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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1921
Page
2
A two day bazaar opens in Herticultural Hall featuring a beauty contest to find Boston's Miss Scotland and a program by the Wi Scott juvenile band of bag pipes and drums. Colonel Walter Scott of New York will open the event with entertainment by Master Bert Kesley, a juvenile Scotch dancer.
An articulated car of the Boston Elevated Railway jumped the rails on Washington and Dover streets last night at 6 o clock. Street car traffic was tied up for over thirty minutes but no one was injured.
American Medal of Honor holders from World War I will receive the Italian War Cross. General Vaccari will present the award at the Italian embassy on December 20. Living honorees, those unable to attend, and relatives of deceased recipients will have the medal transmitted by Italy.
The Boston University College of Liberal Arts citizenship class plans a boat trip to visit island institutions run by the city. The trip includes both girls and men from the class.
The sixteenth annual report shows over 40 000 in miscellaneous licenses and 6614 from liquor licenses for the year ending Nov 80. It notes fewer drunkenness arrests from Jamaica ginger but a sharp rise in diluted resemble whiskey and moonshine consumption.
William Hogg of Whitman paid $10 for driving without a license and announced he will abandon the gasoline buggy for his old horse and wagon. Judge C C King noted no tail light and assessed the fine. Hogg, ten years in the country, said his number plates cover legal papers.
Field's Corner officers visited Andrew Naukas's fruit and confectionery shop at 7 Ericson Street Neponset and seized 10 gallons of wine along with additional liquor.
A catalog style note highlights gifts in the Juvenile Sections with a range pleasing both mother and child. It emphasizes useful gifts and the variety available after all is said and done.
An ad describes a two faced Rag Doll priced at 2.00 and other Slumber Toy items ranging from 50c to 3.00. It notes the Winter Girl with knickers, Misses' Suit coats in all-wool tweeds from 10.50 to 18.50, and mentions growing Christmas gift purchases of knickers.
A playful sales prompt invites youngsters to swap heavy boots for Elkskin moccasins after skating or coasting. Many are beaded like Native designs, some fur trimmed, offered in gray and brown colors, prices range from 1.50 to 8.00.
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