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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1916
Page
3
An old advertisement promotes Musterole as a clean white mustard oil ointment that relieves sore throats bronchitis tonsillitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia headaches congestion pleurisy rheumatism and various pains by massaging gently, claiming it often prevents pneumonia.
A 1816 Boston letter from Herbert Windeler and officers of the British Imperial Relief Fund of New England urges Prime Minister David Lloyd George to persevere in the war. The group expresses strong American sympathy, praising British aims to defeat Teutonic despotism and safeguard mankind.
Herbert Jaques executive chairman and leading spirit of the big allied bazaar died suddenly of heart disease at his home 9 Massachusetts avenue yesterday. Funeral will be private tomorrow at Mt. Auburn Cemetery at 2 30 PM.
Obituary honors Mr. Jaques for relief work in Serbia and leadership in golf and curling organizations. He led major charitable bazaars, helped develop elite golf courses, and fostered international curling matches. Born 1857 in Framingham, he died soon after his mother, leaving a wife, three children, and several siblings.
City officials debate whether John B. Martin named city purchasing agent to succeed J. Frank Doherty will be approved. The Civil Service Commission met yesterday with no action and has another meeting today. failure to act would nullify the appointment.
Washington reports that further hearings will be held as the FTC continues its inquiry ordered by Congress into the news print paper industry. Officials say the investigation is not finished and that even if the current distribution plan succeeds, other issues remain.
The Treasury Department announced a ruling that short length samples of dutiable cloths previously admitted free will be taxed at full tariff rates unless a bond is posted to export them within six months. The decision affects how sample fabrics are treated at import.
Pa Van Loon brings holiday cheer in a warm comic feature set for the next Sunday Post. The piece showcases festive humor and seasonal charm through the cartoonist’s signature style.
Boston public school pupils show a destructive tendency in math tests. More than 65 000 elementary students from four to eight grade across 214 schools participated. Results indicate easier subtraction and division than addition and multiplication. Nearly 1500 grade classes took part amid efforts by the educational investigation department to find remedies.
Governor Whitman granted a Christmas pardon to William J. Cummins of Albany who has served three years and two months of a four year eight month sentence for his part in the wrecking of the Carnegie Trust Company of New York.
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