Observant Citizen reports from Boston and Nahant society
The Observant Citizen writes of Harvard stories on porters tips and a Parker House head porter firing. Ambassador Curtis Guild plans to stay in Nahant before sailing Sept 21, linking to Senator Lodge nearby. Boston figures P H Caray notes the city’s rail era ahead of Chicago and Philadelphia as notable travelers arrive aboard the Laconia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Reed Whipple
Whipple
Furs
Ambassador Curtis Guild
E.C. Johnson
Nahant
Wew. York
Senator ‘Lodge
Johnson
P. H. Caray
Wi ‘Op
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York City
Uncle Walt Sinks Granger Stereotype as Rural Poverty Reforms
Poet Walt Mason narrates the old granger myth, contrasting the downtrodden husbandman with the modern Western farmer turned city suave figure. He notes wealth, luxury, and social ascent replacing rural hardship, with satire on bank, barber, and hotel life as emblematic shifts since 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Croesus
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Notable Figures Touched by Arts and Censuses Across Europe
Notes recall Paul Allen a Harvard graduate in 1904 living on Newbury Street before his family moved to Florence. It cites his prize in a Paderewski competition and mentions Lewis Meriam of Salem Massachusetts as newly appointed assistant head of a children’s bureau and former acting chief at the Census Bureau.
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San Carlo
Naples
Paul Allen
Harvard
Allens
Newbury Street
Florence
Julia ‘Lathrop
United States Service
Miss Lathrop
Lewis Meriam
North ‘Street
Salem
Meriam
Richard Meriam
Cambridge
Census Bureau
Bunyan
Birds seen diving for fish near City Point named
In response to a reader’s question, a Boston bird-lore hobbyist confirms the birds seen diving for fish off City Point are herring gulls. TheObserver notes the sighting and identifies the species for the readers.
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City Point
Old Dorchester memories amid Bird mansion razing
The Bird mansion on River street in Dorchester is being razed this week revealing remnants from a house over two centuries old. Neighbors carry away small relics while owner Mr. Hennessy plans to donate many antiquities to the Dorchester Historical Society.
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Old Dorchester
Bird
River Street
Hennessy
Dorchester Historical Society
FADS AND 5 FASHIONS From a period wardrobe review
A fashion paragraph highlights pleated skirts with internal pleats, wraps in red hues, and a new hair lace akin to shadow lace. It notes dull glove kid for low walking shoes, stitched cloth hats for wet weather, and black hats with brim edging. A silk or serge frock gains brightness from a single satin trim and tucked net ruffles.
Advice to a Young Woman on a Lover’s Duty and Family Pressure
The writer seeks guidance about a three year relationship with a man who postpones marriage to placate his interfering mother. The advisor urges clear plans for marriage, challenging the son to set boundaries with his mother and defend the couple’s happiness. Be frank about responsibilities and insist on a definite future commitment.
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Miss Champagne
Pade
Amele
Grandmother’s Gingerbread and Jam Jar Canning Notes
A collection of old recipes and canning tips from multiple authors. Mrs E F Brown shares a molasses gingerbread recipe with sour milk and saleratus. Mrs Belle Thayer details canning beans in lightning jars with steps for boiling and cooling. Mrs A DeCereire lists a gingerbread batter with lard and spices.
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E. F. Brown
Safford Street
Wollaston
Belle Thayer
Augusta
A. Decerere
Broadway
Bangor
Hidden Grove Promise Amid Storm at Stahlstown
Elva Morton confronts trespassers as a rough crew planks a camp beside her lake home. A thunderstorm drives her to shore where Ned, her uncle’s heir, appears to reveal the land is his. He plans to build a cottage on the strip, uniting lovers and property at last.
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Mortons
Stahlstown
Elva
Halloo
Gregory
Last Daylight Excursion Sunday for Boston and Gloucester Steamboats
The final daylight excursion of the season for the Boston and Gloucester steamboats will run this Sunday September 15 from 10 15 a m. The trip departs from the north side of Central Wharf as usual.
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Boston and Gloucester
Wherf
JILTED AND GLAD OF IT
The piece recounts a man who courts multiple women in one week and boasts of love as eternal as the sea. Readers are told the involved women include an older partner, to emphasize the folly and emotional stakes of a string of flirtations.
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New England
Up-to-Date Views From Allston Sister on Modern Social Customs
A letter from a Greater Boston reader defends contemporary social freedoms among young women and amateur dramatics fans. She mocks puritanical views on kissing and dress, notes their club’s popularity, and recounts prompting a written promise of better behavior to a critic’s family.
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Greater
Boston
Allston
Dear Sewing Circle: curing a fl irt without publicity
A reader argues that women tolerate male flirts, urges discussion among women, and shares a story of warding off a persistent flirt. A middle aged man on trains targeted women until a letter to his mother, keeping his wife unaware, led to a quiet reform and avoided violence.
Woman 67 Faces Flirt Harassment On Street
A 67 year old woman recounts a street encounter where a respectable looking man called her “little one” and walked with her. She resisted and told him to scat as she followed him to an office hoping to learn his name and address from a clerk.
Prudish dating practices draw respect in courtship
A North Adams sister argues that young women who withhold kisses until marriage gain value, noting that men chase prizes more when restraint is shown. She asserts that innocent pre marriage kisses from friends are fine, but reserves affection for the right partner.
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North Adams
Letter Responds to Love at First Sight Debate
A reader recounts a seaside romance where a man falls in love quickly and proposes after two days. He threatens rivals, vows eternal devotion, then confesses a mistaken choice and offers to honor his pledge if asked to stay. The tale mirrors the English scientist view on early love.
Woman’s Share Of Family Income Questioned In Letter
A woman explains her household money flow in a letter to Dear Sewing Circle. She reports $15 weekly from her husband and $3 from two roomers, with $14 surplus directed to her for bills. Her husband audits the accounts and saves the remainder in a bank in her name as a rainy day fund.
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Hubby
Old Women in a Young World at the Y M C A
A letter-writer argues that age standards misjudge women under pressure. She describes four residents of a large apartment building each aged by hardship and neglect: an abused wife, a caregiver, a mother worn by childbirth, and a wife deprived by a suspicious husband. She notes women can feel old far before forty. Some letters will appear in the Sunday Post.
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Sunday Post
One Freed and One Convicted in Short Weight Case
W W Benjamin of 26 Mercantile Street was found not guilty by Judge Murray in the police court on selling sweet potatoes of short weight. H L Mudgett of 29 Richmond Street was found guilty and fined $10 and appealed. Six other market district cases set for trial on the 6th. date to be announced.
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W. W. Benjamin
Mercantile Street
Murray
H. L. Mudgett
Richmond Street
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Emily G. Galch
Wellesley
Social Research Council of
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Newshire
Syracuse
United Fruit
Andrew W. Preston
Paul H. Allen
Boston Society
Tremont St
Keith's
Walt
Hull
Constitution
E. Bentley Young
Price School
Newbury and
Exeter Streets
Back Bay
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the Elks
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Mass
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Doris Kemp
Lexington Street
East Boston
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Ruscom Post
Lfe
Lever Bros. Company
Mase
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