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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1920
Page
7
Potatoes drop slightly with chain stores at 1.20 per peck and others at 1.30 to 1.50 for Southern grown good sized tubers. Egg prices rose this week with native eggs at 80 cents a dozen as vacationers in rural New England are blamed for higher costs.
A newspaper item describes bedbugs with many local nicknames and credits Pesky Devils Quietus P D Q as an effective chemical for eradicating bedbugs roaches fleas and eggs. The Woodward Drug Co and Eastern Drug Co market the product through local druggists.
Market stalls show abundant berries with native blueberries at 55 to 60 cents a quart and strawberries near 35 to 60 cents a quart. Prices for lemons, oranges, melons, beans, peas, cabbage, meats, dairy, and seafood are listed, with notes on recent Nova Scotia berries and general market trends.
Washington notified that Francisco Villa and federal troops opposing him signed an armistice effective until July 16. Villa proposed a new plan not described. Reports said General Morales and Colonel Laycette defeated a detach ment under Ricardo Gonzales, nephew of General Pablo Gonzales, in Coahuila last Tuesday.
An ad promotes Delatone as a painless hair removal method. It instructs making a stiff paste with powder and water, spreading it on the hairy surface, then rubbing off after about two minutes to remove hairs. It warns to ensure real Delatone and to mix fresh as needed.
A committee on new sources of revenue heard demands for a commission of experts to inspect city expenditures of public funds in City Hall. The session took place in the old aldermanic chamber yesterday.
The General Committee in New York today voted to continue the Interchurch World Movement on a greatly modified scale. A committee of fifteen was authorized to confer with denomination representatives and to recommend a plan of reorganization.
Delegates seeking admission forcefully entered the Zionist conference in London today after being barred by an attendant. The attempted entry sparked a brief struggle that lasted several minutes as officials restored order.
Delegates, speaking in many languages, enthusiastically begin committee appointments. A 21 member policy panel was formed to craft a political programme for observance in Palestine following Dr. Weizman’s suggestion, urging a common approach under King George’s Palestine commission.
The general committee of 80 denominations adopted a Nicholson committee report. It urges continuing the movement under a new board structure with a budget not exceeding 76000 dollars to cover ongoing work. The report notes solvency and calls churches to meet obligations, distinguishing past from future operations.
The meeting was interrupted by a loud disturbance described as a confusion of tongues. Chairman Louis D. Brandeis, associate justice of the US Supreme Court, suspended business until order returned and urged unanimity for delegates to proceed with discussions.
An advertisement promises freckles can be removed at no cost unless clearance is achieved. Buy an ounce of Othine double strength from a druggist and apply a few times to reveal a clearer complexion with a money back guarantee if no improvement.
The committee outlines years of work to complete a building for physics chemistry microbiology and Hebrew studies. It will host the University of Jerusalem and Haifa Technical College faculties. Delegates were issued a time limit as discussions tended to run long.
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