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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1922

Page

2

Newton carpenter turns garage into family home

Simon Barkhouse of Newton Lower Falls built a two car garage on Kenyon street and moved his family there when rent and housing costs rose. He added a small kitchen and bunks, then transformed the structure into a modern two and a half story house due to be completed in October. The Barkhouses plan a house warming on their 32nd wedding anniversary to celebrate their perseverance.

West Newton Simon Barkhouse Newton Newton Lower Falls

Sudden death thwarts New York police capture

John Cippipelli known as Ponzi, 37, collapsing in a Boston hospital just as he faced arrest on a double murder charge by Detective Salvatore Innella. Police had tailed him since June 11, with Innella determined to confirm the suspect’s identity before closure.

New York John Cippipelli Ponzi Boston Salvatore Innella Cippipelli Innella Fiaschetti Oak and James Streets Ralph Lahore 62D Street Brooklyn Michael Lahore Cherry Street Manhattan

John Cippipelli Dies of Heart Disease at City Hospital

John Cippipelli died yesterday at City Hospital from heart disease. The early obituary notes his passing and his death location, with no additional details provided in the readable text.

John Cippipelli City Hospital

Boy Burned as Wine Explodes in Lawrence

James Grace a 12 year old of 5 Shattuck street suffered severe burns when a bottle of checkerberry wine exploded after he touched a match to it. He was rushed to Lawrence General Hospital in critical condition with burns to the abdomen hands and face. Deputy Chief McPhee confirmed the cause was old wine not gasoline.

Lawrence James Grace Shattuck Street Lawrence General Hospital Bateman South Broadway James McPhee

Two Men Buried Alive in Portland Cave Collapse

William Summer and Harry Owen were buried in a cave while excavating for the Foundation Company in Portland. They were partly suffocated and rescued by coworkers who rushed them to Maine General Hospital.

Portland William Summer Harry Owen Foundation Company Maine General Hospital

Petalled organdie flowers on crisp scalloped skirts

Large blossoms of organdie decorate the skirts of organdie frocks, creating a vivid floral motif against the fabric. The text highlights the dramatic display of oversized petals on women’s daytime attire.

I Hear Autumn Coming and the Fall Shrine of Fashion

Miss Youngset travels to the Fall Shrine of Fashion where the silhouette shifts to long trailing gowns. Draperies evoke ancient Greece as garments emphasize poetry of motion. Paris dispatches and New York reports confirm a straight wrap silhouette fastened at the side with an ornament.

Greece Paris New York Miss YoungSet

Personal shopping offer for late vacation or school wear

A message invites readers to express clothing needs for upcoming travel or school. It promises selection with the latest look and mother approved items. Readers are asked to call Beach 4000 or write for personalized shopping.

Beach 4000

New Deltor Patterns for Early Fall Dressmaking

AY promotes saving on materials and easy sewing with the New Deltor patterns. It promises clear directions for achieving a distinctive French effect and encourages starting wardrobe projects now on Winter Street First Floor.

Winter Street

Handkerchiefs and hems offered on Tremont Street

A catalog-style note offers pure linen handkerchiefs with sixteenth-inch hems suitable for edging or spoke hemstitching. A separate line markets linen handkerchiefs with quarter-inch hems at 28e cents each. Tremont Street First Floor.

Tremont Street

New Frocks Show 1922 Mode With Russian Flair

Fashion notes present two gowns. Margaretta wears a black frock with a braided belt and metal clasp priced 59.50. Eileen models a navy blue gown priced 58.00 featuring a wide Venise lace collar and Grecian drapery.

Margaretta Eileen

Opening season showcase for French handmade buckles

A stylish debut features exclusive French handmade buckles displayed to mark a season turn brilliant. The event highlights craftsmanship and elegant design for fashion enthusiasts and collectors.

Millinery Mysteries reveal new hat fashions

Very day secrets spill about autumn hats in black and nut brown tones. Alluring brims and velvet folds show milliner artistry with duvetyne velvet Lyons silk options. Metal trimmings sharpen the smart look. Prices ranged 4.95 to 7.50 for late vacation to early fall wear at Temple Place Second Floor.

Temple Place

Knickers Fashion Advice Amid Fall Wardrobe Choices

The piece suggests practical clothing like corduroys and tweeds for an impending fall season. It emphasizes sturdy, sensible options and playfully notes the humorous notion of people delaying vacations and still needing dependable garments.

Glimpses of the Moon and other new works praised

The piece lists Edith Wharton's The Glimpses of the Moon and Mary Roberts Rinehart's The Breaking Point with high praise and price notes. It also promotes The Sheik in a popular edition at 75e and extols Wayne knit cotton hosiery for outdoor wear and fashionable stockings.

Edith Wharton Mary Roberts Rinehart Wayne

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