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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1918
Page
11
An advertisement promotes buying Liberty bonds as a safeguard for the future and family protection. It emphasizes financial security and patriotic duty, urging readers to invest now to support national efforts and secure their households.
Do not wash hair with soaps or sham poos due to alkali which dries scalp and hair. Pure coconut oil, refined and greaseless, makes a rich lather with water and cleanses hair and scalp thoroughly. Rinses easily, leaves hair bright silky and manageable. inexpensive and widely available at drug stores.
Bridgeport, Conn April 2 Blossom far ris was arrested at her mother's home on a charge of failing to return an eight month old infant she borrowed under pretext of using it in a moving picture show Miss Harris denies the child belongs to Mrs Katherine Rossy and claims it is the child of Mrs Robert Carr now dead She had promised to care for it A day nursery held the baby during the day guarding its custody Patriotism and bonds go to gether—be a patriot wear a bond button.
British sources describe a raid on Zeebrugge and Ostend using six old cruisers as block ships, with concrete-filled hulks and the Vindictive storming the mole. Reports claim several ships sunk or run aground, minor coastal damage, and heavy casualties among attackers, as command staff praise the operation’s gallantry and complex planning.
A sales preview at Jordan Marsh invites shoppers to the potato exhibit in the Food Conservation Booth with leaflets on potato use. A remodeled house furnishings section showcases Bath Room fixtures while a window display features Belgian and French battlefield trophies from David Wark Griffiths Hearts of the World. Knitting instructors offer lessons on making knitted socks for soldiers.
The report notes that the entrance to the Bruges canal was probably effectively blocked, detailing material damage, and credits all ranks for gallantry. It highlights collective bravery and rapid action under difficult conditions.
The body of Charles Cain, a four year old Quincy boy, was found by three boys in Towne's Brook late yesterday afternoon. Mayor Joseph IL Whiton led more than 500 people in the search. Cain, son of William Cain of Edwards Street and water department employee, had fallen into the brook Monday.
Paris April 23 The Flysee Palace Hotel in the Champs Elysees has been taken over by the American expeditionary force It will be used as offices and quarters for officers of the American army.
Beets and other vegetables usually sold by the bunch will be sold by the dozen due to a shortage of tying materials requisitioned by the government. The Boston Market Gardeners Association approved the change at a recent meeting and urged New England groups to follow. The move, approved by the Massachusetts Public Safety Committee, aims to save labor by bulk sale.
Paris April 23 An official statement says the inter allied economic committees met under the presidents Clementel and Bouisson to discuss the important question of tonnage allotment among the entente powers.
New York news reports more than 2000 actors volunteering at a meeting to form the Over There Theatre League aiding American soldiers in France. George M. Cohan, E. H. Southern, Winthrop Ames, and EF Albee drive the effort with Y M C A huts near the frontline.
Colonel William A. Gaston former Shawmut National Bank president has been named to the United States Shipyard Labor Adjustment Board as strike adjuster and examiner for yards along the northeastern coast from Stonington Connecticut to the Canadian line. He will interpret board decisions and help arrange general wage schedules for the district while serving as director for Massachusetts of the federal labor employment service and of the United States Public Service Reserve which has registered 25,000 shipyard workers.
NASHTA N Y April 23 Mrs Mary Early McKean died today at the age of 10. Her only surviving relative is a grandnephew.
A brief regional message urging citizens to buy bonds to support the nation and enable informed criticism of opponents. Emphasizes personal responsibility in economic patriotism during the era.
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