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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1918
Page
6
John Tox aged 41 lodger at 121 Warren avenue South End was found unconscious in his room last night from gas poisoning with windows closed and gas burning low. He was taken to City Hospital where it is feared he will recover.
An advertisement touts Musterole as a clean white mustard oil ointment that relieves sore throat bronchitis croup stiff neck asthma neur ailgia congestion pleurisy rheumatism lumbago back and joint pains sprains sore muscles bruises chilblains frost ed feet and chest colds with no blistering. Jars sell for 30c 60c and hospital size 2.50.
City fuel administrators report heavy coal shortages with 6000 to 8000 tons arriving by water while rail and anthracite supplies are almost nil. A British coal shipment of over 4000 tons is diverted to Boston to aid homes over factories. Registrations offices open to distribute soft coal in 50 and 100 pound lots. drivers urged to use trucks for emergency deliveries.
Twenty three Boston school buildings lack coal and experts from the schoolhouse commission drain water from heating and water system pipes to prevent damage. William Endicott School closed yesterday for coal shortage with pupils housed in portable afternoon sessions.
Third and fourth year pupils at Dorchester High School will report at 9 AM next Monday for assignments due to the building’s closure for the rest of the week. Students seeking entry to Boston Clerical School should apply between 9 and 1 at room E on Boylston Street. Grades 4 5 6 at Agassiz School to report Monday at Bowditch School 1 to 3 30 PM. Hancock School to reopen Monday.
A Portland coal dealer lost a 44 ton shipment when a train stalled at Kennebunk and the entire load was diverted to fill local bins. Farmington reports no coal for sale and statewide shortages persist. Schools closed. the high school to reopen Monday as the government collier Achilles heads to Boston with 12 500 tons.
A department head delays price reductions on coats priced at twenty five dollars. Week after week passes with no sale. By the time he lowers prices, demand has faded and the markdown equals little to no gain.
The plan clips 25 percent after twelve days then 50 percent after eighteen days then 75 percent after twenty four days until goods sell. It keeps capital ready and customers assured of bargains, building a nine year record of market success and ongoing access to better bargains.
Leroy Furey of 15 Beckford Court Lynn shows off a three month old kitten with two tails. The black tail plus a white tail drew a crowd as photographer reporter and owner struggled to corral the lively pet before the camera. The kitten is part of a 13 member litter and remains healthy despite its unusual feature.
Testimonial for Fruit a tives stating long history of violent headaches and complete relief after use. Ad notes price 50c per box six for 2.50 trial size 25c, available at dealers or by mail from Fruita tives Limited Ogdensburg NY.
Miss Sally Lucas Jean, director of a New York public school diet experiment, visits the Elizabeth Peabody House in Boston to study malnutrition among city children. She oversees 25 New York boys aged 9 to 12 receiving a daily balanced luncheon. Dr. Mary Swartz Rose of Columbia University assists, aligning with Hoover diet guidance.
In Budapest the former Hungarian premier Count Julius Andrassy told the lower House that Bolsheviki peace aims are not serious. He warned they seek to organize an army to terrorize the government and influence Poland’s fate after Hungary’s troop withdrawal, as in Ukraine and Finland.
At the United States Shipping Board offices in the Custom House yesterday seventeen young men from Massachusetts and New Hampshire passed physical exams and were assigned as apprentices to the training ships Calvin Austin and Governor Dingley. They will train as sailors firemen oilers water tenders cooks and stewards for the new merchant fleet under construction.
Stephane T Lauzanne editor of Le Matin Paris told the Boston City Club audience that France will endure further suffering for dignity and liberty. He cited growth in manpower shells and public loans totaling billions, noting France has loaned money and supplied guns to allies. He spoke at a dinner in the club dining hall.
Paris February 7 William S Taller of Roslyn Long Island in the French escadrille was killed Monday after his plane was shot down behind German lines. He was 23 and had chosen to stay with the trench until his American aviation commission arrived.
Stockholm report claims allied missions expelled from Petrograd and departed with disorders and looting reported in the city. American minister Ira Nelson Morris has heard nothing to confirm the rumor.
A Japanese remedy Ice-Mint claims to end corn misery by a cooling touch that relieves pain without skin irritation. Hard or soft corns and between-toe corn, plus callouses, supposedly shrivel and lift off easily with no soreness. Ask at stores for Ice-Mint for feet relief.
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