FEARS UNFOUNDED BACK PAIN NO KIDNEY TROUBLE CLAIM
Mrs. Fred Kramer of Sandusky Ohio reported that back pain nervousness and heart fluttering were caused by thin blood. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills her appetite strength and color improved and back pain disappeared. She recommends the pills and notes they can be mailed for sixty cents per box from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kramer
Kramer
West Monroe Street
Sandusky
Ohio
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Proves Every Letter In Contest Is Read
A reader from Woburn sent in a letter with $1.00 for a two month Boston Post subscription to prove all letters are read in the Ford a Day contest. She received her first copy the next day and asserts every letter is read, offering to supply her name if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Boston Post
Woburn
Alice Fyfe
Pearson Avenue
Ford A
Ford A Day
Daily
Sunday Post
New England States
United States
Canada
Waterfront Calendar and Bay Fishing Update
Waterfront notes list date and tide details with moon phases and visible planets. Boats returned to South Boston Fish Pier from the bay carrying 10 000 pounds of small mackerel while the schooner John D from Georges brought 70 swordfish and Hazel Jackson 96. A mixed cargo from Halifax included 208 swordfish 106 barrels of tack mackerel and four boxes of large fresh mackerel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Boston Fish Pier
John D
Georges
Hazel Jackson
Hali
Ford a Day Winner to Use Car in Campaign
Lawrence winner Mr. O'Neil receives a fully equipped Ford touring car for a day after a public promotion. The car was prepared by Harig Motor Company and chosen with care for the contest winner, who plans a state campaign tour for Colonel William A. Gaston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Lawrence
Mary A. Murray
O'Neil
Bay State Building
Hampton Beach
Harig Motor Company
Broadway
J. B. Harig
Cambridge
Roy Goodwin
Shawsheen Village
William M. Wood
American Woolen Company
Harig
Mr. O'Neil
William A. Gaston
Gaston
Lawrence High School
Exeter Academy
Georgetown University
Boston University
Daniel W. Mahoney
O'Neill
Practical Spouse Marries at Seven Amid Morning Rush
A Lawrence couple sought an immediate marriage. after failing to wed at 7 AM due to five day waiting, they finally wed at 7 by Mr Daly at his home amid a dash to start work. The Ford a Day contest invites broad participation with no limits or strings, drawing letters from New England and beyond.
Maritime fish arrivals and wholesale prices at the mart
N S reports twelve arrivals at the mart over the weekend aboard the Frances Boutilier and Whitecap with fares totaling about 619 000 pounds in mixed fresh fish. Wholesale prices shown include haddock 3 to 5 cents, large cod 6.5 to 7.5 cents, pollock 3.5 to 5, hake 3.5 to 4, cask 3 to 3.5, swordfish 14 to 16 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. S
Frances Boutilier
the Mart
Whitecap
Haddock
Shipping News Briefs Feature Global Steamer Movements
A dense listing shows steamers and barges sailing and leaving ports in Britain, Canada, Sweden, Italy, the United States, and elsewhere. Vessels named include Everest, Wyncote, City of Bangor, City of Rockland, Mass., and several with towing barges, tugs, and in port schedules across New York, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Portland, and Boston areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everest
Allen
Fowey
Eng
Miller
Sears
Australian
New York
Karlsvik
Swed
Hogsted
Genoa
Naples
Wyncote
Marshall
Liverpool
A. L. Kent
Mackenzie
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Pacific
City of Columbus
Hibbard
Savannah
Ontario
Bond
Norfolk
Gloucester
Hatch
North Land
Corkum
Irwin and Manor
George R. Stetson
Fall River
Clara H. Donne
Perkins
Sandwich
James Barton
Appomattox
San Mateo
Port Simon
C. R
Lacuna
Tampico
Mex
Novian
West Geechee
Prince George
Yarmouth
Governor Tingley
St. John
N. B
Eastport
Lubec
West Hika
Barrenfork
Westford
Humrick
Massasoit
Portland
City of
Shipping Movements Reported Along Atlantic Tidewaters
Towing barge Altamaha from Darton Port land Maine moves to return with barge Penn Neponset Salem towing lighter Powhatan and will return with lighter Pochasset schooners Abbie S Walker River Hebert N S Ena F Parsons Wind sor N 8S Robert Arthur St John N B Riviera Br dél Edna May Br Parrsboro N 8 Samuel Tart Twolvera N 8 Arginia Br Portland Me M M Hamilton Mt Desert Me
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altamaha
Darton
Portland
Mars
Penn
Neponset
Salem
Powhatan
Abbie S. Walker
River Hebert
N. S
Ena F. Parsons
Windsor
Robert & Arthur
St John
N. B
Riviera
Dél
Edna May
Parrsboro
Samuel Tart
Twolvera
Arginia
M. M. Hamilton
Mt. Desert
Incoming steamers list and ocean forecast report
The Post Marine Record lists steamers due today including Dallas Scandinavian porte Mercian Liverpool Mahopac London Elida Clausen and others with ports of call such as Shields Lita Rouen and Naples and notes due Wednesday Thursday arrivals plus an ocean forecast for moderate variable winds and fair weather reaching the Grand Banks. Weather reports from Highland Light and Graves Light at 4 p m show winds southwest and southeast with light to moderate seas and temperatures around 74 to 80 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Scandinavian Porte
Mercian
Liverpool
Mahopac
London
Elida
Clausen
Shields
Lita
Rouen
France
Karlsvik
Naples
Dauperata
Newport
Eng
Ruth
Eastern Victor
Collingham
Hartlepool
Eastern Pilot
Cardiff
Skegness
Philadelphia
Hamburg
Wray Castle
Hong Kong
Kazembe
Far East
Esparta
Puerto Barrios
Guatemala
George G. Henry
Tampico
Mex
Aladdin
Sabine
Tex
Blair
Baltimore
Manchester
Prince George
Yarmouth
Grecian
Norfolk
Northland
New York
Norwalk
Cto
Artigas
Pacific Ports
Portland
City of Flint
Quaker City
Homer City
Digby
Halifax
Belvernon
St. John's
N. F
Prince Arthur
Governor Dingley
St. John
N. B
Calvin Austin
Finchley
Boston
Europe
Grand Banks
Pheasants for Sale Draw Crowds on Rowley Street
In Rowley a bird cage on the lawn showcases pheasants and other colorful birds, later revealed as bantams dyed by a neighbor to attract buyers. A Dorchester woman, Mrs Frances E Lunt, profits from selling the dyed birds and genuine birds to passersby on the state road. Another reader, Mrs Nettie Young Shaw, recalls Provincetown summers and sand dunes with yearly snow buried under the dunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowley
State Road
Frances E. Lunt
Adams Street
Dorchester
Provincetown
Cape Cod
Nettie Young Shaw
South Street
Bridgewater
A Virtuous Prisoner Held by Barnstable Officer
An officer at Barnstable jail Massachusetts aided a prisoner by driving him toward the road but left him briefly under a tree to fetch the man’s necktie and collar. On returning he met the deputy warden who sought the prisoner’s whereabouts only to find the inmate still waiting. Miss Clarice H Phinney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnstable
Mass
Miss Clarice H. Phinney
Bowdoin Street
Dorchester
Lost Budget Re VeaLed Mystery of Secret Marriage
A young couple wed secretly in a nearby state and hid their marriage. A household expense book with her name was found in a train by a commuter who informed her. She later learned her brother had also married secretly to a fiancée sharing her name, a fact she deduced from the book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Osberg
Hilda Street
East Milton
Car Mixup Leads Springfield Man to Detention
A Springfield man, parking on a downtown street, reported his car stolen after a trip to Holyoke. He found a familiar car on a side street and drove it to Holyoke, where police arrested him for theft until Springfield officers identified him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Holyoke
Marie Park
Bickford Avenue
Point of Pines
Revera
Man Survives 4700 Volt Shock Touched On Roof
On July 26 at the Connecticut Power Company Montville location the writer described a contact with a live copper tube causing 4700 volts to pass through the body. He credits standing on asbestos paper for survival with only minor shoulder and finger burns. Fred F. Taylor Medford Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut Power Company
Montville
Kaiser Life-Size Figure at Maine Water Wheel
A Maine factory near Augusta to Waterville uses an old water wheel with a carved life size Kaiser figure attached to the shaft. The figure appears to turn endlessly with a sign above reading a suggested life’s job for the Kaiser. The writer signs as R. C. Harris from Bronxville New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Waterville
Germany
Kaiser
R. C. Harris
Kensington Terrace
Bronxville, N. Y
Dempsey Entrusts Trustworthy Front Desk Clerk
Genieve J. ONeil of 195 Havre Street East Boston recounts how champion Jack Dempsey stayed at the Copley Plaza Hotel after a rainout at Braves Field. He asked her to count a bundle of money and deposit it in the safe, leaving $3313 counted as he hurried to an appointment with Mr. Mahony the Faneuil A C promoter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copley Plaza
Jack Dempsey
Braves Field
Dempsey
Boston
Mahony
Faneuil A. C
Miss O Neil Wins Post Ford Car Award
Miss O Neil receives the Post Ford car award for today as the selected honoree in the community contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’neil
Ambitious Chauffeur Plays Violin During Stop
An ambitious chauffeur plays the violin while the lady shops, setting a music stand at the rear of the car and practicing despite onlookers. Mrs. M. J. McQueen, 82 Wilson Street, Lowell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. McQueen
Wilson Street
Lowell
Costly Spite Over Garage Sparks House Move
A Walk Hill Street resident built a large garage against neighbor objections and, to block the neighbor’s view, had his house moved up to the sidewalk and elevated a foot. The costly maneuver is expected to cost about 1500. Lawrence F. Gallant, 721 Commercial Street, East Weymouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walk Hill Street
Mattapan
Lawrence F. Gallant
Commercial Street
East Weymouth
Egg in Water Halts Car Radiator Leak Claim
Bertha Murphy of 58 North Main Street Middleboro recounts a friend’s husband pouring egg into a pitcher of water to locate and stop a radiator leak, claiming the egg found the hole and sealed it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Murphy
North Main Street
Middleboro
Dory Uses Kite as Sail in Lynn Harbor
Timotheus O Leary reports two Nahant boys sailing a dory with no oars or engine, using a large kite tethered by twine as motive power. The craft sped against the outgoing tide near Nahant Road, showcasing a novel combination of kite flying and sailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Harbor
Nahant Road
Lynn
Nahant
Birthdays and Holidays Highlight Lowell Family Record
A Lowell family with nine members stands out for birthdays on five distinct holidays. One child was born New Year’s Day, another on Washington’s Birthday, another on July 4, one on Thanksgiving, and the last on Christmas Day. Clarence L. Hutchinson, 4 Batchelder Place, Lowell, Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Washington
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Chuck Roast
Bon “Ny T “Beal
SMC
Bulichk
Houghton & Oo
Arthur Quincy
E. Dora
Jupiter
Venus
Saturn
Shipping News
the Post Marine
Highland Light
Graves Light
Sora
P. O. Box
Wilhelm
Timotheus O'Leary
Castle Road
Clarence L. Hutchinson
Batchelder Place
Mags
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