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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1920
Page
4
Greater Berlin asserts a record area of 877.66 square kilometres 887.77 square miles, surpassing Greater New York Paris London and Vienna. The city now includes eight townships 59 villages and 27 rural estates.
Rome July 31 a Vatican circular outlines evils facing the world today. It marks the sixth anniversary of naming St Joseph patron of the universal church and urges a year of solemn celebration from December. The letter links war to erosion of conjugal fidelity authority and rise of communism, urging stronger Christian domestic life.
A wartime letter laments how militarist passions prolonged the conflict and hunger worsened by famine on one side. It discusses exhausted minds, public exasperation, and the long bitterness that followed the war’s end. The reader senses a cautious, reflective tone.
President Wilson will retire from the sheep business selling the White House flock of 48 prize sheep after three summers atop the cut. This year the wool sale benefits charity, with proceeds channelled to the Salvation Army. In 1918 the flock yielded wool sold by the Red Cross, totaling over 52600 dollars. The original 18 head flock came from William Woodward of New York and is now sold near Bowie Maryland at the White House George Washington grounds.
A debtor with a tarnished reputation confesses he faces threats from creditors who would swarm once Barton Manor is sold. He fears vengeance as powerful men close in. The lines reveal a man trapped by debt and a rotted name, chapters from The Black Sheep.
In an English country road encounter George Laxton the Black Sheep of Barton Manor and the bright haired Norah Ackroyd collide with Laurie Fenton and a danger close call. Laxton explains his debt to Scrooge Co and his looming sale of Barton Manor while Norah shows sympathy and curiosity about his true character. Laurie reappears with old friendship and tension as the trio meets and tensions rise over love and status.
Laurie recalls insults from school as she travels with Norah and Laxton to Didsbury. Norah injures her wrist during a crash, and Laxton carefully bandages it, showing concern and restraint. He reflects on the danger and Norah’s courage as they head toward home, with the story to resume tomorrow.
Mrs Lillian Bachman, wife of John Betham of 351 Merrimac Street, and former wife of Fred Russell, killed herself in New York after leaving notes and a picture of a man she blamed for her death. Police say Bachman used the stage name and had recent marriage to Betham, a worker at a local factory.
Carl Wilmore reviews Movieland with a light essay about four aging actresses and their candid self reflections. The piece previews a Boston Sunday Post Magazine feature titled Four Old Women Who Admit It.
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