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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1916
Page
5
A junior at Stone Hall proposes witty guidelines for a “surprise” drill at Wellesley College. The list emphasizes womanly self control, prep steps fifteen minutes before the bell, packing valuables in a laundry bag, getting dressed with veil and gloves, and avoiding rushing or crowding during the drill.
Lawmakers clash over an appropriation item for the Boston sub treasury. Gallivan accuses Sisson of cowardice in blocking a amendment while the House committee debates funds. Sisson defends his stance and threatens to restore Boston’s salary line if other sub treasuries are not abolished.
Eugene Dusablon of Woonsocket Rhode Island reports nine months of red hard pimples cleared after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He says two cakes and two boxes cured his condition and the products are sold widely with free samples available by mail.
A witty note targets the campus safety routine as a mystery author at Wellesley hints at an “efficiency system” and a satirical take on the fire drill culture. The piece notes three drills amid campus chatter, with authorities puzzled over the anonymous writer.
Francis R. Rowley, president of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, won permission from Mayor Curley to set up a large Christmas tree in Postoffice Square. Horses passing by will receive treats as part of a kindness message praised by the mayor.
Former City Councillor James A. Watson denounces the Good Government Association while touring East Boston Roslindale Dorchester. He warns of a $1,000,000 highway plan and paid precinct workers in a bid to defeat his opponents. In a separate incident fire crews rescued a hoseman trapped in a cellar blaze amid gas fumes. Nolan and Teehan survived after being rescued and rushed to City Hospital.
Passersby raising the alarm alerted tenants in a Roxbury building owned by the Hymen brothers. Thirteen families and children fled in various states of undress, finding refuge with neighbors as Engine 21 rushed to the scene. Hoseman Nolan forced a cellar transom to reach the fire.
Mrs. Ella Walsh of 154 Wordsworth Street East Boston was unable to receive coal due to scarcity. John Pitts of Neptune Road and Joseph Merrigan of Paris Street were fined 100 and jailed six months for selling five sacks of rotten potatoes for coal funds, buried after stench.
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