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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1919
Page
4
Mrs Mackie a famed New York actress now grandmother cites a home remedy to turn gray hair black brown or light brown. Dissolve Orlex powder in four ounces of distilled water apply through hair and comb in. One box lasts months and leaves hair fluffy without rubbing off or greasiness. The ad promises a look several years younger.
A runaway horse dashed into the Tremaine Electric Company at 81 School street in Brockton injuring attorney Joseph W. Keith of Bridgewater. Keith suffered a bruised leg and shock but returned home. The horse, frightened near a grain store, was restrained by store clerks and bystanders. ownerWilliam O'Donnell of East Bridgewater.
Governor Calvin Coolidge sent a cablegram to Cardinal Mercier of Malines Belgium inviting him to visit Massachusetts as a guest of the Commonwealth during his American stay. The message states the invitation is extended on behalf of the people of Massachusetts.
New England leaders and labor figures praise the blue rimmed white service flag as a tool to help returning soldiers regain old employment. Messages from Hot Springs to Franklin New Hampshire urge adoption, while officials note wartime work delays and rising costs with plans to restart construction projects in Boston and across Massachusetts.
A Massachusetts conference between a U S Department of Labor representative and Governor Dowling's committee, chaired by Mark Temple Dowling, urged a large scale restart of public and private building from coast to the Berkshires. They argued that a $100 million held up by wartime conditions could employ all builders now and prevent workmen from walking the streets.
The Italian mission led by Colonel Ugo Pizzarello arrives in Boston and will be hosted by state and city officials, army and navy officers, and civic groups. They meet Rear Admiral Wood and Major General Edwards at 10:30 and tour Harvard before a 6 p.m. dinner at the Boston City Club with Governor Coolidge and Mayor Peters among speakers.
A vintage box label shows Bromo Quinine with the signature of B. W. Grove. The text promotes relief from grip and influenza symptoms and lists the price at 30 cents.
A crowd on Broadway and Congress Avenue, Chelsea, heard a sharp report and saw a rag man’s wagon horse drop. The horse stood, blinked, then rose uninjured, as the rag man concluded the “shot” was a backfire from an auto truck engine, not a gun.
News confirms the loss of the Boston four masted schooner Augustus H. Babcock after a fire following an oil cargo explosion. Captain James E. Rawding perished. he resided in Medford. Mate Albert E. Blake, also of Medford, is believed dead. Of the 11 crewmen, only three were saved.
Paris dispatch reports the Frankfurt Gazette results from Sundays Prussian National Assembly elections. Social Democrats gain 16 seats while Centrists lead with 91, Democrats 75, Conservatives 38, National Liberals 22, and Independents 22.
Republican Senators objected to Secretary Daniels sending 164 Annapolis graduates directly to the Senate for commissions as ensigns. They argued nominations should come from the White House in the future. The nominations were confirmed despite the protest.
Arthur J. Balfour forewords the first issue of a magazine by the English Speaking Union. He argues Britain and the United States should unite as joint trustees of peace and liberty, spanning citizens from Britain and its dominions to the American Republic.
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