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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1922
Page
9
Letters to the Prohibition Editor critique enforcement and impact of the 18th amendment. Contributors from Dover, South Berwick, Groton, Green Harbor and Concord argue prohibition lowers crime and jail crowding, or fuels crime and moonshine, with calls to elect “clean, honest” officials and end the law.
Bangor woman recounts influenza recovery using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She describes liver trouble, yellow sallow skin and coated tongue, then says appetite and strength returned after taking the pills. She praises them as a blood builder and nerve restorative and recommends them to friends.
Letters from readers challenge prohibition and propose open government controlled bars with strong penalties. They criticize race and social issues tied to enforcement, arguing for a tempered approach and praising Prohibition-era laws in Vermont.
Governor expresses opposition to President Harding's plan for spending 500000 on a Washington memorial for ex service men. He aligns with the American Legion resolution that time is not right for a memorial and urges government care for physically and financially disabled World War veterans.
Boston movie fans will see Hope Hampton at every show of her latest photoplay Star cast next week at Gordon's Olympia. Hampton, famed for beauty and talent, will present a studio happenings monologue and sing two short pieces while sharing the stage with her charm and vocal sweetness.
Veteran actor J. W. JohnstonKnown for Run away June opposite Norman Phillips star in Rose o the Rancho with Bessie Barriscale Helene of the North with Marguerite Clark and supporting Pauline Frederick and Norma Talmadge Latest roles Lafayette in The Two Orphans with Griffith and The Ruling Passion with George Arliss Also on stage with William Wadsworth in The Squaw Man.
Mary Hay's graceful dancing and sweet singing in Marjolaine drew enthusiastic applause on opening night in New York. Her husband Richard Harthelmess attended, looking proud of his wife's success.
The March issue of Picture-Play Magazine crowns Rudolph Valentino as the era's hottest idol. Fans flood his daily mail with hundreds of letters while rumors swirl that he will wed Madame Natcha Rambova, a former dancer now designing Nazimova's sets and costumes.
Screen star Alice Brady signs a three year deal with the Famous Players Lasky Company and will return to silent drama soon. Brady has not appeared before the camera for several months.
Ferdinand Warle, proxy for Omar Khayyam in a two year film project, abruptly leaves Hollywood for New York City. In New York, stockholders are portrayed as the upholders of Mammon.
At Rose o' the Sea completion Anita Stewart's contract with Louis B Mayer ends. She intends a New York trip with Rudolph Cameron her business manager and husband to discuss future film plans.
Readers seek copyright guidance while trade chatter highlights stars in motion pictures. Glenn Hunter and Billie Burke star in The Intimate Strangers with Viola Dana touring, Lila Lee Casson Ferguson at Lasky studios, Cecil DeMille slated for Manslaughter at Lasky in February, Shirley Mason returning to Fox Hollywood.
The ways and means committee reported a bill, urged by Governor Cox, to approprate 50000 dollars for unemployment relief. Funds would clear debris and dead trees in the metropolitan district forests from the November storm. The bill allows nonstandard civil service rules for this work and requires American citizens only.
Judge Hayden in the Roxbury District Court issued 22 summonses for storekeepers charged with offering decayed food for sale and keeping their stores in an unsanitary condition. The summonses were issued on the application of Dr. P. H. Mullowny, Deputy Health Commissioner in charge of the food division.
An old advertisement touts Gude’s Pepto-Mangan as a remedy for tired girls, claiming red blood brings life and happiness and that doctors have used it for nearly thirty years. It promotes both liquid and tablet forms and suggests improved complexion and energy through the product.
Mrs. Clarence W. Loud declares they want to forget the months that have passed in the wake of a sensational trial. Her husband, acquitted Thursday afternoon of the murder of Wakefield policeman James A. Preston, stood by her in their Melrose home.
Flowers, letters and visitors flood the Loud home after the East Cambridge Superior Court freed the man on trial for his life. Mr Loud dodges further comment while Mrs Loud shows strain from months of sensational murder coverage and public attention.
Nellie Bly Elizabeth C Seaman dies of pneumonia at St Marks Hospital New York. The famed journalist completed a world trip for the New York World beating Verne by more than seven days finishing in about 72 days. She later focused on women heart health advice and served on the New York Evening Journal staff.
Alice Smith believed to be Alice Callahan of Lawrence attempted suicide by taking carbolic acid in her room at 21 Milford Street South End. She is hospitalized in City Hospital with condition unchanged but expected to improve. Police say she used an assumed name to hide from her husband, against whom she has legal charges of non support.
General orders sent yesterday list transfers for the fire department to take effect at once. Hoseman Herbert B. is among those affected with movement to a new post.
Gilman from Engine 33 moves to Engine Hoseman Williams H 7 Te UU, Engine 12 transfers to Engine 33, esemannew shifts from Engine 50 to Engine 27.
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