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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1915
Page
13
The 1913 Revere bungalow of cement stucco by architect George P. Stuart cost $2600. He estimates a current duplication at $2400 with $200 saved, plus up to $250 more using furnace heat and lighter materials. The plan includes stucco walls, red asbestos roof, hot water heat, electric lights, and modern finish.
The Build Now slogan powers progress in 1915 Cambridge and Holyoke. A $250000 push funds a central grammar school and department HQ in Holyoke, with plans for a 3 room building, large auditorium, and office space. Cambridge gains a new factory and $85000 capitalization, leasing and remodeling a Main and Portland street building for leather belting.
Ernest A. Snow of the Tremont Building notes three to four Arlington and Melrose residents consulting him due to the Build Now campaign. He cites 6 to 10 percent material and labor savings, with contractors bidding 6 to 8 percent lower than last fall. Snow estimates a $360 to $420 saving on a $6000 house and $360 to $560 on a $7000 home as builders start now.
In a spring move readers were inspired to test claims about savings and how much could be realized. They reviewed details and found the Post’s assertions accurate, expressing satisfaction with the verified results and renewed trust in the publication’s guidance.
A Zeppelin dirigible and three French aeroplanes clashed in trenches near Muelhausen in upper Alsace on February 14. The battle lasted about 40 minutes as both sides fired continually. The aeroplanes attempted to gain height to outfly the airship, but the Zeppelin retreated northward at high speed.
Assistant Appraiser of Merchandise Joseph T. Lyons will marry Miss Mary Driscoll today in St. Joseph's Church Roxbury. No banns published and a bachelor dinner at the Hotel Somerset Saturday night was kept secret.
Hanover N H February 14 Professor James L McConaughy of Bowdoin is named professor of education at Dartmouth College and executive secretary of the committee on admission. President Nichols says his duties will link him closely with secondary schools. He starts in the summer session.
Business will be lively at both fish piers as a large fleet is expected to arrive by market opening. The Dutch steamer Abbergen from Guantamamo with 19 700 bags of sugar docked to discharge at American Sugar Refining Co. The Boston reported a favorable voyage with 50 passengers and cargo of fish and lobsters.
Shipping news records a long list of steamers and tugs arriving at and sailing from multiple ports. The entry names vessels including Kioto Calcutta Kasenga Elford Ub bergen Kriege Guantanamo City of Augusta Simms Yarmouth N 8S Ontario Bond Penobscot Calhoun Nor folk J H Devereux Keene Tuscan Thacher H F Dimock Calvin Austin Strout City of Gloucester Linneken Gwalia Johnson towing barges and several barges and tug combinations, plus ships Lingan Santa Clara and others sailing from Boston Philadelphia Salem Portland and New York.
A note indicates that bookkeeping is taught or assisted by an expert accountant, with contact reference provided as P. O. or AG for the place of posting.
The American Jewish relief committee for sufferers from the war announced yesterday that it had appropriated $200,000 for the relief of Poland, with the sum to be shared equally between Russian and German Poland.
Committees push to acquire a relief ship with an added appropriation of 10 000 from Festen Jewish relief committee funds. Food will reach Hebrews Christians and Muslims via American consular agents. New England branch plans Jewish War Relief Day in Greater Boston on March 7 with 30 speakers led by Brandeis and Kirstein. Union service at Temple Chabet Shalom and a 25 member committee support. A large North Russell Street Synagogue mass meeting raised 200 pounds to aid Jews in Zaslav Russia amid European war hardships.
Old advertisement lists multiple pianos by brand and price with contact at 181 Tremont St. Chas S Norris offers Sonora Seldom Seldom, Apollo, Hardman, McPhail, Henry F Miller Grand, Kranich Bach, Wm Selmer etc. Prices range from 30 to 600 with bargains and trades noted. open evenings and write for particulars.
An old classified-style listing offers piano tuning at $1 with a 27 year expert, Prof Berry of 463 Dudley St Roxbury, plus organist Prof Loury Louis at 14 Egleston St Jam, and music lessons in ragtime sight singing and stringed instruments at various Boston addresses including Huntington Ave Room 205 Tremont and 126 Berkeley St.
Sealed bids for the Dorchester Tunnel section H will be received until noon on February 25, 1915. The 2200 foot reinforced concrete single span double track tunnel lies on Dorchester avenue between Old Cobby avenue and Wood ward street built by cut and cover. Specifications at 15 Beacon Street ninth floor. The city reserves right to reject bids in the best interest of the Boston Transit Commission. In Washington proposals for navy yard supplies and nails are due February 23 1915. Samuel McGowan Paymaster General U S N.
In Suffolk County probate court on May 21 1914 ABH CARPIN of Boston petitioned to change his name to Alfred Karp. The court granted the name change and ordered public notice in the Boston Post for three weeks.
Death notices list dozens of February funerals from Dorchester to Somerville. Names include Allen, Priscilla Woburn. Bridget Barrett. Arabelle Condon. Catherine De Cost. Mary Geldart. Joseph G Hanock. Maria Leverone. Elizabeth Lounsbury. Johanna McGrath. Julius Nagel. Sarah Nelson. Catherine Norton. Otis Nourse. James OBrien. John Parker. Katherine Parks. David Pierce. John Quinn. Anne Roe. Adeline Rounds. Frances Sibly. Marion Pompkins. Bridget Turner. Cynthia Wade. Andrew Wright. Masses, funeral times, and church details accompany residences and relatives. A memorial note for Samuel Douglas appears.
Property description lists 414 acres with 1 mile to main station, tillable land and wood, fruit potential, a nearly new two story seven room house with town water gas a hennery for 100 and small stable for two cows. Healthful location near neighbors. Price 8200 with 500 cash and some farm tools. agent Ko L Baker 50 Small Farm Small Price.
A comprehensive sale notice offers farm stock tools and buildings for $2250 with items including hens wagons and poultry house. The listing from Chamberlain Burnham Inc credits D A King and promises quick sale with reduced price from 2000 to 1600. Describes location 204 Washington street Winchendon Mass with nearby pond depot and fishing appeal.
Two separate listings describe a 2 acre poultry farm 14 miles from the village and a 20 acre parcel 11 miles from the village. The first includes a two story six room house, steam heat, hot and cold water, electric lights, hardwood floors, shale trees, a modern poultry house with 40 pallets, priced at 4000 dollars with 1000 dollars cash. Shown by John L. Bean and details by Geo. W. Hall of Boston. The second advertises 20 acres with house, stable and poultry houses, rolling land, timber for home use, near the village with 70 miles trust trees and 1% miles from village, priced at 2500 dollars with half cash. Shown by John J. Rogers and Geo. W. Hall.
14 acres with station and village access 149 miles from Boston. Part cultivable, pasture and woodland, fruit, cottage with four finished rooms and room for two more. Wagon shed, woodshed, poultry buildings. $1500 partial cash. Leland, 31 Milk St. LAKE MAPLE SUGAR AND SYRUP. Buy now. season near. 1000 sugar pies, 800 sap buckets, 120 fares, 134 miles from village, 1000 cords wood, cut 25 tons hay, keep 8 cows, 5 horses, 500 grafted apples. House six rooms painted, barn 42x56, carriage house. Price $1350 with 2 cows and tools. Illustrated catalog by Chapin Farm Agency, Boston. Shown by W. Snelg, Farmington, Me.
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