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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 1917

Page

8

Plant Juice advertised by Everett visitor promises health

An Everett health ad touts Plant Juice distributed from the Houghton & Dutton Drug Department. It cites testimonials from local residents including Charles Joy of 44 Mansfield Street about relief from indigestion and fatigue after using Plant Juice.

Everett Houghton & Dutton America Massachusetts Boston choYee Charles Joy Mansfield Street Mase

Dartmouth Loses Its Secretary

Gray Knapp secretary of Dartmouth College resigns to pursue other work. His resignation takes effect July 1 with immediate leave of absence. announced today in Hanover New Hampshire.

College president notes Knapp resignation impacts

Ernest Martin Hopkins says Knapp’s departure is a distinct loss to the college and to him personally though urgent new work requires his immediate availability. Knapp will keep some access until resignation takes effect and later work remains secret. He graduated Dartmouth 1912 and held multiple student societies and offices.

Ernest Martin Hopkins Knapp Mr. Knapp Dartmouth Psi Upsilon Casque and Gauntlet Palaeopitus

Funeral of Frank B. Sanborn Sage of Concord

The funeral for Frank B. Sanborn known as the Sage of Concord will be held at 3 pm in the First Parish Unitarian Church Concord. The Rev Loren B Macdonald will conduct the service and burial will follow at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery where Emerson Thoreau the Alcotts and Hawthorne are interred. Clergymen of Concord paid tribute to him during sermons yesterday morning.

Frank B. Sanborn Concord Francis Sanborn Westfield N. J First Parish Unitarian Church Loren B. Macdonald Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Emerson, Thoreau Alcotts Hawthorne Mr. Sanborn

Mission Opens at Cathedral Heading Weeklong Services

More than 3000 women attended the opening service of a two week mission at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. The Rev Joseph Turner preached on Salvation of the Soul as the first address of the Demkptorist fathers for the Cathedral parish.

Cathedral of the Holy Cross Joseph Turner C. SS. R

Stale Bread in Paris Signals War Time Rationing

Paris residents faced bread shortages as fresh fancy bread vanished under a new government rule. Night bakery work ends, sugar card distribution starts, and households must sign declarations by Monday to receive sugar when March 11 brings full rationing.

Paris

Go to Church Sunday Observed Across Massachusetts Churches

Yesterday Go to Church Sunday drew increased attendance in over two thousand churches statewide. The event was organized by the Massachusetts Federation of Churches and promoted through placards letters and personal outreach.

Massachusetts Federation of Churches

Wellesley Girls Embrace Italian Silk Middy Style

Wellesley girls replace the Peter Thompson suit with Italian silk middy outfits in dark colors trimmed with white or white with color bands. They pair with small waterproof silk sport hats for a wholesome, attractive look. The middy eases gym changes on gymnasium days.

Wellesley Peter Thompson

Big Educators For Training Big Educators For Training

New York February 25 Universal military training was urged by top educators in replies to Elon H Hooker head of the Genesee Society Preparing for the annual dinner March 3 in New York speakers will discuss rational defence Letters came from Dr Charles W Eliot Harvard President Emeritus Arthur Hadley Yale Jacob Gould Schurman Cornell and Benjamin Ide Wheeler University of California

New York Elon H. Hooker Society of the Genesee Hooker Charles W. Eliot Harvard Arthur T. Hadley Yale Jacob Gould Schurman Cornell Benjamin Ide Wheeler University of California

Barge Capitol City Sinks Off Brenton Reef

The coal laden barge Capitol City sank near Brenton's Reef lightship around midnight, taking its captain and a deck hand. The tug Hugh Ross, in tow, found an overturned lifeboat and returned to port with the Camden. no report of the loss was made by the Ross.

Providence Capitol City Brenton’s Reef Camden Hugh Ross Point Judith Ross New York

Razor and Bullet Shave a Man in Quiet New England

Ernest Dechaine was shaving when a stray .22 bullet pierced his window and grazed his shoulder causing a shallow chin cut. The shooter was a 13 year old, Herman Van Vioten, who had just been gifted a rifle by his father. The rifle shots passed through Dechaine’s window while he stood at the sink.

Ernest Dechaine Columbia Terrace Braintree Herman van Vioten Quincy Avenue Jacob van Vioten Herman Dechaine

Funeral of Arlington Florist David W. Duncan

Funeral services for David W. Duncan, Arlington florist, were held yesterday afternoon at his home 133 Mystic Street. The Rev. Charles Taber Hall of St. John's Episcopal Church conducted the service. He was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge and burial followed at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Arlington.

David W. Duncan Arlington Florist Mystic Street Charles Taber Hall St. John’s Episcopal Church Arlington Odd Fellows’ Lodge Mt. Pleasant Cemetery

No War Unless Honor Is Hurled

The Rev. C. F. Reifsnider of St. Paul’s College Tokio quoted a Japanese vice-minister saying Japan will not wage war with the United States unless US actions impugn Japan’s honor. He cited California alien laws and immigration restrictions as examples. He did not view the message as a threat, but as a pleasantry to placate the U.S.

Baltimore C. F. Reifsnider St. Paul’s College Tokio Japan United States Dr. Reifsnider California

Oldest Chelsea resident Caroline Carter Dies at 92

Mrs. Caroline L. Carter, mother of ex Mayor George H. Carter of Chelsea, died of grip at home on 10 Clark Avenue aged 92. A Chelsea resident for 75 years, she arrived when the town was Ferry Village. Her husband Horace Carter served in H Company, 50th Massachusetts Infantry, killed at Vicksburg in the Civil War.

Caroline L. Carter George H. Carter Chelsea Clark Avenue

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