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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1922
Page
3
The notice invites contributions with unlimited submissions and states that the Editor’s decision shall be final in all cases. It emphasizes that contributors must agree to this arbitration of disputes as a condition of participation.
A letter from Berwick Maine reports a six week old rooster perched on a young woman’s fingers picking flies. A Ford coupe collided with a trolley pillar near Nantasket Beach. the uninjured driver calmly left the scene as a hull police chief later took part in the inquiry.
A Newark traffic police officer visiting Auburndale explains he tied his left wrist to the bed to prevent nightmares while sleeping on his right side. He says the setup helps him avoid bad dreams, and he has done it for some time.
A man and two small boys visited a store during a storm and listened to several records as the man planned a potential large purchase. He thanked the clerk and explained the boys had worked in the rain all day for him as a reward. Mrs. Gertrude M. Galvin.
George W. McLuer of South Poland Maine recalls a moment when his Airedale kept watch as he held a small bird. Soon the dog returned with two live frogs in its mouth proving an odd, harmless catch from a rural hillside.
A young man greeted a arriving passenger with a kiss, prompting a guard to intervene. He then grabbed another woman, who chatted with him until reality dawned that both wore matching hats but only one wore a veil, leading to apologies and departure. Henry II Corp. 856 Broadway So. Boston Mass.
Thomas Lilly Jr reports the north-side clock at Old South Church in Boston was five minutes slow for weeks. A pigeon landed on the minute hand at 11:20, moving the hand and restoring correct time.
A noted exchange occurs at the Woburn Theatre when a boy asks the manager if a nickel remains to see the show as it ends. The manager asserts the show cannot be beat despite the late hour, and the brief encounter is recorded by Clement Greaney of 10 Morse Street, Woburn.
A hen nesting in a hen pen under a cellar shelter in Cornish Maine fosters a baby skunk found when the owner lifted the bird. Nearby a man killed a mother skunk and a cub, losing one of the litter on the way home. Veterinarians advise care to avoid odors and bites.
Frank M Heap recalls finding a pocket-book on a 6 15 train to Norwood Central and returning it to a woman who accused him of theft until the conductor explained the mistake. He laments the incident and vows not to touch a pocket-book again.
Miss Asenath L. Moore reports a Lake party where a girl in a black dress wore buff stockings with arrows, but the dancer noticed the girl had no stockings as arrows were painted at each ankle, creating lastingly vivid impressions.
A letter from William A. Temple describes a Westboro girl wearing a large paper bag tied to the knee to keep mosquitoes from her ankles on a country veranda. He questions why this isn’t a viable low cost screen option for those without screens on their piazzas.
In a street car incident Edwin Fayhorge describes a well dressed rider who fainted mid trip. After reviving and seeking a doctor it was revealed the rider was a man who fainted from the strain of losing a bet to masquerade as a woman for a distance.
A request appears urging readers to address the FORD A DAY editor at the Boston box number 5276, asking for a full name and complete address to be provided in correspondence. The note stresses proper identification and return address in all communications.
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