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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1920
Page
21
Edith Tunhill aged year old of 2 Rles Street West End slipped from the roof through a skylight into the basement while a child played nearby. She was treated at Relief Hospital for contusions abrasions to the back and a sprained wrist.
June 7 in Fall River hears rites for the Rev Joseph I Terrien at St Anne’s Church. Attending were Bishop James E Cassidy and Dominicans from Quebec and Lewiston. No sermon was delivered.
A newspaper brief reports Danderine claims to stop hair loss and double beauty. The ad-like item highlights the product as a remedy for gentle readers seeking a simple cosmetic improvement. No independent verification is provided.
Corn on the cob made its season debut at yesterday's market with long full cars from the South selling at 75 cents a dozen. Lettuce prices eased to 12 to 20 cents for heads, Texas onions fell to five cents a pound, and new cabbage was seen as low as six cents a pound amid a flood of supply.
A market survey details prices for potatoes onions cucumbers beans tomatoes and fruits. It notes Old Maine potatoes under $1.50 a peck with one dealer at $1.40 while Southern potatoes offer better value. Prices cover grapes fruit berries citrus and seafood with varied per unit costs and recent changes in butter eggs and meat prices.
Vergennes Vermont June 7. Charles H Strong cashier of the Vergennes National Bank shot himself after a federal examiners arrival. He had debts totaling about 45000. creditors include an adjoining town claimant for 10000 and a Vergennes man owing 8500 with 5000 secured. Others range from 200 to 1200 with various hotel and service bills. No clear whereabouts of the funds.
The International Congregational Council will meet in summer to begin the Pilgrim Tercentenary celebration. A July 4 memorial service at Mechanics' Building honors World War soldiers and allies. A 200-voice chorus from Greater Boston Congregational churches performs under Prof. H Augustine Smith. The afternoon includes the commemorative ode A D 1919 by the late Horatio Parker.
City Council approved an ordinance increasing the printing department superintendent salary from 4000 to 5000 dollars per year. Charles B. Lawlor serves as the current head of the department.
Boston observed the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company anniversary with a bright parade through the streets, memorial services at Old South Church, a drumhead election on the Common, and a banquet at Copley Plaza where Governor Coolidge was cheered as the Ancients' choice for President.
Colonel Henry E. Smith 79 of Worcester, longtime commander of the Ancients, collapsed after escorting Governor Coolidge to the State House and died. At a banquet the Ancients elected Clarence J. McKenzie as captain. Veterans paraded to the State House and Old South Church services were held with broad attendance.
The Supreme Court today denied motions from the Reading Company and subsidiaries to modify the dissolution decrees issued April 26. The ruling confirms the ongoing dissolution process and sets the firm deadline for compliance with the decrees.
The 23rd annual Boston Interscholastic Rowing Association regatta begins this afternoon on the Charles River between Cottage Farm and Harvard bridges. Trial heats determine qualifiers for the final Thursday races, with English High and Latin favored in first heats for championship fours and Cambridge Latin, Rindge Tech among likely qualifiers in the second heat.
An ordinance to compel the city to fill street openings created by gas, electric, or telephone companies and bill the responsible firm passed after introduction by Council President James T. Moriarty. The current rule left filling to the public works commissioner and Moriarty cited unsatisfactory and delayed repairs.
Two Malden youths Joseph P English and Bernard N Mc Laughlin were arrested by Inspector John H Aylward and held for the Grand Jury in Malden District Court in 3000 bail on three counts of larceny breaking and entering and passing worthless checks drawn on Malden Second National Bank.
Howard closes his season with a lively athletic carnival at the Howard theater. Notable figures include Jack Sheehan George Tuohey the George Byers boxing camp and stars Lippo Gray Sheppard Gibbs Murphy Palmer Gould.
The Modern and Beacon patrons were impressed by James Oliver Curwood’s The Courage of Marge Doone featuring Niles Welch Pauline Starke George Stanley Jack Curtis William Dyer Boris Karloff Billie Bennett James O’Neill. The City of Masks offers a fresh photoplay with Robert Warwick in a congenial role and Lois Wilson at her charming best. By Golly provides a pleasing comedy.
Roy Stewart presented the entertainment and starred in The Lone Hand showing yesterday at the Boston Theatre. The comedy drew laughs and the vaudeville bill featured Lester Crawford and Helena Broderick in A Little of This and a Little of That. Also on the program were Kharum the Persian pianist Frank Parish Steven Peru Sully and Thornton Santry and Norton the whirlwind dancers.
The story The Cost by David Graham Phillips featuring Violet Heming closes today and tomorrow. Corrine Griffith stars in The Garter Girl. A Lady in Love with Ethel Clayton and The Shadow of Rosalie Brynes with Elaine Hammerstein debut Thursday.
The program runs through Wednesday with Kathryn Williams in Just a Wife and Lew Cody in The Butterfly Man. Pathe and Ford Week showcases Jimmy Valentine and Mollie King in Women Men Forget with color pictures from Prizma and News.
Norma Talmadge stars in The Woman Gives at S Collay Square Olympia. Inga Sanderson character shows her talents as the popular film star continues in a brief comedy and vaudeville act. The Olympia Weekly notes the short program completes the bill at the theatre.
Manager Dodge promotes affordable dinners at Pemberton Inn on the fashionable south shore. The resort offers all star melody boys entertainment and top dance facilities, making it a dining destination for enjoyable meals at reasonable prices.
The film version of the famous stage love story of Cavallini with Doris Keane continues its second week at the Majestic Theatre. Beginning next Monday, Douglas Fairbanks stars in his new picture The Mollycoddle.
Yesterday at Codman Square Theatre Dorchester the programme featured four acts of all star vaudeville with dancing novelties harmony festivals and comedy. William Farnum's The Orphan had its Dorchester premiere along with a new comedy news pictorial and photo play supplement. First half of the week Mary MacLaren appears in The Forged Bride alongside more vaudeville attractions.
Wallace Reid starred in The Dancin' Fool shown yesterday at Upham's Corner Strand and continuing today and tomorrow with Arthur J. Martel giving a Strand organ recital. Dorothy Dalton appears in Dark Mirror as an added attraction with a full programme change planned for Thursday.
Low Tellegen begins his last week in Underneath the Bough at the Colonial Theatre last night. The supporting company impresses with Alma Belwin Ruano Bogislav Mac M Barnes Ivan Simpson Edgar Wooley Josephine Coll Frances Shannon and Cecilia Radcliffe delivering strong performances.
The show opened another Boston week with Lew Field's lively musical farce. The production features dainty girls and a tuneful score, marking a notable success at the Wilbur Theatre.
George M. Coban presents his musical comedy Mary at Tremont Theatre for a fifth week, drawing steady audience favor and continuing its popular run with lively songs and stage charm.
A clever musical revue at Keith's Theatre impressed the audience last night with Joseph Santley Ivy Sawyer and a strong company. The lineup included travesties of New York hits and performances by Mrs Gene Hughes Benton Ressler Herschel Henlere Claudia Coleman and Bert Melrose among others. The program featured Pieces titled Breakfast in Bed My Lady Friends East is West and The Greenwich Follies along with variety acts and original songs.
The Temple Stock Company staged Cappy Ricks at Malden Auditorium, first-time performance in the city. Dwight Meade played the title role with Adelyn Bushnell as the lead female. other cast members delivered strong support for a polished production.
Cambridge Theatre yesterday showed Alias Jimmy Valentine at Gordon's. A vaudeville bill featured Marcus and Booth in On the Rio Grande Creehan Weeks and company Joe Towler Mabel Burke and Melloy and Fitz in Lets Advertise An entire new programme on Thursday includes Katherine Mac Donald in The Turning Point.
Bert Lytell in Alias Jimmy Valentine at the St James draws strong crowds matching prior press hype. The program features Little Lord Roberts in Toyland Eugenie LaBlanc Seymour and Jeanette Weston and Mario Waltman Berry in a Mack Sennett comedy By Golly and a St James News item. On Thursday Tom Mix performs in geome Glover acting in The Terror That City No 13 plus a new vaudeville act.
Owen Moore headlines an attractive bill at Loew’s Globe Theatre with The Desperate Hero. Tyrone Power’s The Great Shadow and Fox release White Lies with Gladys Brockwell. Warry Carey also appears in Bullet Proof for the week.
Yesterday's program at Loew's Orpheum Theatre offered a strong lineup. Fashions a la Carte showcased new gown creations and the Four Gardeners sang a mix of popular and classical pieces. Miss Mike Whyte delivered a hit bass solo. The Desperate Hero and White Lies were highlighted later in the week with Gladys Brockwell.
William Russell and Elaine Hammerstein star in Whispers at Loew's Columbia Theatre. Tomorrow features Mary MacLaren in The Road to Divorce and Wolves of the Street. Midweek offers My Lady's Garter and Soldiers of Fortune with all star casts. Friday screens Husbands and Wives and Checkmate. Saturday shows a Goldwyn feature, big special and vaudeville.
The Bowdoin Square Theatre showcases William Farnum in The Orphan, a Western thriller with surprises. Dorothy Dalton stars in The Green Mirror about two women from different worlds. Larry Lemon offers a wholesome comedy, plus five standard vaudeville acts.
Nazimova leads a double programme at Franklin Park Theatre with Robert Warwick in Thou Art the Man and Chaplin in The Count. The latter half of the week features Marion Davies in April Folly and Earle Williams in When a Man Loves with another chapter of The Flynn Detective Series to follow.
Big audiences applauded the DeMille feature at Norumbega Park yesterday. Lillian Wheeler appears as the weekly special musical feature. Beginning Thursday Husbands and Wives will be shown twice daily in the theatre. A 12‑piece concert orchestra accompanies the program. Dancing in the restaurant is a popular attraction with an excellent dance floor and expert orchestra.
Park Theatre audiences praised Below the Surface a drama set on the New England coast. Hobart Bosworth stars as Martin Flint and features deep sea diving adventures including rescuing 27 crew members from a sunken submarine and a plot involving promoter James Arnold and Edna Gordon on Dorcas Island.
A man named Lane promotes a home remedy as a cure for asthma. He claims it has cured patients and offers to send a bottle postpaid in exchange for letters reporting results within ten days. Readers urged to write for a bottle without sending money.
A vintage remedy claims four ounces of liquid argon dissolves dandruff overnight. After nightly applications, itching stops and hair looks better, with three to four treatments supposedly destroying all signs of dandruff. Liquid arvON allegedly available at any drug store and inexpensive.
Pyorrhea starts with gum irritation and infection that can spread to the bony root sockets, loosening teeth and forcing extraction. The ad promotes Pyorrhocide Powder with Dentinol, claiming clinical proof and dentist recommended benefits, packaged as a six month supply for a dollar.
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