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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1921
Page
2
Dr Harris P Mosher urged common sense in treating catarrh, saying daily home remedies under professional direction and ordinary judgment prevent careless spitting and coughing. The Harvard Medical School lecture emphasized simple, practical care over costly professional services.
Dr. Mosher argues catarrh stems from climate in New England seasons and warns against undue winter resort cures and advertising doctors. He notes skull development varies and explains catarrh as excess secretion, criticizing quacks and noting limited vaccine or oil spray efficacy. Saltwater baths via douche may help if begun early during a cold or mucous irritation.
Billy B. Van advocates a national constitutional amendment granting traveling business and professional people the right to vote on election days. He planned to take the proposal to Vice President-elect Coolidge. The comedian, starring at the Wilbur Theatre in Rack's Revue of 1920 with Jim Corbett, spoke seriously on travellers’ voting privileges at the Adams House.
A Boston comedian argues 600 000 traveling Americans including salesmen and actors are disfranchised when away on election day. He outlines a plan for a Travelers Good Government Association to secure national absentee voting rights and cites costs and residency hurdles. He recalls Boston ties and praises local figures while urging broader reform.
The speaker recounts praise for Coolidge across eastern and western election days, likening him to Edison and Steinmetz as top figures. He argues seriousness in comedy drives success and notes he plays to the back row, aiming to advance through steady self-improvement.
A performer explains his strategy to win over the gallery by targeting the back row. He notes the back-seat spectator is often a hard-working man with limited funds, while front-row patrons may have money for premium seats. The goal is to lift the entire audience’s mood and fill the theater.
George Lavigne, 28, of Marlboro Massachusetts, after ingesting bichloride of mercury during arrest in Newport Vermont, was treated at City Hospital, then jailed in the Tombs for Central Court arraignment on automobile larceny charges. He warned he would kill himself if sentenced.
A dairyman named Doody was shot dead Saturday night in Rathmines Dublin when two men ordered him from his pony cart. Police investigated the fatal incident as a likely robbery attempt in the suburb arrives.
Daniel C. Smith of 285 Front Street Weymouth was badly hurt when he tried to jump from a moving auto that struck a one man trolley on Front Street near Congress Weymouth. He was pinned between the cars suffering a fractured right ankle and leg and possible skull fracture. He was taken to Quincy City Hospital where his condition was reported critical. Robert Sprague of 18 Bowman Street Dorchester who drove the auto escaped unharmed.
In Methuen on January 20 the community debated restoring town status but most agree current de facto officials should stay in office until the March town meeting.
Berlin dispatch reports a potential international clash as German judge Dr. Schlimm refuses Major Rueckers request to release two Americans Neal and Zimmer accused of kidnapping slacker Grover Bergdoll. The judge orders the pair to stand trial in a German court, despite Rueckers seeking American court martial in the occupation zone. Neal and Zimmer insist they acted under army orders as military policemen.
West Brookfield voters consider a movement at the next town meeting to make the Lucy Stone homestead a place of historical interest. They call it the cradle of the battle for women’s political freedom and intend the site as a memorial.
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