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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1920
Page
4
He declares that the farmers and laboring men of America have long been the bulwark of freedom and will not back leaders who seek to place government under internal control.
Only 13 working days remain before March 1 for all Massachusetts income tax returns to be filed with tax director Irving L. Shaw. By the end of January an estimated 15 percent of eligible filers had submitted, though forms have been available since January 1.
State headquarters at 40 Court Street notes heavier mail as taxpayers queue three to four deep during rush hours. Many visitors only inquire without filing returns increasing congestion. Privacy concerns rise near month end as incomes are disclosed to officials and strangers. Rail traffic improvements may push more returns to the main office from Cape stations where snow blocks delayed staff.
The Rev Henry Pitt Page a retired Congregationalist died yesterday at 81 in East Hartford Conn He was a Gilmanton New Hampshire native who served in the Civil War and graduated from Dartmouth and Andover Theological Seminary.
A portrait of Thomas Hancock, father of the patriot John Hancock, detailing his rise from apprentice bookseller to Boston’s wealthiest merchant. The piece notes his Beacon Hill holdings and a historical claim about obtaining property without payment, while tracing his ties to Lexington and Boston through family and business ventures.
Thomas Hancock built the Hancock Mansion near the State House and owned extensive New England lands. He adopted his nephew John Hancock and left a vast fortune. Hancock helped introduce paper manufacture in New England in 1728 and helped widen Mackerel Lane into Kilby Street. He donated £1000 for Brattle Street Church reconstruction and gave a church bell. His portrait rests at Harvard College.
Joseph G. Brin, associate editor of the Boston Jewish Advocate, spoke at the Harvard Improvement Association in Dorchester, urging that social events serve serious goals within Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Associations. He warned that some groups overemphasize socials at the expense of communal work.
An advertisement touts Fruit-a-tives as a fruit based medicine for indigestion liver trouble constipation headaches neuralgia kidney and rheumatic pains eczema and skin issues. It claims rapid relief and recovery when used as directed with ingredients from apples oranges figs and prunes plus tonics and antiseptics. Pricing lists 50c per box six for 2.59 and a 25c trial size. Available from dealers or by post from Fruit-a-tives Limited Ogdenburg NY.
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