Beauty and health notes clash with old time ads
The issue blends a price list for copies of the Winthrop Sun and Visitor with scolding on fashion cosmetics. It cites rouge and rabbit foot as a medical joke and warns against sultry cosmetics while presenting Dr. John N. Alley on Nez Perces tuberculosis decline amid forced settlement and reservation life changes.
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John N. Alley
United States
Fort Lapwal
Ida
Lewis and Clarke
Alley
Plains
Reservation
Parker Will Declared Valid After Short Jury Deliberation
In Suffolk Superior Court a jury found Benjamin W. Parker's will valid after under three hours of deliberation. Dr. Frederick P. Gay alleged undue influence but the Parker family members and executor New England Trust were cleared of fraud. Gay received $500. seven other $500 bequests stand. residuary trust ends on Clark Parker's death with future designation by him.
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Benjamin W. Parker
Suffolk Superior Court
Clark Parker
Phoebe Ritter ‘Parker
New England Trust Company
Frederick P. Gay
Dr. Gay
Poet Laureate of Winthrop Exults Skaggs as Poet
A town notice humorously proclaims Skaggs as a poet on par with Holmes Whittier Longfellow. The piece includes a spoof verse and a lighthearted money joke framed as a friendship letter from Billie Skaggs, praising his own verse and renewing old ties.
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Skaggs
Holmes
Whittier
Longfellow
Billie Skaggs
Meistersingers of Boston Set to Tour Keith's Theatre
The Meistersingers of Boston begin their fourth annual tour at B F Keith's Theatre on June 29 in The Meistersingers in Gloucester. After Boston they visit major cities, then debut at Keith's Palace Theatre in New York with a strong vaudeville bill including Bert Fitzgibbons Emma Francis Whitford and Ireland and others. Also shown are local news reels and a note on horse drawn vehicle accidents as a reminder that mishaps predate cars.
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Boston
B. F. Keith’s
Gloucester
B. F.keith’s
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Washington
Baltimore
Providence
Buffalo
Toronto
Detroit
Rochester
B. F. Keith
New Palace Theatre
New York City
Bert Fitzgibbons
Daffy Dill
Emma Francis
Whitford and
Ireland
Bingville
Walter Lewis
Company
Binns
Bert
Dorothy Muether
Randow Brothers
Russian doctors envy English insurance gains says London Chronicle
Dr Ralph Thompson notes in the London Chronicle that in Russia doctors do not set fixed bills. He says a gentleman pays what he can within his means and generosity. He adds Russia has no physician surplus in contrast to Europe.
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England
London Chronicle
Ralph Thompson
Russia
Caravaggio Masterpiece Found After Three Centuries
Renaissance art circles in Rome buzz as a lost Caravaggio work titled Portraits of Six Youths Playing in Concert surfaces in Florence. The painting, hidden in Marquis Lotteringhi della Stufa’s gallery, was identified by Di Pietro, Del Cecchi school expert, as a known Caravaggio work once labeled unsigned.
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Rome
Caravaggio
Florence
Lotteringhi Della Stufa
di Pietro
del Cecchi
Multiracial Proportions Across Regions Highlighted
The article cites Australia with about 117 per ten thousand non whites, New Zealand where Maoris lower whites under 94 percent, South Africa mixing 1,250,000 Africans and Europeans with 78 percent colored, and India where Europeans total six per ten thousand including army officials merchants women and children.
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Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
India
Remark on Prunes Coffee Menu Sparks Thoughtful Quote
The proprietor of a New York restaurant known for charging 50 cents for prunes and 25 cents for coffee is credited with a favorite quip. The line attributed is What fools these mortals be. The remark hints at the whimsical humor of a busy urban eatery.
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New York
Reform of English Spelling Faces Long-Term Results
The simplified spelling board has reformed 8,000 more words. Yet the fate of those already reformed remains unclear as linguistic reform stories unfold.
Umbrella woes and witty lines on domes and Martians
A quirky paragraph notes umbrellas break or vanish in rain and jokes that fit suits suit the dominant male to his valet. It adds that many light-footed dancers seem light-headed and hopes a Martian letter someday brings something to say.
Skeleton Claw Bob and the Canadian Secret Service
In Cliffdale a coal miner Dan Hughes dreams of crime with a fake detective kit. He targets Maggie Katie for jewelry, but the plan collapses when Dan is exposed as Felix Canover alias Skeleton Claw Bob, revealed as a Canadian secret service operative alongside his wife Mrs Beauchamp.
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Edgar White
Cliffdale
Dan Hughes
American Detective Journal
Dan
Nick Carter
Mpc
North American Private Police Association
Montreal
Felix Canover
Skeleton Claw Bob
Jack
Felix
Dannie
Mr. Richards
Richards
Katie
Old Jack
Jeaous
Bob
Maggie
Jack Robinson
Andy
Donnie
Robert
Andy Beauchamp
Canadian Secret Service
Mrs. Beauchamp
Skeleton-Claw
Daily Story, Pub. Co
Builder Has His Troubles in Chinese Construction Beliefs
A Chinese builder consults a wizard rather than an architect to choose the house location and door direction, determine door size, and set the sacred frame for the kitchen. The wizard also fixes digging times to avoid death and selects lucky years, months, and days, with yellow days good and black days unlucky.
In Love With a Millionaire Sparks Private Hope
Fragmentary Detroit Free Press lines reveal a speaker doubting marriage for money yet admitting longing to be in love with a man who possesses wealth. The brief exchange hints at social pressures and personal ideals.
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Detroit Free Press
Questioning a Policeman on Money and Quiet
A reader asks a policeman if money talks and if all money buys quiet. The officer replies that money does influence some cases, but integrity and law remain guiding factors.
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Quality
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Brown’s
Wadsworth Mook
Centre
W. B. Thayer
Ocean Spray
Journal of the American Medical Association
Winthrop
Keith's Theatre
Castoria
Bears
the Centaur Company
Charles F. Totten
Shirley Street
Winthrop Beach
Frank P. Anthony
North Centre Street
Sargent St., Winthrop
Whitman & Howard
Channing Howare
T. Whitman
Civil Engineers & Surveyors
Devonshire St
Atear
Revere
Fort Hill
B. Kolodny
Revere Street
Main Steel
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