Various City Notices and Public Life In Boston Area
A collage of street life and public notices from Boston area: an owl on police headquarters forewarning, a social lift with a passenger demanding a fancy ride, Mrs. Hale returning from Europe, and the new individual drinking cup on Boston & Maine trains. Updates cover boat cadets to Nice and mail, updated L train door warnings, a telephone girls’ trip to Hello Camp, immigrant home fundraising, Brookline fire HQ repairs and Flying Squadron wagon, Wakefield boys camping healthily, and Captain Delahanty honored for bravery with a silver medal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Maine
Hello
Lockmere
N. H
Kathryn McCarty
Keith's
Annie Finman
State Street
Bessie McElwain
Andrews
Bijou Dream
Brookline
Johnson
Romance on a Quiet Street and a Newfound Love
Janet Douglas despairs on a muddy lane as a newly married couple seeks shelter on her porch. Malcolm Kent, once dreaming of happiness with Janet, declares he finally dares to hope after witnessing the couple's joy. They walk arm in arm down the quiet street, finding love at last in an otherwise gray life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Douglas
Janet
Malcolm Kent
Malcolm
Mildred Champagne on Love and Sentiment Advice
A worried lover seeks guidance on winning a shy suitor who may wed another. The columnist counsels not to cling or overdo and to show interest within good taste, while staying proactive and prepared for possible heartbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Champagne
Three Pounds Lean Beef and Veal Soup Recipe Card
Old household recipes detail beef and veal soup with marrow bone, vegetables, and seasonings yielding six servings. Includes brown bread mix using cornmeal, flour, rye, molasses and saleratus. beans accompaniment steamed in cups in water bath. Also a coconut meringue confection from Mrs. Humphrey and Mrs. Thomas dessert notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace M. Maguire
Hancock Street
Boston
Laura Humphrey
Sanford, Mattapan
The Coming Jubilee for Matt Henson at the Pole
A poem from the New York World praising Matthew Henson as the Black Columbus who reached the North Pole. It blends jubilation with Black pride, calling Booker T. Washington to speak and urging celebration, music, and parades featuring Black soldiers and the crowd. The piece elevates Henson as a national hero amid racial pride.
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Liza Jane
Columbus
Matt Henson
Great North Pole
R. L
New York World
Patrick Gillespie 92 Derry NH Civil War veteran
Patrick Gillespie of Derry New Hampshire aged 92 was born in Ireland on May 16 1817 and came to the United States at age 26. He served as a private in Company E Fifty eighth Massachusetts during the Civil War and was discharged June 38 1865. He is the father of eight children and has lived with his son Charles F Gillespie in Derry for 15 years. He never held office but took an interest in public affairs, with longevity credited to sound health and temperate living.
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Ireland
Gillespie
United States
Lawrence
Mass
Fifty-eighth
Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment
Charles F
Derry
Rand of Denmark Longtime Maine Soldier Passes Age 102
CHADBOURN RAND was born in Hiram Maine in January 1820 and lived in Denmark for 62 years. He served three years as a private in Company A Eleventh Maine during the Civil War and is a G A R member. His son and daughter survive. He now resides in the house where Michigan Governor Hazen Pingree was born and walks a mile to the village several times daily, crediting regularity of life for his longevity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Rand
Hiram
Denmark
Maine Volunteer Regiment
Answers to Correspondents from The Post Letter Box
A collection of reader questions and Post replies on coin mutilation legality deserter releases and name pronunciation. Notes on fashion describe sashes ends, stockings, sleeves, and bag trims with leather and tassels.
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Observant Citizen
Pemberton Square
Anqy
Rufus Hutchins
East Boston
R.A. Hale
Commonwealth Avenue
Hale
England
West Boxford
Harry H. Hall
Essex County
Lakeside
New England
Att
Ranger
Nice
Italy
Gibraltar
Madeira
Canary Islands
Bermudas
New York
Methodist Women’s Home Missionary Society
Wakefield
William Donovan
Richard Collins
Foster’s Point
West Bath
William H. Brown
Jeffries Point
Walter Delahanty
George F. Veery
Marie Budd
Main Street Park
Molly Marbleheart
Cupid
By Will B. Johnstone
Molly
The
Sunday Post
DR. Spook
By A. P. Carmichael
New
Mere
Madras
Teehee
Miss Champagne
Sfets
Lloyds Eyeglasses & Spectacles
Kryptok
Andrew J.lloyd CO
Washington St
Massachusetts. Ave
Cambridge
New England Housewives
Bouillon
George D. Thomas
Saylor Street
Waltham
Matthew Henson
Booker Washington
Mistah
Jack J. Jonhsing
Boston Post
Patrick Gillespie
Chadbourn Rand
R. S
United States Army
War Department
Peary
Pear Ri
FAOS
Paris
Wyuuvy
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