Observant Citizen notes and city life anecdotes
The column shares anecdotes from Boston and York Harbor. Highlights include Justice Harlan’s golf quip about a profane silence and a library exhibit on Boston’s growth. It mentions Advertising Day in New Hampshire, university song misquotes, Bowdoin Square Tabernacle's closing, and Munsey newspaper sales.
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Justice Harlan
United States Supreme Court
York Harbor
Boston
Post
Bowdoin Square
Steamship Line To Australia Announced From St John
A steamship line will be established between St John and Melbourne Auckland N Z Sydney Australia and Dunedin with the Waiwera and Wakanui in service beginning December 10. The new service connects St John with major Australian and New Zealand ports for passenger and freight travel.
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ST. John
N. B
Melbourne
Auckland
N. Z
Sydney
Australia
Dunedin
Waiwera
Wakanawi Age
The Dam Breaks The Lovers Die In Blackened Light
A desperate man plants a dynamite charge to destroy the dam and reach a cottage where his beloved waits. As the flood rises and a silhouette appears at the window, he rushes toward the light, only to confront a tragic end while warnings echo of the dam’s imminent collapse. The final image shows the couple in danger as water consumes the scene.
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Buld
Lght
Joe
Love and Sentiment Advice Letter to Mildred Champagne
A young man asks about his plan to marry a 22 year old woman while supporting family duties. The reader’s letter discusses honesty, risk of misreading feelings, and the adviser counsels delicacy over blunt truth, noting the woman’s offense and the need to avoid pressuring her.
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Miss Champagne
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