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Copies of this paper, priced at 5 cents, are on sale at Highland Drug Store opposite High and Station Boston Revere Beach Lynn De get Boston Totman Ham opposite Beach Station Brown's Centre Store Jefferson and Winthrop streets Quality Shop opposite Centre Station Williams Drug Store opposite Centre Station Winthrop Pharmacy Magee's Corner Brown's Pharmacy Wadsworth Block Centre B Thayer Ocean Spray Pharmacy Ocean Spray Winthrop News Co opposite Beach Station Also at the publication office 6 Shirley Street
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Boston
Revere Beach
Lynn Deget
Totman & Ham
Beach Sta
Brown's
Jefferson
Winthrop
Williams Drug Store
Winthrop Pharmacy
Magee’s Corner
Brown’s Pharmacy
Wadsworth Bock
Centre
B. Thayer
Ocean Spray
Winthrop News Co
Shirley Street
Real Estate Transfers Listed for Storer and Associates
Realty deeds show John H. Storer and trustees transferring parcels to Margaret D. Waugh on Brewster Avenue and to Alma M. Wilson on Shirley and Nerious streets. Other transfers include Ethel M. Swift on Grand View Avenue and a William H. Keendon property on Court Road. All transfers involve consideration of $1.
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John H. Storer
Margaret D. Waugh
Brewster Avenue
Keith's Theatre to Feature Victor Moore in New Vaudeville Week
Victor Moore returns to Boston vaudeville at B F Keith's Theatre the week of August 25 with Emma Littlefield and company in Change Your Act or Back to the Woods. Camp ing Tom Mosher and Co. Doc ONeil Rae Eleanor Ball and Roser's Aerial Dogs join. The Pathe Weekly previews world news items.
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Victor Moore
George M Cahan
Broadway
New York
Boston
B. F. Keith
Emma Littlefeld
Kid Burns
Mr. Moore
Goldrick
Moore & Klaiess
Camping
Tom Mosher’& Co
Doc. O
Fra Iksen and a secretive playwrights prank unfolds
A biographer recalls Tbsen and Sigurd involved in a rail prank that dragged Fra Iksen into a dramatic plot. A scrap of paper bearing doctor’s words was hidden, provoking Fruliksen to protest about spies and unsafe desks before he calmed.
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Tbsen
Bsens
Sigurd
Frulbsen
Fra Iksen
Lighting system uses master switch to trap burglars
An engineer wardrobes a home lighting scheme that activates all house lights from a master switch at the bed head. Once the master switch is on, individual room switches cannot turn lights off, forcing any intruder to retreat.
When They Came to the Fold
A Boston clergyman recounts a patronizing New England gentleman who claims excess “bad blood” in his veins. He meets a well-born Syrian in Worcester and asks about religion, the Syrian replies his family converted at John the Baptist’s later apostasy.
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Boston
Worcester
Christ
John
Lebanon
Money Listed as Prophetic Fee in Lost Fortuneteller Tale
A Baltimore American quip notes a man paying a fortuneteller and classifying the payment as a deduction under the head of prophet. The cartoon-like item mocks mislabeling of a psychic fee.
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Prophet
Baltimore American
Napoleon Feared the Czar During Historic Niemen Interview
An on ship meeting of Napoleon and Alexander I set on the Niemen with both armies present. Napoleon, struck by the Russian emperor, reportedly called him Apollo and granted the title Emperor during the talks. The pair shared meals under guard, with fear of poison as diners passed through lines of grenadiers.
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Niemen
Napoleon
Alexander
Apollo
Russia
Prayers at Kalighat Invoke Blessings on Empire
The Kalighat People's Association president led a prayer at Kalighat temple on the 24th instant invoking Goddess Kali to bless the British empire. He prays for sun of glory to shine on the empire from Britain to India and Australia. The piece asks Kali to preserve the emperor and consort and to bless those aiding the empire's work. Calcutta Englishman.
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Kalighat
India
Australia
South Africa
Kali
Temple of
Calcutta
Engishman
Our Thoughtful Sons Comedy About a Lawn Mower
A father and son on the porch discuss weight with a joke about the father reducing his waist by mowing. The boy notes Jack Perkins’s dad did the same four inches, then the son fetches a tennis racket and the dad starts mowing.
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Jack Perkins
Engagement Causes Mom to Recall Father’s Rise
Young Betts confides his engagement to a poor but charming woman. His mother objects yet recalls her own poverty when she married his father and asserts she believed love would bring success. The exchange reveals belief in perseverance and social mobility.
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Betts
Gong
Pat and the Clock
An Irish inmate at a New York asylum is sent to confirm the time. He returns quickly and says the time as Twenty minutes t twelve. When questioned about the clock's accuracy he responds Roight, is it, doubting its correctness in that place.
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Pat
New York
Feminine Perversity Excur sion Hat Contrast
Quote from a column contrasting urban and rural women's fashion on an excursion. City women wear cottage-shaped hats while country women wear flats, illustrating perceptions of propriety and taste. The exchange reflects social attitudes toward female dress.
Parisians Take To Baseball Amid Delays Between Innings
The feature notes Parisians embracing baseball with interest as delays between innings provoke lively duels among players. The tone hints at cultural exchange and evolving sports enthusiasm.
Success of Willy Smith musical hit and marriage tale
Willy Smith rushes into my office proudly revealing a sensational breakthrough. He confesses to a failed musical career, writes a popular nocturne with his wife, marries quickly, and receives a lucrative publisher offer. He is buoyant about fame and a new life with his wife and uncle’s support.
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Willy Smith
Willy
Commonwealth
England and America Life Compared by Maurice Baring
In the Metropolitan Maurice Baring contrasts public life in America and private life in England. He argues American public life offers superior hotels bars and transport while English private life offers greater comfort in homes and country houses. He notes American clubs feel more human and sociable than dour English clubs.
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England
America
Maurice Baring
Praiseworthy Actions in Seaside Parish
Dialogue mocks a confession scene between Bridget Kelly Officer Keegan and Father Malone about kisses and sin. The exchange centers on forgiveness and charity in a small community setting with playful tone.
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Bridget Kelly
Keegan
Malone
Puck
Always Sure Weather Shop Turns Into Joking Exchange
A humorous exchange centers on weather service accuracy and timing. One speaker urges reliability, another jokes about raises and mercury versus an umbrella as real weather cues. The dialogue playfully questions forecasting expectations with light banter.
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Weather Service
Mercury
Wedding Rehearsal Hires Broadway Style Seller
A family preparing for a daughter's wedding considers hiring a Broadway style performance seller to stage the ceremony. The plan aims to add professional flair to the event.
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Daily Story Pub. Co
Castoria
What Is
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Frank P. Anthony
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