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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1911
Page
4
In Haverhill on December 10, contractor John M Roche plans a mammoth school building on the Birch Brow estate. Major Marshall, ex army officer and head of a New York military academy, promotes the project which could cost about a half million dollars.
Newton expects a large turnout for its municipal election on Tuesday as Democrat William J. Doherty challenges incumbent Mayor C. E. Hatfield. Doherty accuses Hatfield of partisanship while Hatfield supporters circulate pro Hatfield material.
The article denounces elastic belts, leg straps, and springs for hernia relief, urging use of the Cluthe Truss or Cluthe Automatic Massager. It argues standard devices worsen condition, while the Cluthe design uses suction and self adjustment, with a 60 day risk trial and guaranteed effectiveness if rupture still protrudes or pain remains.
A Christmas mystery play shows the Holy Family revealed in an unlikely home as Eager Heart hosts travelers. The piece aims to revive Christmas joy and unite regional workers, with free Boston performances already held and proceeds funding hall and costume costs. Mrs Linzee Tilden leads the stage committee and Miss Ethel Hale Freeman acts as stage manager with many prominent Bostonians in the cast.
Miss Alice M Buck ton's Eager Heart a Christmas mystery will be performed publicly for the first time in this country at Copley Hall this evening. The play presents the eternal story in a new legendary setting addressing present day problems.
The selfless amateur production adheres to strict rules and travels globally. Miss Durland travels from England to coach the cast in Boston while Bach inspired music by Malcolm Lang accompanies a Christ Child legend performance. Eager figures greet the Child in locations from Capitol to Palace.
Philadelphia police rebuff a New York suggestion to keep money in stockings. Superintendent Taylor jokes he knows little about the matter and declines to advise, noting uncertain data and leaving the question unresolved.
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A touring car owner from Arlington speaks with an officer about a youthful driver. The vehicle then rear‑ends the Smith car at the Charles River road and Massachusetts avenue near Harvard Bridge in Cambridge. The teen driver Frank Serrano, 16, from Dorchester, damaged a headlight. a man claiming to be his father, Tomaso Berano, was with him.
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