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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1920
Page
7
Suffolk county courts struggle to process a flood of divorce petitions as summer recess closes. At June’s start 898 cases awaited action. 24 contested and 24 uncontested divorces were heard in June, with 12 remaining on the list and 50 of 69 cases granted divorces.
Charles Pollock aged 14 of 22 Pearl Street Somerville is at Relief Hospital with possible hip fracture and other injuries after being hit yesterday on Hanover Street by a truck driven by George L Pratt of Melrose.
Advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic for fatigue weakness and nervousness. It cites Mrs Lina Arel of Biddeford Maine describing improved appetite color and weight after two weeks and three boxes for her daughter, urging readers to buy from druggists or by mail and request a free book.
Principal actors Miles Faversham and Mrs. Tranter clash over Philip Tranter and Lallie Dundas in a complex romance. Miles duels with past heartbreak and becomes entangled with Lallie as she admits old affairs and a growing love for him. The couple’s reunion hinges on jealousy, secrecy, and a bitter family history.
Faversham and a woman confront the echoes of her past as shadows between them threaten happiness. A near danger from the rising tide forces a hurried escape and a sobering exchange about truth and memory. Miles notes lingering hurt as she pleads for understanding.
A Somerville reader extols Dr True Elixir as the sole remedy to cleanse poisons from the body after failing laxatives. The letter touts the elixir as lasting relief for worm symptoms and general cleansing, claiming 68 years of trusted use and widespread physician endorsement.
Miles Faversham delays heading back as a telegraph from Greyson orders him to return at once. Mrs Dundas frets over Philip Tranter’s disappearance while spring warmth and seaside rambles mask growing unease in the cottage circle.
Mme B Rasimi arrives in New York aboard the Imperator with a tiny personal fan that showers cooling breezes when a plunger is pressed. She wears a Rouille gown turban chantilly and Parisian shoes and designs her own theatre scenery and costumes.
In a rural farewell, Miles Faversham prepares to return to town despite Lallie’s pleas. Their tension grows as he insists on leaving, while she fears a life without him. They share a tender, uneasy moment amid flowers, lunch, and a longing for permanence.
The note indicates ongoing coverage continuing daily including Sundays until completion. It signals a multi day serial in the Post with daily installments continuing tomorrow and on subsequent days.
Lawrence Carroll aged 14 drowned in the Meduxnekeag River at Houston Maine after cramps struck him while swimming with his younger brother. The tragedy occurred July 16 as rescue attempts followed.
Bridgeport notes the body found April 14, 1919 in New Canaan is identified as Mrs. Lillian Flounders Farnum, 22, of 150 State Street Stamford. Exhumation at Lakeview Cemetery completed. State police seek Ernest Farnum, her husband, and Geggy Hankee formerly of Waterbury for questioning.
Identification was attempted today at a New Canaan cemetery after Mrs. Veronica Mueller of New York sought to prove the body was her daughter Anna W. Warady. A chestnut-haired, imperfect-teeth corpse was tested against hair and other clues, while investigators weighed alibis and prior disappearances linked to Stamford and Wahackma road.
Boston Springfield and Worcester offices secured 37 615 placements in 1919, down 5.3 percent from 1918. Employers asking for help totaled 43 433, with 11 457 employers applying, up 6.7 percent. Per capita placement cost rose to 1.15 dollars due to higher salaries rents and telephone service. The three offices spent 43 705.05 dollars in the year.
More than 70 000 male residents over 20 owe the five dollar poll tax for 1920. City Collector Frank Deland says warrants are being prepared and payment efforts intensified. By nightfall 127 016 had paid, 64.8 percent of those due, the best mark yet for the city.
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