Impudence VERSUS Heroism in Bakersville Fishing Stand Off
In Bakersville a vacationing young man startles Miss Bessie Foster while she fishes. She snaps at him when he bows and whistles, then declares she will not be driven away. He had warned her to play the fish, drawing a tense standoff before she storms off.
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Bakersville
Begsie Foster
Cncle Joe
Mary Warner
Joe
Bessie Foster
Aunt Mary
Mary
Uncle Joe
Bessie
Joseph Warner
White's
Joseph
Bakersville Mill
Impudent Feller Saves Maiden After Mill Pond Fall
A Bakersville mill pond tale follows Miss Bessie who argues with a stranger while fishing. The stranger falls in, saves her after she tumbles into the pond, and a courtship begins as Aunt Mary hints at a budding romance.
Women’s Social Etiquette in China Cited in Custom
The piece notes strict gender norms in China where men mourn patriarchal relatives for long periods but avoid any grief for a wife. It describes intimate friends not naming female relatives, the avoidance of women by Chinese gentlemen, and a visitor’s coughing to announce arrival to prevent awkward meetings with women.
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China
Henry Fielding’s Lisbon grave marked by a hidden memorial
The so called father of the English novel Henry Fielding lies buried in Lisbon’s English cemetery. A memorial marker once stood amid cypress, nearly concealed by weeds and nettles as noted by an English visitor in 1772. In 1830 a British chaplain arranged a sarcophagus replacement with faded inscriptions later altered about thirty years ago.
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Henry Fielding
Lisbon
London Chronicle
Theatres Reward Central Theatre With Strong Attendance
Last week proved a hit for the Central Theatre with full houses at all performances. Alexander's careful attention to comfort showed in every show fueling growing patronage and two weekly performances. Returning residents during Old Home Week will note the enterprise of proprietor Simon Alexander.
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Central Theatre
Alexander
Simon Alexander
Girl I Left Behind Me at Globe Theatre Next Week
The Globe Theatre will stage The Girl I Left Behind Me next week. Written by David Belasco and Dr. DeMille, the Western romance features Indians as a key plot element and a tense stockade siege scene. The play promises strong roles for leading company members and stylish production values.
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Redman
Mr. Craig
David Belasco
Dr. DeMille
Craig
Pauline tops Orpheum bill with second week engagement
Owing to Pauline’s great success last week at the Orpheum she has been retained for another week drawing large crowds. The week of June 10 features a strong supporting bill headlined by World and Kingston in a hilariously funny travesty.
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Pauline
Rogers
Deely
Middleton, Spellmeyer and Company Win
Texas
Tom Clifford
Boston
Bob
Tip
Faust to headline Castle Square Theatre next week
Anxious inquiries end as Castle Square Theatre confirms Faust as the grand opera attraction for the coming week. George Tallman debuts as Faust with alternating performances by Harry Davies, and new prima donna Lois Ewell joins to alternate with Clara Lane. Mephistopheles is George Shields with J. K. Murray as Valentine and Hattie Hello Ladd as Martha.
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Castle Square
Publc
Faust
Gounod
Europe
America
George Tallman
Harry Davies
Buffalo Bill comes to town with Wild West show
Buffalo Bill and the Hough Wider contingent present a grand Wild West exhibition starting Monday June 17. The program features riders from Russia Mexico Japan Arabia Germany and South America alongside American Indians cowboys and Western girls. Buffalo Bill performs twice daily including a Great Train Robbery reenactment.
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Buffalo Bills Wild West
Hough
Mexico
Japan
Arabia
Germany
South America
Union Pacific
Life's Duty and a Modern Household Tale
Poem speaks on perseverance amid hardship with a moral about courage and faith. Samuel F. McArthur includes a verse on fate and duty. A humorous vignette contrasts a modern wife and husband returning home late showing irony in domestic expectations.
Hair restoration offer and tobacco store tips ad
An advertisement notes a guaranteed hair restorer from Silva's at 345 Green Street near Central Square with a refund if growth fails. It also advises new shop owners to value a tobacco department and lists William Morris Sey on Somerville Avenue near Medford Street with tel 1202-4 for contact.
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Silva's
Green Street
Central Square
William Morrissey
Somerville Avenue
Medford Street
Boston Transit Timetable Arlington Heights to Adams Square
Boston elevated railway schedule lists frequent service from Arlington Heights and Harvard to Adams Square via Beacon and West Boston Bridges. Night and Sunday runs extend to 12 or 1 A.M. with trains to Dudley Street Roxbury and City Point. regional connections include Harvard Square and Brookline routes.
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Arlington Centre
Adams &Q
Beacon St
Adams Sq
Harvard Bridge
West Boston Bridge
Arlington Heights
Adame Sq
Harvard
East Campridge
City Point
Subway
Broadway
Brookline
Brookline 8St. Cor. Mass. Ave
Park ST
Cottage Farm
Ilarvard
ST. Suewat
Proadway
Harvard &Q
Park
Scollay
Essex
Ilae
Scollay Sq
Main St
Harvard Square
Adams BQ
Sundey
River ST
Postoffice
Boylston ST
Cambridge
Dudley ST
Washington ST
Roxbury
Dudley
River
Pearl ST
Roxbury Crossing
Mount Auburn
Vla Huron Ave
Newton
Watertown
Hanover
Te Als PL
Net A. ML
A. AL North
Sanday Ih
North Cambridge
Prospect ST
Hanover ST
Sonday
Briverside
Bcollay
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J. Joseph Foley
Chronicle Building
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, Mans
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Maurice M. Lynch
Lamyer
Frank Street
Massachusetts Ave
John E. Hannigan
Biall
Pemberton Square
Joan P. Leonard
Law Exchange
State Street
Mass
Mein
Dana Street
Arthur L. Farrell
Court Street
Cambridge Street
Fred J. Macleod
Beacon Street
Telephone Haymarket
Wendell Street
Stone, Dallinger & Bancroft Attorneys-At-Law
Main
Frederick S. Deitrick
State ST
Mass. Ave
Korany Porc
Pragck
Henry P. Fielding
Savings Bank
Massachusetts
William J. O’donnell
Penn Mutual
Milk Street
Edward J. Flynn
Somerville
John J. Scott
Pemberton Building
Leonard Avenue
Haymarket
Charles H. Thurston
Miller's Credit House
Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
Fielding
Globe Theatre
Orpheum
Castle Square Theatre
Buffalo Bill
Samuel F. McArthur
Sentinel
Ahern
C. Berry & CO
Roessle Premium
New England
Berry
Express
Leverett ST
Inman Square
J. Elston
Inman Sq
Willard A. Bollash
Hardwarch Trust
Andrew J. Hezlitt
Cottage Street
Cypres Mall
Tel
Henry Farrow
George H. Buckminster
Mile Street
Telephone
Lectrical Specialties
Boston, Mass
James T. Stinson
Pearl Street
Reycroft the Florist
Cor
Brookline Street
Gamb
Fiere
Max Keezer
Bow St
Quincy Sq
Frank Facey
Prospect Street
Allied Printing Trades Council
Labed
THE
D. B. Shaughnessy & Sop Book
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East
Boston Elevated Railway CO
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