Theatre chatter and city notes weave through Boston scene
A mix of social updates and local lore includes Henry Russell’s opera plans in Boston for 1909 10 Mrs David R Craig of Mt Vernon street visits Wayne Pa New York Hotel Walcott guests Mrs Henry Woods reports on the Cathedral of St John the Divine cost and stature Arthur I Plaisted praised at the Charles River dam local animal rescue on Broadway and a Dorchester men depart for Philadelphia to study a new typesetting machine plus elevated station progress at Egleston and Forest Hills feet with home recipes and club notices across the region
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Mt. Vernon Street
Wayne, Penn
Walcott
New York
Henry Woods
St. John the Divine
New York City
United States
Boston
Arthur I. Plaisted
Charles River Dam
Plaisted
Princess Patricia to Wed Count of Turin in Announcement
A Rome despatch says the engagement of Prince Victor Emmanuel Count of Turin to Princess Patricia daughter of the Duke of Connaught will be announced soon. The Count of Turin is a brother of the Duke of the Abruzzi.
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Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Turin
Patricia
Duke of Connaught
Abruzzi
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Kismet Tale of Ashyea Deid and Katna Palace
In a tropical palace, Ashyea and Deid the tiger dream beside a sleeping Katna as Yerbo plots vengeance through Fantina the dervish and Rajah Katwa. Twilight, romance, and a vow of retribution unfold amid music, jasmine, and forbidden liaisons.
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Katna
Ashyea
Deid
Yerbo
Tropics
Katwa
Rajah
Yerba
Fantina
Night of vengeance ends in mortal combat on the veranda
A man driven by revenge confronts Ashyea with a dagger as a tiger guards the scene. In a swift struggle, the assailant and the beast clash on the pavement. Katwa Prince and Rajah arrive at the doorway while Deld the tiger cries out over the bloodied blood.
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Ashyea
Kismet
Katwa
Rajah
Deld
Love and Sentiment Advice From Mildred Champagne
A reader asks Mildred Champagne for guidance after an engagement with a lady friend ends with another escort. The columnist urges forgiving the misunderstanding and suggests calmly explaining innocence while avoiding argument.
Too Young
A young man asks if marrying a woman two years his senior is possible. The advice notes age alone isn’t decisive if she is not under 20, and suggests persistence, decisiveness, and financial stability to win her favor. It urges building character and willpower to overcome concerns about youth.
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Cub
Miss Champagne
Fleisher Yarns Promised for Quality and Value
Fine materials and expert workmanship count as much in yarns as in any commodity. Fleisher Yarns are spun by exact methods with an even lofty elastic thread. Each skein tested before boxing and guaranteed. Fleisher offers more yards per pound and durable wear and wash. Contains various yarns and full directions in Pleisher's Knitting and Crochetia Manual with photographic illustrations and illustrated stitches.
Melrose Man Exhibits Freak Hybrid Dahlia Double Bloom
W F Bowen of 73 York Terrace Melrose Highlands showed a hybrid cactus dahlia with two stems each bearing a bright red and a pearl white blossom. He began hybridizing two years ago and this season the garden produced the curious flower, among the few survivors of Jack Frost. Bowen also grows large Mrs Roosevelt dahlias.
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W. F. Bowen
York Terrace
Melrose Highlands
Mr. Bowen
Post
Jack Frost
Beet as Big as Man's Head Wins Garden Pride
Paul M. Foss of Stafford Centre New Hampshire was moved to exhibit the pride of his beet garden after a years’ display of monster squashes turnips radishes cucumbers apples grapes and other farm products that earned honorable mention in the Post.
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Paul M. Foss
Stafford Centre
N. H
Largest beet weigh eight pounds and 2312 inches around
A farmer named Mr. Foss unveiled a giant blood turnip beet weighing eight pounds and measuring 2312 inches in circumference. He has farmed for 65 years and says the beet is the largest he has seen. The beet’s size rivals a human head, far larger than the usual baseball-sized yield.
Death of Mrs. Annie Richard Wife of Paul J. Richard
Mrs Annie Richard 27 a shoe maker’s wife and sister of the late James Roche died at Deaconess Hospital after a brief illness. She leaves her mother a brother a sister and four children. Born in Charlotte Town P E I she was educated at Notre Dame Charlottetown and taught school before marriage. She resided at 10 Wellington Hill Street Japan.
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Paul J. Richard
James Jeffrey Roche
Richard
Charlottetown
Edward Roche
St. Dunstan's College
Notre Dame
Wellington Hill Street
Japan
Milwaukee Club Marriage Interruption at State Convention
At a Wisconsin Federation of Women's Clubs meeting in Milwaukee, Mrs. Davis of Hall Claire was interrupted mid address by Ralph Burdick seeking a judge to grant a marriage dispensation. She left briefly, was whisked to Calvary Presbyterian Church where Rev. W. H. Graham officiated. She returned to finish her talk.
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Milwaukee
Wis
David R. Davis
Hall Claire
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Ralph W. Burdick
Georgia minister fined $500 for improper pulpit talk
The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the guilty verdict against Rev. Walt Holcombe of Cartersville for using improper language in the pulpit when women were present. He was sentenced to pay a $500 fine plus costs.
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Atlanta, Ga
Georgia Court of Appeals
Walt Holcombe
Cartersville
Waitress Captures Mouse in Bethlehem Restaurant
At Bechtel's restaurant in Bethlehem a mouse ran among diners during lunch. Waitress Elizabeth Heatre reached from the kitchen, grabbed the rodent by the back of the head and broke its neck, ending the scare.
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Bethlehem
Penn
Bechtel's
Elizabeth Heatre
Fashion Notes Directoire Style Dominates Season
Miss Mary reports empire silhouettes fading before directoire vogue with black and white feather accents. Sashes trimmed with buttons front and back. buff waistcoats for evenings. gowns and hats demand extensive hand needlework and a straight up and down figure. Dark colors rule morning wear, corded silk outlines revers, browns like seal and leaf popular, yellow headgear complemented by khaki buff suede. children may wear white year round.
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Directoire
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