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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1920
Page
6
Ogness kept goldfish for three years in absolute darkness with ample space and food. The outcome was total blindness as the retina’s reds and cones disappeared, illustrating the impact of prolonged darkness on vision.
A vintage advertisement promotes Fruit-a-tives for indigestion liver conditions and rheumatic pains. It claims fruit-based medicine with apples oranges figs and prunes, touts speedy relief and recovery, priced 50 cents a box six for 2.50 and 25 cents for trial size, available at dealers or by mail from Ogdensburg New York.
In Webster First District Court 15 minor boys were fined and ordered by Judge Henry J. Clarke to receive a sound whipping from their parents when they return home. The youths faced charges of jumping freights stoning trains throwing switches and obstructing New Haven Railroad tracks. Special Officer Charles Satti and Officer John Kloss led the arrest after weeks of investigation.
Ottawa reports a partial embargo on export shipments of newsprint from Price Brothers mills to the United States. The measure, ordered by paper controller Robert A. Pringle, follows Price Brothers earlier noncompliance with their paper allotment to Canadian newspaper publishers.
General Sherburne tells a congressional committee that offensive actions on Armistice Day caused unnecessary US casualties in the 92d Division on November 10 and 11. He faulted young Chaumont staff officers and the general staff for failing to countermand orders and questioned accountability while noting limited US artillery and lack of American made heavy guns.
The Arlington Board of Health announces a new dental clinic for public schools funded by an unnamed citizen. After equipment installation, all school dental work will be done locally in Arlington instead of at the Forsyth Dental Infirmary in Boston.
An advertisement touts Laxative Brom Quinine tablets as a one day cure for cold symptoms including cough and headache. It notes the BE. W. GROVE'S signature on each box and claims rapid cold relief.
Thieves entered Mrs. Violet Tendler’s Roxbury residence since New Year’s Day and emptied a three room suite of all furniture clothing and kitchen items. Police report a man in a car stopped by repeatedly but no items were seen leaving. Value runs to several hundred dollars. Florence Tendler had visiting holidays at her grandmother’s Everett home.
Police say Mrs Tendler had been visiting her mother in Everett since New Year's Day and returned shortly before the report was filed. Her movements are under investigation as officers review her itinerary and contacts.
The Brookline couple Levie P. Lyon and his wife marked their golden anniversary with a gathering of fifty guests at their home. Among attendees was Mrs. Mark Peavey of Newton, who served as bridesmaid at their 59 year old ceremony in Machias, Maine.
Worcester January reports Walter Drury Tyler a 59 year old Leicester accountant and former Oxford selectman in 1888 89 90 applied for first papers. He lived in Canada 14 years and homesteaded in Saskatchewan in 1906 where he naturalized to obtain land title. He moved to Worcester in 1910 and must wait two years for final papers before voting again.
A quip notes that William Shakespeare uses the phrase Go to as a polite avoidance of finishing a sentence. A satirical aside claims the playwright intended politeness or propriety in not completing the remark.
Fragmentary 1920s listing from Jordan Marsh Company notes stamped white scarfs and centers, Percalines 36 inch in various shades, Sateens 86 inch in colors, Cambric Edges with eyelet patterns, Voile Flouncings and Ruffled Baby Flouncings at low prices.
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