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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1922
Page
9
L H Mudeett reports New York assurance that John McCormack will perform at Symphony Hall Boston on Sunday afternoon and Tuesday evening April 23 and 24 1923. These will be his last Boston concerts until January 1923, the news notes.
Marblehead April 11 Carl Frost 14 son of Harry Frost died after his bicycle collided with a slowly driven automobile at a street intersection. Everett W. Flint of Roxbury was arrested and released on 1000 bail pending an inquest. Police said the boy was racing with companions.
For 30 years Roxbury police have received a postal card mailed from Medway each March 30. The card is always addressed to the Chief of Police at Corner Mt Pleasant Ave and Dudley Street Roxbury and this year’s card matches all prior 29 in every detail.
In Roxbury the sender of numerous cards remains unknown. The cards, all with Medway postmarks and dated March 31 each year, are in a woman's handwriting and addressed to the chief of police with two dates March 5 and April 29. The reverse side also notes Medway. First to Captain Hurley was to receive the card.
An artist Helen E Ohrenschall draws attention for silhouettes of biblical scenes. Copyright 1922 by the McClure Newspaper Service.
The Bible recounts Pharaoh granting Joseph and his wife Asenath two sons Manasseh and Ephraim. Famine drives Egyptians and foreigners to Egypt as Joseph stores grain and directs sales to those in need. The seven years of plenty end and famine spreads across lands.
Police at Medway recall a 30 year mystery surrounding annual cards mailed to the Dudley Street station. Captains Hurley Coleman Evans Goodwin and Lea saw the case progress from indifference to active investigation. A 1892 arrest and release are tied to the mystery. authorities plan to involve postal workers to identify the sender and box locations.
A lighthearted tale narrates a young man seeking work and not being too particular about the jobs he accepts. The piece appears in the upcoming Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
An ad extols daily Pepsodent use to fight dental film, the cause of stains and decay. It contrasts old brushing with film removal, touts starch digestants and alkaline saliva boosts, and urges readers to try a 10 day tube and report results. It emphasizes dentist cleanings and a new dental era centered on daily film control.
John F. Fitzgerald told Kiwanis Club that Boston business leaders lag in recognizing foreign trade potential. He argued New England relies on manufacturing but neglected overseas markets and urged stronger push beyond Chamber of Commerce to offset domestic market losses.
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