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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1920
Page
13
An old advertisement urges parents to give Dr True's Elixir to children after sweets parties. It claims the remedy relieves constipation and worm symptoms with herbs and no harmful drugs. A testimonial from Wm G Bonin of Caddo Oklahoma is included.
Paul Dair once Rex Beach's secretary was sentenced to up to three years in the pen for forging checks. He used Beach's signed checks during his Mexico trip to pay household expenses, cashing about 3000 dollars. Beach asked for clemency and Dair's wife described the motive as supporting their family.
Washington July 1 The Shipping Board plans to break monopoly of Atlantic seaports and distribute shipping to various ports nationwide. Chairman Benson announced at the opening session of the School of Pan American and Foreign Commerce.
Chairman Benson states the transportation act aims to spread steamship service across more American ports to relieve rail congestion and boost merchant marine growth. He argues government ships prove durable, seaworthy, and cost effective despite winter seas, with losses below normal as proof of near-standard merchant marine strength.
Helen Keller photoplay Deliverance opens at Tremont Temple detailing her life from birth to womanhood. Anne Sullivan Macy guides Keller as ignorance battles knowledge in a dramatic allegory.
More than 75 delegates from the United States and Canada gather for the 19th annual convention at the Hotel Brunswick Boston with hosts from the Boston Stereotypers Union No. 2 and Boston Electrotypers Union No. 11 Acting Mayor James A. Moriarty welcomes delegates urging unity against Bolshevism International President James J Freel of Cincinnati presides Work program includes sightseeing harbour trip to Nantasket Providence visit and Plymouth excursion plus a Friday smoker for men and women’s outing
Martin J. Casey presides as president and A. R. McKenney serves as treasurer of the Boston local of stereotypers. The pair will lead a series of business sessions each morning.
Stella Mayhew and Billie Taylor headline Keiths with a mixed program of song and humor. Mel Klee entertains with black faced comedy, Bert and Lettie Walton perform The Sunshine Pair, and the Myra Sisters dance in Confetti. Billy Arlington stars in Mistakes Will Happen, Edna Aug shows character posing, and The Walking Music Storeappears with A Robins. Davis and Pelle do an equilibristic marathon with Beeman and Grace in a popular skit Youll Be Surprised. Topics of the Day and the Kinogramsa re also on the bill.
Katherine MacDonald in Passion's Playground adapted from The Guests of Hercules shows today and Wednesday at Gordon's Strand Upham's Corner with Wallace Reid in Sick-a-Bed plus the Strand Weekly and a short comedy An entire change of programme on Thursday headed by Ww S Hart in Sand
The Republican State committee's women's division plans a motor corps dedicated to registering women. Women will be transported to registration sites if handicapped by age or residence, and each town committee member will ensure women in her section are registered.
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