Boston draft enlistment urged for 12 more days
The notice lists voluntary enlistment in multiple units including the Twenty fifth Regiment of Engineers and the Camouflage Division. It says all fit men may open roles and directs to Military Training Camps Association HQ at Room 20 84 State Street for details. Mayor Curley asks the Gas and Electric Light Commissioners to set a standard gas rate of 80 cents per 1000 cubic feet for Boston citizens.
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Military Training Camps Association
State Street
Twenty-fifth Regiment of Engineers
3D Regiment of Iengineers
Camouflage Division
Engineers Corps
Signal Corps
Radio
Quartermaster Corps
Curley
Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
Boston
Boston Consolidated Gas Company
Ashburton Place
Mass
James M. Curley
Mavyor
Cabinet Minister Elected to Commons by Acclamation
St John NB December 3 F B Carvell minister of public works in the union government won membership in the House of Commons for Carleton Victoria by acclamation. Opponent James E Porter Laurier Liberal retired.
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ST. Johnn
N. B
F. B. Carvell
Union
House of Commons
Carleton-Victoria
James E. Porter
Laurier
War Bread Rules Now Effective Across New England
Bostonians paid the first price for Hooverized war bread yesterday as rules take effect December 10 nationwide. By today nearly every baker in New England will have reduced bread prices and many bakeries adapt by producing loaves meeting government specifications.
Bakers Warn Bread Rules Could Eliminate Brands in City
City bakers warn new regulations if ratified would wipe out popular milk bread brands. They claim shortages and higher prices would follow as rules fix loaf weights and sugar limits, while licensees must avoid waste and unfair pricing. Red Cross Theatre Day campaigns then detail charity events across venues including Ye Wilbur and Keith’s with matinees and special performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ye Wilbur Theatre
Jane Grey
Red Cross
Keith
Park Square
Boston Opera House
Tremont
William Hodge
Majestic
Molly
Plymouth
Exeter Theatre
Red Cross Theatre
Woman Fagins Given Terms in Larceny Case
Fred Hubbard, recently released from the House of Correction, was sent back for nine months for larceny after tricking housewives in Brookline Street and South End. Louise Houlihan received eight months and Pauline Regan six months for shoplifting and prompting a juvenile theft spree across local department stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hubbard
Brookline Street
South End
House of Correction
Fagins
Sheehan
Louise Houlihan
Pauline Reagan
Girls Aid Red Cross Show Day Campaign
The five day drive to sell over 30 000 tickets for Red Cross Theatre Day begins next Friday. Society figures Eleonora Sears Lena Amory Sybil Appleton Frances Clark and others sold tickets at a midday rally for British Canadian and U S naval recruiting at Liberty Cottage Boston Common. B D Stephenson Jr led the ticket table early and Harry Griffith handled later duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Eleonora R. Sears
Charles S. Bird, Jr
Homer B. Richardson
Lena Amory
Sybil Appleton
Frances Clark
Liberty Cottage
Boston Common
B. D. Stephenson, Jr
Harry Griffith
Matching Hat and Bag Trim Becomes Fashion Rule
Sprays of bright colored flowers and wool stitching echo the velvet rosettes on the hat brim in trimming the bag. The trend extends to include a bag to match the hat with a model in black velvet and vivid velvet flowers and wood stitching.
Illegal Operation Case Postponed in Boston Grady and McGory
Suffolk grand jury may determine where the illegal operation occurred as James E. Grady of East Boston and Elizabeth McGory, 23, of Back Bay, see continued hearings to Dec 12. Both held on $5000 bail at Charles Street Jail after Ella Timlege died following the alleged operation.
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Suffolk Grand Jury
Back Bay
East Boston
West End
James E. Grady
Elizabeth McGory
Grady
Saratoga Street
McGory
Ella Timlege
Hancock Street
City Hospital
McGorey
Charles Street
First Soldier Dies in Milliken Regiment in Maine
Harold Small of Portland sergeant in the First Milliken Regiment Maine Heavy Field Artillery died at Camp Greene Charlotte N C of pneumonia after a two week illness His death is the first since mobilization He was 32 born in Richmond a Penn graduate and member of Beyer Small brokerage firm His wife and mother were with him
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Portland
Harold
Small
Milliken
Maine Heavy Field Artillery
Camp Greene
Charlotte
N. C
Sergeant Small
Richmond
Beyer & Small
University of Pennsylvania
Horse Story Contest Seeks Entries With Prizes
The Post invites original or nonoriginal tales up to 200 words about horses, signed with real name and address, and promises publication of winning pieces. Prizes include a Double Gold Fagie valued at 20 dollars, a Single Gold Eagle at 19 dollars, and 85 in gold. Submissions to HORSE STORY EDITOR, The Post, Boston.
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Post
HORSE
the Post
Boston
Sunday Post
Francis H. Rowley
H. ©. Merwin
Daisy Bell the intelligent horse and its rescue tale
A horse named Daisy Bell impressed a reader with unusual intelligence. She was abused by three men at a horseshoer's, then calmed by kind interaction before being sold. Daisy befriended a cat named Tabby, learned to open her stall gate, and came to the house for treats, proving difficult to control by anyone except a trusted rescuer. Mrs M L Allen of Springfield provides the account.
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Daisy Bell
M. L. Allen
Marble Street
Springfield
The Barb Horse Description and Origin
The Barb is named for its North African region including Tunis Tripoli Algiers Fez and Morocco on the Mediterranean coast. A veterinary authority notes a long forehand a bold neck a small lean head light shoulders and strong hindquarters with clear tendons and sound feet. They are about fourteen and a half hands tall and typically calmer than Arab horses though perhaps inferior in speed and endurance.
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Tunis
Tripoli
Algiers
Fez
Morocco
Africa
Egypt
Nut Trash Burned At City Hall In Boston
Dr P H Mullowney head of food inspection and other department officials supervised a nut burning at Boston City Hall annex to dispose of 6710 pounds of walnuts condemned as unfit for food. Workers shoveled poured and burned the nuts in the furnace as part of a multi day disposal effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Mullowney
Boston Health Department
Boston
City Hall
Equine Flag Bearer Jim Guards Flag at Bull Run
In a Civil War tale Dorothy Martin recalls a brave horse named Jim who carried his fallen master’s flag at Bull Run. The loyal steed later aided in numerous battles, proving steadfast to his country and rider.
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Jim
Bull Run
Dorothy Martin
Roslin Street
Dorchester
Spirited the horse saves boy in railroad field
Spirited a coal black 1300 pound high stepping horse, once wild, saved Julius Karp's younger brother from danger beside railroad tracks. The thoroughbred, praised as part of the family, leapt to grab the child by the shoulder and pull him to safety. The act earned a week of vacation and praise from Roxbury resident Julius Karp.
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Spirited
Mie
Julius Karp
Hutchins
The Traveler Passes a Burned Bridge Night
A Vermont farmhouse tale recounts a lone traveler from Milton who claims to have crossed a river by a single remaining bridge stringer. His horse bears him across the perilous beam in darkness, proving the journey true to the farmer and the tale’s twist of fate.
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Vermont
Milton
Sarah
Torrey
Andover
Maud the Bay Mare Trusted by Mrs. Mabel Rice Bickford
Maud, a small bay mare from Bristol New Hampshire, is praised for calmness in accidents and swift speed when free. She obeyed kindly, followed behind on a wheel, and would not pass the apple tree until given an apple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud
Soldiers Prefer Hot Coffee to Rum Before Going Over
American soldiers in France favor hot coffee over rum when facing an assault, per Dr. Daniel A. Poling, head of the national temperance war committee. He spoke at a City Club luncheon urging Boston’s $10,000 toward a $100,000 minimum fund, with local treasurer John F. Moors at 111 Devonshire Street.
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France
Daniel A. Poling
Nation United Committee On Temperance
Army and Navy
City Club
Boston Fund For the United Committee
Boston
John F. Moors
Devonshire Street
Billy the intelligent horse in Boston Division 9 wagon
Billy a remarkably intelligent horse used in the police wagon of Division 9 Boston is regularly fed twice daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Division 9
Boston
Colson Dies in Holyoke After 84 Years as GOP Chairman
Charles D. Colson died in Holyoke at age 71. He served 84 years as Republican city committee chairman, retired two years ago. Colson was paymaster for Whitmore Manufacturing for 34 years and previously for nine years at Lyman Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holyoke
Charles
Colson
Republican City Committee
Whitmore Manufacturing Company
Lyman Mills
Olive Tablets Offer Quick Constipation Relief
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets provide a non calomel laxative option after 17 years in practice. The pleasant sugar coated tablets stimulate normal bowel and liver action without griping. Take one or two at bedtime for quick relief from constipation and torpid liver. Thousands use them nightly to stay regular.
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Edwards
Calomel
Dr. Edwards
Naval Relief Fund Campaign Opens With Parade
The Naval Relief Society started a $100,000 drive to aid widows orphans and mothers of sailors. A morning 9 o'clock band concert at the Board of Trade precedes a parade through State street by 40 sailors and a 31 piece Commonwealth pier band to promote Sym phony Hall ball tickets and a Harvard Stadium football game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Relief Society
Symphony Hall
State Street
Commonwealth Pier
Navy Yard
Harvard Stadium
Naval District
Free Postage Bill Aims for Soldiers on Active Duty
Washington lawmaker introduces a bill to grant free postage for soldiers sailors and marines on active duty in the United States and its overseas theatres as war continues. Representative Lunn of New York filed the proposal outlining free mailing for service members at home and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Lunn
New York
Home remedy promises cure for catarrhal deafness head noises
An old advertisement-style note promotes a home tonic using par mint double strength water sugar and claims to relieve head noises catarrh and deafness. It asserts most ear troubles stem from catarrh and urges readers to use the formula at home.
The New Triple Combination Advertising Pitch
The copy extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and appetite enhancer and Peptiron as a pepsin iron celery tonic for nerves blood and digestion. Hood's Pills are pitched as a laxative for biliousness and constipation. It urges using all three or any one as needed for rapid relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
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