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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1921
Page
10
Finance Commission report to Mayor Peters says Chicago will end the chauffeur era and run a city taxi system for passenger needs. It details current costs 209000 last year for autos excluding police fire and hospital, with 74 cars and 26 chauffeurs.
Waldorf Lunch officials host over 500 employees for an annual outing at Pinehurst Park in Billerica next Sunday. President Percy Woodward will select Miss Waldorf, with games and a pre-quiz contest planned to add to the day.
Major General Clarence R. Edwards resumes his former post at the South Boston base while David C. Shanks departs for Camp Dix. Edwards receives a Legion of American Veterans resolution of appreciation. The Bowdoin expedition, led by Donald MacMillan, sails for Baffin Land to rediscover the North Magnetic Pole with a 1922 return planned.
MacMillan outlined the Bowdoin voyage under the MacMillan Arctic Association with Carnegie Institute support. The party includes two Boston observers, J C Small as bowman, Harold Whitehouse as engineer, Thomas McCue as cook, plus Richard H. Goddard and Dawson Howell. The goal is to explore the western Arctic with provisions for two years and possible sacrifice for science.
Mrs. Annie Suvieuk of Brighton Street received a three month suspended sentence after authorities found three bottles in her front room clock. She claimed the hooch was for a rub down after work and said the corks and empties came from past days when whiskey was easier to obtain. She added there should be no more alcohol in her house.
Prices across fish and produce including salmon at 30 to 35 cents a pound and peas at 18 to 25 cents a quart. eggs, butter, lamb cuts, hams, bacon, lard, and various fruits and vegetables noted with regional and seasonal variations. Mint and watercress priced, sugar listed as 6 to 12 cents.
Today is the final day for druggists and physicians who handle narcotics to file returns for the year ending June 30 1922. Forms were mailed early but returns are slow. Internal Revenue Collector Mitchell says no extensions will be granted and late filings will be penalized by law.
An advertisement urges families to buy a 60 cent box of Peterson's Ointment with a money back guarantee. It claims effectiveness for eczema old sores running sores salt rheum itching skin burns sunburn and more. A Buffalo testimonial describes a long illness cured after using the product and notes mail orders to Peterson's Ointment Co Inc Buffalo N Y.
Mayor Peters urged all residents with poll tax bills to pay promptly. City collectors have stations in every ward with deputy collectors on duty at set times. The $5 tax allocates $3 to the State. those over 20 who were city residents on April 1, 1921 owe the tax, with two weeks to pay and legal steps to enforce thereafter.
Elizabeth Sears Seabury, daughter of Charles W. Seabury and Elizabeth Sears Seabury, married Dr. Henry A. Christian of the Hotel Somerset. The ceremony was at the Church of Our Saviour in Longwood Brookline, officiated by Rev. John Higginson Cabot, formerly of the Advent and now rector at Grace Episcopal Vineyard Haven.
Contracts for improvements in several city schools total 66 276 dollars and Mayor Peters approves taking 20 208 square feet of land at Melville avenue and Washington street for a special class centre.
Excess alkali in most soaps irritates the scalp and makes hair brittle. The ad recommends falsified cocoanut oil shampoo Mulsi fied, claiming it is pure greaseless cheap and provides rich lather. It promises easy rinsing and dust dirt dandruff removal with a single tea spoonful.
An advertisement urges readers to write to W. B. Rice of 558 Main St Adams NY for a free trial of a “wonderful stimulating application” claimed to cure ruptures without trusses. It stresses immediate action to avoid surgery and mentions cures even for large ruptures and a coupon for writing.
An advertisement from W S Rice Inc 558 Main St Adams invites readers to obtain a free sample treatment for rupture. It asks for name address state and promises no charge for the stimulat ing application.
Miss Frances Cariotte of 6 Snowhill street and Miss Ross Sarges of 32 London street were each sentenced to three months in the House of Correction after trial before Judge Logan in the South Boston District Court yesterday. They were charged with assaulting Miss Mary Bevito of 3 Webb Park South Boston and both defendants appealed.
A home remedy describes using a Delatone paste mixed with water to remove superfluous facial hairs. Apply for 2 to 3 minutes, rub off, then wash. The treatment is claimed to remove hair without blemish if real Delatone is used, mixed fresh as needed.
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