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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1919
Page
10
Dr. John H. Kane the Lexington postmaster expects a busy day as residents place orders for surplus army food today and tomorrow. The list includes many goods offered at prices well below current store quotations, and townspeople welcome the chance to purchase quality food cheaply.
After a summer break the Boston Sunday Post Magazine resumes Margaret Cameron’s humorous Tangles stories. Her next piece titled Wainwright and the Little Gods will appear in the Sunday issue.
Washington hearings on street railway problems focus on Massachusetts fare proposals. Edison, Baker, Foss, Nixon, Macleod and others urge low fares, full disclosure, and public education to curb congestion and political manipulation.
Massachusetts State Senator John J. Walsh of Boston urges a flat five cent fare for street railways with deficits covered by cities and towns. He cites the Public Service Commission report and Supreme Judicial Court language, arguing the policy would boost ridership, stabilize costs, and support suburban and urban real estate values.
Miss Nelda D Lenzi aged 22 of Lynn daughter of Mr and Mrs Sebastino Lenzi and Raymond T Bowen a United Fruit Company manager at Honduras will marry in October in New Orleans and then reside in Honduras. A Lynn English High School alumna, she works for the U S government in Boston after previously serving in the War Department in Washington.
Harvard Divinity School professor Kirsopp Lake told a union service at Arlington Street Church that Protestantism has failed intellectually, not morally, in confronting modern industrial and international issues. He argued the Bible cannot be infallible today and must be interpreted beyond historical meanings to fit current needs.
A author notes younger listeners pay less heed to church speakers than prior generations. The reflection cites changes in devotion and the influence of elders, urging a return to attentive listening and reverence for sermon voices.
Chairman Homer Loring of the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company denied a Carmen's Union charge that his Bay State system operates a non-union road in Texas. He accused Chairman William Murphy and the Joint Conference Board of defaming the issue to distract from alleged wage arbitration violations.
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