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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1920
Page
17
An assault case involves Timoty Scanlon, Brookline Co Club employee, linked to an attack before a crowd. Police report Miss Heffernan recently testified as a complainant in court against Scanlon.
A Cincinnati inventor’s Freezone claims quick pain free relief for hard and soft corns and callouses. A tiny bottle bought from a druggist costs only a few cents and is said to numb the area and lift the corn with no irritation.
Actress Louise Huff advises readers to wash the skin thoroughly then apply Derwillo at the toilet counter of a department store. She says it instantly beautifies the complexion and long usage makes results permanent. Over five hundred women use Derwillo and praise it over powder.
H H Tammens, principal owner of a circus and three newspapers, spoke on love the League of Nations national prohibition the circus business and the newspaper game in a single breath yesterday.
Denver magnate and circus owner John Tammens, in town with the Selis-Floto Circus, discusses prohibition, his epigram habit, and love as the enduring news subject. He notes his show appeals to children and jokes about being the second largest, perhaps the largest, show.
Lumber worth $100000 burned today at the Mason Manufacturing Company plant in South Paris Missouri. The factory where toys and small wooden articles are made was saved with difficulty as sparks carried by wind prompted calls for Portland fire help. local South Paris and Norway crews contained the blaze. A Grand Sans engine spark is suspected as the cause.
West Springfield May 31 The Rev Dempster D Gortop reports his large hive of bees dying since Saturday due to poison. He suspects careless spraying of local apple orchards with arsenic caused the losses.
The Boston Workhorse Relief Association staged the 18th annual parade with about 800 horses of varied ages and conditions. Major Peters and Rear Admiral Robison watched from the grandstand as judges awarded prizes across veteran, old horse, light, middleweight, heavy, and four horse classes, plus special contractor prizes to J H Sullivan Company drivers.
Delegates attending the State convention of the Eagles in New Bedford planned a full day of activities including an opening assembly at Music Hall a sightseeing tour of the city visits to the Dartmouth Historical Society rooms and the Central fire station and a banquet. John Rice of South Framingham announced committee members for Election Credentials Grievances and Appeals Resolutions and Ladies Auxiliary with representatives from Lowell Salem Cambridge Marlboro Taunton and other towns.
Representatives from Salvation Army hotels industrial homes and social centres in New England New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania gather at Bulfinch Unitarian Church for the first session of a three day conference focusing on post prohibition social reconstruction and aiding the down and out.
Vintage ad text promotes a laxative for children branded as Mother California Syrup of Figs. It emphasizes gentle relief and a long standing reputation for ease of digestion and pleasant taste.
Package directs dosage for stomach liver and bowels. Described as best and harmless with fruity taste. Emphasizes that children love its flavor and that full directions are on each bottle."}
Miss Gertrude Frances Currie daughter of Mr and Mrs Jasper Currie of 336 Meridian Street East Boston will wed John H Mallette a Boston and Chelsea automobile man this morning. The ceremony will be a nuptial mass at the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer East Boston conducted by Rev Patrick H Riley. Attending as bridesman is Miss Nellie Ryan and best man is John F Sullivan a Chelsea court officer.
Debility lowers vitality and resistance to disease, especially after illness. Dr Williams Pink Pills build up the blood and strengthen the nerves, beneficial for children and adults with weak energy. Free booklet Building Up the Blood. available from Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY or by mail postpaid 60 cents per box.
More than 300 veterans attended a South Boston banquet at the Municipal building on East Broadway after Old Calvary Cemetery graves were dedicated. Congressman James A. Gallivan and other speakers praised service members and vowed unity among G A R Spanish War Veterans and American Legion members.
William Maloney age 22 of 15 Dewey street Roxbury was injured when his motorcycle collided with a car driven by Dr. George Torney of Stedman Hospital West Roxbury at Church and Weld streets West Roxbury. Maloney is at Parker Hill Hospital with a fractured spine.
An advertisement touts Dr True Elixir as a pure herbal laxative and worm expeller for children. It claims relief for constipation and worm symptoms with testimonials from a Mrs Wm G Bonin of Caddo Oklahoma praising its use over years.
A vintage ad claims Danderine stops hair loss and dandruff. It states a small price buys the product and after use no fallen hairs remain, with hair showing new life, vigor, brightness, color, and thickness.
Readers urged to try the Black and White Soap and Ointment system to clear complexions and hide blemishes. The ad promises easy nightly cleansing and morning removal with no trouble, offering a 50 cent package or 60 cents by mail for full treatment and free bonus literature and a dream book.
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