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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1919
Page
14
The telephone company will adjust bills for customers who lost service during the recent strike. Adjustments will appear on the May bills due to time constraints, not the April bills. Officials say the exact rate increase to cover wage costs is undecided and will be imposed after the strike ends.
The Terms and Conditions of Contract published in the telephone directory include a clause on service failure. If exchange service is completely unavailable for more than 24 hours and written notice is given within 10 days, the company will grant a pro rata abatement or guarantee of charges.
An advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle safe substitute for calomel. It claims the tablets cleanse the blood bowels and liver, improve skin and general well being with a olive oil vegetable formula, sold at 30c and 25c per box.
Miss Marjorie Fields of Brockton will head the Red Cross lunch room griddle cakes today. Her golden batter treats will greet marching parade crowds as the girls in waitress garb serve the boys passing by. Fields is a society girl and member of the Sewing Circle and Vincent Club.
War Department dispatches list the only U S Army units in Italy as the 139th Military Police Battalion at Rome an attached Motor Transport Corps unit an 18th Sales Commissary unit a quartermaster detachment and a quartermaster supply depot Keep the Hun Under Bonds to Keep the Peace.
The feature explains the long running Dere Mable and That's Me All Over Mable letters. It reveals the origin and purpose of Dere Mable as the writer addresses Bill through humorous exchanges.
A 1919 wartime letter collection excerpt shows Mable writing to Dere Bill about home front life. She describes postman visits, frugal meals, and conserving coal while awaiting news. She jokes with Bill about Nellie’s marriage and her own vanity, ending with a note about a book edition.
Boston welcomed home 218 members of the 103d Field Artillery and about 2000 Missourians mainly from the 128th Field Artillery aboard the steamship Vedic at Commonwealth Pier. General Edwards greeted the troops as bands played Dixie and Home Sweet Home. The contingent included 45 officers and 1876 men of the 128th and 208 men of the 103d, with others dispersed in casual outfits. They proceeded to Camp Devens after a swift one and a half hour transfer, escorted by Red Cross YMCAs and others. Governor Gardiner of Missouri attended the Monitor. The return was marked by good health with five stretchers and two pneumonia cases.
Decks ladders and masts were covered as eager soldiers crowds cheered in the harbor amid sirens and factory whistles. The Southern troops exclaimed about the warm reception and wondered how Boston would compare to St Louis.
Washington April 22 all bids received by the Shipping Board for four steel reconstructed lake steamers were rejected as too low and the steamers were again put up for sale. The board said it would not sacrifice vessels merely to dispose of them in the sale of the war built merchant fleet.
Everett Sutcliffe, Cambridge Board of Trade president, received a favorable telegram from Henry Ford regarding Cambridge as the site for a Ford Motor Company factory. A new plant is anticipated to be built soon to meet Ford's needs. Shell Out to Make the Huns Shell Out.
ER. V. Alley of the Curtis Publishing Company will be the speaker this evening at 7 o clock for the Advertising Women’s Club meeting to be held at the P. P. A. rooms.
Fremont Ohio reader Mrs M Godden testifies at age forty six after the change of life that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased heat flashes nervousness backache and irritability. The letters from women nationwide attest to the remedy's merit and the system's restoration to normal.
Advertises a home hair removal method using a water and delatone powder paste. Apply to the hairy surface for two to three minutes, rub off, then wash. Claims the hairs disappear with no hurtful effects. Warns to use genuine delatone.
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