This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1917
Page
5
The Boston Committee on Public Safety filed a detailed statement with the city auditor outlining expenditures for food conservation. It lists appropriations totaling 50000 dollars for the food branch and provides spending estimates and a projected balance under 8000 dollars on October 1.
The document lists weekly payroll for 21 toolboys at nine dollars and 25 laborers at three dollars per day for farming tracts in Franklin Park and other public lands. It notes additional salaries for executives and clerical staff not included in the $593 total, and cites a city inquiry into Public Safety Committee finances with a request for detailed expenditures.
A three day food thrift exhibit opened at St. Cecilia's Guild Hall Back Bay under the League of Catholic Women. Monsignor Splaine praised women's 50 percent role in the war effort and urged the slogan Eliminate waste. About 200000 women in the archdiocese are believed interested as attendance yesterday was strong.
A Syrian booth draws attention with a demonstration by Mrs Elias Scoff on feeding an eight member family on 15 dollars weekly. Somerville manager Mrs Charles E F Morgan leads the exhibit as lectures by Dean Arnold of Simmons College highlight fats substitutes, meat substitutes, baby foods, war rations, canning and other dietary aids.
The funeral of General Selden Connor, retired brigadier general of volunteers in 1844 and Maine governor from 1876 to 1879, was held at the Unitarian Church in Augusta. The eulogy was by Rev. Emery S. Burrage. attendees included Gov Carl E. Milliken, ex-Gov Frederick W. Plaisted, and Adjutant General George McL. Presson. Burial followed in Forest Grove Cemetery.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.