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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1918
Page
17
Advertising copy touts Beggs Mustarine as a ready to use mustard plaster with added pain killers. It claims rapid relief for lameness sore muscles neck cramps earache backache headache and toothache and notes its yellow mustard base and yellow box packaging.
A speaker explains the idiom That means apple of my eye and notes they have never seen an apple in anyone’s eye. They mention Mable and suggest the phrase may reflect a French custom.
A wartime missive to Mable describes cold, mud, and camp life with soldiers Angus and Bill Huggins. The writer mentions delays until February 15 and hints at furloughs and camp routines. The piece preserves period voice and humor amid harsh conditions.
A narrator describes Bill Huggins and Angus MacKenzie sharing a tent during a quirky bivouac. Heat from the Sibly stove causes the stove to jump, while MacKenzie insists on maximum airflow. The narrator endures extreme warmth and cramping as the night progresses.
Washington plans to widen rural parcel post using army motor trucks to lower costs. Assistant Postmaster General Blakslee told the House post office committee that $8,900,000 is sought for the rural service for the year starting July 1. War Department trucks would be turned over without charge, and tractor train convoys could compete with freight rates.
Dorchester High School hosts Hon. Charles H. Baxter director of the Soldiers and Sailors Bureau to address relatives of servicemen. Baxter recently returned from the front will share stories from Over There. The event, under Dorchester School Centre, includes questions on allotments and insurance, followed by motion pictures and singing.
A fragment titled The Cheerful Cherub offers verses critiquing platitudes and urging fresh wording. The tone combines whimsy with a challenge to conventional phrases and overused expressions.
The War Labor Board announced that future actions will be limited to cases with mutual agreement to joint submission. All complaints filed after December 5 involving industrial controversies will be referred to the Bureau of Mediation and Conciliation for action.
Testimonial ad from 112 Coburg Street St John praising Fruit-a-tives for curing violent headaches. Offers 50c box six for $2.50 trial size 25c, available through dealers or by mail from Fruit-a-tives Limited Ogdensburg NY.
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