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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1918
Page
6
Massachusetts farmers lose milk value per cow per year with May 1917 figures reaching $30. Wesley H. Bronson of Massachusetts Agricultural College warns herd killings threaten milk supply and urges greater milk use to reduce producer losses during the June flush.
State Food Administrator Henry B Endicott urges higher milk consumption as farm costs increased from 0618 to 0847 per quart by December 1917. He notes milk remains a cheap nutrition source aiding soldiers and the nation while many farmers improve accounting and planning.
One hundred workers at United States Shipbuilding Company in Knightville walked out in South Portland demanding the government scale of wages. The strike marks a protest over pay and conditions as the labor action unfolds locally.
In a 1918 account from the Lafayette Escadrille, an American-turned-pilot describes a morning duel with three German single-seaters. After killing one Bowie machine at twenty yards, he survives shell fire and maneuvers to land, earning a citation and a palm for the Croix de Guerre.
Miss A M Clish of Brockton Massachusetts recalls crippling rheumatism two years ago. After taking Var-Ne-Sis her stomach improved and strength returned allowing crutch-free mobility and a return to work. Varney urges acid elimination and specific dosing for best results with Var-Ne-Sis.
The Daily and Sunday Post signals ongoing serialized content with daily continuations. A note promises new installments each day in the newspaper, inviting readers to follow continuing stories and features.
The audience enjoyed A Night Off at the Copley with strong performances from Jewett's company. The farce adapts Daly era humor to present day, focusing on a professor trying to shield his brainchild from a domineering wife. A revised Inside the Lines is planned for a summer run.
Last night at the Tremont Theatre Mitzi staged Head Over Heels with new cast members Irving Beebe as Sterling and Grace Daniels making her Boston debut. Beebe brings dramatic strength and sings effectively while Daniels, a lyric soprano with wide range, charms the audience. Daniels is noted as Henry W. Savage's recent find and has sung high notes in May Time in New York as an amateur.
Park Theatre manager Thomas D. Soriero presents a strong weekly bill headlined by Viola Dana in The Only Road a Southern California drama. Gladys Hulette Helen Chadwick and Creighton Hale lead For Sale while Mr and Mrs Sidney Drew offer a comedy. Pathe Weekly covers current events for New England audiences and features scenes of American troops in France. Josephine O Brien Ruth Carey Page sing with the Park Symphony Orchestra performing an overture.
The Orpheum Theatre presents Willie Solar leading a versatile vaudeville bill with the Sextet de Luxe and the Smiletta Girls. French and Brandt perform Their Wedding Anniversary, Pisano and Bingham in At the Barber's Pole, plus songs dances and instrumental numbers. Screen features news pictorial a comedy and Old Wives for New.
This week's St James Theatre program offers Saxon and Clinton in The St Perkins Kid and the City Pianist along with Taylor and Corelli in songs and comedy and the one act play $1000 Reward. The Cromwells juggle and Burns and Furan provide variety acts while News Pictorial and Viviette starring Vivian Martin play on screen.
Scollay Square Olympia presents True Blue starring William Farnum this week with the Tauline Fielding Players in The Rose of Virginia. The vaudeville lineup includes Charlie Gibbs mimic and Warren and Templeton in singing and acrobatic dancing along with Hadgi Sambolo and company in The Haunted House and the Olympia News Weekly.
The Beacon Theatre shows George M. Cohan in Hit-the-Trail Halliday and Sessue Hayakawa in the Bravest Way along with short comedies and news pictures.
The Dill presents The Soul of Fuddha starring Theda Bara and A Red Haired Cupid starring Roy Stewart, showing through Wednesday evening at the Old South Theatre.
Keith's Theatre offers a rare pairing this week as George MacFarlane and Mollie King headline an unusual act. They join a bill including the Six Kirksmiths, the Arnaut brothers, Paul Decker and company in "Ruby Ray," Chris Richards, Tilyou and Ward, Four Holloways, and the Dancing LaVars. audiences welcomed the duo on opening night.
The Boston Theatre features Rita Maria's Ladies' Orchestra and vaudeville acts including Regal and Mack in The Book Shop Tegan and Geneva Aerial Tangoists Ryan and Ryan in song and dance Jay Raymond as A Representative of the House of Mirth And moving pictures with Arnold Daly starring in My Own United States A Mack Sennett comedy Two Tough Tender Feet also shown on the program.
One of the liveliest Douglas Fairbanks pictures is shown this week at Gordon's Olympia. Manhattan Mad is filled with exciting adventures from start to finish. The vaudeville features Eddie Montrose The Silent Humorist Delmore and Moore Seen Behind the Scenes Rostino and Barrett singers and dancers the six Royal Hussars and the Olympia weekly.
The Franklin Park Theatre screens Joan of Plattsburg starring Mabel Normand in a strong dramatic role. A comedy Those Athletic Girls features Adelaide Bell and company Burton Oliver Mack Fertig Dan in the vaudeville. Pathe pictures present new scenes from over there.
The attendance at Paragon Park and the Palm Garden at Nantasket Beach soars this season due to fine weather and many visitors avoiding summer travel. Manager Dodge notes steady additions to attractions fueling the surge.
The Globe Theatre screens Mary Pickford in The Little Princess and William S. Hart in Between Men. Frances Hodgson Burnett story Like title is shown, with Charlie Chaplin in The Cure for the comedy portion of the program.
At the Lancaster Theatre two photoplays headline the bill. Jewel Carmen stars in Con fession, with Viola Dana in Riders of the Night. Enid Bennett appears in the added attraction They're Off.
Exeter's current week features Clara Kimball Young in The Reason Why Charles Ray in His Own Home Town Marguerite Clark in Prunella and Norma Talmadge in De Luxe Annie Also shown are Strand and Christie comedies for weekly news.
The Blushing Widows burlesque company furnishes the bill at the Howard this week. Ford Bunder Billy Spencer and a strong supporting cast including Anna Armstrong Mae Barlow Babe La Vetta Daisy Gallagher Billy Carlton Al Casey Fox Eddie Meridith and a chorus. A continuous program features Dayton Duo Mattie Quinn Renard and Grant Sheppard and Ott Bill Reno and others in comic and musical tableaux.
The Trocaderos headline Waldron's Casino offering lively entertainment. Gus Fay leads the cast with Jimmy Hunter Eddie Healey Nettie Nelson Bessie Clairette and more including William Lynch Jack Witts Margaret Shayne and the Carnival Trio. Two acts feature a minstrel scene and a cabaret evening.
William Rock and Frances White with Jack Gardner and the Jazz band have drawn large amused crowds at the Plymouth Theatre. The show, featuring a small trio and a lively band, will transfer to the Wilbur Theatre on Monday evening June 24.
The Codman Square Theatre hosts Hirschoff's Gypsies as the leading act this week. The Franklin Four, Doherty and Scalia in a comedy, and Evelyn and Dolly perform songs and comedy. News pictures and the photoplay The Guilt of Silence with Ruth Clifford screen alongside the bill.
Last night at Fenway Theatre Mary Pickford starred in M liss a charming idyll of the days of 49. The show is noted as a theatrical record when staged as a legitimate drama in prior years. Harry Morey in A Game with Fate offered entertaining support.
The United States official war pictures titled Pershing's Crusaders are being shown at the Shubert Theatre. They reveal the government’s year one preparations for the war effort and its impact on public understanding.
The Majestic Theatre continues a run of Hearts of the World drawing steady public interest with enthusiasm for the romantic wartime love story despite its conflict setting.
A Tremont Temple crowd last evening greeted the Gerard pictures with large attendance and warm applause, giving the impression of an early success for the new week of shows.
During the first half of the week the Washington Theatre shows Baree Son of Kazan with Nell Shipman in the lead and Alma Rubens in Madame Sphinx.
At the Modern Theatre this week George M. Cohan appears in a film version of his play Hit the Trail Halliday with Sessue Hayakawa in The Bravest Way. Short comedies and news pictures fill the bill.
A benefit concert for the Mt Benedict Council Knights of Columbus building fund is staged tonight at the Knights of Columbus Hall Highland avenue Somerville. Pupils of Miss Grace R Lingard perform with pianist Miss Margaret Cogan and soloists Joseph Cogan and Mary D Knowles. Program includes readings solos sketches and patriotic poses. Sketches titled The Three Fairy Gifts The Girls Over There and Down on the Farm Readings Cherokee Roses Beatrice Largie Heart of the Rose Crystal Vosburgh How the Church Was Built at Kehoes Bar Lillian Jones.
Bowdoin Square Theatre featured Sergeant Empey in Over the Top to packed houses. Sessue Hayakawa stars in The White Man's Law as an ivory trader on Africa’s west coast. Fatty Arbuckle appears in Moonshine as a continuation of She Woman in the Web. The weekly animated feature and vaudeville lineup, including the Daytona Duo and Mattie Quinn, draw lively crowds.
The Columbia Theatre presents Douglas Fairbanks in His Picture in the Papers and Constance Talmadge in The Lesson for the first half of the week. The Lesson is adapted from Virginia Terhune Van de Water stories about married life.
The Norumbega Park stock company led by Joan Quest stages The White Sister this week. Quest delivers a strong title performance and the ensemble handles the Crawford novel adaptation with competence.
Trinity College conferred degrees on 18 men at Hartford during the 9d commencement exercises. Thirteen attended in person. five were serving in the war. Honorary degrees went to Russell J. Coles Theodore Roosevelt George Shirasad George Wharton Pepper. others included John Pierpont Morgan Charles Lathrop Peck Edward S Travers Karl Reiland Granville Sherwood Paul Matthews and William Butler Davis. George Wharton Pepper gave the commencement luncheon address.
Stanley Bishop, age 12, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Bishop of 143 Federal Street Quincy, was fatally burned when his clothes caught fire while rubbing matches in his home kitchen. He died mid afternoon at the Quincy City Hospital.
An old advertisement extols Tiz foot bath powder to relieve corns bunions and sore inflamed feet. It promises instant relief and dancing happiness after use and pitches a 25 cent box from drug or department stores.
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