Negroes Hold Protest Meeting at Charles Street Church
At Charles Street A M E Church last evening a large crowd heard a spirited debate on the Negro Question. The indignation gathering protested Judge Harris Dickson’s Hampton Magazine articles and discussed tuberculosis concepts from his work The Exit of the Black Man. Principal speaker Charles Alexander was joined by Dr Henson Attorney Jeffrey C Holmes Mrs Agnes Adams and Misses Ethel Davis and Susan Jones.
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Charles Street
Harris Dickson
Hampton's Magazine
Agnes Adams
Ethel Davis
Susan Jones
Campaign to end slavery on Principe and San Thome cocoa plantations
The Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protective Society of London launches a campaign in Boston this week to secure moral support to eradicate slavery on the Portuguese islands of Principe and San Thome in the Gulf of Guinea. Mr and Mrs Joseph Burtt will speak, urging American firms to follow English investors in boycotting cocoa from these islands. Rev. Herbert S. Johnson will oversee the Boston program, with the couple staying until Oct 9.
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Principe
San Thome
Gulf of Guinea
Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protective Society of
London
Joseph Burtt
Boston
Leyland Line
America
Anti-Slavery Society
Engagement of Emilie Boehner and Charles Heath
During a dinner at her home last night Miss Emilie E. Boehner of 38 West Walnut Park Roxbury announced her engagement to Charles Sumner Heath of Manchester New Hampshire.
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Emilie E. Boehner
West Walnut Park
Roxbury
Charles Sumner Heath
Manchester
N. H
Labor saving device parade sparks kitchen debate
A man paying $100 for a typewriter letters and considering a $3 kitchen table for the cook prompts questions on why housework is hard to hire for. Come and see this demonstration of a remarkable labor saving device.
Hostess Finds Woman Guest Dead in Cambridge Home
Mrs. Elizabeth Donahue aged 50 was found dead in bed at 6385 Green Street Cambridge yesterday morning by the homeowner Mrs. Mahoney. Medical Examiner Dr Durell ruled death due to natural causes after she had arrived Saturday night.
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Elizabeth Donahue
Patrick Mahoney
Green Street
Cambridge
Mahoney
Donahue
Green Street House
Durell
Tumor cured by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Mrs May Fry of Lindley Indiana credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with removing a four year cyst tumor after doctors advised surgery. The ad touts the remedy as a long standing standard for female ills backed by genuine testimonials and urges women to seek relief without hospital operations.
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South Bend
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
May Fry
Lindley
End of the world vision debate continues at Duxbury chapel
Sept 26 at Ashdod Triune Immersionists cling to faith as the predicted end time passes. Prayer services resume at the chapel the faithful gather for divine counsel while some believers abandon hope and return home others arrive to take their places for vigil.
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Duxbury
Ashdod
Immersionists Gather in Yonkers Sect Camp
Mark B. Radcliffe leads a Yonkers sect expecting a large turnout tomorrow with 150 faithful. Today two more baptisms brought immersions to 48 as rain fell. Services alternated between the chapel and a kitchen room crowded with believers awaiting revelation. A black clad woman drew attention as elders listened to mysterious murmurs. Outside, onlookers watched through rain as the faithful awaited guidance. Travelling dealers and Plymouth bakehouses profited from the camp, with farmers nearby selling milk eggs and vegetables.
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Mark B. Radcliffe
Yonkers
Plymouth
Memorial services for Rev J L Withrow at Park Street
Yesterday Park Street Church conducted a memorial service for the late Rev J L Withrow D D longtime pastor emeritus. Rev A Z Conrad delivered eulogy and the funeral will be extremely simple with services at noon today conducted by Rev Conrad and Rev Kellogg at Mt Auburn Cemetery to be private.
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Park Street
J. L. Withrow
A. 2. Conrad
Withrow
Park Street Church
A. Z. Conrad
D. D
Charles D. Kellogg
Sandy Hill
N. Y
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Big Monday at Tremont Temple Ends Summer Campaign
The Evangelical Alliance closes its summer tent and open-air campaign in Greater Boston with Big Monday at Tremont Temple. Lawrence Greenwood, who supervised the work, leads a novel 11:30 AM service funded by last winter’s Chapman campaign, with plans to expand next season.
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Greater Boston
Evangelical Alliance
Tremont Temple
Lawrence Greenwood
Chapman
Taft requests simple meals in New Orleans banquet
President Taft asks local banquet committees to avoid creole dishes and keep dinners simple. He previously found rich sauces taxing after a Panama trip, and officials expect he will prefer plain fare like bacon and greens during his New Orleans visit.
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New Orleans
Taft
Panama
Mr. Taft
Here
War game failed to test new ration at maneuvers near Boston
An army journal reports subsistence officers disappointed by maneuvers in Massachusetts that did not provide a practical test of the new army haversack ration. Troops near Boston largely subsisted on fresh beef and did not use the haversack ration extensively.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Boston
Sidway Injured In Berkshire Hunt Club Run
Pittsfield Sept 26 During a Berkshire Hunt Club run in West Pittsfield Harold S Sidway a prominent member fell from his horse and was seriously injured The nine mile route was the club s longest yet and Sidway rode Musketeer a 1200 pound Kentucky hunter behind Chester G Burden master of hounds The rough terrain tired the horses and the hunt continued under medical attention.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire Hunt Club
West Pittsfield
Harold
Sidway
Musketeer
Chester G. Burden
Sidway Rider Severely Injured When Mount Fails Fence
At a horse race a mount failed to clear the last fence causing Sidway to fall under the horse. He suffered a fractured collar bone two broken ribs and possible internal injuries. Spectator Miss Kate Carey of Lenox helped him home after the incident. Other riders included Miss Heloise Meyer Boston Miss Vera Bloodgood Malcolm OD Sloane George Gilder son of Richard Watson Gilder Fred Bull and Mr Burden. It was the first accident of the season.
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Mr. Sidway
Sidway
Kate Carey
Lenox
Heloise Meyer
Boston
Vera Bloodgood
Malcolm OD. Sloane
George Gilder
Richard Watson Gilder
Fred Bull
Mr. Burden
Simple Lobster Cakes and Home Baked Biscuits
A recipe snippet lists ingredients for lobster cakes including chopped lobster, egg, butter, and bread, with baking steps. It also shares two biscuit/roll recipes using flour, ground rice, sugar, milk, lemon flavor, shaping, and baking, plus a fried roll method with butter and lard. Names and addresses accompany each recipe.
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Clarence E. Clark
Pleasant Street
Worcester
Mary G. Bunney
Cross Street
Norwood
Letter: appreciation of editorial on wines at public function
CORA FRANCES STODDARD of 23 Trull Street Boston commends the Sept 16 Post editorial The Wines on the Menu noting the guest of honor the President is said to abstain and urging sober public standards amid rising alcohol concerns and corporate demands for abstaining employees.
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Cora Frances Stoddard
Trull Street
Boston
Answers to Correspondents in Massachusetts and Beyond
A reader asks if magnetic healing and mental therapeutics require licenses in Massachusetts. the answer states there is no law against practicing. Other questions cover astronomy, capital cities, transit rules, and George Washington’s hair. Venus is the eastern star, Maine’s capital is Augusta, Louisiana’s is Baton Rouge, the Boston elevated line prohibits canadian coins, and Washington wore a white powdered wig with brown hair.
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Massachusetts
Maine
Louisiana
Venus
Augusta
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Boston
BE. M. F
George Washington
Day of Week for Jan 23 1892
The question asks which day of the week January 23, 1892 fell on. The answer given is Saturday.
Costello Cannon Wedding At All Saints Rectory
May K Costello of Roxbury wed John E Cannon in All Saints rectory last evening. Rev Father Charles Regan officiated at 7 o clock, followed by a reception at Mrs Maria Costello 188 Highland Street with only close relatives present.
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May K. Costello
Roxbury
John E. Cannon
Charles Regan
All Saints Rectory
Maria Costello
Highland Street
Radcliffe Opening and Examinations Registration
Radcliffe College will start its academic year on Sept. 30, the same day Harvard opens. Over 125 candidates registered for entrance examinations in the past week.
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Radcliffe College
Harvard
Doan's Kidney Pills Advertised As Cure For Sick Kidneys
A vintage health note warns of kidney trouble signals from urine and back pain. Doan's Kidney Pills are claimed to cure sick kidneys and backache, with a testimonial from Isaac Van Dam of Boston and sale details in Buffalo New York.
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Bright
Dean
Boston
Isaac van Dam
Emerson St
Mass
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Advice on Love and Confession in Boston Times
A young man asks Mildred Champagne how to learn a woman's true feelings after suspicions of another suitor. The answer stresses open confession, risk, and that women may withhold initiative. fear of rejection poisons affection and mutual signals. The column counsels decisive, sincere expression to avoid lingering indifference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Champagne
Boston
J. P
Dear Miss Champagne Advice on a 17 year old marriage
A letter writer aged 17 seeks approval to marry an 18 year old girlfriend despite nationality and age concerns. The adviser warns the writer is too young, notes the girl’s restraint, and argues differences in nationality pose no barrier if marriage occurs later. The response emphasizes maturity and intermarriage strengthens America.
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Miss Champagne
America
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