Observant Citizen Notes Boston and New England Happenings
The Observant Citizen reports on Boston book trends with many non fiction titles, East Boston interest, and local figures like Dr. Cook’s lectures in the West. It mentions C Myron Clark painting near Bus tard Bay, Max Mitchell at Federated Hebrew Charities, Grace torch’s gardening praise, and a seawall plan by the Massachusetts Harbor and Land Commission from Gun Rock to G Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Exust
Nantasket
Massachusetts Harbor and Land Commission
Nantucket Skippers Tale Of Deception On The Sea
A long Nantucket poem recalls skippers who guessed their position by sounding and tasting ground. A careless peddler’s son tricks the crew by greasing the lead and marking a parsnip bed, causing the skipper to misread ground and declare Nantucket sunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skipper Gray
Nantucket
Marden
Marm Hackett
Ambitious de nomination committee praise and building plans
An observed committee member lauds Rev Dr Manning of Trinity parish as a guiding mentor to young architects. Plans begin for a new City Hall Annex amid rebuilding of the Goff Memorial Hall in Rehoboth, Mass, following a 1911 fire. A New York note mentions Staples seeking a pheasant poultry cross.
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Dr. Manning
Trinity Parish
Bien Pipe
City Hall
Court House
Court, Square
D. L. Goff
Pawter Mill
Goff
Rehoboth
Mass
Staples
Velvet fashions and accessories dominate the fall season
Paragraph highlights two tone velvet combinations and plush trims for hats and evening wear. Haircuts feature flat, close styles with large aigrette bands or turban arrangements. Rosy pink accents in taffeta are chic, while white outfits and striped blazers appeal for different ages. Buttons surge in use across waists skirts vests and belts with crystal pearl amber and rhinestone details.
Recipe fragments from Mrs Wallace Currier Delano and Jacobsens
A collection of kitchen directions and shopping notes from several households. Recipes include a sugar molasses butter mixture with spices, a tomato and pepper preserving batch, a milk and egg custard, and a bread canapé with anchovy paste and olive garnish attributed to Mrs Wallace Currier Mrs C B Delano and A L Jacobsen with household addresses in Fitchburg Portland Roxbury Stillwater and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Wallace
Intervale Street
Fitchburg
Stillwater
MRS. C
Delano
L. Jacobsen
Ellis Street
Roxbury
End of all for love and money in a scarfed romance
John Bancroft confronts Marjorie Linden in a painful breakup then years later returns to find her wealth fading. He builds a home for his future bride, unveiling a portrait of the true love he chose, while Marjorie learns the price of her choices.
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John Bancroft
Marjorie Linden
John
Marjorie
Howard Davenport
Betty
Marjorie Davenport
Marijorie
Miss Champagne
Danderine Hair Cleanse Promises Quick Beauty Boost
An ad touts a 25 cent Danderine hair product promising immediate beauty gains. It claims cleansing dust and oil, reducing dandruff, stopping itching, and promoting stronger longer hair with roots nourished by a rain and sunshine metaphor.
Advice on love and the past in relationships
A reader pleads for guidance on engagement and letters from a former lover. Mildred Champagne counsels to trust the present partner, avoid prying, and accept the past as a new start, noting trust matters and personal dignity.
Mike Flannery's Humorous Tale About Uncrowned Heads
Mike Flannery offers a humorous tale about uncrowned heads in Sunday's Post inviting readers to laugh. The item highlights a light comic piece in the newspaper's humor section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Flannery
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Claribel
By Willams
Eres
Claribell
Aadit
Frank O. Harrell
Dr. Cook
West
Harrell
Cook
Orange
Mars
Wheeler
C. Myron
Clark
Bay
Max. Mitchell
Federated Hebrew ’ Charities
Mrs. Silverman
Leonard Street
Thei
Ae Thian
Nae
Nowere
Peccabten
Charles T
Sam
Jon
Beale and
Wamenortee
Harvard University
Mt. Lafayette
White Mountains
Forest ‘Hill
Franconia
N. H
Herb Farker
New England
Ayrshire
Arthur C. Hall
Episcopal Diocese
Vermont
Ant
Burlington
Hall
Sulpho
Napthol
Walet
Telephone
Cambridge
E&r
Carshridgs, Mass
BY James Thomas Fields
New York
Jun
Phan
Desire Despradelle
Department of Architecture At Technology
Tory
Mary Agnes Roche
North Easton, Mass
Knowlton’s
Mildred Champagne
Ike
Mark
Lever Brothers Company
Casabridge, Plus
Wales
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