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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1920
Page
6
General Pershing told Hampton Institute students that the South is increasingly interested in Negro education and praised educated Black Americans. He lauded Negro troops in the Spanish and World Wars and urged veterans to join the American Legion.
New York taxi drivers plan to organize into a union to better control the taxi business. The New York Taxi league announced the campaign aiming for a more efficient system and lower cab rates.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a hair tonic that instantly doubles hair beauty. It promises soft glossy waves, removed dust and oil, a refreshed scalp, and growth support for long thick strong hair.
The Committee of 48 launched a liberal political program in Boston at Lorimer Hall, criticizing both major parties as reactionary and personality-driven while initiating a mass meeting to organize.
Dudley Field Malone and Allen McCurdy addressed over 400 supporters on the need for a third party in the 1920 campaign. The New England conference organized a statewide network for the Committee of 48 with funds raised for Massachusetts and regional leaders named from Rhode Island New Hampshire Vermont and Connecticut. The final session was scheduled for Lorimer Hall at 10 this morning.
Francis Klein and Florence Fisher win Old South essay prizes at the Washington Birthday exercises in the Old South Church. Prizes honor Pilgrims and church history with winners from Girls' Latin School Simmons College and Dorchester High School.
Concord, February 2. The town stayed in the no-license column by the narrowest margin in years as 53 voted no and 44 yes with three blanks among 100 ballots. No contests appeared, and all 13 caucus nominees were elected unopposed.
Thirty Boston telephone girls spent Washington's Birthday picketing telephone exchanges and handing out circulars describing the benefits of unionizing to their unorganized New York sisters of the switchboard.
Miss Teresa Sullivan of Boston the union backer said that unionizing 12 000 New York operators would start a statewide push and reach every telephone operator who wants to join. She noted 65 000 operators exist in New York State and discussed organizing efforts with AFL leaders and a Bryant Hall meeting planned for tomorrow night.
Senior operators in Boston earn 21 a week with overtime up to 30, while New York handlers receive 23 and up to 30. Beginners here start at 13 with 1 increases after weeks and months. Miss Sullivan notes many dissatisfaction with raises as Boston organizers push for unionization and better conditions.
Dear Miss Champagne notes a 40 year old man and 30 year old woman in a year plus courtship. The writer suggests the man should show initiative by asking to call, and the woman’s affection may indicate real interest if the man acts decisively. The columnist agrees that decisive action helps establish seriousness and understanding between them.
Maxim Litvinoff reports to the Russian Soviet representative in Copenhagen that Murmansk has fallen to the Bolsheviks. The message says all of North Russia is now under Soviet control.
After illness Father John’s Medicine helps build strength and recovery. The text notes a medicine advertisement promoting restorative use and renewed vitality.
An old fashioned salve combines camphor turpentine menthol with volatile oils to release vapors through body heat. Vicks VapoRub claims quick relief for chest colds sore throats bronchitis and even incipient pneumonia with nightly use for children and adults. More than 17 million jars are sold annually with three sizes available 30c 60c and 1.20.
The winner C. Lloyd Thomas of Boston receives a $150 Post prize for the last line in Limerick Number 36. A former Fall River resident now with Adams & Leland wool merchants, Yale 1919 graduate, served in Field Artillery but did not go overseas. Consolation prizes go to WM. Aitchison Amherst NH $50 M Fraser Everett MA $25 and H Hill Wakefield MA $25.
The Boston Post announces a daily original Limerick contest offering 150 dollars for the best last line with possible doubles if tied. Consolation prizes add 50 and 25 dollars starting at No 21. Open to all except staff, one answer per entrant. Enclose lines in sealed envelopes by 5 PM four days after publication with labeled envelope markings.
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