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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1905
Page
8
The children’s art contest draws praise from the editor noting clever, bright submissions. Several young artists are highlighted with praise and addresses, and the editor suggests room for more pages, offering comments on proportion and placement in sketches.
Letters from young readers Ames Pinkham of West Derry New Hampshire and Erbert O Tredwell Watertown Massachusetts express hope that drawings titled Lawn Tennis will be published. They request ongoing children's art contests and badges for participation.
A young man asks how to win a girl who has no home to entertain him. The adviser suggests not pressing calls, but taking her to places of amusement and inviting her into a home if possible. Emphasizes making yourself indispensable to her happiness and involving a mother or female relative to her well being.
The Boston theatre season opens with strong patronage and hit shows. Hollis and Tremont stage successes include The Heir to the Hoorah and The Shepherd King, while Eva Tanguay draws crowded houses at the Majestic. The Empire, Castle Square, Keith’s, and other venues showcase comedies, operas, and vaudeville with notable names like De Wolf Hopper, Marguerite Clark, and Otis Skinner.
Governor Douglas appointed a committee to arrange a 200th anniversary celebration of Benjamin Franklin born January 17 1706. Members include Samuel A Green Lindsay Swift Patrick Guerin Caleb Tillinghast and Edward H Clement. Exercises will be held in Boston with city officials.
Springfield women plan a clambake at Riverside Grove on Sept 18 with 200 attendees. The steamer Syl via will carry only female passengers except crew. an all female orchestra will provide music. A sports program precedes the bake and a feminine guard line will protect the grove.
Charles F. Remington promotes a private land line from Sullivan Square Charlestown to Lowell with stations at crossroads passing through Somerville Arlington Lexington Woburn Burlington Bedford Billerica and Lowell The plan includes tunnels under railroad crossings and aims for a 43 minute trip.
The Park Theatre will be dark early next week as Otis Skinner uses the stage for dress rehearsals of His Grace de Grammont to debut Thursday Sept 14. Rehearsals affect Faith Mather farewell performances, with manager agreements to surrender the theatre after Saturday. Clyde Fitch based drama portrays Court of Charles II with elaborate scenery and costumes.
Holmes and Watson investigate the disappearance of Neville St. Clair after a night at a Swandam Lane opium den. The den’s rooms yield blood, clothing, and a coat found in a tide wrack, with Hugh Boone the cripple and a Lascar as prime suspects. The case hinges on how St. Clair vanished and who else was involved.
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