Observant Citizen Highlights Art and Local Happenings
Louis Kronberg returns to his Copley Hall studio and plans winter exhibits in the West. The Tremont Theatre lobby features his painting of Cardinal Willard. Globe items note Charles Glidden’s 58 ear corn record and restaurant sleights of hand. Parish schools near completion. Chelsea’s Robert S. Coombs leaves drug clerk job for Army hospital service. Young artist Leon Capone, recently back from Italy, shows early promise. Police Station 1 reports Sergeant O'Donnell's 18 cod catch off Nantasket. Roosevelt Library Club starts its fourth season at West End House.
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Louis Kronberg
Copley Hall
West
Mr. Kronberg
H. S. Willard
Cardinal
Tremont Theatre
Robert S. Coombs
Chelsea
Sibwork
All
North End
Leonatha Capone
Master Capone
Italy
Roosevelt Library Club
West End House
James As
Storrow
Perry J. Stearns
Benjamin Warenoff
Harvard
The True Reward by Walt Mason Poem
A 1911 poem celebrates doing one’s best work in any task from swatting flies to writing poems. The speaker finds reward in effort, contrasts with peers, and urges personal pride in honest toil.
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Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Newlywed Advice on Mother-in-Law Interference in Affection
A newlywed writes seeking guidance as her mother-in-law disapproves of her husband’s affectionate gestures. The response urges the couple to live apart, asserting love should be nurtured free of third parties and suggests the mother-in-law should support the couple’s happiness rather than hinder it.
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Miss Champagne
Lfe
Dear Miss Champagne Advises on Proposal Timing
A reader asks if a girl who accepted candy from another man still loves him. The columnist says such a gift isn’t proof of lesser love and urges increased attentiveness, then suggests asking for a firm marriage date to settle the matter.
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Miss Champagne
Joen P
Theatre Patron Uses Wireless to Reserve Seats
A patron aboard the Governor Cobb wired the Howard Theatre box office to book two seats for the night show. The incident highlights early wireless ordering and quick action from travelers at sea who sought seating in the evening performance.
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Howard
Cobb
Jealous Husband Discovers Clever Plot Behind Affair Twist
Layton returns to find Nell missing and accuses her of infidelity after reading a note. The scene reveals the note is part of a story Nell plans to publish, resolving the tension as she teases his jealousy and forgives him.
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Nell Layton
George
Nell
Layton
700 Workers Idle As Amesbury Mills Shut Next Week
In Amesbury 700 Hamilton Corporation operatives face idle time after a posted notice says mills will shut for the coming week. The plant has operated only a partial week since a prior temporary halt, prompting concerns over ongoing production and employment.
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Amesbury
Hamilton Corporation
Ges
oStrorefoge
Dear Elizabeth Advice From an Office Girl on Forgiveness and Gossip
A columnist shares a personal story about forgiving a husband, balancing family love and judgment, and grappling with workplace humiliation after a punishment incident seen by coworkers. The writer weighs staying in a job versus leaving, seeking guidance about dignity, repentance, and self-respect.
Should She Stay
An 18 year old girl employed in a business office asks whether to remain in her job after admitting she was distracted by friends in June causing errors in her accounts. She presents herself as industrious yet sprightly and seeks guidance on the proper course.
Cascarets Work While You Sleep Tonight
Advertisement urges Cascarets to cleanse liver stomach and bowels for morning relief. Claims headache coated tongue sleeplessness biliousness and fatigue improve after a single dose. Promotes a 10 cent box from druggist and urges care for children.
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Cascarets
Wants to be trained nurse
A 19 year old high school graduate asks if she is old enough to train as a nurse and seeks guidance on where to learn and duties of a new entrant. The letter from a would-be nurse shows interest in entering the field and asks for sisterly advice on age requirements and training opportunities.
Home style era recipes from New England women
Instructions for multiple recipes from Mrs. Alice Carey Mrs. M N Boutwell Mrs Alberta L Potter and Mrs Lillian F Jackson include cheese custard apple molasses pie and sweet potato pie with crust. The clippings provide ingredient lists amounts and baking notes from domestic cooks in Fall River Winter Hill New Bedford and West Somerville.
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Alice Carey
Union Street
Fall River
Alberta L. Potter
Dartmouth Street
New Bedford
Lillian F. Jackson
Chester Street
West Somerville
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Highland Avenue, Wollaston
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