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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1919
Page
2
Roy S. Coxon, 49, of Worcester is drowned after jumping from a boat to recover an oar in North Pond Brookfield. He was a Clark University senior and son of H. Arthur Coxon.
An advertisement lists worm symptoms in children and claims Dr True s Elixir cures them. It cites a Mrs William G Bonin of Caddo Oklahoma praising the product after twelve years of use and notes it is sold wherever medicine is sold with a pleasant taste and gentle action.
Former Governor Eugene Foss opened his campaign for the Governorship at Hyde Park praising government ownership of railroads as a remedy to high living costs. He accuses railroads of using lobbyists to corrupt Legislatures and says private ownership tied to Wall Street has exploited the public.
A quotation notes that transportation costs drive final prices, explaining that a 26 percent rise in transport expenses effectively doubles for the consumer. The statement emphasizes the impact on everyday goods and the flow of trade.
The funeral for Miss Mary Minot of 245 Marlboro Street Boston will be held tomorrow afternoon at her Bar Harbor summer home. She died last Sunday at Bar Harbor Me and was 75 years old. Survived by three sisters one brother and four nephews.
Frank W. Belmer of Belfast Maine was turned over by Boston police to City Marshal Knowlton as a fugitive from justice. Belmer is charged with stealing 331 dollars from the City National Bank of Belfast. He was arrested in Boston with Mrs Lillian Clements of Belfast who was placed on probation and surrendered to her husband accompanied by their two children.
Bessie Talbot of Newton Highlands will stage an evening of Songs of Old France at Hilltop Inn Newport next Tuesday to aid the Newport Hospital fund. The program, featuring costumes spanning ages and national themes, earned her praise near Boston. Direction by Mrs. R Livingstone Beechman and a host of Newport prominence leads.
The Republican Club of Massachusetts relocates from 19 Milk Street after 28 years to Rooms 34 2 3 4 in the Old South Building opposite the Goddard building remodeling.
Major Leslie Waterbury former salvage officer in the American expeditionary forces was arraigned in Federal Court Detroit on a conspiracy to defraud the government in ordnance supplies worth 30 million dollars. He stood mute and a plea of not guilty was entered. Waterbury posted a 7500 dollar cash bond and a trial was set for September 8.
Rev. Francis Wojtanowski, pastor of Holy Trinity Polish Catholic Church, died at the parochial residence after a general nervous breakdown. Funeral arrangements are being made by Rev. Father Toplinsky of Trenton, acting pastor. Born in Austria, he came to the church from Trenton about 17 years ago and was a member of the Order of St. Francis.
Prohibition drives North wealth away from Palm Beach and other New England resorts leaving winter visitors to rethink trips to Jamaica as the famed winter destination loses guests and business.
A New Hampshire hotelier, speaking to a Post reporter, says Prohibition will slash winter bookings at Southern resorts by up to 50 percent. He notes guests, previously visiting Palm Beach and North Carolina, will instead travel to Jamaica for liquor and leisure, impacting New England and Southern hospitality alike.
Five hundred cases of German toys glassware earthenware and crockery held at Rotterdam for over four years arrived in Boston yesterday aboard the Zuyderdik of the Holland-America line. The cargo was part of a vast German purchase made before the European war began five years ago this month.
A prohibition era change will convert Young's Hotel bar into a drug store. The last glass may roll away from the Court square bar next week or sooner, with the barbershop also removed. Entrance will open at Court square corner and the alley toward Washington street.
Prohibition era closed Young’s famed marble bar on State Street and erased its old scene. Joseph De Soto, once a clerk at a bank, fades from the era as a modern drug store to replace the bar with a soda fountain replacing the brass rail.
Joseph La Farge and James McCarthy were convicted of stealing Dr. James R. Piper’s automobile in front of 179 Newbury Street on August 9. Each received a one year term in the house of correction, with appeals. Bail was raised from 1500 to 3000 dollars after a running clash with Boston detectives. La Farge has a parole history from Concord for auto theft. McCarthy is an escapee from Shirley.
The North End ruins tell of a tunnel found on Commercial Street near 453 and a rumored link from Captain Gruchy’s mansion to the water front. The tale suggests smuggled goods and a missing buccaneer who vanished, leaving rumors of a hidden treasure and a dark fate.
The article advises avoiding alkaline soaps and recommends Malsified cocoanut oil shampoo as a pure greaseless option. It claims one to two teaspoonfuls cleanse hair and scalp, producing rich lather and easy rinse, leaving the scalp soft and hair silky and manageable. The product is inexpensive and available at pharmacies for family use for months.
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