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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1919

Page

5

Highway Traffic Rules Urged for Uniform State Laws

Frank D. Kemp lauds a National Defence Council move to standardize road rules across states. The proposal mirrors Massachusetts practices but lacks pedestrian rules, and Kemp questions the need for right turn signals for right curve positions while stressing improved driver and pedestrian rights awareness.

Council of National Defence Frank D. Kemp Council Massachusetts Commonwealth Kemp Council of Defence

Swanville Centenary Celebration Opens With Sermon

Hundreds of former residents return to Swanville Maine for a week long centennial celebration. Rev A A Smith delivers the centennial sermon and events run through Thursday with Governor Milliken slated to speak on the final day. New England visitors are expected and a program of games music and oratory is planned.

Swanville A. A. Smith Bangor Milliken New England

War on the shimmy sparks national dancing crackdown

Boston and major city dancing masters converge at the American National Association of Masters of Dancing convention in New York to launch a nationwide anti shimmy campaign. A Waltham bureau led by George F. Walters will push resolutions denouncing the dance and jazz music as public vulgarities and enforce stricter rules, with prohibition seen as a key driver.

Boston American National Association of Masters of Dancing New York City Waltham Massachusetts Walters Waltham Bureau George F. Walters National Organization Watch City Otto Heinemann Luella Hanes New Orleans New York Fenton Bott Dayton Joan Barleycorn Bott Chicago Mose Christensen Portland Ore Christensen

Boston Walks Reveal Captain Barber’s Fire Dog Legend

A narrator recalls old Boston on Hanover and Commercial streets near Constitution Wharf. He describes Captain James Barber’s lion poodle that could sense fire bells and pull the rope for volunteer fire engines, leading crews to fires amid early city nostalgia.

Boston Hanover Street Commercial Street Constitution Wharf Charlestown Navy Yard Captain Barber James Barber Queen Victoria

Best Medicine for Women Portsmouth Ad Paraphrase

Portsmouth Ohio advertisement promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as relief for women with irregularities pains backache headaches and nervousness. Testimonial from Mrs Shaw R No 1 urges others to try the root and herb remedy to improve health and daily life.

Lydia E. Pinkham Ohio Portsmouth Ae Shaw R. No

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