Two Year Old Hod Carrier Wins Prize At Babes Parade
In Asbury Park New Jersey a Babes Parade drew nearly 600 hopeful tots before 100000 spectators. Samuel C Peden a two year old hod carrier won first prize in the novelty class riding a swan coach with Myriam and Mildred Grote as prize twins nearby.
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Hod Carrier
Babes’ Parade
Asbury Park
N. J
Uncle Sam
Titania
Ocean Grove
Samuel C. Peden
Brook
Lyn
Joseph Rubin
New York
Julius Goldberg
Myriam
Mildred Grote
John and
Isaac Severs
Shenandoah
Penn
Vacant Chair in Pemberton Square and the Judge’s Absence
A vivid wartime era verse depicts a vacant office in Pemberton Square a tired cat a rusting typewriter and a ringing telephone awaiting the judge’s return from vacation. The piece recalls old Virginia Civil War ties and yeggman lore alongside notes on temperance lectures and a bustling schedule of dates across several states.
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Pemberton Square
Cho
Old Virginia
Short Story Competition Rules at The Post
The Sunday Post editors urge readers to read the Short Story competition rules on the Editorial page. The feature mentions The Hired Man as a related item and invites submissions.
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Sunday Post
Love and Deception in a Village Orchard
Dorothy, a rich young woman, feels misery and pride clash as she overhears a letter about her father’s ruined fortune. Hugh Gordon Trevennon, posing as a hired man, reveals his true love and true identity, offering help and asking for Dorothy’s forgiveness and blessing. Dorothy confesses her true affection lies with the hired man and now also with Gordon.
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Dorothy
Mertons
Mrs. Merton
Hugh Gordon
Merton
Dorothy Garland
Garlands
Miss Garland
Papa
Mr. Gordon
Gordon
Gordon Trevennon
Hugh Gordon Trevennon
Robert Merton
Darling
Municipal Band on Boston Common Plans Classical Program
The Municipal Band will perform on Boston Common Sunday at 3 30 p m offering overtures from The Merry Wives of Windsor Coppelia Stabat Mater Erminie and Tchaikowsky Wagner selections The note section discusses reactions to the mix of classical and popular pieces and argues for tailoring tunes to local tastes.
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Boston Common
Nicolai Walta
Coppelia
Delibes
Stabat Mater
Rossini
Audience favors livelier band music over dirges
James L. Mitchell of Dorchester argues against repeated funeral march selections at municipal band concerts. He agrees with a reader about preferring lively music and mocks the idea of attending church for classical pieces.
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A. B
Jamaica Plain
Reed
James L. Mitchell
Hancock Street
Dorchester
U S Officials Review Tax Authority on British Soil
A dispute arises at Yarmouth over US head tax on a British subject named Levine who paid to sail to Boston. He passed a US exam but failed medicals and was denied entry. he seeks return of tax and challenges US authority to collect the tax on British soil or bar boarding a British port steamer.
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Yarmouth
United States
Levine
Boston
Mannering
Miss Maitland
Colonel Maitland
Conley Becomes Boston School Superintendent
George H. Conley, newly elected superintendent, assumes charge in the Boston public school administration building on Mason Street succeeding Edwin P. Seaver. He had not been in the building since his election last June and finds a desk piled with mail.
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George H. Conley
Edwin P. Seaver
Boston Public School Administration
Mason Street
Conley
Engineer narrowly escapes drowning as waterboat sinks at York's wharf
The waterboat Minnie and Irvin owned by George Chase sank at York's wharf in East Boston on Wednesday night. An engineer aboard reportedly escaped death by crawling up a piling to reach the pier before the craft disappeared beneath the river.
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Minnie and
Irvin
George Chase
York’s Wharf
Boston
Motor Pirate Mystery Rouses Inspector and Villain Rivalry
In England the masked Motor Pirate robs autoists while the narrator is arrested briefly but freed. Inspector Forrest questions locals, and Mannering may aid pursuit. A plan forms to use a fast car for night rides, as romance and suspicion mingle in a vintage detective episode.
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England
Forrest
Mannering
St. Albans
Tragedians Quip on Chesterfield Car Window Banter
The quip features a touring tragedian wishing a lady would ask to raise a car window to display a Chesterfield. A Soubrette notes box cars rarely have windows, framing a brief comic exchange.
Prisoner Friend Newspaper File Incident
A Turner key guard explains a man tried to enter an anteroom to deliver a newspaper file to a prisoner friend. The guard ejected him fearing the item could be used on the cell bars.
Dusty Dennis Confuses Morpheus With New Cop On Beat
Dusty Dennis asks who Morpheus is while Gritty George jokes that Morpheus must be the new police officer on the beat. The exchange captures local chatter and humor.
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Dusty Dennis
Morpheus
Gritty
George
Dear Honest E A letter on prudence in pursuing a young romance
A reader asks if writing to meet a admired young woman is proper. The advisor warns against a hasty, age disparate match and suggests delaying marriage several years. He advises seeking parental approval, respecting family objections, and recognizing age differences and social propriety.
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Miss Champagne
Eee
H. T
A cautionary note on inviting a guest without consent
A discussion warns that bringing a friend to someone's home without permission is discourteous. The speaker urges requesting the guest come alone next time and criticizes the guest's rude reply. The letter expresses a ad hoc dating age mismatch and strong feelings about propriety.
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Miss Champagne
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