Vignettes of 1899 Society and Public Notices
A column notes spring leisure from bicycle season to summer cottages and subway travel. It laments press glare on Mrs. Virginia Vanderbilt and Miss Olga Wethersole while describing fashion, theater, and public life with dated wry tone.
The Birds and the Burden of City Governance
The piece argues about cruelty to birds and the burden of state versus local control over Boston affairs. It notes feathered victims in the annual slaughter and blames Boston’s citizens for shifting responsibilities to underqualified leaders.
Careful disposal of camping matches urged in woods
A rural notice warns campers to fully extinguish matches after use to prevent fire damage. It stresses that neglect, though small, can cause losses costing hundreds of dollars and urges care in lighting and extinguishing campfires and pipes.
Goldsmiths Poverty and Despair Then Prison Threats
In 1788 Goldsmith sought hospital service in hopes of army or navy entry but was rejected. He pawned a new suit to cover needs after securing a guarantor, publisher Griffiths. He faced potential jail, expressing despair over his wretched condition and the sting of contempt, mournfully noting his influence on English literature.
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Goldsmith
Surgeons' Hall
Griffiths
Monthly Review
Argentina
Rio de la Plata
North America
Devon
Brazil
Patagonia
Canadian
India
Asia
London Spectator
Hudson items sweep across town notes and events
Hudson news covers moves on Green Street, street surveys, new houses planned on Warner Street, and town social events. Patriots' day activities include races, a road trip to Dedham, and a joint Memorial Day plan with Senator Roe attending.
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Senator Roe
Worcester
Ernest Kennedy
Harry Sampson
Bert Stratton
Bert Clifford
Austin Balsch
Dedham
Marlboro
Sampson
Lord Alvanley and the Genteel Reminiscences of a Scotsman
The piece recalls Lord Alvanley amid sharp wit and generous deeds. It notes his sarcasm toward Brummell and Sheridan, his care for distressed friends like Jack Talbot, and his blunt critique of Neeld’s opulent Grosvenor Square mansion during a dinner in Ipswich?
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Lord Alvanley
Sheridan
Brummell
Boulogne
Solomon
Jack Talbot
Talbot
Alvanley
Neeld
Grosvenor Square
Milton
Cornhill Magazine
Weary Willy Responds To Wedding Banter
A humorous exchange from the New York Journal features Weary Willy defending his marriage prospects. The playful banter riffs on social expectations and his own humorous self-image in a marriage context.
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New York Journal
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Mr. Putnam
Boston
Virginia Fair Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Olga Wethersole
Atlantic City
Rep. Meyers
Hudson
O. D. Light
Miss Mary Howe
Greenst
Thomas Taylor, Jr
F. G. Bond
Unitarian Church
Jeremiah O'Neil
Warner St
George W. Atwood
Timothy C. Davis
Mr. Atwood
Pope St
Rufus Howe
Jennie Bean
M. Edith Wood
Albert E. Coolidge
Sons and Daughters of the
Pine Tree State
Odd Fellows Hall
Elvira J. Stowe
F. S. Rowell
E. J. Grant
E._ E. Thomas
Maine
Hudson Grange Orchestra
Earle Stratton
George
Martha Washington
Martha and
Annie Cushman
Grange Orchestra
Tailton
R. C. Dana
FE. E. Thomas
Warren Lewis
Dorothy Atwood
Clara’ Groves
A. J. Rackliffe
William H. Moulton
Frank Howe
Walthane
Oscar Howe
Hudson Womans ‘Club
E. J. Prescott
Packard St
J. M. Pettengill
Danforth’s Falls
James Mann Main Sr
Sawyer
Mr. Mann
C. L. Woodbury Sons
Robert Sawyer
Postal Union Telegraph Office
Chelsea
Ernest Crossman
Central St
A. W. Gunnison
H. F. Newcomb
Everett
New York
St. Luke's Mission
H. M. Campbell
South Sudburys
H. H.S
Sudbury
Vother
C. R. Macomber
Co. M
Camp Wetherell
Joseph Clusian
Billerica Centre
Chase Building
Market St
Maynard
Selectman
Frank T. Beede
Mansion House
Pliny
Pompeii
France
England
Philadelphia Ledger
W. A. Haynes CO
Little Brown
dJudy
Bowker's
Stockbridge
Bowker’s General
Swift
Lowell
Bay State
Canada
George G. Keith
Concord Junction, Mass
James T.ufoote
Horace Tuttle
Walden Street
Concord Mass
J. C Friend
Chaplin
H King
Concord Junction
George G. King
Concord
Exchange
J. Nevins
Springfield
Trinity
Thos. Hutchinson
Main St
Chaplin's
P.O
Tiger and Tigress Bicycles
H. P. N, Dahl & CO
Aponte Tor
Maynard, Stow, Acton