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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1919
Page
8
Tolin Labonte aged 15 shot himself while playing with a revolver at his house in Holyoke. He died two hours later despite his mother being in an adjacent room. The incident followed antics by Labonte and other boys said to be inspired by motion pictures.
Three new and powerful mine sweepers built for the United States Navy began experimental trials south of Block Island. Captain Reginald R. Belknap, commander of the fleet that laid the North Sea mine barrage, leads the testing program.
An old advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a safe effective laxative for children and adults. It warns mothers to check a coated tongue for constipation and to buy the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company, cautioning against counterfeits.
Use plain refined cocoanut oil as shampoo instead of soaps or shampoos with alkali. Wet hair, rub in one to two teaspoonfuls for rich lather that cleanses scalp and removes dust dandruff and oil. Rinses easily, dries hair quickly, leaving it fine silky and easy to manage. Freely available at drug stores and inexpensive.
An advertisement stresses that many dentifrices are abrasive or harsh on teeth and gums. It promotes SOZODONT as free from grit and harmful chemicals, containing only cleansing elements. A sixty years' test is cited to support its safety and usefulness.
A simple home treatment mixes water with powdered delatone to form a stiff paste applied to facial or neck hairs. After 2 to 8 minutes the paste is rubbed off and the hairs disappear with no pain or inconvenience, provided the delatone is genuine.
The Baron Munchausen recounts marching on Seringapatam and facing Tippoo Saib in a dramatic siege. He describes riding, dodging cannon fire, and using the elephant’s proboscis in battle, ending with a vivid clash and injuries.
An advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle calomel substitute that cleanses blood bowels and liver to clear pimples and improve appearance. It promises safety no bad taste and urges taking one or two nightly for a week with a 25 cent price.
The American labor delegation led by Samuel Gompers urges Congress to put government affairs into constructive building efforts. They call for resuming government and private construction and finishing ships 2 percent or more completed to ease the labor situation. They warn unrest in Europe shows the danger of lingering postwar instability and urge decisive action in America.
The text presents a fragmentary account describing a moment near the Sultan involving an inside place and a weapon, with references to an overland journey and ordinary passage. The readable passages hint at a confrontation or verification of truth but remain incoherent and incomplete.
A series of church events fills the week with lectures and talks. Rev Charles R McNally will discuss the 38 9 million Victory campaign at Ford Hall tonight. Miss Josephine Bumstead speaks to St James Episcopal women Friday on the Porto Rico church. Episcopal clergy convene on a quiet day led by Dean Rousmaniere. Rev Brown lectures Thursday on Gods Sacrifice and Ours. Women of the Advent hear Miss Dew from Liberia on Africa. N J Cassevet speaks Friday on the Pan Epiritic Union. Walter M Walker begins March as Brookline Baptist preacher. Grove Halls Universalist Club staged An Incident in a Toy Shop at a union guild meeting. Miles Hanson preaches on Is there a future life at First Church Roxbury on Sunday.
The text outlines how to report income from merchandise sales and services, including farming, wages, and professional earnings. It details kinds of business, depreciation limits, bad debts, and other deductions, plus how to attach extra pages and the handling of partnership income and contributions.
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