Fourth of July Parade Division Reports Budget and Entries
The July Fourth committee held a meeting to organize the parade with division reports showing strong turnout prospects. An appropriation of $250 was approved for the chief marshal staff, bringing total parade funding to about $1700.
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O. P. Porter
Shaw
Quigley
Cavalry
Marshal Hubbard
Irish
D. W. Bugbee
Daughters of Liberty
Portuguese Society
James Walker
Walker
Joseph Harvey
John Simpson
Lowell
Harry Read
Alderman Walker
Mr. Read
Baldwin
Read
Chapel Hill Associates
Centralville Athletic Associates
American Verbal Club
Franklin Debating Club
O. M. I. Cadets
American Mechanics
Bingville
Boston
Tornado wrecks town. deaths reported in Kansas
Lincoln Nebraska June 28 a Rock Island railroad message from Fairbury to Division Superintendent Wilson says Philippsburg Kansas was wrecked by a tornado this evening. Several persons are known to be dead, the dispatch said. Philippsburg is in north central Kansas. Band concert Chelmsford Centre tonight.
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Lincoln, Neb
Rock Island Railroad
Fairbury
Wilson
Philippsburg
Kan
Kansas
Hindipo Kidney Cure and Nerve Tonic Ad
Local druggists Frye and Crawford Ellingwood and Co Davis Square Drug Store A. E. Moore and others advertise Hindipo a Kidney Cure and Nerve Tonic sold with an active guarantee. They promise a full refund if it does not help and urge trial today.
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Frye & Crawford
Merrimack St
Falls & Burkinshaw
Middlesex St
B. Carter
Westford Sts
Ellingwood & Co
Davis Square
Weary search for four Proulx grandchildren in Fall River
Mrs. Sophie Couchon of Joliette avenue appeals for any news on her four grandchildren Laura Sidonie Edward and Alcide Proulx missing for nine years. Their mother Mary Proulx died after placing them with Couchon and a Fall River priest arranged care at an orphanage, but the father later claimed the children and disappeared, leaving the grandmother hopeful and heartbroken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophie Couchon
Joliette Avenue
Laura
Sidonie
Edward
Alcide Proulx
Mary Couchon
Proulx
Fall River
Lowell
Mary Proulx
Couchons
Keith's Theatre Presents Fadette's Orchestra Summer Program
Boston theatre notes Keith's Theatre as the coolest indoor venue with a delightful concert by Fadette's Woman's Orchestra and a high standard vaudeville bill. The week of July 3 features Nina Morris and Arthur Hoops, Cheridah Simpson, Tom Moore, Pat Rooney and Marion Bent, Hickman Brothers, Dave Nowlin, and Will Rogers, plus new motion pictures and a change of selections by the Fadettes.
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Keith’s
Fadette’s Woman
Nina Morris
Arthur Hoops & Co
Kammerstein
Roof Garden
New York
Boston
Cheridah Simpson
Woodland” Company
Tom Moore
Dave Nowlin
Will Rogers
Fadettes
The Earl and the Girl Shubert Show Tops Boston Stage
With novelty the keynote of every performance the Earl and the Girl is Boston theatre’s standout musical comedy. After seven weeks the verdict praises it as the biggest brightest and breeziest season attraction. Songs like Spooning and Mediterranean Blue are widely sung and whistled. Wednesday and Saturday matinees.
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Boston
London
Kafoozelum Impresses Boston at Tremont Theatre Debut
The new musical oddity Kafoozelum opened at Tremont Theatre in Boston to strong praise from a capacity audience. Dave Lewis impressed with refined, humorous work and Elsie Fay received a major ovation, with Park and Clarke valued soloists and Marlowe and Lyons delivering comic relief. Nena Blake captivated as the incubator babies in a lively, well received show.
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Elsie Fay
Boston
John Park
W. H. Clarke
J. C. Marlowe
Toby Lyons
Nena Blake
Tremont
President Roosevelt Taft confer on Panama chief engineer resign
In Cambridge a long meeting at Bishop Lawrence home between President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft focused on the resignation of Chief Engineer John F. Wallace, a Panama Canal commissioner. No announcement tonight. Taft said a Washington statement would go out tomorrow forenoon as he departed by Federal Express.
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Cambridge
Roosevelt
Taft
William Lawrence
John F. Wallace
Panama Canal
Washington
Federal Express
Language scholar on English words and cryptic sample
A philologist argues there are over 260000 English words but few are used. He presents a baffling archaic sample about buying an atabal and recovering a hidden drum, then translates it as a hidden meaning. The Chicago Chronicle attribution frames the anecdote.
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Dorn
Chicago Chronicle
Daylight Hudson Trip Delights Lake Shore Passengers
The Hudson River Day Line offers a charming Albany to New York daylight trip aboard its steamers. Travelers across the world gain this privilege at no extra cost, with experienced passengers ensuring tickets read via the highly popular route.
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Hudson River
Lake Shore
Albany
New York
Sceptics Turn Believers About Dr Agnew’s Catarrhal Powder
A reader from Easton Pennsylvania reports rapid relief from catarrh using Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder with one puff and instant cleansing of nasal passages. The testimonial claims life-saving benefits and mentions Dr Agnew's Heart Cure as a related product offering relief within 30 minutes.
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Dr. Agnew
About the House and social customs in daily life
A brisk miscellany on crystal lamp fashions, boiling water, and dining tips, then advice on keeping meals ample and simple. It notes the decline of throwing rice at weddings in favor of confetti, praising well behaved guests and modern fashion sensibilities.
Why Vigorous Shaking Rugs Is Unnecessary
The piece argues against heavy rug shaking as wasteful and hard on the material. It advises lighter cleaning, suggesting summer grass sweeping and winter snow brushing to preserve color, and questions any real benefit from frequent vigorous shaking.
Old Fashioned Flower Arranging Versus Roses
The article argues against cluttered bouquets and favors highlighting the rose with minimal greenery. It notes that mixing many colors with a single rose in the center often spoils the harmony and suggests removing the rose from the arrangement to improve the overall effect.
Simple Lifestyle Advice From A 19th Century Local Column
A local writer extols fresh oysters and seasonal fruits, warns against rushing into strawberries, and praises sparing meals for better work. The column notes the value of freshness and moderation, citing workers who eat bread and water at noon and prefer Southern and native berries for flavor.
Prune Puff Recipe Bake Batter Instructions
A buttered baking dish holds two cupfuls of cooked prunes. A batter of three cupfuls flour three teaspoons baking powder half a teaspoon salt two tablespoons melted butter one cup milk and two beaten eggs is poured over the prunes and baked.
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Alice Chittenden
Annie G. Townsend
Chestnut Oven and Puff Prune Delicacies From Jenny’s Kitchen
Instructions present for prunes, cheese puffs, and lobster cream dishes. Includes steps for butter sugar sauce, prunes, cheese puffs with butter flour and cheese, and lobster savory with cream, spices, and baking biscuits. Ends with notes on substitutions for other meats.
Household Hints From a Past Era
Practical tips on cleaning and maintenance. Learn to reuse a cut onion as an air absorber, remove varnish stains with alcohol, refresh brooms by trimming and hot water, boost carpet freshening with kerosene, revive houseplants with bath steam, erase varnish white spots with warm wood rub, prepare a chilled grapefruit serving with lettuce and mayo, and enhance prunes with rhubarb for pie filling.
Oldfashioned cook shares ginger cookie secret
A woman who calls herself an oldfashioned cook claims her excellent ginger cookies use cold coffee instead of water. She states half a cup is the amount, and if coffee is short, she boils grounds with a small amount of water to replenish.
How A Sense of Humor Helps The Housekeeper
A playful approach eases household tensions during summer storms and busy days. Laughter smooths tasks like baking, spills, and cold coffee, while mild wit and cheerfulness make domestic life more harmonious and lessen quarrels.
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Zilmor
Baked Beans Heroine of Wealth Rise in London
A Boston native from Worcester rose from poverty to wealth after moving to London. Mrs Elizabeth Brent, widow with little money, promoted American bake beans and cranberry pie to New Yorkers and Londoners. Her business quickly expanded to a large house, three wagons, and substantial income, inspiring other women to pursue skilled work.
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London
Elizabeth Brent
Wocester
Mass
Massachusetts
Boston
Secon
Margaret Reyburs
Fourth of July Decorating Sale at Pollard Basement
Promote patriotism with abundant flags and bunting. Wool flags range from 1.25 to 15 dollars, small mounted flags are attractive, bunting at five cents per yard in red white and blue. A. G. Pollard & Co. offers basement display.
O'Brien Bros Tea Dealers Ad Promotes Fresh Roasts
An advertisement from O'Brien Bros. Tea Dealers at 227 Central Street highlights always fresh coffee grinds and daily roasting with emphasis on quality and variety.
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O’brien Bros
Central Street
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Schattman Bros
Great Jones Street
Schleestein Cohn & Co
West Third Street
Micme
Boston Theatres
Keith's Theatre
Kafoozelum
CUPE
Fener
Rose Noye
Rhodes’ Hair Store
Merrimack Street
Tel
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