Shipping Board sells Long Island yard to private buyer
The Davies ship yard at Fort Jefferson on Long Island was sold by the Shipping Board to A. P. Allen of New York for 2,000,000 dollars. Four unfinished 6000-ton cargo vessels and two nearly completed tugs remain, along with six other vessels. Finishing the ships would cost an estimated 1,250,000 dollars, so officials deemed sale more profitable for the government.
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Washington
Davies Ship Yard
Fort Jefferson
Long Island
Shipping Board
A. P. Allen
New York
Better Than Calomel Olive Tablets Ad
A vintage ad promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a mild laxative and liver aid, offering a substitute for calomel. It claims quick relief without harming teeth or gums, alleviating headaches dullness and a sluggish liver. Available in 10c and 25c sizes.
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Dr. Edwards
Don’t Spoil Your Hair By Washing It
A short guide advises avoiding common soaps and synthetic shampoos heavy in alkali. It promotes Malsified cocoanut oil shampoo as pure, greaseless, cheap, and effective for cleansing, leaving hair soft, bright, fluffy, and easy to manage while removing dust and dandruff.
Ear Ringing Relief Remedy From Old Prescription
A user warning about head noises and deafness suggests a home remedy with Parmint double strength mixed in hot water and sugar. The recipe directs one tablespoon four times daily, claiming quick relief from head noises and improved breathing and mucus flow.
How to Keep Age Lines and Wrinkles Away
A vintage beauty note advises smiling to reduce wrinkles and suggests daily face baths in a saxolite witch hazel solution. Dissolved saxolite tightens skin and improves circulation, toning cheeks and chin. consult a druggist for powdered saxolite.
Gillette Salesmen Gather for 10th Annual Convention
Massachusetts Gov Coolidge welcomed Gillette Safety Razor staff from across the United States and Europe at the Hotel Westminster. The convention announced a stock offering at 100 dollars per share with one new share per ten held, as Frank Fahey predicted 1920 would surpass 1919 in growth. King Gillette and inventor Nickerson attended, noting the company’s rise from a one room shop to employing over 8,500 in Boston facilities.
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Gillette
United States
Europe
Commonwealth
Coolidge
Hotel Westminster
Gillette Safety Razor Company
Massachusetts
Gillette Organization
Algonquin Club
Treasury
Montday
Frank J. Fahey
Gillette Company
King
Dancing Advocated by Church Committee in Pittsfield
The South Congregational Church executive committee urged encouraging dancing at church suppers and entertainments as a diversion for the young. The recommendation, part of the annual report, was adopted by a church vote tonight in Pittsfield.
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Pittsfield
South Congregational Church
Eyelash Cutting Trend Hits Wellesley College Anew
Wellesley young women clip long lashes to mimic a shorter look inspired by Fashion. A Broadway singer’s word to peers sparked the style among maids and students, with clerks and companions sharing the altered appearance. The practice continues in campus boudoirs.
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Wellesley
Dame
Tech
Harvard
Broadway
New York
Today’s Boston Events Highlight Civil Society and Education
Morning activities include Women of Episcopal church classes on Christian Americanism at St Pauls Cathedral and a Chamber of Commerce luncheon with Indiana author A W McKean. A Boston tree seed presentation to Great Britain, France and Belgium consuls follows noon on the Common. Evening programs feature Ohio Wesleyan alumni banquet with President Hoffman, a talk by Captain Edwin H Cooper on The VD in Action, a City Club Forum with Hudson Maxim on Internal National Defense Social Self-Preservation, and Sir Oliver Lodge speaking at Symphony Hall on The Reality of the Unseen. Also planned are joint officer installations for veterans groups at 47 Jay Street and lectures by Dr Samuel M Crothers and George Roewer Jr on Free Speech at Prospect Union Cambridge, plus Massachusetts General Hospital nursing school graduation at 8:30 p m.
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Women of
Episcopal Church
Massachusetts
St. Paul's Cathedral
Chamber of Commerce
A. W. McKean
Indiana
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Charles L. Peck
American Forestry Association
Boston Common
West Street
New England
Ohio Wesleyan University
Hoffman
University
Edwin H. Cooper
Signal Corps
Cadet Armory
City Club Forum
Hudson Maxim
Sir Oliver Lodge
Symphony Hall
Robert A. Bell
Robert A. Bell Post, G. A. R. Wee Men's Relief Corps
Carney
Sons of Veterans
Jay Street
Samuel M. Crothers
George Roewer, Jr
Salem and Peabody streetcar service suspended at midnight
Salem suspends all car service amid jitney competition and a pending special election on January 27. Trustees defend at cost service while Mayor Sullivan advocates public transport continuity. Peabody restricts service as Salem and Peabody await outcome. Governor Coolidge says relief actions may be needed and urges trustees to find funds to keep operation running.
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Salem
Railway
Dennis Sullivan
the Way
Boston
Peabody
Donnell
Calvin Coolidge
Suit for Divorce Ends Adams Romance
Mr. Adams, recently discharged from the navy after service since spring 1917, says his wife deserted him on December 1916, two months after their marriage. She became an actress and has been on the road since. Her attorney declined to discuss the case or location. Adams and Miss Gourlay allegedly married hastily after a trip that began in Thetford and included Boston and Bretton Woods, with Adams proposing on the road to Gretna Green. He is a notable figure, descendant of John Quincy Adams, with past pursuits in racing, aviation, and invention.
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Adams
Navy
Courtland G. Morse
Robert (. van Amringe
Thetford
Trene
Adam Gourlay
Toronto
Boston
Mr. Adams
Miss Gourlay
Bretton Woods
Charles A. Adams
White River Junction
Copley Plaza Hotel
Porter H. Adams
John Quincy Adams
United States
Coolidge Campaign Moves Fast in New England
Governor Coolidge's national bid gathers pace as Reynolds meets New England Republicans in Boston and plans canvassing of New England states. Talks of Wood opposition rumors circulate, but organizers stress broad support and a regional mobilization to Chicago.
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New England
Washington
Coolidge
New Hampshire
Wood
Miles Poindexter
Reynolds
Massachusetts
Union
Chicago
Former Governor Bates Fights Bank Directors’ Appeal
Former Governor John L Bates acting as receiver for National City Bank of Cambridge travels to Washington with attorney Frank Nay to oppose the bank directors appeal to the U S Supreme Court. The case concerns negligence liability after a bookkeeper and alias Big Bill Kelcher thefts totaling over 300000, risking full recovery for depositors if the receiver wins.
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John L. Bates
Menceiver
National City Bank of
Cambridge
George W. Coleman
Bill’ Kelcher
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Frank N. Nay
Keltner
New York
Banke
Nay
Supreme Court
Bryan predicts Senate to ratify treaty tomorrow
Chicago January 14 William J Bryan sailing to Washington predicted the Senate would ratify the peace treaty the next day saying the public demands action not more delay He offered no detailed justification but stressed the people want action over words and that the Senate must bow to this demand.
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Chicago
William J. Bryan
Washington
Senate
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Peabody Chamber of Commerce
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Wahington
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Baxter
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