Baby Story Contest Promises Prizes At The Post Boston
The Post seeks baby stories up to 200 words with real names and addresses signed. Prizes are a Double Gold Eagle $20, Single Gold Eagle $10, and $5 in Gold. Submissions due by February 25 with publication planned until February 28 and a March 1 restart.
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BABY
the Post
Boston
Sunday Post
Rufus B. Tobey
Wonderful Floating Hospital For
Theresa M. Lally
Infant den
Catholic Charitable Bureau
Child’s playful talk and memory of Mother Goose rhymes
In Concord New Hampshire Mrs. F. Bullard recalls a young boy reciting Mother Goose and Psalm of Life, mispronouncing bivouac as bee whack, and a pretend tale involving a kitten in a well, with a childlike self-assertion.
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Jess Tommie Green
Eat Less Meat If Back Hurts
Advice warns meat consumption can harm kidneys by increasing uric acid. Recommends Jad Salts as a remedy to flush kidneys, ease back pain, and prevent bladder irritation. Promotes four ounces daily in water before breakfast for a few days, claiming safety and wide use.
Breakfast Table News and Features Highlight Boston Post
A promotional note for the Boston Post describes its breakfast table edition with home topics, national and international affairs, and features for women. It invites readers to subscribe for complete coverage and reliable delivery.
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Boston Post New England
Grace Monette Remembered in Claremont Notice
Short obituary notice from Claremont New Hampshire honoring Grace Monette. The brief text mentions her in a night setting and remarks on duties of remembrance, noting her name and location.
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Miss Grace Monette
Claremont, N. H
Child’s House Play Brings Laughter On Porch
Mary recalls playful moments with Pinkey the cat and Noble the dog on a sunny south porch. Her sister Bertha’s rattle mischief and a doll swap prompt Mary to fear measles. Narration credited to Miss Helen Early from Worcester.
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Mary
Pinkey
Noble
Helen
Bertha
Paine Street
Worcester
Angel Tales From a Small Footpath
A four year old girl Nathalie seeks angels while walking and midstep looks up to trees and sees an angel in a feather dropped on the sidewalk Edwina eight years old known as Sister wears a red Teddy bear suit and corrects mistaken gender saying she is papa's red-worsted doll and mamma's little sister Mrs Adelle C Bean 251 Shaw Street Lowell
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Essex County
Beverly
Fleurette
Ona
Price
Santa
Nathalie
Edwina
Adelle C. Bean
Shaw Street
Lowell
Remarkable three year old Joseph outsmarts father in sawdust plan
A Stoughton reader recalls Joseph Nally at three answering his father's plan to save sawdust for icy walks by joking he would eat it himself. The anecdote highlights the boy's reasoning beyond his years and his quick wit.
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Joseph Nally
Joseph
Dear Friend’s Child Eleanor Sings and Plays With Flair
A letter from Sarah G Brigham of St Johnsbury Vermont recounts her friend’s three year old daughter Eleanor singing the chorus to Hail Hail the Gang’s All Here and performing pirouettes with skirts raised. Eleanor also jokes about prayers, asking God to deliver us from the Kaiser.
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Eleanor
Sarah G. Brigham
Railroad Street
St. Johnsbury
Build Sewers or Quit Camp at Camp Greene
Representatives Wason and Burroughs of New Hampshire urged the House to force sewer construction or abandon Camp Greene in Charlotte North Carolina where a brutal winter left the site muddy. The War Department delayed a permanent abandonment order awaiting further study while some New England troops remained with the regular division.
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Washington
Wason
Burroughs
New Hampshire
House
Camp Greene
Charlotte
N. C
Webb
North Carolina
War Department
New England
Dorchester Tech Man Becomes Naval Reserve Ensign
Dorchester native Benjamin M. Greely Jr has been commissioned as an ensign in the Naval Reserve Flying Corps. A Moston English High School and Technology alumnus from the class of 1918, Greely left his studies to train as an aviator, was sent to Norfolk and Pensacola, and awaits orders to reach France.
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Benjamin M. Greely, Jr
Benjamin M. Greely
Ainsley Street
Dorchester
Naval Reserve Flying Corps
Mr. Greely
Moston English High School
Technology
Norfolk
Pensacola
France
Masign Greely
Prienas
Leginska Shines in Boston Symphony Concert Portrait
Miss Ethel Leginska dazzled Symphony Hall with a Napravnik piano concerto and Delius summer garden rhapsody as the Boston Symphony gave Brahms third and Mack conducted the program. Her technique and temperament drew praise for bold, musical leadership and vivid piano tone.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Hall
Brahms
Ethel Leginska
Fritz Delius
Orchestra Receives Standing Ovation After Performance
Adjective-free recital conclusion saw the orchestra rise as the audience applauded enthusiastically. The moment captured the ensemble’s achievement and public acclaim.
Americans Wounded in Action Feb 19 Reports
General Pershing disclosed that on February 19 an American soldier was severely wounded and two were slightly wounded. Private Fred Kopanski suffered severe injuries. Corporals William Bowers and William Riley were lightly hurt. Deaths included Privates Walter Reynolds, James Boulard, Lawrence Witherspoon, Edward Barton, and others from gunshot, skull fracture, and pneumonia.
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Washington
Pershing
Fred Kopanski
Chicago
William Bowers
Westville
Okla
William Riley
Switzer
Walter S. Reynolds
Beaver Talls
Penn
James Boulard
Beattystreat
New Britain
Conn
Lawrence A. Witherspoon
Portland
Ore
Edward Barton
Cooleyville
Night Workers' Church Flag Raised at St
A service flag designed by the Rev. Philip J. O'Donnell features 174 stars, including two golden stars, and was raised at St. in a ceremony honoring夜 workers.
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Philip J. O’donnell
Memorial mass for St James Knights of Columbus members
A memorial mass was held yesterday at St James Church honoring deceased members of the Knights of Columbus council. The ceremony concluded the remembrance for those who served the church and community.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Advertise Stomach Relief
An ad touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a natural liver and bowel stimulant to cure indigestion. It claims the vegetable compound with olive oil cleanses the system without griping or pain and sells 10c and 25c boxes through all druggists.
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Leginska
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