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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1917
Page
9
Washington authorization sought to print Not Yellow cards for men rejected due to permanent physical disability. Cards certify a candidate’s enlistment attempt and rejection status with officer signature. The plan aims to protect the honor of those who cannot meet physical standards.
The monthly report from the public employment office at 8 Xneeland Street shows a severe shortage of housework girls with four demands for every available girl. Farmers are scarce with high wages. bowling alleys struggle to hire pin boys at 12 to 15 dollars weekly. Office boys are in demand but rejected at offered wages. needle trades see slow response due to wage levels set by the Minimum Wage Board. The office filled 9 percent more positions than February but 17 percent fewer than March 1916.
An advertisement claims Bon-Opto tablets can strengthen eyesight and reduce or eliminate glasses. Dr. Lewis and a second physician endorse the remedy, detailing rapid improvements and home use with a guaranteed 50 percent strength gain in one week or money back. Sold by Liggett s Riker Jaynes Drug Stores in Philadelphia and other druggists.
The Quincy High School senior class presents Charlie's Aunt on Wednesday evening April 18 in the school hall. English teacher Misa Wilizabeth Tr. O'Neil coaches the cast led by William Mullen in the title role. The cast includes Priscilla White Edith Olson Gertrude Driscoll Augusta F MacMahon Russell Co Johnson Hugh Nixon Walter Cody Condon Keyes Percy Jenkins and George Prout.
More than 300 people packed the Intercolonial Club at 214 Dudley Street for flag-raising exercises. Speakers included Albert P. Langtry secretary of State J Frank O'Hara of the Public Safety Committee Judson Hanigan of the First Corps Cadets John Kinnear Civil War veteran and Ruston Rustomgee noted Indian lecturer.
The Titanic Memorial designed by Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney and carved by John Horrigan was shipped from Quincy to Washington on an automobile truck. The 14 by 13 foot colossal granite figure will be exhibited for weeks in New York at Grand Central Palace before proceeding to Washington for installation in Potomac Park.
The Next Sunday Post showcases Easter styles in vivid color with artistically rendered outfits and festive imagery. Readers view fashion plates and decorative motifs highlighting spring themes, vibrant palettes, and seasonal adornments.
President Lowell urged Harvard students to stay calm and deliberate as war looms and to choose the path of greatest usefulness when the moment arrives.
Harvard University opened an office to register students to assess where they can serve best in the national effort. President A Lawrence Lowell urges undergraduates in the Training Corps to remain focused and those outside it to wait for a clear path to usefulness, as many enlist in naval reserves without regard to suitability.
Boston events feature Rev. James F. Mellyn delivering sermons at Immaculate Conception Church on Friday from noon to 3 pm, with a talk on The Seven Last Words. Cardinal O’Connell to preside at Good Friday stations of the cross in Holy Cross Cathedral. Tenebrae office chanted tonight by St John’s Seminary students under Cathedral clergy. Retreats led by Very Rev. John Garnet for French-speaking Catholics at Isabella Street church, nightly 7:45 pm through Easter, concluding with papal blessing. A girls’ retreat at Our Lady of the Cenacle, Brighton, starts April 18 and runs to Easter Sunday, led by a Jesuit.
American Tube Works in Somerville will close indefinitely following a strike that began Monday. Eight hundred employees are affected as workers demand an eight hour day and a 15 percent wage increase.
Nearly 100 attend noon service at King's Chapel with Rev. William L. Sullivan of All Souls' New York preaching. Multiple clergy lead noon and 5 pm services, with three services planned tomorrow. Junior rally of Boston District Epworth League set for April 15 at Tremont Street Church. St James Episcopal Church to commemorate Lord's Supper tomorrow night with Holy Communion led by Rev. William Henry Pettus.
A vivid full page feature honors the American flag in bright color plates and descriptive captions. The spread highlights history symbolism and civic pride, inviting readers to preserve the Sunday edition as a historic keepsake.
Fine black ingrain thread silk garter and lisle thread garter offered as an excellent weight. Black thread silk with lisle yarn running through enhances wearing quality. Value $1.50, sale price 95 cents.
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