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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
9
A group from Greenwood Memorial Church Washington Street Dorchester will visit the homes of the aged and shut ins on Christmas night. Afterward a community Christmas tree will be lit at midnight at the church.
An advertisement touts Plant Juice as a natural herbal stomach remedy for city dwellers. It features a testimonial from J. P. DeSantos of Cohasset who claims long term relief from stomach distress, liver sluggishness, and insomnia after using the product. The ad notes a railroad worker and the Houghton and Dutton Drug Department store location with extended hours through the holidays.
A playful reimagining places Pauline Revere in the legendary midnight ride. The tale shifts from Paul to his great-granddaughter from Dana Hall causing alarms across Middlesex valleys and farms.
A playful 1945 tale recasts Pauline Revere as joining classmates on a grand ride from Pine Manor to Lexington and Concord. Mrs Thayer and school officials staged a search as the holiday misadventure unfolded and Pauline returned home unharmed.
In Copenhagen the Folkething approved the treaty ratifying the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States after a single reading. The roll showed a large majority in favor with 16 opposing and five members absent.
City auctioneer Edward W. Foye sold the old Brighton High school site on Academy Hill road. The tract covers 54 498 square feet and brought a price of 4355.84.
The engagement of Edith Steadman daughter of Mr and Mrs Theodore H Steadman of Dorchester to Dr Holland G Hambleton of Ancon Panama was announced yesterday. They plan a Boston wedding next summer and then move to Panama where he serves as a staff surgeon at the government hospital in Ancon. Steadman is a Practical Arts High School graduate class of 1915 and Hambleton earned his Bowdoin medical degree in 1915.
Charles E. Davis longtime Newton Mass chief of police died at his Meredith New Hampshire home after a two week illness at age 66. He had fallen from a carriage months earlier and suffered a severe shock. Survived by wife daughter Miss Cora Davis and son Edward Davis. He had later worked as stock broker and as a special agent for the New England Telegraph and Telephone Company. His Devon cattle and race horse farm is noted in the state.
A gunman entered Charles Schlinsky’s tailor shop at 119 St Botolph Street last night about 9 o clock, demanded money under threat of death, and escaped with $7 from a leather pouch while his accomplice waited outside. Police were alerted, alarms sent, but the suspects fled. Schlinsky also had around $200 in one pocket.
John E. Mahoney, director of publicity for the National Allied Bazaar, credited with turning the event into a triumph. His newspaper background and skill at crafting ads and newsworthy copy generated unprecedented New England press coverage and widespread advance publicity during and after the bazaar.
Clarke C. Fitts former Vermont attorney general and prominent lawyer died after several weeks illness at relatives home in Watertown Massachusetts news reached Brattleboro from Watertown Fitts led Vermont legal circles for years and played a key role in state affairs
About 400 men from the leather and shoe industry attended the 1Mth regular dinner at the Somerset hosted by the Boston Best and Shoe Club. James A. Emery of Washington, general counsel of the National Council for Industrial Defence, delivered the address.
The Yale freshmen defeated the Yale varsity 4 to 3 in two extra periods to decide the season opener. The game required two overtime periods after regulation play.
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