Cats Come to Life in Readers Photos of Joachim and Flossie
Mrs H A Smith of Ocean Street Lynn sends Joachim a highly intelligent cat with a storied seaport lineage. He responds with bells, roof descent, and strong bonds, fearing dogs and mice alike while recalling absent friends with joy. Mrs Susan L Colson of Mattapoisett shares Flossie a Maine steamer survivor whose recovery home fed his appetite for chicken and sunlit plant leaves. He weighed about ten pounds with a tiger coat and a ten inch tail, blew organ pedals, and rested under an apple tree after a seven year life.
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Joachim
H. A. Smith
Ocean Street
Lynn
Salem
Marblehead
Jack
Audobon Lety
Susan L. Colson
Mattapoisett
Flossie
Maine
Boston
Blackie
Cat With Canine Ways Bobby the Trick Cat
Emma L Timberlake of 60 Western Avenue Waterville Maine describes Bobby a remarkable eight year old cat with many dog like behaviors. He responds to his mistress whistle or name indoors and outdoors and helps with tasks like carrying small items and opening doors. He knows when meat is coming and waits in the hall. He performs numerous tricks and athletic feats including climbing ladders jumping through hoops and walking tight ropes. He also catches small fish and refuses mice.
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Bobby
Meon
Emma L. Timberlake
Western Avenue
Waterville
Country resident hears a cry near barn during call
A country resident recalls tethering a horse by a barn when a piteous meou meou sounded below, prompting an investigation of a likely stray or injured animal.
Billee the Kitten Finds a Home then Returns to Country
A tiny tiger striped kitten is found in a peach basket by a reader. The narrator feeds the orphan with milk and names it Billee. The cat moves between a city second floor basket setup and country life, preferring the country. EMILY 8S. PEIRCE. Kittery Depot, Me.
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Billee
Emily
Peirce
Kittery Depot
Colonel Tim the regiment mascot untangles fly paper yarn
A dignified old tiger cat named Colonel Tim, mascot of the regiment, gets fly paper tangled in his tail during drill. The regiment’s colonel kindly frees him, and an orderly gives him an alcohol bath to return him to a sleek, purring state. Abigail Taylor reports from Mt. Vernon Street.
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Tim
Abigail Taylor
Mt. Vernon Street
Refused to Be Given Away Beauty Keeps Catistic Heirloom
A fading tale describes a starving cat named Beauty found eight years ago. After rescue he grew strong, was given away three times but returned, and now remains cherished weighing 23 pounds. He is gentle, poses on his back, and enjoys nursing.
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Beauty
Christmas Gift Dilemma Across War Time Circles
Readers discuss keeping gifts modest to aid war efforts while supporting Red Cross and Y M C A. Letters from Windsor Vermont Boston and beyond urge focusing on children and sick, knitting for soldiers, and personal sacrifices amid shortages.
Neighbor's cats spar as Beauty protects home in Winthrop
Beauty, a cat, hears a distant fight and waits for Tippy to return. Once Tippy arrives, Beauty disciplines him to teach him to stay home, according to a note from Mrs. John Thomson of 49% Pleasant Street, Winthrop.
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Bor
Beauty
Tippy
John Thomson
Pleasant Street
Winthrop
Remarkable Cat Follows Owners Two Miles to New Home
A Lynn resident recounts his black cat who moved with the family two miles away. The animal later returned to the old home several times and then joined the new household, showing notable intelligence and attachment. Neighbors corroborate the cat's trips between houses.
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R. W. Currier
Park Road
Lynn
Birthday Bio Briefs: Jonathan Swift Born in Dublin in 1667
Swift, famed satirist of The Tale of the Tub and Gulliver's Travels, began as a college idler and clerk. He earned a secretaryship at $100 a year, grew famed as a political writer, became dean of St Patrick's, Dublin, and faced decline in later years.
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Jonathan Swift
Gulliver
England
Stella
Hester Johnson
Swift
St. Patrick's
Dublin
Ineland
Over the Wire A Little Chat om Style by Dorothy
A brief feature presents Dorothy discussing style notes and personal tips in a casual chat within the Over the Wire column. She shares quick fashion ideas and suggested reads for readers seeking simple inspiration.
Facts and Fashions Highlight Shiny Leather Bags and Toques
Shiny leather bags remain a favorite as toques are crafted in white satin and some are tall and narrow. Long apron panels persist with severe necklines and propriety requiring ears to be covered. Princess dinner gowns appear in velvet while red white and blue jewelry debuts and taupe dyed lynx furs are the latest novelty.
Kaiser and God Poem Critique of War Crimes
A poem by Barry Pain rails at Kaiser Wilhelm II for propaganda and war crimes. It rebukes royal praise, burning villages, torture, and bloodshed. The speaker warns against equating God with the German state and urges moral judgment.
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Wilhelm
Kaiser
Beefsteak and Potato Pie Featured in New England Recipes
A Sunday Post full-page recipe feature includes Beefsteak and Potato Pie with layered potato and meat, seasoned with salt and pepper, baked two hours. Also shared are suet breadcrumb pudding steamed for two hours, a bran loaf and biscuits, and a beef potato onion pie from Mrs. Edward L. Gay of North Stratford New Hampshire.
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New England Housewives
Sunday Post
F. E. Purington
Glenn Mills
Rowley
Glen Mills
Edward L. Gay
North Stratford
N. H
Everyday Etiquette Tips From Alicia Hoyt
Reading from a historical column, the guide advises travelers to avoid monopolizing dressing rooms and to finish bathing and dressing quickly. It also instructs on arriving early for escorts, not removing overcoats, and maintaining decorum in theatres and streetcars, including not holding hands or arm placement.
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Violet
Oldest Inhabitant Recalls Historic Boston Weather
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls two degrees below zero on the Wat h of November in 1875 and nine above in 1891. He notes 1907 as the coldest of the past decade at 25 degrees and 1881 as the warmest on this date at 68 degrees, with rain or cold reported in 1910 and 1916.
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Boston
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