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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1920
Page
22
An old fashioned advertisement claims Pepto Mangan restores red blood and vitality. It describes dullness, pale appearance, and fatigue then promises improved color and energy after use. The copy urges asking for Gude's Pepto Mangan in liquid or tablet form.
The ad extols Hyomei as a cure for catarrh coughs sore throat and colds claiming relief in two minutes. It promises relief from morning hawking and discharge, and asserts Hyomei kills germs heals membranes and prevents crusts. It offers a money back guarantee and notes Hyomei is sold by druggists everywhere.
This large box of tablets relieves sour stomach belching and stomach disease with a money back guarantee. Available for 60 cents at druggists in all towns.
An old testimonial praises Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for stomach and bowel trouble and bloating, claiming permanent help after trying many methods. The ad notes it removes mucous and inflammation in the intestinal tract and mentions a money back guarantee. Available at Houghton & Dutton and Epstein's Drug Company.
A nine-boat fishing fleet arrived at the Fish Pier with heavy catches as prices held firm from strong demand. Overnight receipts exceeded 400000 pounds across haddock cod pollock hake and cusk while new schooner Edith Rose prepares to sail from Essex Cape Ann. Beacons and ships including Sepulga Bensalem Belfast and Ervin J Luce are noted with cargoes and delays. The Landsman.
Ships and steamers named from ports including Mexico St Johns Newfoundland Halifax Nova Scotia and Portland report arrivals and sailings. Tugs and towing barges such as Whitehead Nos 57 and 58 L and W 15 706 780 783 Panther Creek Summit Hill Coaldale and more are listed with destinations Philadelphia New York Norfolk Salem and Boston.
Advertises Degnen's Radio-Active Solar Pad promising relief from constipation rheumatism sciatica gout neuritis neuralgia nervous prostration high blood pressure and stomach heart lung liver kidney diseases. Claims continuous radio active rays aid recovery with a test proposition and low cost, urging readers to write for information from Radium Appliance Co Los Angeles.
Eli Taylor a 75 year old local figure stripped in district court after disturbance of peace case was continued He clutched $2010 in cash strapped to his undergarments eight notes totaling two thousand ten dollars The judge ordered Police Chief Gingras to hold the money until the charge is settled.
The Inquiring Reporter visits Dudley Street area and Dorchester residents disagree on banning lavish schoolgirl attire. Mrs. Feeley condemns powder-puffs and heavy makeup while Solomon Whitford and others defend stylish outfits as boosting happiness and study. Reforms to curb silk stockings and furs are deemed impractical for now.
A fragment reflects on women who earn daily bread being more unselfish and broadminded than those who have not known want. The author notes daughters and mothers alike show sympathy and quick giving, contrasting lived experience with hardship.
Ann Whitson, 28, recalls her early years with her mother in a shabby cottage, meeting Grace Cameron and Kenneth Halsey as a pivotal city move follows. After her mother’s death and the vanished $1000, Ann quits school and takes a job as Mamie’s assistant in a fashionable city restaurant.
A tired narrator recalls a night at a restaurant where coin jingling prompts a plan to pay for a room. Mamie counsels escape from the harmful situation, offers friendship, and vows support despite potential job loss.
The passage notes limited checking jobs in town with high tips and salaries. It contrasts the reality that many women working daily bread face.
The narrator recalls a close friendship with Mamie Riley and her growing family, including a daughter named after the narrator. She notes how fate brought Jimmy Callahan to the restaurant where she worked, contends with unwanted advances from Horton, and decides not to let Mamie lose her job. The piece hints at ongoing drama to be continued in Daily and Sunday Post.
A noted Sewell Ford tale titled As They Tell It to Shorty is highlighted as one of his most amusing stories and is printed in full in the upcoming Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
Street Commissioner George Stuart announced that nine men will be laid off today as part of general curtailment due to completion of construction and lack of further street department appropriations. The workers may be rehired after the new city government takes office January 1, with snowstorms potentially triggering temporary layoffs.
Secretary Houston says the six months guaranty settlement to railroads will occur only after a final audit and certificate from the Interstate Commerce Commission. The statement addresses mandamus proceedings by Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co seeking $500000.
A noted authority warns daily meat can form uric acid that paralyzes kidneys. To flush acids and cleanse kidneys, take four ounces of Jad Salts with a glass of water before breakfast for a few days. Jad Salts, made from grape and lemon acids with lithia, is inexpensive and safe.
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