Three Baby Story Contest Offers Prizes from The Post
The Post invites readers to submit up to 200 word stories about babies for three cash prizes: a Double Gold Eagle worth $20, a Single Gold Eagle $10, and $5 in Gold. Original or not, stories must be signed with real name and address, may be published, and will not be returned.
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Baby Story
the Post
Boston
Sunday Post
Rufus B. Tobey
Wonderful Floating Hospital For Children
Theresa M. Lally
Catholic Charitable Bureau
Paby
F&nst
Arline Phone Call to Santa in France
Three year old Arline Meegan of Fitchburg waited by the telephone for Santa Claus, saying she was calling Long Ways from the living room to France where he helps poor children. She received a beautiful doll at Christmas, confirming her message reached him.
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James O'Brien
Central Street
Woburn
Alice
Uncle Sam
Baby Alice
Arline
Santa Claus
France
Margaret Meegan
Lunenberg Street
Fitchburg
English remedy for catarrhal deafness gains attention
A home remedy promoted in this paragraph claims to treat catarrhal deafness and head noises by using Parmint with hot water and sugar. The article asserts the English approach treats it as a constitutional disease and reports that the treatment can restore hearing, suggesting readers share the formula with troubled individuals. The recipe calls for 1 oz Parmint, 4 pints hot water, 4 oz sugar, taken as a tablespoonful four times daily.
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America
England
Red Cross Nurse Baby Dorothy Aims To Help
A child named Dorothy plays nurse daily at home, dressing dolls as wounded patients with salve and bandages. She then writes postal cards to her five brave cousins in service before bedtime prayers for all the bravest boys worldwide.
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Dorothy
Mary G. Sears
Hancock Street
Atlantic
Red White and Blue Little Philip at Nineteen Months
A Lynn mother recounts her 19 month old son Philip Poirier’s antics. He weighed 28 pounds at six months and shows a vivid patriotism with red lips blue eyes and white skin. He plays with household items mistaking a pepper shaker for a toy and retrieves butter from the ice chest.
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Philip
Joseph A. Poirier
Western Avenue
Lynn
Missing two year old girl in quiet town mystery
A two year old known as a mischievous baby wandered away from home during the day. Parent describes her daily habits and notes she was last seen while the household was busy with chores and errands. Searches include closets and pressed areas as the child remains missing.
PREDICT SHORTAGE OF FLOUR VIRGINIA AND DOROTHY RICH
Photo sent by Mrs. A C Rich of Bradley Me features twins Virginia and Dorothy aged two years eight months. Virginia is the older by 46 minutes and shares food first. The note describes their antics, a dog stealing a candy, a head bump, and a bossy younger sister. Flour shortages push Boston dealers to limit sales to one bag per customer.
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A. C. Rich
Bradley, Me
Virginia
Dorothy
Smut
Sister
Boston
Young Victor Dreams of Ferry Work and Family Roles
A reminiscence from Mrs. Agnes Cullington of East Boston recounts Victor planning to work on ferries as an adult, sister Dot aiming to be a teacher, and Edmund and Edith sharing chores in a playful engine game that ends with Edith doing the work while Edmund avoids it.
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Victor
Dot
Edmund
Edith
Agnes Cullington
Princeton Street
East
Boston
Mischievous Ruth Parades Egg-Covered in Cambridge
Rosetta F Brown recalls her two year old Ruth causing a porch egg spree at a party. The child, after a nap, descended to the porch and, in playful mischief, broke several eggs decorating herself and eliciting laughter from the onlookers.
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Ruth
Rosetta F. Brown
Norfolk Street
Cambridge
State Board urges separate handling of truants and offenders
The State Board of Charity calls for State authorities to handle juvenile offenders other than truants, while recommending public schools use special classes or disciplinary day schools for truants, aligned with modern education standards.
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State Board of Charity
Haarlem Oil Gold Medal Capsules Ad Claims 200-Year Heritage
Advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a centuries old remedy for kidney and bladder issues. It promises quick relief for back pain fatigue headaches and urinary problems with a money back guarantee and urges buying the genuine GOLD MEDAL brand from drug stores.
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Haarlem
Holland
Holland Laboratories
Auto slides on Charles River ice near Cambridge bridge
William A. Greenwood escaped serious harm when his car skidded on icy Charles River Parkway near the Western Avenue Bridge in Cambridge. The vehicle plunged down a six foot embankment and slid onto the river but Greenwood left the car and came ashore unharmed as the river remained solidly frozen.
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Charles River
William A. Greenwood
Charles River Parkway
Western Avenue Bridge
Cambridge
Greenwood
Everett Cleanup Continues As Mayor Removes Officials
Mayor William E Weeks of Everett again reshapes city leadership removing Bin den C Broadbent as city almoner after already ousting him as overseer of the poor He also replaces Dr Richard H Morris on the board of health with Dr Winfred L Howe an acting physician.
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William E. Weeks
Everett
Binden C. Broadbent
Winfred L. Howe
Board of Health
Richard H. Morris
Estate Divided Into Four Shares in Verona Will
The will offered for probate in Verona New Jersey directs the estate to be divided into four shares. One share goes to his wife’s sister and her mother Nellie Barnabee. The remaining half is split between Elizabeth W. George and Mrs Henry C Brewer, nieces of the deceased wife, of Boston.
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Henry Clay Barnabee
Cora
Winifred Smith
W. Barnabee Smith
Verona
N. J
Nellie Barnabee
Elizabeth W. George
Henry C. Brewer
Boston
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
Don’t stay stuffed up take Pape's Cold Compound every two hours for three doses to ease grippe and severe cold symptoms. It opens congested nostrils stops discharge relieves headache fever throat and sneezing and costs only a few cents at drug stores. Insist on Pape's nothing else.
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Pape
Grippe
Unclear Fragment Reports a Legal Notice Item
Fragmentary text references suits and money amounts suggesting a legal or financial notice. Readers should expect further details to identify parties, actions, and deadlines.
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