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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1919
Page
17
Fifty per cent of the 25,000,000 school aged children in the United States are deemed physically defective due to lack of proper physical education. The executive committee of the national physical education service cites investigations and urges broad state and federal action to enact gym, play, athletics, and related programs to improve development.
A brief note stresses education as a means to bring children to the proper standard, urging communities to prioritize schooling and reform efforts to improve youth outcomes.
Paris April 9 Gabriel Bertrand of the Pasteur Institute told the Academy of Sciences that poison gas once used in war could be repurposed to destroy caterpillars and larvae damaging tree growth in rural areas.
The article argues nothing substantive occurred in public sessions of the peace conference as real decisions were prepped in secret by Wilson, Lloyd George, Clemenceau, and Orlando. It notes French mistrust, American delays to visit devastated areas, and a climate of anti French sentiment within the American delegation.
A drug store offer promotes Freezone as a cheap remedy to remove all corns and hard skin from feet. The ad claims quick, painless results with a small bottle and asserts success without humbug. It emphasizes near magical effectiveness and immediate relief.
The Rev. Isaac Ward will speak at the noonday service in Boston today. Evangelical events include Rev. Davidson preaching tomorrow and ministers from the Baptist Ministers' Conference with officers listed. Berean Temple hosts services at Boston Baptist Bethel tonight led by Rev. Herbert Rollins Whitelock. Brookline Universalist Church will have Palm Sunday and other sermons. Roxbury Passion Week revival at Warren and Woodbine led by Rev. Edgar E. Davidson. Old South Church hosts Rev. Willis H. Butler speaking on The Soul and Its Capacities tomorrow night. George R Stair notes praise for harp evangelist George Thompson in revival efforts.
Mrs J M Wadlin of San Diego reports remarkable improvement after using Tyrrells Hygienic Institute internal bathing with J B L Cascade. Physicians say most ailments stem from waste in the lower intestine and the Cascade claims to remove poisons naturally, with over half a million users.
Interstate Commerce Commission reports February railroad net earnings totaling 10 million with revenues of 351.9 million and expenses at 324.5 million. Net revenue stands at 27.4 million, with figures slightly revised from last week’s unofficial release.
Mexican newspapers reaching Washington report a revival of banditry in Vera Cruz state near Tampico. Six rail attacks since mid March are recorded, with Felix Diaz and General Aureliano Blanquet said to be operating in the area.
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