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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1921
Page
18
Coolidge visits Vermont delivering talks to the high school, Legislature and Vermont Historical Society. He lauds Vermont’s history and its progress toward representative government, citing revolutions as growth moments and Russia as a cautionary example.
An advertisement extols Gude's Pepto-Mangan for building red blood and energy, urging doctors to diagnose weakness causing illness. The text also presents a long public address by Mr. Coolidge on government, liberty, and the Vermont constitution, tracing civilization from Babylon to Vermont and urging virtuous leadership.
Advertisement claims Pape's Diapepsin relieves indigestion pain and dyspepsia immediately after taking one or two tablets. It neutralizes stomach acids, eases acidity distress, and comes at a low cost at drug stores.
Samuel Collins who died penniless in a Newark hospital last Wednesday from pneumonia will be interred in a $10,000 mausoleum at Stroudsburg Pennsylvania that he had built for himself and his family years ago.
Frederick Keer recalls Collins as a leading art broker once hired by J. P. Morgan to acquire works. Collins handled nearly five million in art deals, kept a seven cent balance in a bank book, and died unclaimed days after death. His father left two million, and Collins’ Stroudsburg estate was famed in the city. He feared ill luck and arranged a private funeral burying the casket with solemn rites.
Mechanics and laborers in Boston building trades plan a 5 PM walkout. Union groups affiliated with the United Building Trades Council refuse the new $0.10 per hour reduction, signaling a citywide stoppage that could halt millions in construction. Some non council jobs may continue at the old $1.00 rate.
Arthur Griffith founder of Sinn Fein was arrested in Dublin on November 26 and faces court martial if authorities proceed. The date for the court martial has not yet been set.
Seven persons were hurt when a tobacco warehouse fire in Springfield raged through the Handy building area. Firefighters Blakeslee Cardinal and Thomas Martin were among those injured by debris and water pressure. The blaze, driven by a northerly wind, caused extensive damage to Hinsdale Smith Company stock and neighboring firms along Main Street.
James A. McMurry president of the St. Vincent de Paul Society hailed the mothers aid law as top social legislation. He praised the Massachusetts welfare department noting two and a half million dollars spent on mothers aid while 1912 saw nine hundred thousand for all welfare. He urged state support for private homes for the aged to avoid almshouses and cited the Catholic Charitable Bureau for its care of the elderly.
Immaculateness of person and clothing is stressed as nursemaids begin a ten week night course at 222 Newbury Street under Miss Helen Gill and Miss Katharine Shepard. The program covers baby care, hygiene, ethics, child training, and emergency treatment with Friday cooking lessons on modified milk and menus. Fifteen apprentices attended from Back Bay families.
An old advertisement touts Fly's Cream Balm as a quick cure for head colds and catarrh. It promises instant relief by clearing nasal passages and reducing mucous discharge when applied in the nostrils.
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