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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1917
Page
15
Military preparations started at Boston College with more than 70 students drilling for two hours on Alumni Field in Newton under student cadet captains. Regular army officers expected to assist in training. An hour daily devoted to military work. Twelve companies practiced marching yesterday.
An advertisement touts ethine double strength as a guaranteed remedy to remove freckles. It advises buying an ounce from any druggist and applying night and morning to quickly fade dark spots and brighten the skin with a money back guarantee if it fails.
Philadelphia April 26 Miss Mary Beard president of the National Organization of Public Health Nursing urged nurses not to quit peace work for war service. At a joint convention with the American Nurses Association the National League of Nursing Education and the National Organization of Public Health Nursing she warned that patriotic impulses could harm national health. She called on nurses to remain in public health roles until officially called for war duty.
Gertrude Williams a five year old Chelsea girl sues Fil Sobol an iceman for 5000 damages claiming a 50 pound ice piece fell on her head July 30 1913 in Suffolk Superior Court Judge King presiding. Parents Frederick and Mrs Williams name Sobol as responsible and the case was heard yesterday. The report also notes church services at Saint Paul and Dudley Street Baptist Church members voting to send the Stairs to the Northern Baptist Conference in Cleveland May 16 to 23.
Gertrude Williams, age two, was injured when a 60 pound ice piece allegedly fell from a delivery on the stairs of a Chestnut and Third streets apartment. Her father sues, with testimonies claiming Sobol admitted ice tongs slipping caused the cuts. Sobol denies delivering ice upstairs and says the child fell. Jury to hear case today.
The Straight Talks of Special Interest to Men led by Rev George R Stair of Dudley Street Baptist Church will close next Sunday under the title Every Man's Night The final subject will be Answering Like a Man The talks have drawn larger audiences with each session
Charles Flamond of the French army spoke at the 1917 Minute Men committee headquarters in Dorchester to encourage local recruitment. The committee provides recruits with personal necessities until Red Cross care. On that day 30 kit bags were received from Mrs. M Henry Robinson of Dorchester.
Letter to the editor cites Auburn Maine as an example where a law forbids passing a trolley car while passengers are discharging or taking on. The writer notes Massachusetts lacks this ordinance and praises Auburn as well enforced and ahead in some respects.
The Rev. William B. Finnigan will lead the Confraternity of the Holy Cross meeting at the Cathedral at 3 PM. An 8 AM Mass will be offered for confraternity members, and the Holy Hour devotion will occur from 8 to 9 PM.
Mayor Curley urged standers to remove hats during the Star Spangled Banner at a Modern Theatre flag raising yesterday. Judge Robert Harris and officials from W. T. A. Fitzgerald and A. B. Pinanski spoke as the flag, second largest in Boston, was unfurled under Modern Theatre and R. H. White Company auspices.
Washington April 26 A public rush to store coal a partial railroad car shortage and higher general demand were cited by railroad representatives as the causes of coal price increases at a Federal Trade Commission hearing.
Three thousand children from Samuel Adams Plummer and Commodore Barry schools joined in Belmont square for patriotic exercises. Former G A R Commander John B Gilman urged loyalty to the flag and pride in the nation before spectators and parents.
The district conference of Congregational churches in Green Bay Wisconsin sent resolutions to President Wilson and Wisconsin Congressmen urging selective conscription and a ban on alcohol manufacturing for the war duration. The district includes thirty churches and about five thousand members.
Constipation affects most people and regular bowel routine is vital. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is promoted as a mild, non gripping laxative sold for fifty cents a bottle with a free trial offer and a signature facsimile on the carton.
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