THREE IMPORTANT NOTICES TO CONTESTANTS
Promptly at 6 p m on Monday October 3 the last mail will be taken from Post Office Box 5276. Entries arriving after the hour will be ruled out. Contestants must prepay postage on packages of answers. underpaid envelopes will not be collected and will be debarred. To meet demand, missing back numbers coupons are reprinted and available at the Boston Post Office by immediate application.
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New England
Post
P. O
Boston
Mass
United States Post Office
The
Boston Post
Mary 'S
Davee
Dorchester
H. T
L. A
M. Webster
Rockland
Daily Post
Sunday Post
H. A. Stone
Quincy
Corresfpo
Marion A. White
L. R. EB. J. Wright
W. L
L. M
L. R
G. N
Alice
Cambridge
CG. A. C
W. D
J.B. C
J. E
A. F. Watson
Edward Gilchrist
South Boston
C. H. Dean
Pser
Newton
Miller
Lawrence
Middleboro
Proverb Contest Rules and Reader Letters Summary
A long reader note column discusses a proverb contest, answering questions about entry rules, response formats, and submission options. It covers preferred coupons, handwriting versus ink, acceptable variations with authorities backing them, and how duplicates or multiple answers are handled. The text also includes several readers’ inquiries about deadlines, sources, and contest conduct, plus a personal letter ending with a family message.
The Motor Pirate Faces Manering Over Dual Crimes
The masked Motor Pirate murders an autoist and robs the Brighton stage. Inspector Forrest and the story's hero pursue the rival Mannering, suspected of the crimes and pursued by Evie Maitland who ends their engagement. Mannering touts a turbine motor using liquid hydrogen.
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Brighton
Forrest
Mannering
Evie Maitland
Evie
Calm talk at hotel over Evie Maitland fears
The narrator receives measured reassurance from Sutgrove who urges prompt medical advice for Miss Maitland. He downplays the danger of hysteria, forecasts marriage as a cure, and departs with a cheerful, friendly farewell as the narrator returns to his car for the trip to Sutgrove Hall.
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Miss Maitland
Evie
Sutgrove Hall
Relates How the Pirate Holds Up an August Personage
A narrator recalls reaching a destination by five and finding a waiting telegram, setting the scene for a notable incident involving a pirate who interrupts an august figure. The fragment suggests a dramatic hook, with emphasis on the telegram as the catalyst for a bold act.
Forrest and Mannering Meet at Cromer Station
The narrator receives a urgent telegram to meet Forrest at Cromer with a motor and rushes to the station to find Forrest arriving by train. Forrest asks about Mannering amid excitement and leads the way through the barrier toward their next move at the Royal where Mannering is said to be staying.
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Cromer
Forrest
Liverpool Street
Norfolk
Mannering
the Royal
Death by own action found in Essex coast case
Miss Bessie C. Davis was found dead on Lees Beach Beverly Sept 28. Dr. Stickney associate medical examiner ruled death by own action drowning. A bottle of carbolic acid was found but not touched. Funeral at Second Baptist Church Beverly followed by burial at Beverly Farms Cemetery.
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Beverly
Stickney
Essex County
Bessie C. Davis
Lee’s Beach
George A. Stickney
W. Scott Peters
Salem
William A. Ferguson
Patrolman
Calvin Williams
Miss Davis
Second Baptist Church
Beverly Farms
Adams Pastor Weds Miss Luella Peck in Dorchester Chapel
The Dorchester Chapel wedding united Rev. Alexander B. McLeod pastor of Adams First Baptist with Miss Luella Frances Peck. The ceremony officiated by Rev. Charles L. Page had Louis A. Burr of New York as giver, with Helen Peck as attendant and Dr. J. Scott McLeod as best man. The bride wore white crepe de chine over taffeta with lace, carried a roses bouquet. receptions followed at the church and bride’s home. The couple, both Boston-area graduates, was honored by about 400 guests.
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Dorchester Chapel
Alexander B. McLeod
First Baptist Church of
Adams
Mass
Luella Frances Peck
Talbot Avenue
Dorchester
Charles L. Page
Louis A. Burr
New York
Helen Virginia Peck
J. Scott McLeod
Roxbury High
Boston Normal School
Harvard
Baptist Church
Admiral Schley Sets Fast Jamaica Round Trip Record
The United Fruit Company steamer Admiral Schley, Captain Jansen, arrived at Long Wharf after a record setting voyage to Jamaica and back in 10 days and 12 hours including a 20 hour layover. She carried 20,549 banana bunches and a list of saloon passengers from the Jamaica division and other travelers. Also aboard was the Admiral Farragut, Capt. Henshaw, sailing for Port Antonio with a crowd of passengers including Mrs. Toothacker and Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Collum among others. Broadway buzzed yesterday as Mrs. Patrick Campbell wore a radical V neck gown sparking a crowd and leading to a taxi ride back to her hotel.
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Jamaica
United Fruit Company
Admiral Schley
Jansen
Long Wharf
Schley
S. S. Smith
Charles
Broadway
New York
Patrick Campbell
Pat
Gainsborough
Captain James M. Upton Dead Veteran Marketman
Captain James M. Upton a pioneer marketman died at his home 287 Warren street Roxbury Tuesday night after a period of failing health He had continued to visit the market district daily until about six weeks ago when he retired from Wiggin & Upton on North Market street He had been bedbound for two weeks
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James M. Upton
Warren Street
Roxbury
Wiggin & Upton
North Market Street
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Dick Turpin
Knights of the Road
G. Sidney Paternoster
L. O. Page & Co
Waltham Watches
American Waltham Watch Company
Waltham, Mass
St. Albans
Sutgrove
Bessie Davis
Houghton & Dutton
Bride
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Tvs
All Shades Aoc
Germantown
Ballo
Lbuy
Nottingham
Laewart
Mosey
Axminster
Wilton
Atkinson
Rogers
Davis Sewing
Sella
Albion
Pemberton
Beacon
Davis
Hermsdorf
Las Pompons
Teale Dic
Melton
OVC
Vaue
Ucaru
Tment Ters
Boerettite
Ces
Globe” Glass Price
Dra
Our Empire
Mt Excelsior
Prince Albert
Shetland
Morris
Worcest
Price
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