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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1919
Page
6
All sales of sugar to hospitals and civilian employees at navy yards will end after December 20. Washington announced yesterday at the Charlestown navy yard. Employees will receive four pounds this week and then depend on outside sources.
Greenland town hall an ancient wooden structure burned early today in zero weather. Fire started in a basement school room as volunteers fought the flames. Loss estimated at $100,000 with auditorium and town offices on the main floor.
Advertisement touts Eckman’s Alterative as a tonic and lung supporter used for 20 years. It claims relief from persistent coughs and chest ailments with 80c and $1.50 bottles sold at Liggett's Riker Jaynes stores and other leading druggists.
The sugar department states retail price for old Cuban sugar is 11 cents. New Cuban and Louisiana sugars imported since the shortage wholesale costs 20 to 22 cents per pound. Dealers may add a reasonable profit to charge 22 to 24 cents for the new crop. Much of the sugar is brown or rainbow, with little white sugar available.
An intensely thrilling domestic life tale. To appear in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine Christmas number.
A compact excerpt presents Ed Howe’s porch bound outlook on global affairs. He threads common sense observations through an American lens free of sectarian doctrines and imported passions. Howe blends humor with practical views on society and everyday life.
A letter describes rumors of Dan Hart's drunken incident and a quarrel with his wife. It notes alleged corroboration attempts among Mrs Woolson Mrs Harris and Mrs Wolf, while warning against believing unverified stories amid neighborhood gossip and gender bias. A separate report covers a missing student Brown at a college, whose body is later found with a suicide note to his mother in Laconia. Brown had been a diligent junior, recently withdrawn and morose before leaving the dorm and his death is investigated by classmates and professors.
The American Association of Urban Universities holds its annual meeting Friday and Saturday. Friday sessions at Harvard University feature President Marlin of Boston University on urban educational problems, with speeches by Governor Coolidge Mayor Peters and Glenn N Swiggett. Evening events with Boston City Club guests. Saturday sessions move to Jacob Sleeper Hall at Boston University.
Donald Stuart Brown a 20 year old junior in chemical engineering at the State College in Durham was found dead near his dormitory after exposure to extreme cold. The medical examiner ruled cyanide poisoning and said Brown's death was self inflicted during a period of despondency from over study.
Miss Anne Bowen is a Vincent Club member and president of the 1918 1919 Sewing Circle. She is active in Hub social circles and recently elected to the Vincent Club.
Advertising copy promotes Grove’s Open-Trate Salve as a throat and cough remedy. Each bottle comes with a free box offered for chest colds head colds and croup. The message emphasizes relief and adds a 35 cent price for the product.
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