October Strawberry Pickings and Local News Roundup
John F. Francis of Provincetown reports a September strawberry harvest with blossoms and green fruit still on vines. Various society notes cover lectures by Hurtubis on John Hancock, the Pond Lily Girls party, Judge Lowell’s return to federal duty, and local civic happenings. A gas bill misunderstanding leads to a comic tale of a man checking a meter, while Mayor Porter of Lynn gains respect for mediating the shoe workers strike. Fragments note golf, surveying Great Bay, and community events at Catholic Literary Union and Tremont Street groups.
The Monotype Operator women of Boston
A Boston series on women workers describes monotype operators. Most have prior compositors experience, with eight hour days and about 250 women employed in the city earning an average of 18 dollars weekly, mainly in book publishing houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Rich Fruit Crackers and Hamburg Steak From Local Recipes
A recipe continues with twelve large crackers crushed and buttered and baked with milk and eggs to yield a rich dessert pudding, credited to Mrs Catherine M Cord of Union NH. It ends with meat cakes made from hamburg steak Boston crackers egg and seasonings, from Mrs A Loring of Spring street Hanson, described as economical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine M. Cord
A. Loring
Spring Street
Hanson
Dear Miss Champagne on Love and a Dilemma
A young woman asks how to handle a 22 year old suitor who is engaged to another woman. Advice urges him to obtain an honorable release, noting her youth and the need for discretion, and warns against sharing affection while he is not free to be engaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashmont and
Milton
Adams Square
Miss Champagne
The Rose Princess and the Merciful Prince Tale
In a Gilbertian veranda scene, Richard Travers tells a tale of a Rose Princess and a penniless Prince. The Princess, adored by Eleanor Lyndon, demands a fortune in exchange for marriage, while the Prince endures Alaska’s cold to win wealth. A wedding crowd, a sleeping child, and roses frame the moral of mercy versus pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Travers
Eleanor Lyndon
Eleanor
Roses
Lyndon
Dr Barnes Weds Nurse Met in Hospital
A historical recital review notes Dr Barnes marrying a nurse he met during hospitalization. The piece highlights Mr Hamlin's vocal performance with Linley's Ariel Fly and Wolf's Auf Ein Altes Bild, plus Campbell-Tipton sea lyrics and strong piano accompaniment by Mr Schneider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlin
Linley
Ariel
Hugo Wolf
Campbell- Tipton
Schneider
Quiet Providence Wedding Unites Dr Henry Barnes and Miss Lillian Groves
Dr. Henry Barnes of Providence and Miss Lillian J. Groves of Norwich wed yesterday at 4 PM at 8 Armington Avenue Providence in a small ceremony. The couple met while both worked at the same hospital and plan a wedding tour visiting New York and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Henry Barnes
Lillian J. Groves
Norwich
Armington Avenue
Barnes
New York
Washington
Groves
Backus Hospital
Fashions Advance with Dainty Neckwear and Satin Details
New neckwear is exceedingly dainty with fine nets and laces popular. Dull-finished leather shoes are in fashion among women. Full length raincoats with a circular back and double-breasted style gain adoration. Satin cords and bands decorate new suits and frocks. Soft satin rib bon collars match frocks or hats and a flat back line flatters the slender hip. Broadcloth remains common with serges and twisted fabrics. Lace bordered veils shine as standout lace pieces. Satin and crepe remain favored in silk wear.
Fashion notes on coats and fabrics of the season
Some shirts appear white with scarlet stripes while coats feature four back vents on newest models. Double breasted coats remain ventless and lack a breast pocket. Lounge suits use dark wool fabrics with chalk white green brown or purple tones.
Hamlin Opens 1908 Recital Season In Chickering Hall
Tenor George Hamlin launched the 1908 09 recital season at Chickering Hall delivering a high standard program. He confronted technical demands in Strauss O Susse Mai and Schumann Stille Tranen and Ins Freie with fervor though at times strained by breath control and overpowering accompaniment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hamlin
Chickering Hall
Hamlin
Strauss
Schumann
Attracting Beauty Through Skin Nourishment Secret
A period magazine advice piece from a society column urges women to become more attractive by using a skin treatment claimed to nourish nerves and blood vessels. It prescribes mixing gly cerine tincture eadomene, rosewater and borax then applying to arms bust neck and shoulders to achieve firmer, fuller appearance.
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John F. Francis
Provincetown
Francis
John Hancock
Massachusetts
Bostonian Society
Francis Hurtubis, Jr
Whittier Hall
Everett
Francis C. Lowell
United States Circuit Court
Circuit and Appeals
Francis W. Sprague
Newton
Executive Council
State House
Mr. Sprague
G. C
Esther Reilly
John Carty
Miss Reilly
James A
Knights of Columbus
Faneuil Hall
Vermont
Felix W. McGettrick
Green Mountain
Catholic Literary Union
Monument Square
Charlestown
James P. Maloney
Thomas F. Porter
Lynn
Porter
Idle Men
Whidden and Tracey
Masters’ Union
Franklin Park
Reek
Tremont Street
Fort Hill
D. B. Wainwright
United States Geodetic Survey
Great Bay
New Hampshire
Wainwright
Merrimac
William A. Wheeler
Kilton Street
Dorchester
Maine
Revere Beach
George F. Atkins
Atlantic House
Atkins
Revere Street
New England
Sunday Post
Hamburg
Mildred Champagne
Morris & Butler
Morris, Murch & Butler
Murch
Steck Muet Ra
Oei
Bird's-eye
Pasere
Ewin
Om Ete
Golden Oak Library
Sapie Wea
Oak Lea
Morris
Mission
UPU
Ape
Merrimacs
Specia Mattresses
Morris & Butler I
Summer Street
the Post
The
the Princess OF the Roses
Kathryn M. Sullivan
Ingleside Street
Roxbury
Morse Bros., Prop’s
Canton, Mass
U.S.A
Fairchild Co
Hamlin Song Recital
BY Olin Downes
Beecham’s
Beecham
Walker & Pratt Mfg. Co
Union Street
Fuller & Lewis
West Street
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