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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1917
Page
5
Dr Edward Page longtime Harvard and Harvard Dental School alumnus observed his 91st birthday yesterday at the Home for Aged Men on West Springfield Street. He is the oldest member among the Dental School alumni and plans to stay indoors until next May.
Dr Page reflects on wartime diets and conservation ideas, saying he avoids fish meat bread and water, drinks milk instead. He recalls early dentistry methods, mentions fixing teeth for enlisted men, and notes his practice long since ended as his son W. E. Page and daughter-in-law visit yesterday.
William J. G. Connahan went searching for a gas leak with a lighted match at his home 60 Mt. Vernon Street East Somerville yesterday afternoon. An explosion followed. Connahan was burned on the face neck and hands and taken to Somerville Hospital. The house sustained only slight damage.
Thirty U S Senators and Representatives on a special committee investigating Hawaiian land questions returned today from a junket to the Hawaiian Islands and plan to proceed to Washington.
Roshanara the Anglo Indian dancer presented the first of three mati nee programs at the Wilbur Theatre drawing an attentive audience. Born in India to English parents she studied with native dancers and offered Eastern, French, and Japanese numbers led by Michil Stew. The performance mixed Hindu temple sacred dances with lively pieces like The Harvest showing grace and expressive movement.
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