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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1919
Page
21
Augustine Cerellis, 17, won a $50 verdict from a Suffolk county jury against Annunziata Cervera over a milk bottle fed goat incident. Allegations centered on the goat’s illness and a box on the ears the boy received, with both sides denying the key actions.
Cold storage chicken will substitute cannéd beef for U S Army feeding in France Germany and Russia this summer. Four million pounds of chickens have been purchased by the War Department from Chicago dealers for immediate shipment abroad. Chicago Butter and Egg Board records show 250 000 cases of eggs shipped to Europe since January 1 1919.
Physicians advocate bitro phosphates for thin nervous people to restore vigor and flesh. The ad claims organic phosphate feeds nerves and body cells, boosts weight, improves health, and brightens eyes while warning it should be used only by those seeking to gain flesh.
An old remedy claims to relieve back pain dizziness and kidney related symptoms mislabeled as female troubles. The advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Capsules as a proven cure imported from Haarlem Holland and urges continued use for full restoration with a note to avoid substitutes.
A light cosmetics notice advises using delatone to remove facial hair at low cost. Mix water with a small amount of powdered delatone, apply to the surface for two to three minutes, rub off, wash, and the hair should vanish with no harm reported. Ensure genuine delatone is purchased.
Official dispatches from Washington report potash supplies are thus scarce and delivery at less than double prewar prices seems unlikely. British buyers have reportedly accepted paying at least twice the former amount.
A patriotic meeting tonight at Dorchester School Centre Dorchester High School building will feature a War Service Unit program and Massachusetts Bureau of Immigration. The event includes films on American democracy community singing slides and national folk songs by Italian and Hebrew groups. Open to the adult public.
In Cleveland on April 10 the district attorney said the 10 year prison term for Eugene V. Debs, jailed for violating the espionage act, will be enforced within two days upon arrival of the Supreme Court mandate.
A promotional feature extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for thin blood fatigue nervousness insomnia and poor digestion. It cites testimonials from A G Westover of Claremont New Hampshire and Mrs Mary Bowdren of Portland Maine among others who report improved sleep weight gain and relief from headaches rheumatic pains and dizziness. The ad urges use for anaemia rheumatism neuralgia and general weakness with prices and free books offered.
The Palestine Restoration Fund campaign raised 5000 yesterday, bringing total contributions to 80000 as Boston eyes surpassing 100000 toward 3000000. Aged donor gave 20 after selling a keepsake to aid the cause amid final drive features and mass meetings.
Mrs Webster of Provincetown sent $1 to the Post to assist Mrs Mary Rizzo of South Boston.
The Post extends the deadline to May 1 for writers to submit condensations of listed works. A May 15 final extension allows entries for prizes totaling up to five hundred dollars for the top condensation and bonuses for second and third place. Names of eligible titles include Dickens, Tolstoi, Hawthorne, Stevens, and others.
The circular explains that 20 novels on the printed list each yield a hundred dollar prize for the best condensation. An overall best condensation earns five hundred dollars, the second best earns three hundred, and the third best earns two hundred, totaling three thousand dollars.
Permanent organization of the Unitarian Laymen League will be formed in Springfield with 40 to 60 prominent laymen from across the United States attending. A constitution and by laws will be adopted and officers elected as a commission reports. Dr C W Eliot leads the platform committee and W W McClench heads the finance committee. Delegates began arriving, including one from California.
An advertisement touts Musterole as a quick remedy for lumbago and other aches. It describes the mustard oil ointment as a clean non blistering treatment used by doctors and nurses for sore throats bronchitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia and chest colds. It promotes 30 60 cent jars and a hospital size at 2.50.
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