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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1919
Page
4
Superintendent Frank V. Thompson told the School Board that New England colleges are raising entrance hurdles making higher education inaccessible to hundreds of local graduates while Western state universities admit high school certificate holders, promoting broader college access.
The speaker asserts that Harvard Amherst and Dartmouth are openly selective in student admission. Boston University is mentioned as part of the critique.
Advertisement touts Ascateo for asthma bronchitis and catarrh with immediate relief and improved breathing. Claims sixteen years of use and free trial from Ascatco Laboratory, 243 West 47th Street New York, with Boston druggists carrying the product.
After influenza the Grip fevers and blood poisoning prostrating diseases the best course is Hood’s Sarsaparilla the standard blood purifier before eating Peps a real iron tonic after eating Hood’s Pills cathartic mild and effective as needed These three medicines make convalescence real rapid and perfect They also aid in prevention of disease and the De een of health They form God s Triple Combination Treatment.
Boston public schools face overcrowding and mental deficiency pupil burdens as officials criticize exclusive college entrance standards. Superintendent and Mr Corcoran urge action with Mayor Peters considering relief requests for overflowing classrooms and remedies.
The steamship West Point was loaded with 6000 tons of government cargo in 39 hours after arrival and sailed to Brest France. Stevedore M F Donovan led the operation which included beef corn clothing and shoes for soldiers. The feat echoes Joseph Inman’s 30 hour Cunard outward load record.
The Rev Willam Harman van Allen 8 T D rector of the Church of the Advent is chosen by the National War Work Council of the Y M C A to serve in Europe. He will explain his views on Bolshevism and socialism and has been granted six months leave of absence. He expects to depart around early May.
The Aero Club of America plans to protect air travelers by developing a practical parachute style life-preserver. Prizes are offered for the invention of a fool-proof apparatus that can be carried on airplanes as life-preservers are on ships.
The Aero Club funds a parachute competition to prove practical life saving gear for pilots and mail drops. Experiments cited include a 12 pound Japanese silk parachute tested by Rodman Law at Dayton and plans to make parachutes standard on aircraft if proven reliable and safe.
Ambassador Davis in London reports it is practically impossible to obtain return passage to the United States from Europe due to heavy troop redeployment and congested transatlantic traffic. He notes officials and others seeking short visits should be advised accordingly.
The Senate passed a House bill to let discharged personnel keep their uniforms and authorized bonuses of 30 days' pay plus 5 cents a mile travel. A war revenue bill includes the 30 day pay bonus, and a War Department bill to resume regular army enlistments was also approved.
An advertisement for Hayes Healing Honey promises throat relief and cough cure at 35 cents. Each bottle includes a free box of Pen o Trate Salve for chest and head colds.
John J. McCarthy proprietor of the Quincy House and a leading New England hotel man was elected president of the Boston Hotel Men's Association at the annual meeting. He succeeds B. C. Fogg of the Copley Plaza. Other officers include L. C. Prior vice president Charles P. Costello treasurer and Thomas O. Page secretary.
The text highlights Mr. McCarthy as a pioneer in page one hotel advertising in the city. He is described as a firm believer in publicity and a leader of the hotel association, with a reputation for using advertising as a force for the hotel's work.
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