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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1920
Page
16
City Councilmen predicted the committee on appropriations would support Mayor Peters 1920 2 budget at today session after a meeting where personal service items were approved with little opposition. The mayor’s edict limiting wage gains for laborers appears to have deterred attempts to cut funds for wages. Four department budgets were approved yesterday and the building department with two exceptions awaiting final action.
A vivid portrait of the surprise mother who wards off dullness at home with small, timely treats. She stages dinners, gifts, and playful decor to lift spirits during slow weeks, insisting on frequent, simple shocks to keep her family eager and entertained. Formal tea gowns appear as a final note.
Albert A Sutcliffe of Bogton and Frank MacLaine of Lowell headline the candidacy for grand chief templar at the 62nd Massachusetts Grand Lodge session. The event drew about 30 templars statewide at Odd Fellows Hall Tre mont street with elections set for today. Other nominees for grand councilor include William Wilson Dorchester William Hickey Brockton and B E Farley Brockton. Grand vice templar nominees include Mrs Nellie Childs Springfield Mrs Caroline Blaisdell Lynn Mrs Ella Thompson Springfield and Mrs Gertrude Sanford Somerville.
Charles E. Peakes, serving four to seven years for forgery and larceny of $12,000 from F. L. Atteaux & Co. of Boston, petitions for a pardon and received a hearing at Charlestown State Prison yesterday afternoon. Lieutenant Governor Channing Cox presided for over three hours, but no decision was rendered.
Readers ask about Harvard founded before Yale and about fruit nutrition as lunch options. The column cites a Harvard founding claim, women’s suffrage ratification standings, moon superstition remedies, American penny meaning, ancient life forms, road signs, and Hayes Harvard visit details.
A fragment notes an ancient claim that events naturally recur due to human nature. It emphasizes cyclical history and the idea that past patterns may reappear in the future. The text reflects classical reasoning about repeating events and human behavior.
A screen version of Lewis Carrolls Alice in Wonderland will be staged at Jordan Hall Friday afternoon and Saturday morning for Bryn Mawr College endowment. The College Club of Boston organizes the event with portraits of the characters before the performance. Bertha Rosenall of Brookline plays the Mad Hatter. Sylvia Bowditch of Jamaica Plain and Charles Bowditch portray Alice and the March Hare. Mrs. Roger Lee Branham of Hingham appears as the Spirit of Bryn Mawr.
An advertisement warns against common soaps and shampoos that dry the scalp and damage hair. It promotes Mulsified cocoanut oil shampoo as pure greaseless and gentle, instructing use of one to two teaspoonfuls with water to cleanse and rinse thoroughly. It claims the product leaves hair soft, silky, bright, and easy to manage and notes its affordability and availability at pharmacies.
A health advertisement urges checking iron levels if fatigue and pallor appear. It recommends a doctor’s blood count or a personal test by measuring work tolerance, then taking two five grain tablets of Nuxated Iron three times daily for two weeks, with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
An old promotional note urges readers with ear ringing and catarrhal deafness to mix Parmint with hot water and sugar, then take a tablespoon four times daily. It claims quick relief, open nostrils, easier breathing, and reduced mucus.
A pure white carrier pigeon with plate No. 21 on its leg appeared at G. E. Crosby’s home at 21 Cambridge Terrace Allston. Crosby asked the Post for help to locate the owner. The bird entered through a third story window last Thursday and, after stormy Friday, flew off Saturday morning. Crosby attached his address to the bird and yesterday Mrs. W. A. Gaston of 97 Bay State Road Back Bay reported the bird at her kitchen. A Crosby son chased it again last night. the bird awaits its owner at the Crosby home.
Meadows of the morning poem lines precede a court notice. Edmund Grundy of 97 Baxter street South Boston faces Superior Criminal Court on larceny charge for merchandise valued at $800 in South Boston on March 30. He was arraigned in South Boston District Court and held on $700 bail.
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine as stopping hair loss and dandruff with a few cents. It promises no fallen hairs after application and renewed hair life, vigor, brightness, color, and thickness.
An advertisement touts Pepto Mangan as a tonic to enrich blood and prevent spring weakness. It urges adults and children to take the remedy to build energy, noting physician endorsement and the option of liquid or tablet forms.
George Schillo of Cleveland says Cadomene Tablets revived his nerves and restored health after nervous fatigue and weakness. He credits his sister for the advice and notes improved sleep appetite and energy. Sold by druggists everywhere.
Letters from Chas Atwell of Columbus Ohio and M J Mader of Pueblo Colorado praise Balmwort Kidney Tablets for kidney and bladder troubles and overall health. The ad claims relief from weakness rheumatic pains and blues and notes all druggists sell them.
A rhymed testimonial from a Los Angeles writer praises Tablets Arbolone as an anti fat remedy. The piece urges readers to visit drug stores for the tablets claiming cravings vanish and pounds drop, noting proprietors use the verse in advertising.
A booster for Sulpherb Tablets claims the product improves bowel movement and strength. A Syracuse reader, Robert Slemence of 283 S Wilbur Ave, says after using three packages he feels much better and recommends the medicine to co workers. ads urge buying from druggists and emphasize the correct spelling Sulpherb.
Advertisement claims Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is a premier kidney liver and bladder remedy. Describes it as a gentle vegetable compound with rapid effects and wide availability in drug stores. Includes offer to send a ten cent sample and advise mentioning the Boston Daily Post.
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