Mass
A Little Chat on Style with Dorothy
The writer recalls attending a concert to hear Mrs Tuisdale and praises her voice as clear and lovely though not a full figure. Dorothy wore a silver gray satin gown with chiffon bodice, pale rose satin when turned, and a black ostrich feather accessory completing the elegant look.
Birthday of Tench Coxe Father of the American Cotton Industry
This brief notes Tench Coxe born in Philadelphia in 1755 56 revered as the father of the American cotton industry for promoting cotton growth in the South His Royalist stance during the Revolution shifted to democracy and he later served in Congress His advocacy helped lift U.S cotton exports from 275 bales in 1792 to 36000 bales by 1800 and the South supplied a major share of raw cotton after the War of 1812
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Tench Coxe
America
Philadelphia
Penn
Howe
Coxe
South
Liverpool
Ocean Line vessel resumes Boston Savannah route schedule
The City of Augusta, moved from Boston to the New York Norfolk line by the US Railroad Administration, will arrive today to resume regular service. Two sailings weekly will depart for the Georgia port starting Saturday.
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Ocean Line
Augusta
Boston
Boston Too Slow Says New Thought Leader At Convention
Mrs. Mary E T Chapin told the New England convention of the International New Thought Alliance at 30 Huntington Avenue yesterday afternoon that Boston is too slow. She criticized the citys women as poorly dressed and inexperienced and called the populace phlegmatic and negative.
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Boston
Mary E. T. Chapin
New England
International New Thought Alliance
Huntington Avenue
Boston Criticizes City In Manifold Ways At Convention
Mrs. Chapin faulted Boston as slow and provincial saying harbor idle reflects missed commercial potential and that Bostonians of both genders lack initiative and taste. Rev William L Sullivan charged clergy with losing convictions while preaching beliefs they do not hold, urging focus on religion’s substance amid scientific change. The convention will close this afternoon.
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Boston
Boston Harbor
William L. Sullivan
All Souls’ Church
New York
President-Elect of Brazil Visits Pope in Rome
Pope Benedict received Dr. Epitacio Pessoa, Brazil’s president-elect, in Rome on May 20. He laid a wreath at Pope Pius XII’s tomb, toured St. Peter’s with his party, and was given gold rosaries for his wife and daughter. A portrait of the Pope will be presented to him.
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Rome
Pope Benedict
Epitacio Pessoa
Brazil
Pessoa
Pope Pius
St. Peter's
St. Peter’s
Dr. Pessoa
Orders verdict for Miss Gilfether in insanity case
Judge Quinn ruled there was no evidence of abuse of process by Miss Agnes G Gilfether principal of the Shurtleff School district in South Boston, dismissing a $20 000 suit by Mrs Florence Frazer Kessel seeking damages for commitment of Mrs Kessel to an insane hospital.
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Quinn
Florence G. Frazer-Kessel
Agnes G. Gilfether
Shurtleff
Boston
Miss Gilfether
Mrs. Kessel
One Hundred Great Novels Condensed by Mrs Bassett
Miss Sara Ware Bassett offers a condensation of a Deland novel in a noted Post series. The piece praises literary merit and calls the series a notable event for book lovers and educators.
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Sara Ware Bassett
Margaret Deland
The Awakening of Helena Richie Explores a Woman's Moral Awakening
Margaret Deland's 1906 novel centers Helena Richie in Old Chester as she shelters the orphan David, endures a forbidden liaison with Lloyd Prior, and confronts social sanction. Guided by Dr Lavendar and Dr King, she reconciles guilt, relinquishes her lover, and finds renewal through conscience and faith. The tale blends intimate emotion with ethical trial.
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Margaret Deland
Helena Richie
Lorin Deland
Pennsylvania
Lloyd Prior
Old Chester
Prior
Philadelphia
Richie
Frederic
Helena
Paris
Alice
Lavendar
William King
David
Dr. Lavendar
Sam Wright
Dr. King
Willy King
Margaret Deland A Life In Letters And Literature
The piece profiles author Margarett Deland later known as Margaret Deland. It traces her early works including John and The Awakening, notes her 1886 Old Garden collection, 1911 The Iron Woman, and her beloved Dutch bulb sales for charity. It highlights her Boston residence and famed characters, such as the red sail woman of Kennebunkport.
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Mrs. Deland
Kennebunkport
Margaret Deland
Ben Hur condensed for tomorrow's Post
The newspaper announces a condensed version of Ben Hur by General Lew Wallace edited by Professor William Fenwick Harris of Cambridge to be printed in tomorrow's Post. It lists previous condensations in the series with dates from May 1 to May 21, including works by Dickens Kipling Sienkiewicz and others.
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Ben Hur
Lew Wallace
William Fenwick Harris
Cambridge
Post
David Copperfield
Dickens
Pendennis
Thackeray
Kipling
Sienkiewicz
Nigel
Heart of Midlothian
Zenda
Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde
Ballantrae
Back numbers available at regular price of 2 cents per copy
Back issues can be secured at the standard rate of 2 cents per copy if requested immediately.
Cruisers North Carolina and Montana Diverted to Boston
Telegram from Charlestown navy yard says cruisers North Carolina and Montana have been diverted to Boston to disembark troops and receive repairs fuel and provisions before returning to Brest. North Carolina slated to reach New York May 26 and Montana May 27.
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Charlestown Navy Yard
North Carolina
Boston
Brest
New York
Montana
Sage Tea Dandy to Darken Hair
Advertises Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a quick hair darkener. Claims it makes gray or faded hair dark and lustrous in days, sold nationwide with a druggist endorsement. Promises natural, even color and a youthful appearance after one or two applications.
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Wyeth
Major Value Named Cape Cod Canal Superintendent
Major Burnside Value, noted member of the Engineering Corps who helped in Cambrai and served on the Mexican border, has been appointed superintendent of the Cape Cod Canal. He will take office immediately, having previously acted as superintendent during the war. Value is well known in shipping and engineering circles along the North and Central Atlantic coasts.
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Major Burnside Value
Cambrai
France
Cape Cod Canal
Major Value
Atlantic
Gets-It Corn Remover Promises Painless Peel Off
Advertisement claims Gets It is the only pain free corn remover. It promises quick 2 to 3 second application, painless complete peel, no plasters or knives, money back guarantee, manufactured by E. Lawrence & Co. of Chicago Illinois.
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E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Ill
Try Bisulated Magnesia for Acid Stomach Relief
An advertisement urges readers to try pure bisulated magnesia after meals to rapidly neutralize stomach acid. It claims relief from gas wind heartburn and a heavy bloated feeling, enabling you to eat foods with less pain or discomfort.
Balmwort Kidney Tablets Endorsed by Mrs Monehan in St Louis
Hundreds suffer kidney and urinary issues yet Balmwort Kidney Tablets are praised as a comfort and benefit. Mrs Frank Monehan of 1519 Penrose Street, St. Louis, reports they are the finest product on the market and essential to her wellbeing.
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Frank Monehan
Penrose St
St. Louis
Bitro Phosphate Promises Steady Health Boost Daily
Bitro Phosphate claims to provide a small steady rise of healthy flesh each day by supplying an essential brain and nerve substance in its active living form. It supposedly replaces nerve waste and builds new strength and energy, with guarantees of results or money back at large Boston drug stores and druggists.
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Boston
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Special Aid Society
Dorothy
Mrs. Chapin
Cgnion
Imtade
Margaret Anglin
Anglin
Post Publishing Co
Boston Post
Harper & Bros
Deland
Margaretta Wade Campbell
John
Allegheny
New
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Harvard
Accoh
Eesy
Ashby- Crawford
Hudson
Dept
sTaloam
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