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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1919
Page
3
When you catch a cold guidance to treatment and prevention appears in brief health notes. Tips emphasize rest fluids and familiar remedies while cautioning against unnecessary antibiotics and self diagnosis.
First Lt Paul Keller formerly provost sergeant of the Fighting Ninth arrived in Boston from France with a shrapnel wound in the spine. He led A Company of the 26th Infantry at Sergey woods on August 30 and now hobbling on a cane recalls the obstacles he faced as a foreign born soldier to reach the front.
Lieutenant Keller, born in Vienna and a veteran of the Austrian army, French Foreign Legion, U S Marine Corps and U S Ninth Massachusetts Infantry, was wounded on August 30 during the 322d Division’s first day on the Swiss border sector. He was treated at a hospital with a large steel fragment in his spinal column and hopes to undergo removal at General Hospital No. 10 in Roxbury after months of recovery.
The Jagellon University of Cracow, among Europe's oldest, awards Doctor Honoris Causa to Premier Clemenceau Marshal Foch and Cardinal Mercier.
In a federal fish trust trial William J. O’Brien, president of the Boston Fish Market Corp, admitted giving false testimony about stock ownership. He claimed he sold 62 shares of preferred and 110 of common stock to his bookkeeper for 4400 dollars. Devlin, under oath, swore the stock was with the R O’Brien Company. The admission came after defense and prosecutors consulted at the bench.
Bolsheviki seized the port of Riga at noon on January 4 per a Russian wireless despatch. They report advances toward Reval Esthenia with Bolshevik troops reaching Charlotenoff about 30 miles from Reval and capture of villages. Lithuanian forces occupy Podbrodzie near Vilna. 3000 prisoners and booty claimed near Stepanovo. Admiral Sinclair reports Bolsheviks within a few kilometres of Riga as Allied withdrawals continue.
Elements organizing uprisings were joined by Lettish individuals who had been armed by the British, bolstering the coordinated effort.
London announces no further British troops will be sent to Russia. Not more than 20,000 troops remain, with many noncombatants being recalled as quickly as possible.
An old advertisement extols a nourishing imperial gray elixir for convalescence from influenza and pneumonia. It promises strengthening, delicious taste, and no sickly sweetness. Available from druggists.
A cluttered OCR list of fur items with prices including Hudson Bay Sable Capes and Stoles, Nutria Scarves and Muffs, Beaver and Fox products, and Ermine pieces. Items show varied pricing, with some negative or unclear values and multiple fabric colors. The document reads as a trade listing or inventory fragment from a fur dealer.
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