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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1919
Page
16
The widow of Jacques Lebaudy heir to Silver mines in Chili and the Transvaal divides his estate after his murder on Jan. 11 1919. The coroner’s inquest declined to indict. she claimed self defense to protect herself and daughter Jacqueline amid years of cruelty and threats.
A concise portrait from Ed Howe reflecting farm porch common sense views of America free from imported isms and passions. The piece surveys society with straightforward observations and practical, skeptical humor. Howe grounds commentary in everyday rural experience and plainspoken judgments.
A reflective miscellany on life habits and liberty of expression. It contrasts openness about personal life with public curiosity and notes on liberalism, plagiarism, and the quirks of daily routine. The piece ends recalling common traps like bait and the limits of cleverness.
The Department of Justice mobilizes a broad anti profiteering campaign across states with help from the National Retail Clothing Dealers Association the National Retail Shoe Dealers Association and others. Leaders pledge price reductions and enforcement actions to reduce living costs and attack profiteering in commerce nationwide.
John R. McVey president of the bank said negotiations for the Old South Trust Company sale are still pending and no definite statement could be made. The bank paid Christmas club checks yesterday via Columbia Trust Company of East Boston with orderly disbursal despite a large opening crowd.
Today in Boston a full schedule includes a Mothers and Fathers Club bazaar at 118 Commonwealth Avenue to aid Reading Arm Home from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. A Vin cent Club food sale runs to 6 p.m. at 238 Beacon Street for Vin cent Hospital. Luncheon at 257 Washington Street features Philip Davis on Americanization. A Colonial Theatre Christmas fantasy and Mother Goose revelry supporters the Post Santa Claus Fund at 2 p.m. A Christmas celebration for Crippled and Deformed Children at 241 St Botolph Street starts at ya.m. The Boston Dispensary hosts a Christmas party at 2% Bennet Street for 200 children. The Employers' Association dinner at the Boston City Club features Sen Lawrence Y. Sherman of Illinois and Dudley R. Kennedy of Philadelphia. Back Bay Post American Legion meets Bates Hall at the Y M C A. The Ladies' Catholic Club holds a Christmas tree at Cathedral School Hall. War Camp Community Service begins Christmas celebrations for service men in hospitals and camps.
A government backed campaign with retail merchants associations reports profits in clothing have fallen and prices in essentials held steady since August. The Attorney General outlines steps to reduce cost of living, boost production, and regulate distribution while noting wage talks and rail labor pauses.
A historical summary notes the Lever Food Administration act and late amendments enabling penalties for hoarding and profiteering. It details investigations and prosecutions across 18 states, with seizures of eggs butter cheese pork poultry lard fish sugar and canned goods. Fines range from 100 to 5000 dollars with some cases appealed as grand juries review results.
Readable ad notes many bargains on typewriters for Christmas gifts or business use starting at $15. Located at 182 Washington Street Boston with established history since 1888 and open Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Includes contact Richmond 932.
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