Court Clerk OKs License for Holbrook Couple to Marry
In May, Ralph Coulter then 16 and living in Holbrook, left for service with the Liberty Division after filing intent to marry his sweetheart Miss Lillian Waters. City Clerk Calvin S Barrett issued the license after parental consent, marking their planned elopement.
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Brockton
Ralph Coulter
Holbrook
Liberty Division
Camp
Lillian Waters
Calvin S. Barrett
Couple Weds Amid Courtroom Turmoil Tied By Parsonage
Coulter, recently discharged, learned a new license was needed and faced a police court case over a lodging house dispute. He wed his sweetheart after slipping from the custody area with the help of Grace Barnett. The judge postponed the hearings and the case was filed as the storm cooled.
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Coulter
Holbrook
Boston Society For Girls
J. H. Dunphy
W. F. Kane
Grace B. Barnett
Dunphy
Gas Masks to Be Auctioned at Camp Devens
CAMP DEVENS May 28 Gas masks to be auctioned at the camp to the highest bidders over a six day period from June 9 to June 20. Seven thousand masks with goggles will be sold as souvenirs with potential uses in peacetime commerce and novelty markets. Captain E C Edwards salvage officer notes the masks may become memorials and perhaps save a life in future emergencies.
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Devens
E. C. Edwards
Scuffle Ends in Robbery Aboard Brazos Ship
A scuffle on the fuel ship Brazos at the navy yard, which started as a joke, led to a robbery and a cutting affray. Joseph Messina was held for the federal grand jury on robbing fellow worker John Mc Dermott of $14. Charles Russell and William F. Hannon were discharged at the request of the assistant U.S. attorney. Bloodstained bank notes appeared in the case.
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Brazos
Navy Yard
United States
Joseph Messina
Federal Grand Jury
John McDermott
Charles Russell
William F. Hannon
John C. Howard
Daylight Saving Repeal Delayed By House Rules Panel
The House rules committee deferred action on privileged status for the daylight saving repeal. The panel will reconvene tomorrow to hear New York Attorney General on whether the repeal would affect legal contracts in that state.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House
New York
One Hundred Great Novels Made Into Short Stories
Condensed reviews and notes on Basil King’s condensation of classic fiction, urging libraries to display these summaries as guides to world masterpieces. The piece recounts excerpts from John Halifax, Gentleman and the intertwined life of Ursula and Guy Halifax, emphasizing industrial age progress, family trials, and the eventual reunion, with a closing list of other condensations to appear in future issues.
Dinah Mulock Craik The English novelist 1826 1887
Dinah Maria Mulock Craik born 20 April 1826 in Stoke upon Trent to a minister's family died 12 October 1887. She left home at 20 to seek fortunes in London and gained support from Mackill Dun Macmillan and Mudie. She wrote The Ogilvies Alice Learmont and many works but is best known for John Halifax Gentleman published 1857.
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Dinah Maria Mulock
Arried
Mac- Stoke-upon-Trentmillan, G. L
Craik
Miss Mulock
London
Dick Whittington
Alexander Macmillan
Charles Edward Mudie
Alice Learmont
John Halifax
Dinah Marta Mulock
John Halifax Mystery and An Orphan’s Journal Lead In
A sixteen year old narrator recalls meeting a twelve to thirteen year old boy named John Halifax who saved his journey home in the rain. The boy, an orphan with a Greek Testament bearing the name Guy Halifax, reveals a lineage connected to Guy Halifax and Muriel Joyce, with the tale of birth in 1780 and death in 1781.
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John Halifax
Guy Halifax
Muriel Joyce
Post Letter Box questions generations and famous quotes
A reader asks how long a generation lasts and cites dictionaries. The letter quotes Kipling on the female of the species and asks about a whiskey rebellion in western Pennsylvania in 1794. It also asks when the Yellow Day occurred in New England, noting September 6, 1881 as a possible date.
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Kipling
Pennsylvania
Sir
New England
Minot's Ledge Lighthouse Destroyed in 1851 Storm
A severe storm battered Minot's Ledge lighthouse on April 16, 1851, destroying the structure. The text notes historical executions at East Cambridge jail, known then as Lechmere's Point, where many criminals were hanged.
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East
Cambridge
Lechmere’s Point
Middlesex
Originators of billiard playing and early table history
The game was invented by the French artist Henrique Devigne during Charles IXs reign around 1671, who conceived the idea. Slate billiard tables were introduced in England in 1527.
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Sir
Henrique Devigne
Charles IX
England
Etiquette on Visiting Hours and Table Manners
A guide describes proper dining etiquette and social behavior. It notes reading a newspaper at breakfast is fine while at table, a solo hotel diner should choose and order quietly, and avoid loud talk or cross table conversation. It also discusses specifying visit lengths as proper amid busy duties and travel-like arrangements.
East Boston Vets Plan Largest Legion Branch
East Boston will host a major American Legion branch with officers predicting success. Over 5000 district WWI veterans are targeted for enrollment, with tonight’s meeting at Maverick and Brennan ward room inviting all army navy men and Marines. Organizers include Sergeant Gartland Sergeant Holland and secretary Lyons.
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Boston
American Legion
Ward Room
Maverick and
Brennan Streets
Army and Navy
Thomas Gartland
John Holland
M. J. Lyons
Boston convention thanks for editorial coverage
J R Morse chairman of the Boston committee expresses deep appreciation for courtesy shown in devoting space and editorials to the Union of American Hebrew Congregations and Federation of Temple Sisterhoods interests. He signs from Boston, May 27.
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Boston
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Federation of Temple
J. R. Morse
Back numbers available at regular price
The back numbers can be secured at the regular price of 2 cents per copy if applied for immediately.
Federation Eyes Canadian and Japanese Club Link
In Asheville on May 28 the General Federation of Women’s Clubs considers uniting with the Federated Clubs of Canada and Japan. A detailed committee report urges consolidation but the proposal’s fate was left to the annual meeting.
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Asheville, N. C
General Federation of Women's Club of America
Federated Clubs of
Canada
Japan
Turn Hair Dark With Sage Tea
An old recipe of Sage Tea and Sulphur for darkening gray hair is revived. Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound is now sold in drug stores as a ready to use product. A moistened comb or brush through small strands can darken hair by morning and add a soft lustre.
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Wyeth
Scott to Join Shipping Board in New London
Lieutenant-Commander T. A. Scott of New London has been chosen to succeed Bainbridge Colby on the Shipping Board. He served in the war under Admiral Taylor and led navy salvage operations, recently placed on the reserve list. Before his Naval Reserve commission he led the Scott Towing and related firms and is identified as a Republican.
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Washington
T. A. Scott
New London
Conn
Bainbridge Colby
Shipping Board
Scott
Admiral Taylor
Navy
Naval Reserve Force
P. A. Scott Towing
Scott Investment Company
Increased compensation for maimed service men bill
Senator Nelson of Minnesota introduced a bill in Washington on May 28 to raise monthly pensions for European war maimed soldiers. Those who lose one or more limbs would receive 75 to 100 dollars monthly, while men who lost both arms and both legs would get 150 dollars per month.
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Washington
Nelson
Minnesota
Pensions Committee
Free Trial Offer Promises Asthma Cure At No Cost
An advertisement pledges a complimentary trial of a new asthma method, claiming it can relieve wheezing and paroxysms for all ages and climates. It targets hopeless cases where inhalers or opium preparations have failed and urges immediate mail-in action with no payment.
Sloan's Liniment for vacations
The brisk vacation period strains muscles and Sloan's Liniment offers instant relief without rubbing. It penetrates quickly, soothes stings bites and pains from strains sprains and bruises, keeping you shipshape for the next day. Available from druggists 30c 60c and 1.20.
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Sloan
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