Mayor Approves Limited Raises for Probation Officers
Mayor Peters cautioned he would approve only limited increases for probation officers ensuring salaries do not exceed 2200 dollars. The City Council immediately raised Reginald H. Maire from 1980 to 2200 dollars and Thomas M. Staples from 1650 to 1850 dollars on court recommendations from Dorchester and West Roxbury.
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Peters
Reginald H. Maire
Churchill
Dorchester Court
Thomas M. Staples
Perrins
West Roxbury Court
Freezone Promises Quick Corn Removal Without Pain
Advert shows Freezone drops ease corn pain instantly and allow lifting the corn away with fingers. Drugstores offer a small bottle for a few cents to remove hard or soft corns and calluses between toes with no soreness or irritation.
Deer Island Master Fired
Acting Master George Holden was relieved at Deer Island House of Correction after an auditor’s examination of the books. Officer John McNamara was suspended amid a trustees escape, with Deputy Boward C. O’Keefe to serve as Master pending civil service results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Island
Holden
O'Brien
O’brien
O'Keefe
Somerville Auto Dealer Bamboozled by Two Youths
Two young men visited Edward Gallagher on Broadway Somerville to buy a car and test drove the chosen machine. They vanished after the test while police recovered the vehicle later from a West Somerville dealer who bought it in good faith. Both suspects escaped.
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Edward Galagher
Broadway
Somerville
Gallagher
West Somerville
Littlest Pup Gets His by Bottle Route
Boston terrier litter at Mrs Hilda Ashley's 1677 Washington Street crowded by litter mates. The tiniest pup, saved by nursing bottle, survived and thrives, owner predicting he will help keep backyards free of young cats.
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Hilda Ashley
Washington Street
Winifred Crosby
Mary” Company
Smooth Fingers Signal Quick Impulse and Temperament
Smooth fingered people are described as quick and impulsive. They rely on intuition over reasoning and are less critical than knotty fingered individuals. The text notes artistic tendencies and suggests acting may favor smooth fingers in performance by leveraging game situations for success.
Etiquette Question on Arm Holding and Beef Prices
A public etiquette note argues that women should place their hand on the gentleman's arm when walking arm in arm and notes the decline of the practice. Market data from Swift & Co shows carcass beef in Boston selling for 18.00 to 28.76 cents per pound, averaging 22.71.
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Swift & Co
Boston
Fuller charges Warner in a Burrell style graft case
At a Duff Hall rally in New Bedford August 30, Rep. Alvan T Fuller claims Speaker Warner used his office to aid mill owners by steering a committee to alter child labor rules. He links Warner to the Burrell corruption and demands withdrawal from the lieutenant governor race.
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New Bedford
Duff Hall
Jalvan T. Fuller
Ali Baba
State House
Burrell
Warner
Fall River Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Warner’s
Tremont Briefly Barberless as Village Loses Shop
Tremont Massachusetts faces a barber shortage after the town’s single shop closed and became a young men’s clubroom. The last chair was auctioned off and owner Peter Ederichi retires, forcing residents to ride five miles for a shave or haircut.
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Tremont
Cape Cod
Suone
Peter Ederichi
Trolley Fare and Barber Prices Noted
A brief notice lists transit and grooming prices: trolley fare in cents, shave cost excluding tip, and 66 cents for a haircut. It notes prices refer to a local service area and reflects era pricing.
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Somerville Auto Dealer “Buncoed
West ST
Hyannis, Mass
THE
Autocar Sales and Service Co
Bostonwealth Ave
Beacon St
Worcester
Shrewsbury Street
Providence
Pearl and Rice Streets
Springfield
Liberty Street
Autocar Company
Ardmore
Mildred Champagne
Miss Champagne
Love
H. C. Witwer
Boston Sunday Post
Irving R. Bacon
Pubdlte Ledger Co
Paris
Constantinople
Anatolia
Miss Alice Stuart
Lionel
LINES
E. Filene
Venice
Gibraltar
Bolivia
Oxford
D. & J. Pndeewent
Goken's
Serge
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