Hestia Wreck Triggers Large Nova Scotia Salvage Effort
Drifted ashore near Yarmouth after the Donaldson line steamer Hestia foundered off Grand Manan. Thirty named aboard with at least ten more unlisted. 41 aboard at wreck time, with six rescued and one seaman severely exhausted. Underwriters absent, private salvage concentrates on freight including over 1000 cases of Scotch whiskey.
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Grand Manan
Old Proprietor Lodge
Gannett Rock
Hestia
Stewart
Breen
Merode Underwear Brand Showcased for Fashionable Modistes
The Merode line is pitched as tailor made and custom fit with gowns molded over the product. Union suits are presented as high quality, inspected, non shrinkable, uniform in cut and finish, and hygienically treated. The range includes vests drawers tights corset covers and union suits in cotton lisle merino wool silk and lisle silk and wool. A curated list of union suits follows.
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Merode
Cerchics
Bae
Missing Hestia Crew Sought After Grand Manan Wreck
In St John New Brunswick on October 27 volunteers and tugs departed for Seal Cove Grand Manan to find the little rescue boat from the Donaldson line steamer Hestia. The boat carried passengers and was last seen struggling in heavy seas as the Hestia went down Monday morning.
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ST. John
N. B
Donaldson Line
Hestia
Seal Cove
Grand Manan
Marmola tablets promise fat loss without effort
An old time weight loss pitch urges winter dieters to buy Marmola tablets claiming fat reduces 12 to 15 ounces daily. The ad says pills copy Marmola prescription style and can be mailed for 75 cents from The Marmola Company Detroit Michigan in plain packaging.
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Marmola Company
Dept. 197
Detroit
Mich
Tragedy at Bay of Fundy Aurora Steamer Threatens Loss
News from Grand Manan details the Aurora steamer of the Grand Manan Steamship Company and its crew believed lost after treacherous tides. The Hestia, servicing Glasgow, was also familiar to locals, while optimism faded to consensus that the vessel would be a total loss. Robert Reford Company in St John received 285 letters from relatives of those who sailed from Glasgow, with Captain Newman’s kin among them. The agency will preserve the letters hoping some may be claimed.
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Lord Kitchener
St. John
Donaldson Line
Grand Manan
Bernard Breen
Grand Manan Steamship Company
Aurora
Here
Eastport
Bay of Fundy
Hestia
Glasgow
Robert Reford Company
Newman
Scotland
Could Have Saved Lives Near Old Prospector Ledge
Captain John Apt of the Albert J. Lutz reports sighting a strange light near Old Prospector's Ledge Grand Manan around 3 am Monday and believes Hestia steamer boats were signaling. He says a dory properly manned could have saved shipwrecked men, and that boats were eight miles away at daylight with no sign of the wreck.
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Digby
N. S
John Apt
Albert J. Lutz
Honor Brookline Elk Club Honors McManus At Guild Hall
Friends of William Tr. McManus Brookline undertaker gathered under Sagamore Club at Guild Hall and presented an Elk badge of diamonds and a sterling card case. James Maloney acted as toastmaster with a committee including Dr John Rowley Frank Strain Thomas Daly and 15 McManus friends from Georges Mills New Hampshire.
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William Tr. McManus
Brookline
Sagamore Club
Guild Hall
James Maloney
John Rowley
Frank Strain
Thomas Daly
Mr. McwManus
Georges Mills
N. H
Championship Match Set for Three Cushion Caroms Bid
George Sutton takes on Charles F. Campbell in Imperial billiard rooms as a championship match invites a three cushion caroms title. The winner faces James Ryan of Boston or De Oro John Daly in New York at McGraw's room next week.
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Imperial Billiard Rooms
George Sutton
Charles F. Campbell
James Ryan
Boston
John Daly
McGraw
New York
Widow of Russell Sage to help shape girls education trust
The will of Frank B. Cotton of Brookline funds a $1,000,000 institution for the education of women and girls of the poorer classes. Mrs. Sage, widow of Russell Sage, is to be consulted by trustees Walter B. Grant and William C. Cotton before plans proceed. The aim is to train women for fair wages within Boston, aiding the needy regardless of background. The will specifies the beneficiaries are dead before steps can be taken, with six legatees aged around 60 and the project to be established in Boston.
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Russell Sage
Frank B. Cotton
Brookline
Walter B. Grant
Boston
William C. Cotton
Mr. Grant
Iain
Cotton
Grant
City settler's plan to aid new arrivals in the metropolis
A veteran settler recalls the city’s growth and the risks faced by girls and young women arriving with little means. He envisioned a system to aid settlers in gaining footholds in industry and seeks advice from Mrs. Sage as trustee of the will.
Double Stamps Offer at Wolf's Clothier Corner
Morning shoppers at Wolf's Clothier corner Hanover and Portland streets receive double stamps with every purchase until 12 o'clock noon. After noon, stamps return to single per purchase.
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Wolf’s
My Clothier
Hanover
Portland Streets
Wolf's
Hanover and
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Donaldson
Nova Scotia
Yarmouth
Ss. A. Stewart
Andrew Morgan
J. McKenzie
James Smith
Frank McVicar
Yarmouth, N. S
P. F. Munn
Theodore Reid
H. M. Newman
T. T. McNair
J. McPhelan
W. E. Best
Allan McLean
J. Canning
Henry R. Scott
Robert Lavery
W. W. Hart
Alexander Dunnigan
William Caldwell
S. E. McDonald
Hugh Speirs
Jack M. Galloway
Roy Y. Gallaway
Daniel Cowan
John Smith
Murray
Chetson
McConanagh
McDonald
W. Warnock
Lubec
Regal
New England
Dr. French’s
the Knox
W. L. Douglas
Geo. Snow
Goodyear Grove
Iwitatl
Wail
Everstick Ladies
Everstick
Juliettes
Vici
Sadie
LOT
Summer St
R. H. Stearns & Co
Honor Brookline, Elk
Mrs. Sage
Plimpton-Hervey Co
Washington St
Union-Friend Funnel
School Street
Surat St
Washington Street
South End
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