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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1922
Page
8
Pincher, the dog hero in Humphrey Jordan's amusing tale The Passing of peak fesse, appears as a comical and worthy fictional character. The piece, set for the next Boston Sunday post, presents Pincher as a lovable canine with notable qualities.
The Boston Post invites readers to submit jury stories up to 250 words with one side of paper, authors keep copies, and nonstaff entries are eligible. Prizes total 1000 dollars with multiple awards. judges include state officials and Boston lawyers.
A courtroom anecdote from a Southern state recalls a jury delay as foreman Smith and Jones argue over acquittal versus conviction. A crumpled note to Jones spurs a five minute verdict, while another Salem story tells jurors slipping through a window to join a fire.
A collage of light court stories from Maine and Ireland, featuring a secret kept by thirteen men after an officer’s warning, a verdict of found empty on stranded clothes, a bells off a horse joke that ended in Not Guilty, and a corked whiskey trial where jurors sample the evidence. Included are odd confessions and a tale of a kiss as payback.
Williams College announces a spring campaign to raise 1 500 000 dollars for an endowment to support professors' salaries and expand facilities including physical education. The fund is dedicated to 44 Williams College men who died in World War I.
The Boston Lodge of Elks hosts its annual Charity Ball next Monday evening at the Copley Plaza Hotel. Committee head Dr. Francis X. Mahoney, with A. J. Purcell as secretary and David Jacobs as treasurer, organize the event. Mayor Curley leads the reception committee.
A powder magazine blew up in a southwestern Chicago quarry area causing window damage across the city around 9 pm. No fatalities were reported and the cause remained unclear as officials and newspapers sought details.
The text recounts Lyman Beecher's move from Boston to Cincinnati and Harriet Beecher Stowe's visit that inspired scenes in Uncle Tom's Cabin. It notes Garrison's Liberator and Lane Seminary debates over colored students as key antislavery influences shaping Stowe's later work.
Prohibition agents raided Mary O Connor store at 128 Court Street West End and arrested John P Drake of Dorchester for illegal sale of half a pint of whiskey. A second arrest followed at 3A Causeway Street West End, with Mrs Beckie Pador set for arraignment the same day.
In Charlestown on February 24 Robert Connors beloved husband of Grace McElaney Connors funeral from 7 Short Street at 9 15 am mass at St Francis de Sales Church at 9 45 am Auto cortege Relatives and friends invited M Grimley in Roslindale February 24 husband of Annie Scanlon of 12 Moss Grove West note funeral arrangements and related notices on page 15
Speakers urged ratification of the four power Pacific possessions treaty and the naval limitations pact as paths to lasting peace. Attendees pressed Massachusetts senators to act and praised Woodrow Wilson while warning against partisan obstruction.
The article notes that the resolution would boost its world impact if adopted promptly, with the audience voting rising after President Lowell urged its passage. The outcome emphasizes the importance of timely action and the influence on global opinion.
Francis R. Whelton and Lillian T. Goodwin filed marriage intentions at City Hall. Whelton, son of Deputy Sheriff Daniel A. Whelton, attended English High School and MIT before entering the Army. He served overseas and was decorated by Marshal Foch at a Boston University reception.
Advertisement traces a Manchester New Hampshire woman's six month battle with dizziness headaches and weakness after the grip. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring strength and reducing dizziness while urging readers to request the booklet Building Up the Blood and consult their druggist.
The advertisement extols Tanlac as a cure for poor nourishment, claiming it revitalizes digestion to renew energy and body tissue. It asserts lean, unhealthy individuals suffer from starvation of body and mind and urges readers to start Tanlac to regain health. Distributed by International Proprietaries, Inc., with Boston druggists carrying it.
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