Baby Story Contest Promises Prizes and Publication
The Post invites story submissions about babies with three cash prizes of twenty, ten, and five dollars. Original or not, each entry must be signed with real name and address. Entries limit 200 words and must be on one paper side.
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Baby Story
the Post
Boston
Daily
Sunday Post
Rufus B. Tobey
Wonderful Floating Hospital For Children
Theresa M. Lally
Catholic Charitable Bureau
The
Post
Paperweight Champion Arthur Swain Showcases Toddlers Talent
A Brockton family tale features 13 month old Arthur E K White hailed as a paperweight world champion in boxing at two years old, coached by cousins in acrobatics, with antics learned from their acts and a near-cat skinning incident. Amber, age three and a half, enjoys dressing up and primping, while sharing stories of France and ragtime, sent by Mrs. V. A. Austin.
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Arthur EK
Taber Avenue
Brockton
Manly
Arthur
Frank
Molly
Centre Street
Amber
Mamma
France
Marie Ie
Marie
Papa
Ilello
Mama
Mimmie
Candy
Flello
Baby Sister
Miriam
Mimie
Hugh J. Maguire
Topliff Street
Dorchester
Embarrassing Moment Reveals Paternity Question in Street Scene
A girl asks her mother which gentleman is her father causing Mr. X to blush and shame. He admits fatherhood and invites a kiss, while the girl cheerfully proposes they get acquainted, in a Somerville setting with the address given.
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Mr. X
Jim
Agnes Colgan
Uighland Avenue
Somerville
Hunt for Spy and Comrade
Federal agents in New York joined a country wide search for Kurt G Wilckens also known as Gus Jansen and Chris Larsen an enemy alien who escaped with Ferdinand Kube from Fort Douglas Utah on Christmas eve. They have roamed the country since the escape.
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New York
Kurt G. Wilckens
Gus Jansen
Chris Larsen
Ferdinand Kube
Fort Douglas
Utah
Crafty Prussian spy Wilckens linked to LW agitator network
Federal authorities label Wilckens a Prussian spy who posed as an LW W agitator and allied with Kube of the T W W. Born in 1880s Germany, he arrived in 1910 under orders and again in 1912 for secret work. He deserted in 1915, was court martialled at Fort Leavenworth, later linked with the T W W in Arizona, aided to escape, and tracked since. Authorities say they evaded capture while posing as Danes or Norwegians in the United States.
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Wilckens
LW. W
Kube
Fort Leavenworth
Iansas
Arizona
Mexican
Pershing
Villa
Mexico
Globe, Ariz
Fort Douglas
Missing American airman believed captured in Germany
Herschel McKee of Indianapolis an American aviator with the French escadrille has been missing since February 10 and is presumed held as a prisoner in Germany. He departed for a scouting mission and was last seen flying beyond the German lines during a heavy gale that likely forced a landing.
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Herschel McKee
Indianapolis
Escadrille
Germany
Front Dispatch From Lt McLaughlin’s Son In Trench Mortar Corps
Edward A. McLaughlin of the Metropolitan Water Board reports his son Richard, a 21 year old lieutenant in the trench mortar corps, describing a front trip. He recounts shells, a German sausage balloon aflame, Peronne ruins, machine gun fire, muddy trenches, and a seven day front stay before a arduous 200 mile return. The letter details life at the front and battlefield humor amid devastation.
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Edward A. McLaughlin
Metropolitan Water Board
Richard
Trench Mortar Corps
Poslam advertised as rapid skin aid and sample offer
An advertisement touts Poslam for pimples eczema rashes and inflammation with a night to morning self test and mentions a free sample from Emergency Laboratories New York. It also notes Poslam soap for brighter complexions and includes a personal letter fragment about military service and holiday hopes.
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West 47Th Street
New York City
Men of U. S. S. Little Seek a Phonograph
Louis Kraft of the U S S Little at Commonwealth Pier Boston asks readers to suggest obtaining a Victrola or similar musical instrument for crew entertainment aboard the receiving ship prior to overseas duties. He notes no onboard facility exists for amusements and hopes the Post can aid.
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UU. S. S. Little
Commonwealth Pier
South Boston
Louis Kraft
Little
Boston
Mass
Southern Camps In Satisfactory Condition
Secretary Baker reported after inspecting camps Gordon Wheeler and Hancock that all were in satisfactory condition. He traveled with Surgeon General Gorgas, Colonel Furbush and Major Welich of the Medical Corps. The inspections occurred near Atlanta Macon and Augusta in Georgia.
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Washington
Camp Gordon
Atlanta
Camp Wheeler
Macon
Camp Hancock
Augusta
Baker
Gorgas
Furbush
Welieh
Medical Corps
Relieve Catarrhal Deafness With Parmint Remedy
If you have catarrhal deafness or head noises, obtain Parmint double strength from a druggist. Mix with hot water and a touch of sugar, take one tablespoon four times daily. Relief described as quick for head noises, open nostrils, easier breathing, and reduced mucus drainage. Easy to prepare and inexpensive.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jess Willard
Arthur E, White
H. S. Swain
Amber Austin
V. A. Austen
Rainford Falls Me
Marie Maguire
Hugh J Maguire
Winifred X
Hier
Winifred
Federal
U. S
Ite Ly SS
Ares
Jordan Marsh Company
Army
Navy
Waltham Movement
Uncle Sam
M’laughlin
B. C
McLaughlin
Boston College
Plattsburg
Edward
Peronne
Artillery Division
United States
Tit
Heavy Artillery
Willingford
Jordan Marsh
Spacerats
OSS Sranac
Serge
Matin
Salvation Army
Chas. F. Weed
First Nat. Bank
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