Limerick No 26 Award Won by Edith Barnes
Miss Edith F. Barnes of Milton wins the Limerick No 26 prize with a $150 check. She is ill and convalescing while learning of the judges' decision, and says the winning sentiment strikes a personal chord. Barnes, born in Dorchester, works as a stenographer for the Edison Electric Illuminating Company in Boston.
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Edith F. Barnes
Eliot Street
Milton
Miss Barnes
Boston
Edison Electric Illuminating Company
Dorchester
The
Post
Consolation prizes for Limerick No 26 awarded
Prizes of 50 and 25 dollars go to W. E. Curran of Worcester Sarah E. Shaw of Brookline and Mildred Lindsay of Charlestown for the last lines ranking just below the winner. Tomorrow's Post will print the prize winner of Limerick No 27 with name and details.
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Limerick
W. E. Curran
Millbury St
Worcester
Mass
Sarah E. Shaw
Marion St
Brookline
Mildred Lindsay
School St
Charlestown
Boston Post Limerick Contest Announces Daily Prizes
The Boston Post announces a daily original limerick contest with a 150 dollar top prize. Consolation awards of 50 and 25 dollars will follow from Limerick No 21 onward. Open to all except staff, entries must be mailed sealed to Post Limerick Editors by 5 PM four days after publication.
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The
Boston Post
Post
P. O
Boston
Mass
BN Giciaoe
Post Limerick
P.O
Limerick
Wemeerays
Lincoln Birthday at Perkins Institution Impresses Visitor
A Boston visit to the Perkins Institution for the Blind reveals gifts to pupils, a unique fund growing from Stephen Blaisdell’s will that now pays $15 at graduation. Blind pupils run a piano teaching program for neighborhood children, with outside teachers paying a fee. Harvard College will own Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address manuscript, linking New England to Lincoln’s legacy.
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Perkins Institution For the
Edward E. Allen
Lincoln
Stephen J. Blaisdell
Bourne Plano Company
Harvard College
James Russell Lowell
Abraham Lincoln
Boston
New England
Two men fined for conspiracy in coat theft case
Shino Barsamian of this city and Charles Tomajian of Worcester were fined $200 and $100 respectively by Federal Judge Morton for conspiracy to receive 200 sack coats allegedly stolen from an interstate shipment. A jury found them guilty months ago.
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Shino Barsamian
Charles Tomajian
Worcester
Morton
Professors Receive Bonuses From $100,000 Endowment
Officials at the institute distributed bonuses to professors and teaching staff for the current academic year using the $100,000 technology endowment fund.
Makes Girls Beautiful Hair Improve Looks
An advertisement urges girls to enhance appearance with luxurious shimmering hair, promoting beauty as a key element of feminine appeal. It emphasizes snappy hair as a major factor in attracting attention and improving overall looks.
Potter Heirloom Brooch Recovered After Snow Loss
Mrs Thomas Potter of 829 Beacon Street advertised in the Boston Post after losing a 500 year old ivory brooch in the snow near Boylston Street and Massachusetts Avenue. The antique pin features Pliny's doves, is hand carved in Roman gold with red velvet setting, and was valued for its rarity.
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Boston Post
Thomas Potter
Beacon Street
Potter
Gurnsey
England
Lillian Langtry
Glasgow
London
The Child Brings Light to Life’s Grim Battle
Poem extols a child as a source of strength and joy whose presence dispels shadows and grants sight. The speaker praises the child’s laughter and radiant influence, claiming the family’s hope and the world’s upliftment hinge on this luminous figure.
Beatrice Mc Grady Testifies in Contested Cambridge Divorce
Beatrice Mc Grady of Cambridge describes abuse by her husband in a late night entry through a window. She says he removed a heating stove top and attacked her. she protected herself with raised arms leaving scars. Judge grants decree for cruel and abusive treatment and allows Beatrice to resume maiden name Beatrice RE Everett.
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Beatrice McGrady
Cambridge
Hammond
East Cambridge
Beatrice RE. Everett
Ida L. Blake
Malden
Clarence W. Blake
Medford
Axel R. Lundfelt
Waltham
Hazel B. Lundfelt
Providence
War Department seeks ordnance first lieutenants
The War Department seeks ordnance officers to fill vacancies as first lieutenants. Apply to the Adjutant General's office in Washington, D C, before March 1 and include qualifications and prior mechanical training.
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War Department
Army
Adjutant-General’s Office
Washington, D. C
Sugar shortage fuels British debate on royal address
In London, Austen Chamberlain told the House of Commons that world sugar production and America’s dry era contribute to higher costs and debt. He urged world production growth, better methods, renewed borrowing on revenue, and banker cooperation to curb inflation as Britain’s floating debt burdens credit.
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London
House of Commons
Arthur H. Steel-Maitland
Austen Chamberlain
America
United States
Mr. Chamberlain
Nancy Astor
Great Britain
Marriage Intentions List Reveals Multiple Couples
A detailed notice lists numerous individuals planning marriage with partners in various cities and addresses. Names include George Craft and Ardelle Page, William Schieber and Ethel Rollins, John Rafter and Mae Regan, among others, with ages, occupations, and residences cited.
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George Craft
U. S. S. Savannah
Amd
Ardelle
Dorchester
William M. Strataman
Boylston St
Mercy R. Cousins
Shawmut
Douglas M. Stewart
New York City
Evelyn KB. Hitchcock
Commonwealth Ave
Arthur B. Carthas
St. Botolph St
Delia FE. Naughton
Fourth St
Harry Steiner
Hazleton
Penn
Dorothy H. Tarnowsky
Genesee St
Dowd
John H. Hermanson
W. Canton St
Emmy A. Johnson
Charles St
Frank D. Meister
Grove St
Annie BK. Shapiro
Sus
Local Residents Named in City Directory Snippet
The record lists David J. Towner a 21 year old chauffeur of 8 Farnam Place Roxbury and Helen E. Dawson a 20 year old clerk at 128 Day Street Jamaica Plain along with Lester Burns 28 a photographer of 23 Cherry Street and Margaret H. Main 26 a tele... remainder unread.
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Anderson St
David J. Towner
Farnam Pl
Roxbury
Helen E. Dawson
Day St
Jamaica Plain
Lester Burns
Cherry St
Margaret H. Main
Revere St
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Milton, Mass
P. O. Box
BY William Justin Mann
Perkins Institution
Newbro
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Southern Press Syndicate
Rom
Welch Grape Juice Co
Westfield
New York
Welch
Nou
U. S
Lady Astor
Chamberlain
Cascara
Grippe
S.andard
Hill’s
W. H. Hill Co
Detroit, Michigan
the Post Publishing Co
Boston 4
Charles A. Fryburg
Mt. Auburn St
Viola I. Carr
Union Hatco
Union Hat CO
Hanover Street
NAVY
Navy Yard
Boston, Mass
Board of Survey
Wales Goodyear Co
Candee Rubber Co
Naval Training Station
Newport
W. J
Building
Josephus Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
Radway
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