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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1920
Page
6
The Post previews a season rich in adventure reminiscences biographies and thrilling stories urging readers to sample the current titles and seek out the full books in stores.
A critical chorus hails William McFee's tale of Captain Macedoine and his famed daughter set against a veiled coast and modern revolutions. The narrator Mr. Spenlove contemplates beauty, sex, and civilization while pondering Western values amid a shifting regime and idle rich versus idle poor.
The Inquiring Reporter surveys Roxbury residents on Sunday blue laws. Views vary from strict observance favoring worship to support for public entertainment and outdoor sports, with several residents noting differing ways to spend the holy day. The interviews continue in The Daily and Sunday Post.
Copyrighted publication notice states the book is published by Doubleday, Page & Co. in New York and available at Boston bookstores.
Boston Chamber of Commerce backs the Boston school committee bill for a $216 salary increase for public school teachers. The board approved the report from the municipal affairs committee, noting tax details and comparisons with other cities. The proposed schedule would move Boston near the top among peers.
Amherst December 3 A sophomore Roger Tile Stone of Sharon had more than seven weeks of beard growth removed during dinner at the college dining hall. Two students seized him and shaved part of the right cheek to honor a five dollar bet made October 16 that he would not shave or cut his hair before Christmas. The barber finished the job leaving the left side still hairy. Tile Stone plans to let the beard grow until Christmas hoping to win the bet.
At Dorchester High School nearly 500 residents and real estate owners clashed with assessor Jacob Lebowich during a protest over rising valuations. Dorchester Board of Trade backed the event, calling for candidates to answer Dorchester questions at a follow up town meeting next Wednesday. Mayor Peters did not attend but sent advice to appeal to the assessors or seek Supreme Court relief.
Lebowich, present but silent, is challenged by W J Paul over Dorchester property valuations. Paul accuses insincerity, Lebowich warns revealing methods would bring trouble. The heated exchange features fists raised as residents debate alleged discrimination in Dorchester.
The Mechanics' building hosts a banquet marking the Blue Triangle Recreation Centre second anniversary. About 200 girls are expected to attend Friday night event.
An advertisement promotes Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable laxative alternative to calomel. It links liver function to digestion and stomach comfort and suggests taking one or two tablets at bedtime to relieve symptoms like bad taste coated tongue and low energy.
A weather bulletin by Meteorologist J. W. Smith lists mean temperature and dew point, plus humidity and temperature ranges. The text appears as a damaged OCR fragment with numeric values and nonstandard formatting.
One week's treatment or daily use of Noonan's Hair Petrole claims to restore thin dry or split hair with toral lustre and healthy vigor. It notes reduced dandruff and scalp itching, adds antiseptic ingredients and scalp stimulation, and lists cost of 15c per treatment or $1 per bottle from T Noonan & Sons in Boston.
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