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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1920
Page
5
An advertisement touts PETROLE HAIR IS ALWAYS HEALTHY Noonan's Hair Petrole as a remedy for dry hair and scalps. It claims petroleum and antiseptics stop dandruff, stimulate vigor, and notes barbers use it for 15 cents while bottles cost $1 from T Noonan & Sons in Boston.
About 500 Harvard Summer School girls plan canoeing as the major sport in Cambridge with faculty backing. Newell and Weld boathouses will open to provide canoes, and the Charles River will be used. Only those who can swim when the canoe tips will paddle. Arabella will lead demonstrations at Weld boathouse.
Work has begun on a new Dorchester telephone building that will house the Columbia central office in 1922. When opened it will use dial machine switching allowing subscribers to connect calls themselves. The Dorchester service currently runs from the Roxbury central office and will move to the new two-switching central offices located on Adams Street Robinson Street and Montello Street.
Seven prominent Back Bay women filed papers with election commissioners as part of the Republican slate from Ward 7. The move follows Attorney General Allen's ruling that women may be delegates to state party conventions and may nominate presidential electors. The list includes Dr Lily Owen Burbank and Dr Carrie I Felch among others.
Elizabeth Waterman of 335 Park Street Dorchester a student at Boston Girls Latin School has won a Pulitzer residence scholarship worth 600 for four years at Barnard College She is the fourth pupil from her school to receive Barnard aid and previously served as editor in chief of Jabberwock while graduating first in her class.
More than 14,000 attendees joined the National Shoe and Leather Exposition and Style Show at Mechanics' Building. Models showcased satin evening slippers in beaded designs with ribbon ties buttons and buckles. Colors ranged from midnight blue to white with styles named mazda coronation and gavottee. A reception featured speakers J. McElwain A. Kreider H. Thayer Byron Watson James Orr and A. C. McGowin.
Federal agents signed warrants for Jacob Levy the Westport Conn and New York brewer on Volstead act violations. They seized 168 cases of whiskey worth over 40000 dollars at John J Shea 68 Florence St and arrested Shea Fred W Bush and George Merritt of Greenwich Conn for transporting liquor from New York to Springfield. Levy alleged head of a smuggling ring. The trio appeared before Commissioner Rice and are set for August 14 hearings.
King Feisal accepts the French mandate over Syria as announced in Beirut. The accord recognizes the mandate and allows free use of the Rayak to Aleppo railway, with the occupation of Aleppo and railway stations between Aleppo and Rayak by French forces.
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