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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1916
Page
2
Advertisement urges early treatment of eczema and urges use of Resinol Soap and Resinol Ointment. Claims benefits from over 20 years of use and offers free samples by writing to Dept. 54 R Resinol Baltimore Maryland.
Five relief applications were received by the Volunteer Aid Association yesterday bringing the total to 550 dependents. The group anticipates funds from a large fireworks display at Braves Field on Wednesday evening August 23 to benefit the cause.
About 60 000 people urged to donate to soldiers families while fireworks and aviation shows headline a regional aid drive. Boston and Maine railroad told employees on border service they would receive full pay to July 1 and half pay after. War Department rules shifted, halting half pay for militiamen with no dependents on Aug 31, while those with dependents and delayed release keep half pay through September.
Ed ward Hungerford recounts men who refused discouragement and pursued success against odds in a feature for the Sunday Post Magazine. The piece profiles perseverance, ambition, and enterprise driving breakthrough efforts.
A 1920s guidance note recommends cocoanut oil as a safe shampoo alternative to harsh soaps. It warns alkali in soaps dries the scalp and damages hair, while mal sified cocoanut oil yields rich lather with no greasiness and cleanses hair and scalp effectively. It claims the oil leaves hair shiny manageable and inexpensive to use.
Joseph Priatto a 16 year old of North End testified that he was paid seven dollars to bring Anna Collins aged 17 of Malden to a house at 176 Friend Street during an alleged white slave case.
At Linda Vista Farm in Holliston Professor H L Garrigus of Connecticut Agricultural College urges sows be wholly feminine and free of any suffragist traits to raise large, profitable litters. He notes ideal sows weigh 800 to 400 pounds with good but not excessive refinement. boars should be essentially masculine. About 75 Massachusetts breeders attend the field day.
A study painting once thought by scholars to be a Gilbert Stuart study of a woman reveals a hidden portrait of Irish patriot Robert Emmet. The canvas is extremely aged and fragile, hanging on a linen surface near collapse, discovered by artists during restoration of the oils.
C B Merrow of Boston city finds a damaged canvas with a harp corner frame and unproven Gilbert Stuart links. A solvent reveals an Emmet portrait beneath the surface after an auction purchase and years of obscurity.
In Brighton a series of protest meetings oppose the re election of Daniel J. Kiley to the Democratic State Committee. Organizers foresee Kiley not seeking election to the committee after the meetings held over the past month.
The Holland submarine, America's first undersea boat, became property of New York City. Dr. Peter J. Gibbons and son Austin Flint Gibbons presented it to a historical society after buying it from junk dealers who planned to salvage its iron and steel.
French battalions attempting an advance were repulsed by enemy fire. The report notes strong defensive fire halted the push and inflicted setbacks on the attacking units. No further details on location or casualties are provided in the fragment.
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