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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1919
Page
6
Sugar shortages threaten W. F. Schrafft and Sons candy plant on North Washington Street with possible closure by week’s end. The facility normally employs 18 workers.
A home made syrup offers a fast remedy for coughing and is easy to prepare. It saves about $2 compared with store bought cures.
An advertisement extols Pinex as a superior home cough remedy able to end ordinary coughs in 24 hours. It instructs mixing 2 1/2 ounces of Pinex with a pint of sugar syrup or alternatives like molasses or honey, claiming quick, lasting throat and airway relief and suitability for bronchitis and hoarseness.
Charles Rollins was sentenced to life in Charlestown State Prison after a Suffolk County jury found him guilty of second degree murder in the death of Edward T. Foley. Judge Brown imposed the term as Rollins remained stoic and proclaimed innocence, even claiming underworld figures blamed another man.
The extraordinary New York grand jury meeting in the criminal courts building plans to move to new quarters to preserve secrecy after members report a leak. They suspect a listening device or other method has exposed deliberations.
Save all celery tops not fit for table use. Keep them in wet cloth until needed. Use the greens in soups to maximize flavor and reduce waste.
James Bartholomew of 6 Rockdale Street Roxbury is the oldest letter carrier in the Boston district marking 55 years with the post office tomorrow. He began on a Roxbury route over half a century ago and still delivers daily from Warren Street through Buena Vista to Humboldt Avenue and Rockland Street to Warren Street.
Sebastiano Quartarone of Lawrence defends his New England barbering title in the first All New England championship contest at Convention Hall Boston. He competes with more than twenty entrants in heats of four, with a dance after the competition and prizes including three silver cups.
Judge Jonathan Smith in Clinton District Court ruled that selling 6.7 per cent cider to be drunk on premises violates state law. Theodore Tefon, barber shop and pool room owner at 106 Church Street, was found guilty of illegally keeping liquor and fined $75 after a police raid that seized 36 gallons of cider and five intoxicated men.
Commissioner Thomas F. Sullivan told Mayor Peters that Burmedez Company will relay sections of asphalt on Conant Street Roxbury. The work aims to address alleged noncompliant laying before the finance commission's report on the asphalt section is public.
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