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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1921
Page
6
The Legislature cleared its tangle over Methuen Essex County and redrafted a bill to let Methuen decide if it should be a town or city and resolve related questions. The Senate recalled the prior measure for AG Allen to fix its second section and sent the revised bill to the House for passage before sending it to Governor Cox for approval.
Hale, who just returned from England, told a Jordan Hall audience that today’s girls have too much money to spend on dances theatres car rides and sundaes and should devote more time to study spoken by Mrs Forbes Robert son Hale.
A Boston based lecture by the Social Service Council of Unitarian Women urged future women to possess Spartan courage and steel core. Proceeds support Americanization and summer activities for children in the North and West Ends and Roxbury. The speaker warned against alarmism while stressing education, nutrition, and health as duties for mothers and citizens.
Urner presents Helen and Warren in wartime France as part of Boston Sunday Post Magazine. The piece follows Helen on a travel arc through battlefields and memories, detailing impact of conflict on marriage and resilience.
New England passenger agent of the United States Mail Steamship Company plans a line between Boston and European ports including Queenstown Cherbourg and Bremen to serve travelers and mail. The venture signals expansion of transatlantic service with emphasis on northern Atlantic routes.
Senate and House adopted resolutions directing a reduction of regular army strength from 225000 to 175000. The plan will take effect gradually with discharges over about sixteen months. Washington officials note the move aims to balance military needs with budget constraints.
Senators rejected lowering the army to 150000, voting 33 to 41, as House members backed a 285 to 4 stance on Kahn resolution. Critics urged more care for veterans, hospitals, and mental health, while some cited threats from Japan and Mexico. President Wilson expected to veto, supporting Baker and Pershing.
The U S Mail Steamship Company plans a late spring or early summer launch in Boston with the George Washington as flagship and the Mt. Vernon joining the fleet. The liners will sail to Queenstown Cherbourg and Bremen after refitting for oil fuel and will operate from the Charlestown navy yard and South Boston Army Base during adjustments. Charles Kaufman, the New England passenger agent, says the service will be without a superior in the world.
Evansville Indiana January 17 Blount Plow Company announced a twenty percent reduction in farm implement prices.
Funeral services for Mrs Della M Butler a longtime South Boston resident who died Sunday at her home 18 Kingsbury Street Roxbury will be held tomorrow with a solemn mass at St Josephs Church Circuit Street Roxbury She was 69 widow of Edward F Butler mother of Frank James H and Charles B Butler Boston newspaper men Survived by 41 descendants including six daughters and 36 grandchildren two great grandchildren
Pittsfield reports the Russell Woolen Mill resumed operations in two departments today after a three month shutdown. Plant officials say production will ramp up gradually as workers return.
An advertising blurb promotes Pinex pine extract cough remedies and pine syrups as effective throat and chest soothing solutions. It urges using 2 1/2 ounces of Pinex in a pint of sugar syrup or alternatives like molasses and honey, claiming fast relief within 24 hours and offering a money back guarantee from The Pinex Co. Ft Wayne Ind.
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