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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1921
Page
4
A noted pre Elizabethan drama tale the Knight of the Burning Pestle is linked to chemist apothecary symbols the pestle and mortar once hung before shops in Boston a rare surviving emblem amid changing signs. The essay notes a dwindling number of tradesmen still displaying the golden mortar and pestle as modern electric signs replace traditional emblems.
A man claiming to be an ace of the British Air Force, Colonel Charles W F Scott, is wanted on charges of passing bad checks. He rode with a French chauffeur in a borrowed car to Hampton and Concord, then drew two checks for 100 and 25 dollars on a Boston bank. A bank verified no such account, and the pair vanished. The auto and chauffeur belong to Ida Tabbie of Lebanon.
Captain George A. Lung medical officer at the naval war college Newport committed death by his own action today at his summer home Papasauas Point Bristol. He was popular with his colleagues and no reason can be assigned for his deed.
Health advice urges prevention as key and warns against harsh laxatives. The piece extols Beecham's Pills as a long trusted remedy, recommending mild, proven approaches and noting pharmacists promote Beecham's to customers across generations.
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