Humorous Beacons Street Musings and Family News
The Observant Citizen notes Rev. H. A. Horton appears youthful after a country rest and health is praised. Suffolk Law School Dean Gleason Archer welcomes a baby girl while sharing the moment with his three year old son who mistakingly calls the sister a Teddy Bear. It also mentions a tedious dating scene on a Dorchester car ride where a youth uses lofty words to woo a girl, amusing other passengers.
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H. A. Horton
Beacon Street
Dean Gleason Archer
Suffolk Law School
Dorchester
The Noble Oak and the Farmer’s Pragmatic Reply
A speaker extols a grand ancient oak’s longevity as a record of history from before Columbus to many fallen empires. The farmer, dismissing grand memory, jokes he will cut it down to save coal costs, ending the vignette with a wry twist.
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Chicago
New York
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Surprise bundle sparks awkward scene at a gathering
A young man opened a newspaper wrapped bundle to reveal sheet music in front of a shocked companion. Meanwhile Miss Margaret EK Gallagher, chief operator at the Revere Winthrop exchange, returned home to fifty friends presenting her a diamond cross locket. Commuters complain of freezing air and rough ride on the Newton and Brighton line with doors left open at Newton Corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret EK. Gallagher
Winthrop
Dehon ‘Street
Revere
Miss Gallagher
Helen Sullivan
Katharine Fitzgerald
Newton and
Brighton
Newton Corner
Sea Sickness From Convertible Rides Sparks Complaint
A Chestnut Hill woman complains that the semi convertible cars’ pitch and roll resemble an ocean liner, causing seasickness on every ride. At the Boston Public Library, a young clergyman’s reading session distracts authorities as he occupies two chairs, using one for feet and the other for rest, illustrating unrest among local youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chestnut Hill
Boston
Boston Public Library
Voice in the Forest Wins a Bride of Opera Fame
Opera manager John Harlington hears a golden voiced girl in a forest. He pursues her, invites her to a charity concert, and learns she seeks rest. After a clever exchange, Arline Dacre is drawn to the villa and becomes his bride, sharing a life by the river each twilight.
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John Harrington
Autumn
Uimmer
Harrington
Mademoiselle
Monsieur
Opera
Mademoiselle Arline
John Harlington
Arline Dacre
World of
Grand Old Forest
Sewing Circle to Winthrop Highlander
A reader shares household finances with husband earning 17 weekly paying rent fuel gas and grocery costs. They save about 2 weekly and shop in Boston. The letter also references a Rosemary quota and quotes Margaret EB Sangster poem If I Had Known about family sentiments and the Sewing Circle community response.
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Winthrop Highlander
Boston
Rosemary
Margaret EB. Sangster
HER HUSBAND A FLIRT To the Sisters I have a good home and two grown daughters
A Salem woman writes she is unhappy because her 53 year old husband is an inveterate flirt. She wonders whether to continue going out with him as his flirting makes her dislike him and she cannot trust him alone.
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Salem
Once a Bride Advice to a Distraught Wife
The letter counsels a neglected wife to stay cheerful and make home inviting. It suggests attending his social outings with tact, keeping a pleasant demeanor, and occasionally joining him discreetly to reaffirm harmony despite suspicions.
Living Beyond Means Warns The Winthrop Highlander
A columnist criticizes readers living on $25 to $30 weekly budgets while facing an $18 salary. Advice urges cutting rent to $15, eliminating electric lights, and avoiding a furnace while paying $2 weekly for furniture.
Winter wardrobe questions for Jacksonville readers
The Sewing Circle asks for Jacksonville readers to advise Mollie D. on suitable winter clothing. She plans to winter in Jacksonville Florida and seeks guidance from locals who know the climate.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Mollie D
Mildred Champagne Advice Column On Love And Dancing
A young 21 year old man seeks dating guidance from Mildred Champagne. She suggests joining social clubs to meet potential partners and emphasizes learning to dance as a key to winning a girlfriend. The writer notes his quiet nature and lack of dancing skill.
How Can She Tell Dear Miss Champagne
A young woman asks how to tell if a man loves her and how to win his affection. The advice remains simple: be natural and pleasant, show enjoyment of his company, and ignore rumors. If he loves, he will. if he won’t, nothing will.
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Miss Champagne
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Materialism
Walt
Cambridge
Orange
Mass
NEW Home Office
Bedford St
Jordan Marsh Furniture Tel
Oxford
Washington St
Iker-Jaynes Drug Stores
Riker-Jaynes
Washburn
Crosbys
Gorot
the Post
The
Sunday Post
Genevieve Marie Boice
Ingleside Street
Roxbury, Mass
Dolly
Poston
TION
Sewing Circle
Florida
Mildred Champagne
Jordan Marsh Company
Chickering & Sons
Tremont Street
Cor
Northampton Street
Ave
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