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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1919
Page
13
An advertising blurb touts Kelty Springfield Caterpillar tires as efficient and durable. It claims maximum traction and easy steering, emphasizing long mileage and reliability for truck owners and drivers. The copy highlights exclusive performance with no direct rivals mentioned.
Frank Winfield Woolworth founder of the Woolworth chain and namesake of his world famous building died at Glen Cove Long Island after a period of illness He was 66 and left behind Mrs Woolworth two daughters and a son in law The Woolworth Company then operated over 850 stores in the United States Canada and England with capital of 65 million and a cash only purchasing slogan that built his vast business.
London April 8 The Handley Page Company announced a four engine bombing plane prepared for Berlin transatlantic flight. It carries 2000 gallons of fuel for a 25 hour flight with two long distance wireless sets and life-saving tanks. The crew includes three pilots and a wireless operator led by Major T Gran of the Royal Air Force who aided Captain Scott on the Antarctic expedition.
Flour jumped yesterday adding 25 cents to a barrel price and 3 to 5 cents on a bag. Best flour now 15.25 dollars per barrel and 1.92 dollars per bag. Some coffee grades rose 2 cents per pound while vanilla and lemon extracts of the top quality also noted.
Groceries edge higher with potatoes up six cents per peck and onions eight cents. Fresh greens and spring fish appear in the market as prices ease from earlier highs yet remain above last season. Mackerel from Newport leads fish sales at $2 a pound, with other catches priced per pound. Meat prices vary little, sirloin steaks at 60 cents and roasts around 53 cents, while eggs remain near their yearly low.
Washington April 8 There were 56 979 military patients under treatment at army hospitals in this country on March 31 according to statistics published today by the War Department Of the total 38 214 were from overseas
Louis M. Gay of Weymouth denounces his wife Tirzal S. Gay in Norfolk Superior Court filings. He alleges weekly assaults with hands, feet, furniture, dishes, and utensils at 282 Main Street South Weymouth over six years ending before the libel. He claims wounds from a bread knife in 1916 and a steel two pronged fork in 1917. The couple married December 4, 1891.
A Maine reader claims Dr True's Elixir cured his ailments. The ad touts Dr J F True & Co as providers of a family laxative worm expeller that tones the stomach moves the bowels and expels worms. It lists worm symptoms and urges readers to buy now from local dealers.
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