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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1920
Page
6
Hartford Aug 19 Thomas J Spellacy an assistant United States attorney general has been chosen as temporary chairman of the Democratic State convention to be held September 15 and 16 Spellacy was the party candidate for governor two years ago.
Famous American League umpire Brick Owens endorses Peterson Ointment claiming fast relief for stiff muscles eczema burns and skin issues. The letter notes Owens as one of the squarest umpires and urges readers to try the ointment available by mail order for 85 cents or 1.00.
A renowned authority explains most stomach trouble comes from excess acid rather than poor health. He cautions against artificial digestives and recommends a glass of seltzer water with four effervescent sodium bicarbonate tablets after meals to neutralize acid and aid natural digestion.
H. V. Greene once aimed to run an international bank with Boston headquarters and traveled to Washington in 1918 to propose The Allied National Bank. Bank Controller Williams rejected the charter request, while Greene's Commercial Finance Corporation and successors grew funded before audits by Attorney General Allen.
Subpenas were issued for all known to have attended the opening of Tickle Me a musical comedy in New York on Tuesday night. Prohibition agents questioned distributor claims that sample whiskey bottles were tea. Federal officials said the appearance is set for tomorrow before the grand jury.
A vintage health note advises avoiding alkali in soaps and shampoos and promotes Malsified cocoanut oil shampoo as pure and greaseless. It claims the product cleanses thoroughly, rinses easily, and leaves hair soft and manageable while removing dust dirt and dandruff. A little shampoo lasts months for a family.
Officials from the Massachusetts State Department of Agriculture report a widespread good outlook for crops still to be harvested with crops like apples potatoes and onions expected to be plentiful. The notable exception is corn and perhaps tobacco where prospects are weaker.
State experts note corn prospects vary with hot nights and heavy rains. Berkshire County corn sees best yields in years while other areas suffer. Tobacco in the Connecticut Valley looks weak with leaf shortages from recent storms. Potatoes and apples show strong potential though hail and scab affect some varieties.
In Newburyport on August 19 Mrs. Agnes Kennedy Berry Stebbins wife of William N Stebbins of Brooklyn died after a birthday boat trip along the coast. She fell ill with seasickness, collapsed while walking up town and died en route to Anna Jaques Hospital. The body was to be sent to New York City.
Invitations went to every male telephone worker in New England for an open mass meeting at the Wells Memorial building tonight. The event, called by international officers of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, may address the recent secession and the new independent International Brotherhood of Telephone Workers in Boston. James P. Noonan, International President, and H. H. Broach, International Vice President, will speak.
The text provides size notes slightly smaller than a robin and detailed plumage for male and female birds. Males have black head upperparts throat and breast, white belly, rufous sides, and a black tail with three outer feathers tipped white. Females are grayish brown with brent coloration, white belly, rufous sides, and tail with white-tipped outer feathers. Range spans from lower Canada to Kansas and Georgia, with wintering in the southern portion of the breeding range down to gulf states.
The Towhee, a ground dwelling sparrow, is named for its call che wink and towhee sounds. It feeds on seeds and insects, nests on the ground under briar, and is common in damp woods. In Louisiana it is called Grasel and treated as game bird.
The run on the First State Bank at Salem and Parmenter streets began Monday morning and showed signs of waning yesterday. About 50 000 was withdrawn during the day, compared with 200 000 in the first three days. The day’s withdrawals were offset by deposits from customers who had withdrawn earlier and returned with renewed confidence.
Albert Wheeler of Antrim New Hampshire says he set a daily record by gathering 89 quarts of blueberries. Local growers and officials are weighing the claim as fair competition for the title.
Albert Wheeler of Antrim NH says he has picked as many as 89 quarts of blueberries in a day and averages 64 quarts per day. He asserts the claim to the championship regardless of shrub height and challenges others to prove a higher total.
Cork August 19 The court martial tried Terence MacSweeney Lord Mayor of Cork on a charge of secret police cipher and sedition and sentenced him to two years imprisonment. He began a hunger strike after arrest and was deported to England aboard a torpedo boat destroyer arriving in London with a heavy military escort while still on hunger strike and ill-looking.
18 American relief workers in Adana, Asia Minor, besieged since June 20, face nightly Turkish shelling and famine. French troops have fought to Messina and back with heavy losses while maintaining soup kitchens for 10,000 Armenian refugees and moving orphans to Cyprus. The group includes Doris Nevin, Emily Block, Ruth Henry, Philip Flora, Wilson Fowle, George Patterson, Mary Webb, Elizabeth Webb, Clara Bissel, and Margaret Owens.
In Providence Rhode Island Aug 19 a separation case against Senator Arthur L Smith of Barrington was filed by his wife Mrs Smith president of the Warren Women s Christian Temperance Union She seeks divorce on charges of extreme cruelty and adultery A writ of summons was served on a Pawtucket woman alleging alienation of affections The clerk refused access to court papers citing a rule against releasing information on divorce or separation cases
Miss Gertrude Wormworth testified at a Brooklyn Supreme Court hearing seeking release from Central Islip State Hospital that she practiced marksmanship to miss private detective William J. Burns at Grand Central. She said three days earlier she fired at trees in Prospect Park to learn to shout and miss, and Burns attended as a spectator.
Police in Boston Worcester and Shrewsbury failed to identify a 19 year old youth found wandering on Hanover Street described with aphasia. An aluminum disc bore the name Robert E Cole Worcester and a card read Gladys Brown Shrewsbury Mass. The youth weighed 13 pounds and was in poor physical and mental condition. He was to be sent to the Psychopathic Hospital unless claimed.
Sir Thomas Lipton toured Sing Sing prison in Ossining New York on August 19 and received a long ovation from inmates in the yard. He told them he was gratified and urged learning from past mistakes, noting every man makes mistakes and should avoid repeating them. The baronet was given a hand-painted souvenir crafted by the prisoners.
Washington Aug 19 A plan by Swift Armour Morris Wilson and Cudahy to dispose of their stock yard interests was submitted to the Department of Justice and will likely be filed in the District of Columbia Supreme Court by Aug 31. The plan follows a decree issued earlier this year requiring the packers to separate from unrelated lines and limit themselves to wholesale meat trade within two years.
Shubenacadie Nova Scotia Aug 19 William Barbrick a farmer who plans to ride Niagara Falls in a barrel announced a secret container for the plunge Barbrick who served in the British merchant marine said he would seek permission next week to attempt the hazardous feat which this year cost a British barber his life
Erwin R. Pergdoll of Philadelphia was found guilty of desertion from the army for evading the draft and sentenced to 16 years hard labor at Fort Leavenworth, announced today at Governor's Island in New York.
In Nashville on August 19, Speaker Walker said 47 Tennessee House members signed a pledge to vote to reconsider ratification of the woman suffrage amendment at a mass meeting of anti suffrage supporters. Walker, a former anti suffrage leader who shifted to aye, announced that more signatures would follow as the House later concurred with the Senate ratification 50 to 46.
Leaders failed to press lower house to reconsider ratification of the woman suffrage amendment as a county grand jury opens an investigation into alleged improper influences on legislators during the vote.
The Nashville newspapers report affidavits by Dr Callace and Ennis E Murray alleging a saffra leader tried to bribe Rep Harry Burn of McMinn county to vote for ratification. The Davidson grand jury summoned J T Eichelberger, a Washington PR man, as witnesses. Burn’s votes on ratification are described as pivotal amid factional tensions.
Private Joseph W. Lunney of the 21st United States Infantry an overseas veteran has misplaced his Victory medal and asks that the finier return it to the Army and Navy Club in Park Square where he stays. The medal vanished yesterday morning near Arlington Street Church on Boylston Street.
Manchester by the Sea authorities expand inquiry into the West Manchester residence jewelry robbery. They focus on a former temporary worker as a possible insider, while the stolen items are valued at 4000 with a prize of 10000 offered for recovery.
A four masted schooner named the Netherton owned by Rushes Brothers of Dennysville Maine has been abandoned on fire in mid ocean. The ship was previously with the Dornfontein and set afire by a German raider in the Bay of Plenty mouth during the last year of the war, later salvaged and rebuilt.
Polish delegates at Minsk refused to accept a Soviet demand for Polish army disarmament unless the Russians first disarm themselves. The report was transmitted via Berlin and quoted Minsk dispatches.
A consumer report notes discrepancies in a dye package mislabeling product content. Officials investigate the seal and labeling as shoppers report unclear instructions.
An ad touts Freezone as a quick remedy for corns and calluses. A tiny bottle sold by druggists costs a few cents and claims to instantly halt pain, allowing the corn to be lifted off without soreness or irritation.
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