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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1922
Page
4
Postmaster Temple who lives with his mother and sister announced yesterday that the bright new machine would be used for his pleasure and that of his family and friends after thanking the Post for the gift.
Melvin H. Davis of Westboro Garage sold a touring Ford awarded as a grand prize to Postmaster Temple. Temple, popular in town since Feb 1, first learned of the win by telephone at 5 am yesterday. He calls it a gift from the sky and plans to learn driving with help from the garage staff.
The Boston Post reports large public interest in its Ford a day contest despite heat and vacation period. A reporter notes many discuss the offer while a Ford car prize circulates the town. The editor stresses the contest aims to reward newsworthy stories and constructive reporting.
In New York on July 17 a Brooklyn man with a settled home offered to marry Leah Silver, the young mother who abandoned a baby in the Coney Island area. Police verified the suitor’s employment and residence but withheld his name. Bail was reduced to 2600 by a bonding company after lawyer Julian Carabo secured sympathizers’ support. The girl will be released from custody and moved to a private institution where another baby is due in weeks.
Mrs. Lewis Brinton wife of Dr. Lewis Brinton head of the American Stomach Hospital was stabbed eight times in the neck by a Japanese cook in her Villa Nova home. The assailant fled but set fire to the third floor. Brinton’s daughter Elizabeth was wounded rescuing her mother and three officers captured the cook hiding in his room.
A woman on Market Street was startled when three youths passed by. She jumped to the curb and removed her boot after a lit cigarette butt was dropped onto her Russian boot, leaving bystanders alarmed. Mrs. Virginia Carmody of Mall Street, Lynn, is mentioned in the notice.
Albert W. Andrews reports a notice found by a trout brook in Woodstock Conn. offering hunting and fishing access with grub supplied if needed. He spoke with Geo Snow, a friendly local farmer, who posted the sign after being ordered off a neighbor’s adjoining land.
A reader reports spotting a man in a full dress suit salivating while delivering papers early this morning. The incident note is signed by Edmund Jellison from 22 Windsor Road, W Somerville.
A farmer reports a hen laid 13 eggs but hatched 14 chicks after three weeks and a surplus of six eggs remained. Local reader M. A. Pippin of Buzzard’s Bay signs in with the curious tally and joke about a silent partner.
A poor family welcomed a newborn but had no clothing. Dr. R Burton Watirman improvised a dress from a pillow case by cutting arm holes and a neck opening in a minute. The note is signed from Athol, 192 Beacon Street.
A passerby on Forest Street in Melrose found a exhausted hen chased by a dog. He placed the hen on his wagon seat where it laid an egg, then the hen flew away refreshed. George DeGrasse Everett.
An elderly man aboard a Boston to Providence train lost his glass eye. A fellow passenger found the eye under a seat and returned it, easing the gentleman's distress. John Gaffey, 89 Myrtle Street, City.
Miss Ruth M. Mahoney of 20 Victoria Street Dorchester Massachusetts recounts a brief street incident on Tremont Street involving a well dressed young woman whose petticoat hung loose. The passerby offered assistance and learned the garment appeared clean but the woman requested it be left hanging.
At Franklin Park four youths boarded a Mattapan trolley. One boy asked an elderly Jewish man about the score. The man answered Yankees 10 Red Sox 4, noting the game while reading his paper.
Frances A Spargo describes a pale horse she saw near a Salem platform during a Beverly train stop. A sparrow pulled white hairs from the horse’s tail to build a nest, leaving the animal too dejected to react to the intrusion.
A Boston resident recounts spotting a shabby man scrounging gutter for cigar butts near Washington Street. A passerby startled him with a fat moan, then gave him a good cigar.
George E. Cooley recalls a two foot diameter red toy balloon that exploded in his room after a hornet, attracted by the balloon, landed on it and caused the blast. He found the stunned hornet on the floor and offers a humorous explanation for the incident.
While passing through White River Junction in Vermont, a large water spray drew onlookers to a supposed blaze. A bystander explained the hotel owners summoned the fire department to wash the exterior so painting could proceed.
The writer Howard receives the Post Ford car award announced today by the publication, recognizing their contribution.
A man recounts speeding along Commonwealth Avenue with a friend when an officer signaling them to stop began chasing. The officer, out of breath, asked for a lift for a couple of blocks, highlighting a comical end to the pursuit.
A public lane to a beach features a ford crossing a stream. A large midstream sign warns that when water covers the ford it becomes dangerous to use. The notice is signed by Mrs W E Peckham of 387 Hancock Street Lexington.
George Walton of 67 Avery Street Dedham observed a foreign man in Providence at Union Station aligning his watch with the subway clock. The incident shows a traveler adjusting to standard starting times.
A monkey and its caretaker drew a crowd as the primate clutched a watch that had fallen from an unidentified passerby. The incident occurred on a Worcester street near 5 Columbia Street. Andres Isadore Zellen is noted in connection with the scene.
oO P Bennett notes a woman with three children crossing at Massachusetts and Columbus avenues. The officer halted traffic to help her cross, then she stepped from a white flannel petticoat in a carriage and hurriedly hid it, smiling as onlookers reacted.
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