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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1922
Page
11
A fragment describes a three piece costume in white satin with a gathered cape-wrap and a collar named gollar of slynx. The text is incomplete but highlights the garment's distinctive features and styling.
Diamond Dyes claims to dye or tint faded garments without streaks or running and guarantees perfect results even for beginners. Consumers are advised to tell the draggist the fabric type from wool and silk to linen and cotton for best results.
The fragment notes A. Collings, Inc. lacking full details and an offer of a free test. It lists a partially given address 210 Flower ets N and urges contact for complete information. The item reads like a local business notice with missing data.
A commission of Boston and church leaders proposes 15 changes to the marriage ceremony including removing the bride’s obedience vow and the traditonal giving of the bride. The plan includes musical additions and new prayers and would adapt the prayer book to modern conditions ahead of the Portland convention.
An advertisement promotes Gude's Pepto Mangan as a health tonic for strength vitality and better sleep. It claims the iron-containing product builds health when taken with meals and has thirty years of trusted use. Sold in liquid and tablet forms by druggists nationwide.
Advertisement warns that gas and bloating signal excessive stomach acid and risk gastritis and ulcers. It urges using Sessurated Magnesia or Bisulated Magnesia after meals to neutralize acid and relieve gas, promoting safety and ease after eating.
The article warns against harsh soaps and alkali in shampoos and promotes Malsified cocoanut oil shampoo as pure greaseless and gentle. It recommends two or three teaspoonfuls in warm water, yields rich lather, cleanses scalp and hair, leaves it soft and silky, and is inexpensive and widely available at pharmacies.
Boston women from the Women’s City Club and allies argue for modernizing the Episcopal marriage rite to reflect equal vows. They say changes should align with justice and progress, noting concerns about endowment and obedience language while valuing ceremony beauty. The piece also reports a related grand jury proceeding involving Attorney General Allen and ex-District Attorney Pelletier.
Boston lawyer Robert H. Gardiner and a commission member note hundreds of ritual changes aimed at simplicity and flexibility. The removal of the phrase With all my worldly goods I thee endow was deemed absurd under modern conditions.
General J Weston Allen testified about the alleged larceny of 155 49 from a client in 1917 before Judge Franklin G Fesen den in the Superior Court yesterday afternoon. He quoted District Attorney Pelletier stating it is a clear case of larceny according to the evidence.
The grand jury heard that Attorney General Allen did not recall Pelletier requesting a second vote. Pelletier and Sheehan were present, with Morse recounting questions about overdrafts on Allen's bank account. Pelletier and Sheehan left the room after Morse suggested it due to political atmosphere.
In a two hour and thirty seven minute speech Senator Warren H. Tarbell of East Brookfield denounced insurance companies under the workmen's compensation act and urged a bill to let employers insure themselves while creating a state fund like Ohio's. He criticized Martin Joyce and Charles Hodsdon of the AFL for opposing the measure and read a letter from Samuel Gompers backing the Ohio plan as the Senate adjourned without a vote.
A blaze originating from Otis Barker's cottage chimney on the Spiritualist Camp ground in Etna swept across the grounds this afternoon. It destroyed 80 cottages along with the boarding house and pavilion, with losses estimated at $60,000.
Pickets gathered before canal Street mills as thousand strong crowds surged outside the gates. Women strikers punched and manhandled by mill workers but no serious injuries reported. The demonstration kept the management from dismissing workers until it subsided.
After a delayed release from Pacific Mills, striking workers and crowds clashed as police intervened. Strikers attacked workmen and bystanders, a stone was thrown at clerks, and a woman beat back assailants amid a tense, hours lasting confrontation.
Women picketing clashed with workers as a crowd followed, hooted, and threw snowballs. Police escorted some home. stones hit a car carrying frightened pickets. Moonshine fueled tensions. Mantrell fined for gun possession, Romano found guilty of intimidation, case for sentencing pending. Legere and two strikers went to Boston to meet state officials. Clergy committee formed by Mayor Mahoney met to discuss settlement procedures.
Milford court arraigned 16 year old Adam Tominiski on a charge of wilfully setting fire to a grocery store owned by his father Konstanz. He pleaded not guilty and was held on $1000 bond.
An inquiry into the death by own actions of Pauline Virginia Clark and Otto Hal dor Larsen begins at 9 30 in the superior court this morning. Nearly a dozen witnesses are summoned, with no inquiry anticipated from a Tennis and Racquet club member. Mrs. Sarah Herrick, mother of Miss Clark and estate administratrix, will not attend.
An advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a home remedy to darken gray hair. It claims natural, even coloration, lasting results by morning with repeated use, and invites readers to buy from drug stores or prepare at home.
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