Public health warning on spoiled foods issued nationwide
The Public Health Service issued a formal warning to the public not to eat food showing decomposition signs after Memphis cases where fatalities occurred from ripe bottled olives containing poison from decay. Telegrams to state health officers urged discarding off colored or odorous foods and gases upon opening, with notes on poison origins in the olives.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Memphis
Tenn
Italy Bans U S Imports To Address Exchange
The Italian government will prohibit imports from the United States including sugar canned meats condensed milk butter and cheese to ease exchange problems. Exports to Italy will be cut by 20 percent with tighter control on capital. Diamonds are being set in black onyx.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Italy
Public libraries urged as wooing centers by Boston ministers
Boston ministers argue libraries can serve as romance venues. Reverend John Thompson of Chicago says churches should fit up rooms for wooing. Reverend Frederick A. Wiggin of Unity Church suggests cities set aside library nights for young couples.
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Boston
John Thompson
Chicago
Casey Corners
Thompson
Frederick A. Wiggin
Unity Church
Jordan Hall
Church parlor love making debated by clergy
Dr. Thompson promotes cozy church corners for courting couples but faces strong opposition from church leaders. Reformers argue parlor measures are impractical and risky while suggesting libraries or community houses as alternatives for young couples to meet in suitable settings.
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Wiggin
William H. Dewart
Old North Church
Thompson
Church Corner
A. Z. Conrad
Park Street Church
Paul R. Frothingham
Arlington Street
Ernest G. Guthrie
Union Congregational Church
South End
Questions and Answers From The Post Readers
Readers submit inquiries on poetry lines coin values weather records pronunciation and mint locations. The page notes correct titles dates and pronunciations and provides examples and clarifications.
Father John's Medicine Marks 60 Years of Cold Cough Relief
An advertisement highlighting Father John's Medicine celebrates six decades of relief for colds and coughs. It portrays the product as a trusted remedy with a long history and broad familiarity in households.
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Father John
Eskimo Dogs to Highlight Boston Show at Mechanics Hall
From the frozen northlands the Samoyede breed will have a prominent place at the Boston Dog Show opening on Washington's birthday in Mechanics Building. Fifteen Samoyedes will be exhibited and one owned by Miss Marguerite La Franche is entered, with hopes of winning the championship. The breed is pure white with long shaggy hair and is noted for intelligence and cold-weather endurance.
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Boston
Samoyede
North Country
Mechanics’ Building
Washington
Marguerite la Franche
Louis la Franche
Lenox
Miss la Franche
Samoyedes
Harvard's Tribute to Dr. Elmer E. Southard
Harvard suspended all exercises for an hour at noon to honor the late Dr. Elmer E. Southard of the medical department. Students faculty and visiting officials gathered in Appleton Chapel for memorial services led by the Rev. Samuel M. Crothers and followed by Dr. Richard C. Cabot.
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Harvard
Elmer E. Southard
Appleton Chapel
Harvard Yard
National Research Council
Samuel M. Crothers
Southard
Richard C. Cabot
Harvard Medical School
Irkutsk Recaptured by Anti Bolshevik Forces
A Chita despatch reports General Kappel’s Western Army has recaptured Irkutsk and made contact with General Semenof. The fate of Admiral Kolchak remains unknown.
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Irkutsk
Harbin
Chita
Kappel
Semenoff
Kappell
Kolchak
U S Act to Bar European Corn Borer Imports
Washington February 12 The Department of Agriculture issued an order prohibiting importation of corn broom corn and related plants to prevent entry of the European corn borer. The pest already footholds in some Western States and efforts are being made to control its spread.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
United States
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