Boston Elevated Time Table March 1915 to Scollay Square
The notice lists train schedules from Orient Heights and Orient Heights to Scollay Square via tunnel with frequent intervals and night service. It notes special charter cars, contact at 101 Milk Street, Room 701, and identifies M. C. Brush as Second Vice-President with the date April 17, 1915.
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Dudley Street
Atlantic Avenue
Forest Hills
Milk Street
M. C. Brush
Classifieds Echo Help Wanted and Property Ads
Brief ad summary from a vintage classified page notes opportunities for help wanted, situations wanted, apartments to let, furnished rooms, houses for sale, and land for sale with Sun and Visitor as advertising venues. Messaging emphasizes easy placement of notices and real estate listings.
Curious Condensations of World Facts and Local Notes
Egypt's cotton crop is being bought up by government agents. The Baltic has the greatest wreck record of all the seas, averaging one a day. Milwaukee has 29 receiving and shipping docks. To teach rifle shooting a Japanese has invented a cross bow with rifle stock. Russian cotton mills in 1913 consumed 1,700,000 bales of cotton, half grown in Russia. The larger the gun the more bore erosion impairs accuracy. Shantung province in China has 30,000,000 people in one third California area. Cocoanut production in 1912 valued at 350 million. gold output under 500 million. Angus McKay of Russell Creek, Wash., was justice of the peace for ten years, presiding over first case recently on venue change. Mohler held its first lawsuit in eight years also on venue change. War sacrifices include loss of horse radish. an alien enemy vegetable, with Covent Garden supplies from Germany.
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Angus McKay
Russell Creek
Wash
Mohler
London
Covent Garden
Germany
Harvard dinner honors Belgian refugee professor
Professor Mussin, the Belgian refugee at Harvard, was pained by applause as he described ruined Louvain and wrecked Liege. A Harvard professor’s French confusion then sparked a quip about language and misunderstanding, ending with a joke about Mr Smith in Paris.
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Louvain
Mussin
Harvard
Liege
Poussin
Paris
Genuine Art Prompts Natural Looking Portraits
A photographer and assistant debate making a portrait look natural versus flattering. The subject desires realism, arguing that the image will finally capture his true appearance rather than flatter him.
Jockey's Diamond Gift Sparks Eternal Loss Verse
A fragment evokes a boastful quotation about a champion jockey who grew too fat to ride. Supportive lines note a rat evading a trap and a folding bed that doubles as a dining table, with bread rising like an express elevator. The quotation appears attributed to C Iandson in Judge.
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C. Iandson
Husband and wife joke over Turkish bath confession
In a light exchange Mrs Bacon asks where John was last night. He frets about hearing him talk in his sleep and reveals a joke about being at a Turkish bath, implying a harmless misunderstanding between spouses.
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Mrs. Bacon
John
Mr. Bacon
Ill Wind Commentary Sparks Cyclone Reference
A sharp exchange in a Kansas man and a ready made philosopher yields a quip about an ill wind. The pair debates drift and what the remark may mean in a general sense regarding a cyclone.
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Kansas
Not to Be Thought Of Digressive Exchange
A brief comic exchange about neighbor Dobson reveals a character who would press for payment in a way that provokes anger, illustrating a humorous view of debt and social friction among neighbors. The dialogue leverages sharp wit to suggest potential predicaments in lending to Dobson.
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Dobson
Why He Was Shy Car Installment Story Stuns Crowd
A humorous exchange between a car dealer and a collector unfolds as the debtor explains a speeding arrest kept the second installment from being ready. The judge allegedly needed the money more than the collector, highlighting a comic twist amid legal trouble.
Proverbs and Phrases Quotes From Famous Writers
A selection of notable quotes cited by Mrs Norton Cicero Shakespeare Corneille on serving God, virtue and self love. The aphorisms urge inner reflection and personal fame shaping timeless moral thoughts.
Cape rates for women’s capes in Ladies' Home Journal
The excerpt lists Cape of Good Hope sixteen, Cape Flattery twenty, Cape Lookout twenty five, Cape Fear thirty, and Cape Farewell forty as cape prices in the Ladies' Home Journal.
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Cape of Good Hope
Cape Lookout
Cape Farewell
Ladies’ Home Journal
Prize fighters favor black and blue colors in attire
Report notes popular color choices among prize fighters, highlighting black and blue as prevailing hues. Mentions Prince Albert coats implying a favored tobacco brand in related fashion guidance.
Gymnastic Dance Turns To Weight Loss Plan
Mrs Portleigh explains she is taking steps to reduce her weight while Mr Portleigh questions the unusual movements in a light domestic exchange.
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Mr. Portleigh
Mrs. Portleigh
Indignant Denial About Summer Plans
A sharp exchange reveals plans to avoid rustication this summer as Mrs. Come Up asserts they will instead occupy a handsome country place to shine. The dialogue hints at social wit and domestic expectations.
Unclear Confession on Car Expenses in Private Talk
The speaker deflects questions about car costs, saying they never discuss vehicle expenses with friends who plate their cars at their service. This evasive remark highlights reluctance to reveal financial details about automobile ownership.
Quotations on Justice and Family Misconduct
A clipping presents a dialogue about an alleged abuser with a noted artistic temperament. The exchange questions what qualifies as abuse and whether it occurs only within the family, implying a critique of selective moral judgment.
SOME DIFFERENCE AT HOME
A humorous trolley anecdote recalled by Congressman Henry George of New York features a boy who says he would not give up a seat to his older companion at home. A passenger asks about the boy’s father. the boy replies they are going to the zoo and that he dislikes giving up the strap at home.
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Strap
Henry George
New York
Adjutant Invitation Smears by Petroleum Stain
A humorous remark from Humoristicke Listy of Prague is quoted about sending an invitation to an adjutant. The speaker defends using petroleum to soil the first invitation as a display that their family is not poor, arguing it was deliberate.
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Louise
Humoristicke Listy
Prague
Not So Sweeping Special School Plans Spark Debate
A dialogue notes New York to operate a special school for street sweeper instruction. Mrs Styles predicts failure citing changing dress, while Mr Styles questions success due to women abandoning long trailing skirts.
Not Very Deep Does She Love Her Husband Quote
A compact line compares affection to a postcard message, suggesting a simple sentiment in a playful exchange. The remark hints at distant or surface level affection, framed as a question about love and partnership.
Burglary Suspect Dares Detective Over Bedclothes Alibi
A detective accuses a burglar of breaking into a house and being identified by the homeowner while the burglar claims the man could not identify him as his head was under bedclothes. The burglar questions the credibility of the alibi with a witty reply.
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Detec
Turning It Around Constrains a Crying Child
A brief dialogue centers on a woman who silences her crying child in a room during visitors. She explains her behavior as deliberate, insisting children should be heard but not seen when guests are present.
How It Happened Mrs Gotham What Another New Hat
In a brisk domestic exchange Mr Gotham reveals a new hat and explains the old one was worn out on his behalf by a car porter and the barber shop boy. The dialogue highlights light household expense and humor.
New Haven Quip Sparks Lunch Counter Exchange
A sharp exchange at a lunch counter has an irate old gentleman asking a young man what he is. The youth replies in a dash, claiming to be a “New Haven guy,” drawing laughs from the scene as soup splashes. The humor mirrors Harvard Lampoon style.
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Colorado
New Haven
Harvard Lampoon
At the Cottage Clock Is Going A Whole Lot Faster
A dialogue fragments scene shows a female voice scolding a young man about time as they discuss a clock and pace, with a reference to Penn State Froth. The piece centers on crowded moment and humor of lateness.
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Penn State
Tempered by Circumstances and the Safe Rule of Action
A professor of social economy asks for the only safe rule to act when seeking a result. A student who dined at restaurants answers that the rule is to order it rare, implying scarcity or cautious action guides outcomes.
Obstinate Dubhwaite challenged by conductor guidance
A dialogue notes an obstinate fellow named Dubhwaite who resists a conductor’s directions, highlighting stubbornness and defiance in a brief exchange. The scene foregrounds Dubhwaite’s refusal to follow standard instructions.
Paw Knew the Answer Little Lemuel Say
A playful saying explains intuition as a voice that tells a mother she is right whether she is or not. The dialogue features a paw pun on intuition and a child named Lemuel.
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Paw
Lemuel
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