Clever hat caper and bustling Boston notes
Observant recalls a teeming Boston scene with United States Treasury Agent Dowd recovering his hat after a mix up at Gridley’s restaurant. He is teased for cleverness while a horn signaling idea, Carthaginian echoes, and a busy Marblehead caravan heading back before Thanksgiving are noted along with a Bernhardt collar cuff store sighting and a Chelsea bill mix up involving Miss Bella Helmund.
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Gridley’s
United States Treasury
Charles B. Dowd
Dowd
Lynn
Ilynn
Boston
Back Bay
Marblehead
Diapepsin promised to end stomach misery quickly
Readers with stomach trouble are urged to use Diapepsin a 50 cent case to digest heavy meals in five minutes and relieve symptoms like heartburn belching gas and nausea. The ad claims complete digestion and no need for laxatives, suitable for the whole family.
The Courageous Hero and the Academy of Hearts
Betty scolds a cousin for calling Jack Halliday a coward after he defends a child at the coast. Amy Ostrand meets Halliday, learns of his past danger, and friendship grows into romance as Betty ships chocolates in triumph and news travels from Europe.
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Amy
Betty
Europe
Jack Halliday
Mr. Halliday
Miss Ostrand
Dr. Thompson
England
Ostrand’s
Halliday
Niss Ostrand
d’Artignes
Mother
New York Harbor
Stratton D Brooks to Study Vocational Guidance Options
Stratton D Brooks the superintendent of schools has been authorized by the school committee to assign two teachers to investigate business lines that offer opportunities for pupils. The aim is to provide vocational guidance without creating a permanent department.
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Stratton D. Brooks
Young Leo Ornstein Delivers Boston Recital at Steinert Hall
Pianist Leo Ornstein, about seventeen, performed in Steinert Hall with a varied program including Chopin studies and Debussy pieces. Critics praised his tone but urged further artistic development before a virtuoso career. Soprano Gertrude Walker-Crowley followed with songs by Grieg Rubinstein Liszt and others, noted for a bright soprano and musical interpretation despite pitch and upper-register challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Ornstein
Boston
Steinert Hall
Chopin
Paris
Sciamatti
Rameau
Mr. Ornstein
Gertrude Walker-Crowley
Jesse Davis
Grieg
Rubinstein
Liszt
Brahms
Chordani
Puccini
Hillemacher
Gounod
Chaminade
L . Haydn
Spalding
Clough-Leiter
Cadman
Lehmann
Woodman
Miss Walker-Crowley
Miss Crowley
Haydn
Fire is fire says Judge in Malden court
Judge Charles M. Bruce discharged Walter F. Breare after a false alarm case in Malden District Court. The judge ridiculed the fire department critique of an alarm system and noted a brush fire near Breare’s home that led to the alarm, with Quinn extinguishing the blaze in his absence.
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Charles M. Bruce
Malden
Bruce
Joseph Edwards
Walter F. Breare
Breare
Edwards
Judge Bruce
Department of Fires
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Hamilton
Wenham
Henry H. Kimball
Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Association
William F. Ormsby
Hyannis
Darius
Cobb
100 Summer Street
Foss
Pyrrhus
Epirus
Carthage
By C. M. Payne
James GO
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Post
Alice H. Chace
Pearl Street
Middleboro
Billy m
Amy Ostrand
Washburn’s
Washington St
Boylston
BY Olin Downes
Conrad
Copenhagen
Norfolk
Lymansville
SRS Sey Eee
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