Observant Citizen VT notes casual rain test and local updates
A Vermont observer comments on a man outside the Devonshire street tunnel with a cup and watch as drizzle fills the cup at five minute intervals. The column covers former Officer Thomas H. Vincent now a businessman, Winthrop water works and harbor marks, a Cambridge turkey tale, hunting plans, Dorchester speedway work, a Roman bust likeness to Lucius Tuttle, Harvard football banter, grade crossing removal in Somerville, and Brookline aerial ladder truck readiness.
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Devonshire Street
Love That Lasts Across a Lifetime in a Snowlit Home
A sentimental tableau unfolds in a hall of a family estate as an elderly man relives love, birth, and memory. A ghostly Elaine appears beside him, guiding him through cherished moments before the chair stands empty once more as the game ends.
Rowdy the Maine Cat Aids Wash Day Clipping Pins
Prospect Ferry Maine reports on Rowdy a Persian cat famed for clever wash day tricks. The pet fetches clothes pins from the kitchen to the clothesline and carries two pins at once. Local lore also claims Rowdy catches fish at night.
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Rowdy
Prospect Ferry
Maine
Arithmetic Triumph Over Browning in Walt Mason Verse
In a 1910 verse, Walt Mason mocks Robert Browning by preferring arithmetic to poetry. The speaker declares arithmetic clear and satisfying, while Browning’s meaning seems obscure, as he solves sums and fractions to reveal simple answers.
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Robert Browning
Robert
Bob Browning
Browning
Walt Mason
Conwright
George Matthew Adams
Grandpa's Quiet Farewell to Elaine and Family
A tranquil drawing room scene ends in sorrow as a grandfather lies asleep by the fire. A baby calls for good night while a young man cradles the peaceful elder, tears mingling with Elaine's golden curls as Hazel eyes glow with love and happiness.
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Richard
Grandpa
Papa
Elaine
Brazilian Students Compliment Post on Telegraph Service
Brazilian students in Boston send sincere congratulations to the Post for its splendid telegraph service and detailed Rio Janeiro events. They note that the dreadnoughts Minas Geraes and Sao Paulo are at present the largest and most powerfully armed warships afloat.
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Rio Janeiro
Minas Geraes
Sao Paulo
Boston
Pape's Cold Compound Claims Quick Cure for Grippe
Advertises a 25 cent package of Pape's Cold Compound as the fastest cure for a severe cold or grippe. Claims relief from neuralgia pains, headache, stuffed nose, feverishness, and other symptoms after the first dose, with three doses totaling two hours apart to end misery. Notes three years of research and cost over fifty thousand dollars. Contains no quinine.
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Grippe
Pape
Advice on Courtship From a Persistent Suitor
A young man seeks counsel from Mildred Champagne on how to deepen friendship with a well mannered, attractive girl who may have other suitors. The columnist urges steady letter writing, responsiveness to her replies, and notes that final judgment comes with the timely question and her answer.
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Miss Champigne
Cliff
Sicily in Shadow and in Sun by Maud Howe
Maud Howe’s new book from Little, Brown & Co. combines history tragedy and romance. It opens with Messina Reggio and Calabria earthquake scenes and Red Cross relief, then shifts to Taormina Etna Palermo Monreale Syracuse and Girgenti with personal observations and photographs by John Elliott.
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Maud Howe
Little, Brown & Co
Sicily
Messina
Reggio
Calabria
Red Cross Society
Girgenti
John Elliott
Costume suggestion for a barn dance inspired by Sis Hopkins
A playful dressing guide outlines a homemade Sis Hopkins look with a long sleeved apron over a dress, center parted hair in tight pigtails, a red rag tied ends, potential hat with flowers, bright stockings, old shoes, and a placard reading Two Twins Ima Hog and Ura Hog.
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Sis Hopkins
Ima Hog
Ura Hog
Cheap Five Room Homes Near Boston in Randolph
Former Winthrop resident weighs renting versus buying noting $9 per month for five room houses and cottages in Randolph with no improvements. He argues renting may be cheaper than owning once taxes water repairs and interest are included and offers further advice.
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Roslindale
Malden
Medford
Verett
Maplewood
Boston
Randolph
Winthrop
The Happy Mother of Nine Advises Self Reliance
A column from The Happy Mother of Nine counsels Marion to stop blaming her husband for household burdens. It urges a wife to finish her own chores, let her husband rest after work, and avoid leaning on him for daily tasks, arguing he bears enough work and worry.
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Marion
Advice on Baby Care and Diet from a Reader
A reader recommends giving well cooked oatmeal and ample cold water to a baby with digestion issues. The writer suggests outdoor time for the infant, noting a nine month old, eight teen pounds weight.
English Mince Meat and Bread Filling Recipes
A pair of old style recipes describe English mince meat using eight pounds apples with raisins sultana currants and citrus peels and a bread pudding style dish with stale bread milk eggs butter and cheese. Names Margaret Wade O Connor and A Danforth appear with addresses in Norwood and Providence Rhode Island.
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Margaret Wade O'Connor
Phillips Avenue
Norwood
A. Danforth
Villa Avenue
Providence
R. If
Evolution of Fredda by Edward H Crosby
The C. M. Clark Publishing Company will issue a new novel titled The Evolution of Fredda by Edward H Crosby. Crosby, long connected with the Boston press and well traveled abroad, writes a romance filled tale of adventure and observation from his trips.
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C. M. Clark Publishing Company
Edward H. Crosby
Boston Press
Crosby
Early rising and praise for husbands
A reader defends waking early for her husband and notes personal routines. She recounts getting up at 4:30, caring for her husband, visiting his mother, and suggesting naps to cope. She argues mothers in law differ and praises a supportive spouse.
How She Came to Pray to Believer in Prayer
A reader writes praising a Sewing Circle member for praying in her room and encouraging persistence. The letter recalls how a roof mate’s prayer led to conversion and believes steady prayer will influence the roommate to join in faith.
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Natalie
Escaping Gas Parlor Stove Advice Letter
A reader signs as Mrs L. 8. R. shares stove handling tips for Tufts, describing how to remove slate and clinkers, adjust drafts, and keep the damper open to maintain a strong fire, while suggesting closing drafts to avoid accidents.
Dear Sisters Seek Club Name From Newcomer
A newcomer asks for help naming a new club for boys and girls aged 19 to 21. The aim is to be jolly and enjoy pleasant times as MISCHIEVOUS BROWN EYES signs the inquiry.
Advent Noonday Preachers Named Across Greater Boston
The Rev E 8 Rousmaniere announces Advent season noonday preachers at St Pauls Tremont Street with dates from November 28 to December 23 led by bishops and ministers including F Courtney Ralph M Harper J McG Foster PP W Sprague and A C Hall D D The Massachusetts Federation of Churches meeting in East Boston also noted Harriet S Ellis named home secretary and Marinus James evangelist to conduct meetings at First Baptist Charlestown through December 11 The Rev F E Atkins spoke at the Advent church on the Middle West.
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Rousmaniere
D. D
St. Paul's Church
Tremont Street
F. Courtney
Ralph M. Harper
J. McG. Foster
Massachusetts Federation of Churches
Presbyterian Church
East Boston
Marinus James
First Baptist Church
Charlestown
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Thomas H. Vincent
Station 5
Los Angeles
Cal
Winthrop Water Works
Teon
Cambridge
Brighton
Francis Hurtubis, Jr
Macebias
Mr. Hurtubis
Reek
Dorchester
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Lucius Tuttle
Boston & Maine Railroad
Tuttle
James B. Field
Chelsea
Mr. Field
Old Academy of Music
William Warren
Joe Jefferson
Annie Clark
Mr. Weld
Playhouse
Percy Haughton
Harvard
Europe
Ivernia
Haughton
Union Square
Fitchburg Division
Somerville
Brett
Steve” Maloney
Maloney
City Hall
Monponset “Speed Boys
Brookline
Washington Street
Beacon Street
Estabrooks
Johnson
Riker-Jaynes
Robinson Bros. & Co., Inc
Malden, Mass
Parker
W. B. Clarke Co
Tremont St
Claribel
By Williams
Booyy
Madame Fat Kovski
MR. Push Penf
Z William
The
Oys
Ibenday Post
Ethel May Shorey
Rock Ave
Trevaneys
Mildred Champagne
Che
Joston
New England
Sunday Post
Washburn
Grosbys
Lou
dWatz
Greater Boston
Hamilton
A. BE. Ulrich
Pine Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Portland
Harriet S. Ellis
Tremont Temple
Women's Baptist Foreign Missionary Society
Ford Building
F. E. Atkins
Church of the Advent
Middle West
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