Longtime New England Farmers Live To A Centenarian Age
Born in Bramford England Mr Warner came to the United States as an infant. He settled in Norwell Mass and later moved to Hanover. A veteran Civil War private in two Massachusetts detachments he now stands in good health and loves gardening and smoking after meals. LEMUEL N Wright born in Hollis NH is a carpenter and farmer who has lived in Amherst eight years. He has built violins, reads without glasses, quit tobacco, and credits temperate living and good care for his long life.
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Bramford
England
Mr. Warner
Norwell
Mass
Anna Brown
Hanover
Warner
Massachusetts
G. A. R. Post
Mr. Wright
Hollis
N. H
Wright
Amherst
Woman Chauffeur Charged With Auto Law Violations
Miss Sydney K Lodge a professional chauffeur of 614 Massachusetts Avenue was arraigned before Judge Duff in Municipal Court for lacking a badge and no rear light on her vehicle while riding along Columbus Avenue late Wednesday night. She was fined 15 dollars and paid the amount.
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Sydney K. Lodge
Massachusetts Avenue
Duff
Columbus Avenue
Temperance Union Sets Special Meeting in Boston Hall
Boston Catholic Total Abstinence Union Members to meet Sunday in Boston College Hall James Street to plan Father Mathew Day celebration on October 10 A reception for Rev P J O Callaghan of Chicago national president of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America will be arranged at the gathering
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Catholic Total Abstinence Union
Boston College Hall
James Street
Father Mathew
P. J. O'Callaghan
Chicago
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America
Hats From Mundheim Company Surplus Offer Imperial Style
Brooklyn manufacturer Samuel Mundheim Company presents surplus hats at 95 cents each, with common designations such as imperial in the etiquette. A limited selection from the $3.00, $4.00 and $5.00 value group is offered as of this notice. Raymond signs the notice.
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Brooklyn
Samuel Mundheim Company
Raymond
Bride’s Courage Amid Missing Trunk Wedding Finery
Weston on September 9 reports Mrs James Albert Alger married Lieut Alger of the US revenue cutter service despite a missing wedding trunk. She said lack of wedding garments should not ruin a bride’s hopes and praised a swift arrival of alternative clothing that saved the day.
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Weston
James Albert Alger
Alger
United States Revenue Cutter Service
Trousseau
Taft Cheers Humorists at Buffalo Press Meet
John D. Wells of News Buffalo was elected president Newton Newkirk of Boston Post vice president Cy Warman of Montreal secretary treasurer. Taft sent warm greetings saying humor eases life’s jolts. Rockefeller sent best wishes though unable to attend. Delegates visited Roycroft in East Aurora after adjournment.
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Buffalo
N. Y
American Press Humorists’ Association Today
John D. Wells
The
News of
Newton Newkirk
Boston Post
Cy Warman
Montreal
Searight
Taft
American Press
American Press Humorists’ Convention
William C. Rose
Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
American Press Humorists’ Association
Rockefeller
Association
East Aurora
Roycroft
Women Start Second Fight Over Peak Heights
New York dispatch reports Miss Annie S S Peck facing new criticism from fellow climber Mrs Bullock Workman over peak heights in South America and Asia. Workman disputes Peck s claimed 24000 foot Peru peak and Nun Kun 23300 feet, touting triangulation proof from her own ascents including Kinehenjunga at 21000 feet. Dr W Hunter Workman and Mrs Workman traveled with Italian guides and porters while contesting Peck s measurements amid ongoing pole controversy.
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New York
Annie S&s. Peck
Peary
North Pole
Bullock Workman
Himalayas
Europe
Deutschland
Cook
Commander Peary
Miss Peck
Big Store 10 Hold Outing Promises Big Day of Fun
Elaborate preparations for the Jordan-Marsh Company outing at Point of Pines tomorrow include a special train from East Boston at 1 50 and a day packed with events. A 2 30 ball game between the shipping room and auditing office draws strong interest with spirited women from the store ready to cheer and sing college yells to rattle the opposing team.
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Jordan-Marsh Company
Point of Pines
East Boston
Friends
Memory Lingers Post Toasties Ad Delightfully Ready
A vintage advertisement touts Post Toasties as always ready to serve from the package with cream and sugar, or with fruit. The dish, made of white corn, is flaked and toasted and designed to delight company and home folks. Packages sold at grocers for 10 and 15 cents.
Sailor Tries to End Life After Arrival of M. D. Cressy
William Harris, 35, Newport News crew member aboard the fire masted schooner M. D. Cressy, leaped into the harbor and was rescued by the Guardian police boat. He displayed a wild intent to die and was later taken to the Tombs for examination.
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M. D. Cressy
Newport News
William Harris
Guardian
Conspiracy Allegation Involving Alien Entry
William Burkett aged 50 was arrested in Fall River by Deputy U S Marshal James C. Ruhl on charges of conspiring with Peter Graves of Crompton R I to bring Graves's son Frederick an alien to this country under false citizen pretenses and to evade the head tax. Bail set at 500 by the Fall River clerk. provided by employer Clarence E. Brown owner of the Contoocook mills. He is to appear before Commissioner Hayes.
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William Burkett
United States
James C. Ruhl
Fall River
Peter Graves
Crompton
R. I
Frederick
Clarence E. Brown
Contoocook Mills
Hayes
Fisk Campaign Seeks Third Term In Fifth Suffolk
A Ward 25 campaign statement explains why Senator Charles D. B. Fisk remained a candidate for a third term. It details ward politics, Hoover Tinkham’s withdrawal plans, and pressures from Ward 10 to keep Fisk in the race, arguing the plan would benefit the district and rebuke cheap politics. The affidavit by Charles Hippler, Ward 10, corroborates discussions of Fisk and Tinkham.
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Fisk
Ward 25
Charles D. B. Fisk
State Senate
Suffolk
Senate
Representative Pierce
Europe
Ward 11
George Holden Tinkham
Tinkham
Pierce
Ward 10
Daniel W. Lane
Boston
Ward Ll
Republican Party
Senator Fisk
Fisk Campaign Committee
Edward C. Webster
Pierce O’connell
Nelson J. Ingalls
Albert E. Harding
Robert N. Johnson
Ward
Barristers Hall
Pemberton Square
Weekly Review
A. D
Charles Hippler
Melrose Street
Charles L. Hippler
Girls Flee Fire on Winter Street
Scores of girls employed at 25 Winter Street fled in panic as a fire started on the fifth floor likely from a gasoline explosion. The blaze spread quickly but Miss Evelyn Putnam Miss EF E Flagg and Mrs C L Becces kept calm averting a serious panic and danger.
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Winter Street
Evelyn Putnam
EF. E. Flagg
C. L. Becces
Hunt Woman Missing After Weeks of Disappearance
Eva M. Lougee, 34, of 7% Shawmut avenue, has been missing since July 8. Boston, Hartford, and West Lebanon police unite to search with no trace found. Despondent over illness, she left with no money or extra clothes and even her life insurance, brother Waverly Kimball of West Lebanon leading a regional search. Hospitals failing to match her description.
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Eva M. Lougee
Shawmut Avenue
Boston
Hartford
Waverly Kimball
West Lebanon
New Hampshire
Not So Crowded Now At Deer Island
Deer Island crowding eased after weekend declines. Between Saturday and Monday last the inmate population fell by about 100, removing the need to force prisoners to sleep in corridors for the time being, according to the penal institutions department.
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Deer Island
Penal Institutions Department
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Praised in Letters
An advertisement cites testimonials from Louisville and Adrian claiming Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured irregularities dizziness nervousness and a severe female trouble avoiding operations. It touts thirty years of unsolicited testimony as proof of the remedy's effectiveness for feminine illnesses.
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Louisville
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
Mrs. Sam’s
Lee
Fourth St
Louisville, Ky
Adrian
Lena Y. Henry
Lydia E Pinkham
Secretary Nagel Guest at Danvers Republican Outing
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Nagel was the principal guest at the Essex County Republican Club outing held at Danvers Country Club. About 300 members attended enjoying sports, dinner, and speeches. Congressman A. P. Gardner acted as toastmaster. Nagel spoke on Co operation Between State and Nation with general remarks. Other speakers included Colonel S. O. Binney, Rev. P. H. Goldsmith, and E. Mark Sullivan.
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Attleboro
P. H. Goldsmith
Salem
E. Mark Sullivan
Eckman’s Alterative touted as cure for tuberculosis claims
A Philadelphia exhibition on tuberculosis prevention and cure drew attention to Eckman’s Alterative with letters from Mrs. E. F. Bird praising its effects on her son’s consumptive illness. The advertisement notes the remedy’s availability at Riker-Jaynes stores and druggists and encourages requesting a booklet of cured cases.
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Philadelphia
Bureau of Information
Eckman
Riker-Jaynes
Eckman Mfg. Co
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Barsain
New England
Lemuel N. Wright
James W. Warner
Humorists of Press
BIG Store
Sailor
Hippler
William C. Craig
Hermsdorf
Sleer
Black
SEC
Nagel
E. F. Bird
South Seventh Street
Shapleigh
Earl & Wilson
Tremont St
Summer St
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