Novelty in Boston Post style essay on a magical arch
The piece retells Baron Munchausen style adventures in Africa describing a fantastical bridge to England. It mocks grand rhetoric with absurd details, including heads of numbskulls anchoring the arch, inscriptions, and celestial imagery, ending with a boastful pledge of happiness while ridiculing pretensions. The text also notes local notices about Helen Goss and state officials' retirements and legislative hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Great Britain
Christopher Wren
Baron Munchausen
England
Recipe to Clear A Pimply Skin
Pimples result from toxins in the bowels and skin eruptions occur as the body tries to expel impurities. A noted authority recommends four ounces of rad Salts taken as a tablespoonful in hot water each morning for a week to reveal intestinal toxins and stimulate kidney filtration, clearing the skin.
Journey Across a Bridge Between Empires Becomes a View of World
The narrator recounts a voyage bridging Great Britain and Africa, establishing mail coaches between empires, resigning amid political intrigue, and traveling with a retinue past a vast arch. The ascent reveals dramatic views of continents, seas, and altered colorations of Europe and Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Africa
England
Old England
Spain
France
Baltic Sea
Sweden
Denmark
Gulf of Finland
Baron Continues Narration in Sunday Post Series
The Baron will carry on his vivid narration in tomorrow's Sunday Post and extend daily until the full work is completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunday Post
Dorchester Baby Betty Klauer Receives Admiration
Elizabeth Mantell Klauer, 16 months old of Dorchester, is praised as handsome and above average in weight and height. At the Dorchester weighing station she weighed 27 pounds, six pounds heavier than typical for her age, and stood two inches taller than records. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Benjamin Klauer of 21 Hendry Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Mantell Klauer
Greater
Boston
Dorchester
Betty
Benjamin Klauer
Hendry Street
Fire at St. Jovite hotel kills eight in Laurentians
A small hotel in St. Jovite, Laurentian Mountains, burned last night, claiming eight lives. Fire officials reported the disaster as they investigated the blaze and its cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
St. Jovite
Laurentian Mountains
Soldiers On The Way Home From France In Large Convoy
The War Department announced the departure from France of 700 officers and 20,000 men aboard seven vessels including the battleship Michigan and cruiser Rochester. Ships are due at Atlantic ports Feb 25 to March 5, carrying units from the 27th and 2d Divisions among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
France
Michigan
Rochester
War Department
Atlantic
New York National Guard
New York
Olympic
92D Division
30Th Field Artillery
Charles Gerhardt
183D
447Th Aero Squadron
Buford
Newport News
68D Coast Artillery
M Company
845Th Infantry
Santa Martas
Powhatan
66Th Coast Artillery
47Th Coast Artillery
335Th
336Th Field Artillery
87Th
113Th Field Signal Battalion
Ath Division
Gilbert's Prologue Presented by Boston Symphony
Henry F. Gilbert's prologue to Riders to the Sea was performed for the first time in Boston with Henri Rabaud conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall. Emilio de Gogorza sang Gluck and Massenet arias, and Rimsky Korsakov's Scheherazade capped the concert with vibrant color and dramatic pacing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Gilbert
Boston
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Henri Rabaud
Symphony Hall
Emilio de Gogorza
Gluck
Massenet
Lalo
Rimsky-Korsakoff
Rabaud
Lab
Carl Maria von Weber
Gilbert
Singe
de Gogorza
Gilbert Prologue for Riders to the Sea Stirs Diverse Audiences
A concert review lauds Gilbert’s prologue to Riders to the Sea for its elemental, fatalistic sea imagery and Celtic mood. Rabaud and Lalo are noted for contrast, De Gogorza delivers fine singing, while Gilbert’s direct, unpolished clarity provokes mixed reactions from a divided audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gilbert
Synge
Gilbert
Would Not Stay Fired George Baker Case
George Baker, discharged from janitorial work on Newbury Street, allegedly broke into a church flat to steal a parcel, looted a lodging house, and took a suitcase from Miss Downs. He was identified by Miss Haynes and, using the alias Tim French at the Profile House, was sentenced by Judge Sullivan to six months in Central Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Baker
Newbury Street
Eight-year-old killed by trolley near hospital crossing
Eight-year-old Etta George of 249 Longwood Avenue Roxbury was instantly killed crossing Huntington Avenue near Peter Bent Brigham Hospital after being released from Farragut School. A child on the opposite curb called her prompting the dangerous crossing as the trolley approached. The motorman could not stop in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta George
Longwood Avenue
Roxbury
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Huntington Avenue
Farragut School
Larger quarters to enroll marines on Boston Common
Owing to the rush of soldiers and sailors released from service to enroll in or get information about merchant marine opportunities Captain William D. Southwick supervisor of enrolling agents for the Shipping Board's recruiting service has moved to enlarged quarters on Boston Common The special agent is now stationed in the United States employment hut cottage No 3 among temporary war work houses on the Mall He had previously been stationed at Liberty Cottage
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Merchant Marine
William D. Southwick
The
Shipping Board
Boston Common
United States
Mall
Liberty Cottage
Pictures reveal soldiers with captured weapons and theatre visit
Many mothers will recognize their own sons in these images taken near the battle front. The soldiers are shown examining captured weapons, being entertained in an open air theatre by Elsie Janis, Colonel Logan in his dug out, and General Edwards beside a monster cannon their men had captured. Nearly every New England family will be interested in these pictures in tomorrow's Sunday Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Janis
Logan
General Edwards
New England
Sunday Post
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Munchausen
Babylon
Hermagastricus
East
West Indies
Constantine
Kardol Bagarlan Kai Ton Faringo
Sargal Ramo Pashrol Vatineac Cal Colnitos Rona Filnat Agastra SA Dingannal Fano
State House
Helen Goss
Washington Street
Somerville
George B. Tufts
Division of State Adult Poor
State Board of Charities
Arlington Heights
Raymond P. Delano
Dorchester Board of Trade
Committee On Legal Affairs
Niland
East Boston
Public Service Commission
John J. Mahoney
Charlestown
Committee On Public Lighting
Greene
Fowler
Albert FH. Pillsbury
John F. Daley
Cambridge
City of
Cambridge Gas Light Company
Albert E. Pillsbury
Sanford Bates
Committee On Judiciary
Peters
L Company
372D
Camp Devens
Camp Upton
6Th
Massachusetts Regiment
William L. Reed
Betty Klauer
Mass
Parker
Symphony
BY Olin Downes
Scheherazade
Gilbert's
Mr. de Gogorzas
Jordan Marsh Company
Wilson
Jordan Marsh
Her Serene
Princess Lvoff
John Burroughs
Edward VII
Guynemer
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