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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1919
Page
6
The Parker House bar will close forever to become a drug store. Patrons recall it as an institution at Tremont and School streets, with the July 1 change approaching as whiskey and gin disappear and 2.75 percent beer ends.
The Parker House restaurant head George E Gundon laments the closing of the G W Armstrong Dining Room and News Co drug store. He recalls decades of patronage by governors politicians and famous names. Habitues reminisce on the bar's history and changes in drink culture as the era ends.
The speaker recalls asking Thomas W. Lawson to fund an advertisement and being told not to bother. Lawson dismisses the request, saying his busy day prevents involvement, and promises to send a check within 15 minutes. The note thanks Mr Lawson for the speaker and others.
The supreme council sent a note to Hungary stating it will not deal with Archduke Joseph or any Hapsburg headed government. It urges a representative assembly elected freely and a government reflecting all parties. Premier Clemenceau signed the note.
Worcester postal employees at a mass meeting adopted resolutions demanding salary increases and called for referenda if Congress denies relief. A committee will press the wage committee in Boston on Sept 11 and 12, seeking first to fourth grade clerks salaries of 2000 to 2500 dollars and overtime pay.
A diamond was found in the Platte River near Columbus a few days ago. KR Gregorius, the discoverer, believes it may be the only diamond ever mined there.
Barbers praise Noonan’s Hair Petrole for thinning and dry hair. A stimulating non-irritating scalp lotion, it is applied for 15 cents or sold by the bottle at druggists, chemists, or from the manufacturers T Noonan & Sons of 38 Portland Street Boston.
Madeline Tonely, 18, of South Boston, battled a fierce electrical storm on a 12 mile attempt to reach Boston Light. Despite pelting rain, strong currents, and high waves, she endured eight miles before rough seas and authorities stopped the effort in outer harbor with her father and sister aboard escort boats.
In a fierce squall the swimmer faced towering waves and near gale conditions. Tonely and Bray urged her to board a motor boat but she vowed to press on to set a record, with escort boats remaining close as the storm intensified and rain poured down.
Miss Tonely battled four to five foot waves as a sudden storm hit near Warren Bridge Charlestown. Her supporters on shore and a rescue dory carried her back to the launch where she warmed with hot coffee before resuming the journey toward the Light.
Five year old Elizabeth Mackey of Warren street Kenberma ran into a moving automobile driven by Frederick O Connor of Kenberma yesterday afternoon at Manomet avenue and Warren street. She suffered cuts to arms legs and head and was taken to Sturgis Hospital for treatment.
Word from Lexington states Lieutenant Russell H. Kettell of 10 Eliot Road has been promoted to captain. Kettell, connected with the Hospital Division of the surgeon general in Washington, trained at Plattsburg early in the war.
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