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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1907
Page
2
St Johns hall hosted the annual installation and banquet of the Father Mathew T A S with a vast youth turnout in support of total abstinence. Edward E Gaughan led as president while Father M J Treody offered cheer and encouragement.
Abelardo Artesani aged four died at his Allston home 35 Windom Street last week. He was an old Cambridge resident for years running a high class shoemaking establishment near Central Square.
The funeral mass for a longtime Cambridge resident was at St Anthony's Allston conducted by Father McNamara. Interment followed at St. Paul's Arlington with brief, substantive remarks by Councillor Barry and Mayor Wardwell. Temperance leaders and Sacred Heart church figures lauded the deceased and urged youth to emulate past civic service.
Ex superintendent Wim Hi Gray seeks old city hall post amid political protest. A hair restorer ad promises results or money back. Branch Lady Unity plans third annual ball at Cyprus hall with Chief Ranger Miss Gertrude Davis and committee to stage a major event. Officers were installed including Miss Davis as C R and Miss Burke sisters in top roles. High Chief Ranger John Shea of Dorchester officiated. A resolution by Samuel F. McArthur of Red Jacket V F A makes Providence incident unlikely. next meeting slated for Portsmouth, N H, May 7.
A Thursday benefit concert at Riverside Boat Club drew a large crowd to honor the late Chris Fallon, a cherished member. The event proved financially successful and praised the organizing committee including Michael O’Leary Khalkman, John Brassil, John Toomey, and John Corcoran.
A local club announces forthcoming events including a banquet and a ladies night. Details not disclosed.
Special winter term rates at Cambridge Commercial College include Evening School three months for 15 dollars with books and stationery free and six months for 25 dollars with books and stationery free. Regular rates are five dollars per month with stationery extra. Day School targets energetic young men with a liberal offer and strong reputation. Visit Savines Bank Building Central Square third floor for details from Principals Heaney and Rosebery.
A readable list of girls names with language roots and meanings from various cultures. Names include Alice Alicia Amy Amelia Caroline Charlotte Clara Deborah Diana Elizabeth Emma Esther Grace Helena Isabella Sophia Susan Ruth and many more with Greek Hebrew Latin and German origins.
A coin is passed around a circle with the central player guessing who holds it. Players clap and extend hands to touch neighbors as the dollar moves palm to palm. The hand positions and a sung verse add rhythm to the game, which requires practice to master.
The article explains how the leader is chosen by counting out and others imitate actions. Played mainly outdoors, children follow in single file across roads fences and ditches, jumping and creeping. In the South the game is often reckless as leaders may crawl under a horse or between wagon wheels, causing drivers to stop.
The piece notes the figure appears square when a rule is laid along each side in turn. It explains the perceived curvature of the sides is an optical illusion caused by circular arcs.
Earwigs differ from other insects in origin and structure. They hatch from eggs, and naturalists report mothers with their newly hatched brood crowded under her, like chickens under a ben.
The article notes how cattle, poultry, and wild birds instinctively seek shelter before and during rain. Cattle bunch together under cover, fowl hide in barns and behind boxes, and birds scramble between trees or under eaves, with the young left most vulnerable.
In a playroom activity players simulate a post office with envelopes and imaginary addresses. The line advances as each player asks the postmaster to name the city and state for given addresses, passing along if the master fails, until a capable contestant is found.
A playful children’s ring game is described with singing and dancing around a center child. The chant repeats Charley over the water and Charley over the sea as players attempt to tag someone before the center child assumes a position. The caught child then takes the center’s place in the ring.
In a playful exercise each player is assigned a unique consonant to start every word of a timed story. For example A yields amusing lines like Simple Simon saw some scoundrels slowly sauntering seaward, while F prompts phrases about Fanny Fern's fancy fathoms. Conjunctions may appear sparingly.
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