Washington street paving begins amid odd sign notices
The Observant Citizen notes Washington street paving starting today and mentions a puzzling sign on Washington that reads English Raincoat 6 Guinies. The column also covers immigration lecturer Jeremiah J. Hurley, Manila fire chief Lewis Marsena Johnson praising Boston’s fire service, and other local society items including engagements and diocesan parade help.
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Washington Street
Regent Street
Lewis Marsena Johnson
Fire Department of
Manila
Philippines
Boston
Challenged to Sleep With Smallpox Patient in Public Test
At the National Anti Vaccination Conference in Philadelphia on October 19 Dr. Rudolph Straube challenged Dr. Samuel Dixon head of the State health department to spend a night in bed with him and a smallpox patient. Dixon has been vaccinated several times while Straube has never been inoculated.
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Philadelphia
Rudolph Straube
Samuel Dixon
State Health Department
Dixon
Straube
Apsley Rubber Co. Reopens Full Time After Short Day Schedule
Hudson Oct 19 The Apsley Rubber Company with 750 workers started full time operations across all departments. The plant had cut to seven hours a day since January and now resumes standard full shifts.
Training Sunday School Teachers in Boston Meeting
An unusually large crowd attended a Congregational ministers meeting in Boston where Mary Foster Bryner of Chicago urged thorough training for Sunday school teachers to boost children’s studies. Professor H M Hamil and Bishop Hamilton spoke to Methodist ministers on educating children to strengthen churches and Sunday schools. Charlestown Baptists ponder the future of Bunker Hill Baptist Church after its closure and a proposed merger with First Baptist was not pursued.
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Congregational Ministers
Mary Foster Bryner
Chicago
International Sunday School Association
H. M. Hamil
Bishop Hamilton
Hamil
International Committee ‘of
Sunday School Association
Baptists of
Charlestown
Bunker Hill Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Best Recipes of New England Housewives Bee Sunday Post
Pare twelve cucumbers and prepare a sweet vinegar spice liquid with sugar cinnamon and cloves. Cook cucumbers until tender then pour over hot liquid and seal. A second recipe uses almonds butter and salt cooked to a delicate brown in a chafing dish. Mrs George Wright Worcester and A M D East Boston provide notes.
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New England Housewives Bee Sunday Post
George Wright
Stafford Street
Worcester
Boston
Love and Sentiment Advice From Mildred Champagne
In a reader column Mildred Champagne counsels a 28 year old suitor dating a 30 year old woman. She advises seeking a direct explanation, reassessing proposal frequency, and stressing a stable home and loving heart to win back her affection. Parents’ support is noted as favorable but not decisive.
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Miss Champagne
Love
June Day Romance Ends in Engagement Release
A young couple in a sunlit June scene discusses happiness and romance. He professes deep love and asks her to marry, but she unexpectedly requests a release from their engagement and accepts the breakup with calm resolve.
Hair Remedies and a Sudden City Breakup
An article on hair loss links baldness to contagion in barber shops and promotes Resocarpin as a scalp treatment. Separately, a city romance ends with a breakup after a tense exchange about love and honesty.
Women and Misses Fur Lined Coats and Dresses Sale
Catalog of women and misses garments offered at deep discounts. Fur lined coats with sable trim and coney collars priced around 9.75 plus various wool skirts, kimonos, house dresses, ginghams, and petticoats discounted to 69c to 59c, with wraps and wrappers noted. Limited quantities remain.
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Panama
Nomai
Scolded girl 15 ends life in Iowa town
In OSKALOOSA IOWA on October 19 15 year old Clara Wetland committed death by her own action after her mother scolded her for tardiness returning home from school.
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Oskaloosa, In
Clara Wetland
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Boston Central Labor Union
Cashman
Edith L. Mills
Somerville
Josie Dexter
William A. Pownall
Aurora, Ill
Mr. Pownall
Waltham, Mass
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
Denis F. Sheehan
Charles E. Lauriat & Co
Greater Boston
Mildred Champagne
Eer
Crosby CO
Gale ED
Eeve” Washburn- Crosby
Gorn Menar Frour
Hood
H. P. Hood & Sons
Rutherford Ave
Mass
Chiathebeaen
Dairy Laboratory
Huntington Ave
Back Bay
the Post
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Beacon Street
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Patery
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Great Cash House
Wifcul Wallclaya
Young & Holland
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Richardson
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Lydia
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Stewart
Lisles
Hamburg
Cie Shire
Trenton
N. J
Adam Schuck
Joseph, Mo
Carolyne Sullivan
Maurice Sullivan
Bristol, Tenn
Isaac J. Kern
Big Stone Gap
Andrew J. Stoup Co
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Boylston St
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Sarabridge
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