Indians in City Demand Heap Smell at Drug Store
A colorful band of Buffalo Bill era Indians visit Walnut street, enter a drug store, and after scrutiny, purchase a bar of soap for its scent. The big chief inspects a perfume bottle, sniffs, and buys it, then leads his group away, leaving a frightened clerk amused. Also two brief light items: a comic exchange about a baby and a quip about making Polly Perkins hot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Bill's
West
Walnut Street
Kansan City
Benevolent Society Fair Supports New England Conservatory
Rain did not dampen Boston society as the Benevolent Society of the New England Conservatory held a state suite fair at Hotel Vendome. Mrs. Mary A. Livermore led the society, detailing funds aiding eighteen students, with nine graduates last June, and over a thousand dollars distributed, $800 repaid. Various tables sold crafts, aprons, and candy, with donations from Mrs. Jack Gardner and others. The Conservatory String Quartet provided music and the event concluded with readings by Mrs. Waldo Richards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Vendome
Beneficent Society
New England Conservatory of Music
Mary A. Livermore
Richard H. Dana
A. C. PD. Parker
Sarah A. Perkins
George E. Whiting
Miss Lewis
A. Shuman
E B. Kellogg
Rose Stella
Carl Dreyfus
Miss Shuman
William
Jack
Gardner
Henry S. Howe
Henry M. Dunham
Caroline B. Ellis
M. B. Child
Conservatory String Quartet
Bargain Hunter Seeks Health Bargains At New Drugstore
Mrs Bargainhunter frets over her children's health while neighbors note the new cut rate drugstore nearby. The exchange highlights concerns about bargains and quality as shoppers compare prices and value amid skeptical remarks from local chatter.
Our Children Are Their Children, Then
A Philadelphia Press quip notes a henpecked man and a friend discussing behavior. The friend claims the phrase Our children versus Her children reveals shifting ownership and blame in family roles. The joke highlights marital dynamics with wry humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Hysterical Messalina Sparks Banter Between Veterans
A Philadelphia Press exchange features two veterans boasting of battles survived and a summer girl who claims she has never lost her heart. Fraulein Lillienstiel writes a novel titled Messalina, described as hysterical rather than historical, in a witty dialogue about wit and resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraulein Lillienstiel
Messalina
Bragg
Philadelphia Press
Custard’s Airship Plans Spark Air Travel Curiosity
A Texan named Custard works on an airship and predicts a twenty mile flight. The joke from Cleveland Plain Dealer jokes about a fall at a mile or two, calling it Custard pi as a pun on the Greek letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Custard
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Oleo label on plaster goat stirs kitchen humor
Mrs Wunder questions why a plaster goat carries the title Oleo. Mr Artman explains it is an imitation butter. A humorous exchange from Baltimore American noted as a legal necessity, while Detroit Free Press adds a jab about new lawyers practicing on economy.
Separation Story Sparks Coldness Between Spouses
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote notes a San Francisco wife separated from her husband after alleging he threw boiling water at her. The remark adds that such an act would logically foster coldness between them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cleveland Plain Dealer
A Walking Paradox Says Man Is So Cold Yet Wrapped
A Chicago Times Herald quip notes a man who is described as cold yet wrapped up in himself. The satire contrasts emotional chill with self containment in a brief humorous exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Times-Herald
Jelly and bride seen boarding westbound train
Edward Jelly, a missionary from India, and his 18 year old Hindu wife Maithabi arrived on the Ivernia. They were not lost and were seen taking the 3 o'clock western bound train for Toledo, Ohio, the home of the young missionary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jelly
Bride
Edward Jelly
India
Maithabi
Ivernia
Cunard
Boston
Beaucaire Comedy in Mrs Waldo Richards’ Home
Last evening at Mrs. Edward C. Pickering’s residence Mrs. Waldo Richards presented the idyllic English society comedy Monsieur Beaucaire. Among interested patronesses were Mrs. Agassiz Mrs. Charles Almy Mrs. Bancroft Mrs. Batchelder Mrs. John Brooks and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsieur Beaucaire
Booth Tarkington
Waldo Richards
Edward C. Pickering
Agassiz
Charles Almy
Willam A. Bancroft
Charles F. Batchelder
John Brooks
Josiah P. Cooke
William Cook
Richard H. Dane, Jr
Woodward Emery
Arthur Gilman
James T. Greenough
Charles 8. Gage
Notable Ladies Named in Society Listing
A long roster of women including Miss Marion Gray Mrs Thomas Wentworth Higginson Mrs Henry C Houghton Mra Charles B Hawes Miss Elizabeth H Houghton Miss Irwin Mrs George W CGC Noble Mrs Edward C Pickering Mrs William T Piper Mrs J Ixland Mra William Richardson Mrs B Saunders Mrs Joseph G Shorp Mrs John Trowbridge Mrs Thomas Bickner Mrs Joseph Warner Mrs Walter Wesselhoeft Mrs Robert Willson and Mrs T Bertram Williams appears in a social column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Gray
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Henry C. Houghton
Charles B. Hawes
Elizabeth H. Houghton
Irwin
George W. Cgc. Noble
Edward C. Pickering
William T. Piper
J. Ixland
William Richardson
B. Saunders
Joseph G. Shorp
John Trowbridge
Thomas Bickner
Joseph Warner
Walter Wessel
Mrs Gardner saga and society notices in town
A local column recounts Mrs Jack Gardner and her famed fens palace tale amid dinner pail theft by a St Bernard. It also notes the Jonathan Thompson Society meeting at Miss Edith Sandersons home, and confirms the 58th anniversary of Mr and Mrs James A Cogswell. Additional items announce Miss Helen Trickey and Walter Eccles wedding plans and Brookline Boston musicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Gardner
Jonathan Thompson Society
Edith Sanderson
Adams Street
Charlestown
James A. Cogswell
Allston
Gordon Street
Redang
Helen Louise Trickey
Walter L
Boston Post Photo Contest Seeks Amateurs and Pros
The Boston Post will run weekly prizes of 10, 5, and 3 dollars for photographs chosen for newspaper reproduction. Submit titled photos with name and address on the back, plus a brief note on any interesting circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
Sunday Post
Post
the Post
Boston
Around the Theatres Preview of Next Week's London Boston Stage
The week promises a dense theatre slate with Felix Fox at Steinert Hall and Strauss concerts at Symphony Hall selling briskly. New York and London plays, star debuts in Nell Gwynne and Quo Vadis, and Boston showings feature diversions from Sapho to The Swashbuckler, with packed houses forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Fox
Steinert Hall
Bach
Schumann
Chopin
G. Faure
E. Bernard
Ch. M. Widor
P. Lacombe
Phalenes
I. Philipp
N. Stener Batcheff
Alberta Gallatin
Nell Gwynne
Strauss
Symphony Hall
Herr Strauss
Boston
Eduard Strauss
Johann Strauss
John Hare
Lord Quex
Olga Nethersole
New York
America
Edna May
Louis N. Parker
Charles Frohman
Duke of York's
London
Columbia
New England
Brooklyn
Blanche Walsh
Josephine
Empire Stock Company
Hollis
Leslie Carter
Zara
Willard
Tremont Theatre
David Garrick
Professor Dwillie
Barrie
Wilton Lackaye
Pitta Proctor Otis
Aubrey Boucicault
Bijon Fernandez
Edmund D. Lyons
Charles Reigel
Richard G. Williams
Frank Mordaunt
Junius Brutus Booth
James K. Hackett
Illiam Courtleigh
Violet Rand
Hallett Thompson
Sapho
Bowdoin Senate Theatre
Bowdoin Square
True &. James
Bowdoin
Jean
Mr. James
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Hanlons
Voyage En Suisse
Harvard
Brown
Marie Dressler
Eith
Gordon Eldred
Jane Couthorpe
J. K. Murray
Clara Lane
New
Boston Society Notes and Local Rumors Highlight Gatherings
Ex ambassador to Italy and Mrs Draper house hunting in the capital while General and Mrs Merritt pursue the same. Bostonian Society to meet at Old State House with Captain Candage reading Boston Ships Past and Present. Vendome hosts blue-blood gala for 280th anniversary of the Mayflower compact signing. Bayeows Society nominates officers for its fifth annual meeting with a long list of titles and members. Rumors of several spasa events are expected soon in Boston society circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Avenue Congregational Church
Italy
Boston
Society of Bayeows
Myles Standish
M. D
Winslow Warren
J. Myles Standish
George Hodges
D. D
George Ernest Bowman
Marcus Morton
Frederick Wesley Parker
Samuel Jason Mixter
Morton Dexter
Burr Porter
William Lawrie
Henry Southworth Shaw
Edward Livingston Adams
Sarah Haskell Crocker
Sumner Bass Pearmain
Spasa
Boston Society
Nome's Gold Output Reported For Nome District
A semi official Nome bankers statement places the district’s gold output at 5 000 000 for the past season, up from 2 000 000 in 1899, reflecting a strong year for mines around Nome Alaska with bankers noting increased activity and value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Nome _ bankers
Children and fools judge of a thing half done
A letter extols Postum Food Coffee as a superior beverage after proper boiling. It recounts a Salem Oregon woman who quit coffee and tea, switched to Postum, and saw dyspepsia and headaches fade. Her husband improved as well, with better weight and complexion. Writer credited to Postum Co. Battle Creek, Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Ore
Fostum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Fears for Son in China Haunts Cambridge Mother
A Cambridge mother fears for Private Patrick Donovan of the Ninth United States Infantry after a letter mailed to Manila was misrouted to China with a fatal stamp of Deceased. The War Department lists Donovan as not among the dead. Donovan, 22, born in Cork, Ireland, came to the U.S. at age ten and enlisted January 11, 1899, last reported aboard the transport Logan en route from Manila to China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Patrick Donovan
Ninth United States Infantry
Manila
Tien Tsin
China
War Department
Adjutant-General
Washington
Ninth Infantry
Cunard Street
Donovan
Cork
Ireland
United States Service
Logan
Mantila
Winter excursion tickets to Southern Pines Pinehurst and Camden
Winter excursion tickets go on sale to Southern Pines and Pinehurst and Camden from major points south of Washington. Double daily Pullman drawing room and buffet sleeping cars run from New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington and Richmond. Trains stop at Pennsylvania stations with steamer connections at Norfolk and Portsmouth. Contact W C Shoemaker or C L Longsdorf or W M McConnell or the Portsmouth General Passenger Agent for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pines
Pinehurst
Camden
Washington, D. C
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Richmond
Pennsylvania Railroad
Norfolk
Portsmouth
W. C. Shoemaker
General Eastern
Broadway
Salted Herring Cargo Reported Secured at Gloucester
Schooner John J. Flaherty under Captain Charles Rudolph completed loading 2000 barrels of salted herring in about three weeks at Gloucester. The voyage concludes with the ship ready for departure and cargo ready for transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
John J. Flaherty
Charles Rudolph
Tarrant & Co Suffer Severe Fire Loss in New York
The wholesale drug firm Tarrant & Co. endured a major fire and explosion on October 29 destroying their Greenwich and Warren streets building. Despite the 50 year business history and products like Tarrant's Effervescent Seltzer Aperient, the firm reopened offices the next day and began resuming production. Local druggists can still supply Tarrant's Seltzer Aperient from existing stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarrant & Co
New York City
Fie
Greenwich and
Warren Streets
Tarrant
Enterpres
Rain Proof Raglans Showcase By Abhuman and Co
Rain proof Raglany designs exhibited in tan and oxford shades by Abhuman and Co. Heavy weight whipcord fabric touted as protective against rain and snow. Plaid interiors with satin shoulders and backs. Manufacturer warrants fabric rain proof and moth proof. Prices 415, 18, 20, 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abhuman & CO
Sunday Services at Tremont Temple and Nearby Churches
Parish listings show Tremont Temple Baptist Church and multiple nearby houses of worship with schedules for 9:30 morning prayer, 10:80 worship, 12:15 Sunday School, 2:30 evangelistic service, 4:15 temperance meeting, 5:30 prayer gathering, and 7:30 sermons by various pastors. Other churches include First Baptist Commonwealth Ave, Dudley Street Baptist, Old South Church, Berkeley Temple, and Tremont Street M E. Also noted are spiritualist meetings, Universalist services, and public lectures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Temple Baptist Church
George C. Lorimer
D. D
Christ and His Church
Eneer Lady
Gilbert Hall
James H. Roberts
Young Peele
Rimer
First Baptist Church
Commonwealth Avenue
Francis H. Rowley
Rowley
Sunda School
Dudley
ET Baptist Church
Cooper
Little Wanderers
Bustard
Samson
Sun School
OLD South Church
Third Church
George A. Gordon
Hope Chapel
Shawmut Street
Park Square
H. O. Hannum
Berkeley Temple
Edward Anderson
Christian Endeavor Meeting
Julius E. Ward
Ober Amimergau
Itr
People’s Temple
Columbus Avenue
Berkeley
L. H. Dorchester
Stor
Christian Endeavor
People’s Song Service
Adams Chorus
Simper
Cw@ution
Mrs. Wright
Lord
G. B. Deane
Epworth League
Crim
Minnie M. Soule
Assembly Hall
Huntington Avenue
Berkeley Hall
Berkeley Street
F. A. Wigeth
Schubert
First Spiritual Temple
Exeter Street
Hiram Abiff
Phillips Brooks
N. J. Willis
M. R. Goff
Evangeelistic
Tremont ‘Temple
O. B. Jameson
Clarendon
H. Roblin
Garrett
Brewer
Barnby
Sullivan
Boston Young Meen’s Christian Association
Boylston
Berkeley Streets
J. M. Gray
T. McElveen
A.S. Kerr
Belagneau
B. Y. M. Christian
UNION
Elijah
Union Hall
Boylston Street
Mendelssohn
Augustus P. Reccord
Cambridgeport
Mess
H. Carleton Slack
Anna Clifford Breed
Flora EF. Barry
Willard P. Gerrish
H. Gameton Slack
Howard Snelling
George Mendall Taylor
Accomonist
South Africa
Peter MacQueen
Arthur K. Lane
Boston
Liberal Forum
Washington Street
J. P. Bland
B. D
Also Mentioned on This Page
Polly Perkins
Dolly
Indianapolis Journal
Chicago Post
Modern
Detroit Free Press
Ayer
Kane
Hardy
Jack” Gardner
Gail Borden
Pure Mil
John R. Smith
Provincetown
Clark
Foy
Boston Music Hall
D’alma
Bessie Onehill
Montgomery and Stone
Harry Thorne
Melrose Brothers
Seeley and
George C. Davis
Corinthian Four
Bessie Gilbert
Austin& Stone’s
Chauncey Morlan
Europe
Fiske
Becky Sharp
Francis Wilson
Hollis Street
Robin Hood
Bostonians
Boston Theatre
Andrew Mack
Boston Museum
Bryant
the Palace
Nickelodeon
Razaris
NOME
Ghina
THE
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Florida and
West India
N. C
Carolinas
Tremont
Becky
Thackeray
E.s.willard
Ee Aes KM
Mats
Seate Ira
Feurx Fox
Roxbury Presbyterian Church
Warren and
Woodbine Streets
L. T. Townsend
J. J. Dunlop
Tia
Lalit
Hamilton P
Winter Sta
Oxford
Dorothy Morton
Press Eldridge
J. Dowling
Athc Allen
Dog and Monkey Circus
Livingstone
de Marvellous Seymours
Jalkovovski
Pattens
Wilson
Leicester
Morgan
Otto
Bailey
Madison
Hoffman
Maurice
Mlle
Anita
de Biere
de ‘Mora
American Vitagraph
Eden Musee
Castle
Tremont St
All Gems
Music Hall Pl
Dion Boucicault
Devy
Arrah-na-Pogue
Brown University
Cadet Girl
Lawrence
Portland
E.e Lowell
Fitchbur
Greenfiel
George W. Magee
Voyage
Elmer & Thael
Switzerland
Gillette’s “Secret Service
Eugene Tompkins
Mgr
Boston Museum Andrew
Jas. K. Hacket
Jennico
Isaac B. Rich
Monks OF
Malabar
Empibre Theatre Company
Mary Sanders
Wm. Courtleigh and
N.Y
Square Theatre
Bowdoin DR. Jekyll
MR. F Hyde
Howard
Tirst* m
Lew Hawkins
Mark Sullivan
Burke and
McEvoy
la Toska
Carlin and
the Gluckers
Morton
Elliott
Palace
Haymarket
Austin & Stone
Tremont Row
Scollay Square
York
Providence and Sound
South Station
Refkman's Agency
Washington Bt
GEO. F. Tilton
City Pass
Agt
Congress St
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