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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1922
Page
5
Boy Saves Woman From Oncoming Train At Station
A 12 year old boy rushed to a fallen woman on the platform and freed her trapped foot from a shoe as a train approached about 50 yards away. The crowd cheered the brave rescue at Nantasket Beach. Elinor Hill of Nantasket Beach reports the incident. Chester Vermont resident Arthur L Edson notes a dog fled from a car after a door opened at City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elinor Hill
Standish Road
Nantasket Beach
City Hall
Chester
Arthur L. Edson
Gypsy Camp Visit Sparks Quiet Town Curiosity
A resident notes a band of gypsies camping in town, observing their quaint costumes. A gypsy girl named Lillian casually smokes a cigarette, claiming she is learning, as confirmed by a witness from Taunton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian
Vesta Cockeroft
Winthrop Street
Taunton
Collie Aids Crippled Pedestrian In City Journey
An elderly man on a velocipede tows a rope tethered collie along a city sidewalk as the dog helps push and guide him while he sells pencils. Reported by Mrs. J. E. Tinkham of Brockton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Tinkham
Leyden Street
Brockton
Fooling the Child Hater on Dudley Street Car
An elderly man startled by a crying baby on a Dudley street car discovered a talking doll instead of an infant. The scene involved two noisy children and their mother, with the doll identified as Edith Louise Kelley of 6 Bowdoin Avenue, Dorchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley
Edith Louise Kelley
Bowdoin Avenue
Dorchester
Busboat Liability Notice Cited by JOHN SHEEHAN
A reader notes a boat notice reading you ride on this boat at your own risk the management is in no way responsible if you fall off attributed to JOHN SHEEHAN and lists 628 Massachusetts avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sheehan
Massachusetts Avenue
Cleaner City Than Fall River
A waiter overhears two patrons and remarks that Manchester is cleaner than Fall River. The exchange suggests comparisons of city cleanliness and morality, with the speaker attributing the comment to the Manchester area. The source notes Co. F. Fairchild at 153 South Main Street, Fall River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Fall River
Co. F. Fairchild
South Main Street
Squirrel Reads Sign Says No Shooting Here
During a country trip a gray squirrel scampered up a railroad sign post and stared down at the reader. The note on the sign declared no shooting allowed here, prompting the observer to remark on the animal's calm pose. G. O. Small from Lynn signs off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. O. Small
Lover’s Leap Avenue
Lynn
Tire follows car after blow out on Lowell boulevard
Mrs H C Duncan of 2 Gilson Terrace Somerville describes a tire blow out while driving on the main boulevard from Lowell. She reports the tire rolled away along the road as the car continued on its rim after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
H. C. Duncan
Gilson Terrace
Somerville
Summer Cottage Visit Ends With Thunder Storm
Nora Holland recounts a weekend at a friend's summer cottage. a severe thunderstorm drives her to shelter in the friend's room where she finds her companion still dry under an umbrella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Holland
Woodman Street
Fall River
Waiting for the warm wave as Boston Post foretold
A passerby recalls a boy at the beach gazing toward the bay saying he waits for the warm wave mentioned by the Boston Post. Eleanor V. Gabele of 579 Eighth Street, South Boston notes the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
Eleanor V. Gabele
Eighth Street
South
Boston
Bloom and Fruit Grow Simultaneously Near Apple Tree
Letter from Fred H. Deeg in Sharon notes an unusual sight with apple blossoms appearing beside green apples on the same tree. He remarks on the rare coincidence of flowers and fruit at the same time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred H. Deeg
Sharon
Did Not Take It Waiting for a Car at Harvard Square
Two men with bulky suitcases sat on a Cambridge bench near a news-stand. One slept while the other woke him to move his comrade. The sleepy man struggled to reclaim their baggage as a car arrived nearby. Mrs Katherine Doyle, 60 Foster Street, Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard Square
Katherine Doyle
Foster Street
Cambridge
Bees Loose From Boxes On Border Road Incident
A farmer on the American Canadian border opened boxes in his wagon after police demanded contents. A swarm of bees emerged, driving the officers back. In another note, Lois Ormes reports the Ford car contest story, while Nellie Hannan recalls theft of a plain sign from a dry goods store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Ormes
Brookline
Mass
Nellie Hannan
Huntington Avenue
Roxbury
Cat Hunts Dog Across Yard On Thornton Street
Tobias Levine reports a dog sprinting across his yard at 100 Thornton Street in Revere with loud barking and yelping, pursued by a cat in a surprising chase after returning from work yesterday.
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Tobias Levine
Thornton Street
Revere
Raspberrying misadventure in the pasture
An unnamed narrator recalls taking two girls in bloomers and middies raspberrying when sudden rain forced them to flip dry garments into pails. The girls remained dry while the narrator got soaked, and neighbors stared as they returned home. Signed by Miss Frances Alice Eastman of Pittsfield New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Alice Eastman
Pittsfield
N. H
Powdering on a Boston Train With Mary V Barretts
On a train to Boston I saw a young woman across from me. she opened her cane and used a powder puff to powder her nose. The note mentions Miss Mary V. Barretts of 228 Bennington Street East Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Miss Mary V. Barretts
Bennington Street
East
Brockton Merchant Tears and Reassembles Torn Bill
A Brockton merchant delivered an order, received payment over five dollars, then tore the five-dollar bill while chatting with a friend. He later picked up fragments, pasted them, and redeemed the rebuilt bill at his bank. The incident involved E. S. Pollard of 673 1-2 North Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pollard
North Main Street
Brockton
Has Name for Baby
During a beach weekend I met two sisters aged four and unknown, who spoke about caring for their baby sister. The younger sister jokingly suggests she will mind the goat, a quip noted by Bertha L. Wood of Dana Avenue Hyde Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha L. Wood
Dana Avenue
Hyde Park
Man Shaves Time by Sharpening a Saw
A Medford man at a huge woodpile explains he has work enough sawing without stopping to sharpen saws. The remark, heard during a Saturday walk near the Fells, reflects steady effort over quick technique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Watson
Franklin Street
Medford
Looked Like One To Her at Whalom Park
A mother and her child sit by the water at Whalom Park. The little girl gasps at the lake and blurts out a line about its size calling it a big bath tub. Address: 0 Main street North Leominster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whalom Park
Dilworth T. Draper
Main Street
North
Leominster
Ford a Day editor Boston Post
The request asks to address the Ford a Day editor at the Boston Post and require signing full name and complete address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Boston Post
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