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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1919
Page
2
For the 200 or more men aboard the George Washington en route to the Peace Conference, the ship’s canteen stocked many brands. Fatima cigarettes were the most sold by quantity, leading the sales among the brands carried.
The article traces how presidents from Washington to Taft paid official visits to Boston, detailing receptions, parades, and public tributes. It notes notable events for Adams, Jackson, Polk, Buchanan, Lincoln, Grant, Hayes, Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison, McKinley, Taft and Roosevelt, highlighting lingering traditions and evolving travel ease.
A report from the American Fund for French Wounded describes New England donations funding emergency relief in France. Dispensaries, depots at Aniche Lourmies and Rheims, refugee clothing, medicines, and weekly convoys aid repatriates and bombed regions as French officials request support through winter. The fund’s success hinges on continued home backing and rapid distribution.
The Rev Robert Swickerath S J of St Marys Church North End delivered his fifth sermon on The Christian Home last night defending mothers in law saying there is not a person next to his own mother owed more to than the wife s mother He said jokes about mothers in law have some truth but most concerns arise from her natural interest in domestic affairs and that tact charity and understanding can overcome marital discord
George Reed Russell of Woburn long served as chief clerk for the inspector general of rifle practice in the adjutant general’s office. A veteran of the Spanish American War and famed marksman, he died Saturday at his son Professor George E. Russell’s home at 191 Park Avenue Arlington Heights after months of illness.
Washington reports Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton D. South commanding a Philadelphia Marine corps police unit to expand to 22 officers and about 400 men. The force will cooperate with Philadelphia authorities to suppress vice.
Sewell Mord presents another Hiisipy Shorty tale in the Boston Post Sunday Magazine. The page mentions cold remedies and a signature on a product box for E. W. Grove, hinting at a brief, humorous installment and a medicinal advertisement.
A Boston company markets Noonan's Hair Petrole as a pleasant odor petroleum based hair treatment. It claims to restore lifeless hair, improve vigor and shine, and reduce dandruff with nightly use. Available from barbers, hairdressers, druggists, and department stores at 15 cents per treatment or 1.00 per bottle from T. Noonan & Sons Co.
Springfield man G Aldrich testifies Nedolin Soles outlast his previous soles by about one month and expects three more months of life. Goodyear Akron makes Nedlin Soles and Wingfoot Heels, promoted as superior and waterproof for worn or new shoes.
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