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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1920
Page
11
A May Day ritual on May 1 at Second Church in Boston features a full choir on the south aisle roof directed by Choirmaster Stone. The program begins at 7 o'clock with a trumpet fanfare, followed by varied vocal numbers and a church breakfast hosted by the Unitarian Laymen League.
The article excerpts a May Day celebration at Bryn Mawr with English and Scandinavian traditions and a church concert. It then presents a long reader Q&A page answering questions about coins, Crawford Notch, weights in a peck, the phrase go back on a friend, Broadway length, vitamins, Yale names, and the world’s richest person, reflecting a late 19th to early 20th century inquiry column.
Letter writer Edward E B Whidden argues most back trips by plumbers are due to customers not specifying pipe type. He urges clearer details to avoid unnecessary tool carries and supports plumber efficiency. The Woonsocket Rubber Co also announces wage schedule increases for 2200 workers in Woonsocket and Millville, Mass.
In a general order at roll call Commissioner Curtiss approved Walter M. Miller’s retirement on half pay of 865 per year after 31 years as a first class officer. Seven patrolmen are assigned to swell Harbor Station 8: Hazen A. Chalmers from Hanover Street John F. Meehan from Joy Street Joseph P. Lobinsky from Athens Street James J. Stacey from East Boston John Brown from Roxbury Crossing Rupert E. Parker from City Point and Patrick W. Fenno from West Roxbury.
Data presented at a hearing before arbiters weighing Boston Elevated wage demands show living costs rose 78 percent since 1918 while motormen and conductors wages grew 64 percent and general officers 78 percent. Arthur Sturgis of Brookline testified as an ex War Labor Board examiner. He said street car workers have fared worst among 60 occupations in wage increases.
An excerpt from Octave Thanet’s New England life story titled And She Did It Herself appears in the upcoming Boston Sunday Magazine. The piece explores kvinnan resilience and regional character through a vivid vignette.
An advertisement extols Bayer as the genuine Aspirin brand and emphasizes the Bayer Cross on packaging. It lists common uses including colds headaches toothaches and rheumatic pain and notes affordable twelve tab boxes and larger sizes sold by druggists.
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