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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1919
Page
4
The Memphis Commercial Appeal voices a fierce concern over wartime price shocks and the dollar's shrinking purchasing power as society adapts to economic upheaval and shifting wartime priorities.
The article explains that genuine Bayer aspirin tablets must bear the Bayer Cross and be in an unbroken package with proper directions. It notes affordable tin boxes of 12 tablets and larger packages available at drug stores for relief of headache toothache earache neuralgia colds and pain.
Maurice Hazard of Sayre Conn. attempted to enlist on Tremont Row but was mistaken for the Ayer resident "Honey" Hazard. After being detained in a closet, he was rejected for flat feet as onlookers heard Mrs. Charlotte Pickford speak at Liberty Cottage rally.
Bixbys bar at 116 Blackstone street, famous on two continents, will go out of business due to prohibition. The last bottle of Scotch was sold last night and there is no champagne Madeira Burgundy Claret or port left in the shop.
Henry S. Rickett, long-time manager of Bixby’s, predicts closing by July 1 due to prohibition. He notes the bar serves elite Boston clubs and portrays leading citizens as temperate non-drinkers who oppose prohibition while acknowledging possible benefits.
Medical authorities say nine tenths of stomach trouble stems from excess hydrochloric acid not lack of digestive juices. Avoid artificial aids and try Bisulated Magnesia after meals to sweeten the stomach, prevent excess acid, and ease sourness gas and pain. This harmless, inexpensive magnesia comes in powder or tablet form.
An elderly Boston woman, Maria Louise Dundass Satchell, claims a fortune left 40 years ago by Lord Dundass of English royalty. She says she and sister Carrie Dundass Bell are the oldest Dundass heirs, with real estate at Broad and Walnut streets in Philadelphia. Legal challenge hinges on Pennsylvania inheritance law and proof of legitimate offspring.
Boston Central Labor Union reports that Mayor Peters failed to press contractors to pay prevailing wages on municipal work. The executive board notes new contracts were given to a large contractor who allegedly pays below union wages. A committee was appointed to urge Health Commissioner Woodward to restore smoking cars on the Boston Elevated overhead trains.
The Savin Hill Improvement Association voted to send a protest to Mayor Peters over insufficient police supervision in the district and urged immediate steps to boost the police force for better handling of conditions. It also opposed renaming Savin Hill park or playground.
Private Frank Gaffney of Company G 108th Infantry 27th Division is awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for actions near Ransart on Sept 29. He single handedly led to the German nest after his lieutenant and sergeant were killed and brought back 80 prisoners despite a wound costing him an arm. Major General McHale praises him as the second bravest man of the war.
Benjamin Yakovitz a 19 year old Chelsea veteran praised by 10 prominent citizens at the Boston City Club event arranged by the Young Men's Social Club. He detailed his 1918 action near a forward trench earning the Distinguished Service Cross after dispatching enemy soldiers with a rifle and bayonets.
Two Medford youths James Gregorio and David Horton forced a window and crawled inside 35 Union Street to pull Mrs Edward T Field from a room in flames after an oil lamp exploded. She was unconscious and severely burned. she was taken to her son William Field's nearby home and is described in critical condition.
The judge notes that prohibition will not erase all evils as greed and temptation persist. He doubts labor efficiency and crime reduction, questions referendum support, and says leaders avoid responsibility by blaming Congress or the President. He predicts prohibition but cautions time will tell. Bixby’s shop features a mixing table and no bar as 15 workers sustain wholesale and retail operations.
At First Parish Church Brookline yesterday afternoon Miss Katherine Urquhart Fellowes of Buffalo N Y became the wife of Norman H White Jr of Brookline The bride wore white crepe de chine with a court train and old lace veil She carried a bouquet of bride's roses Her four bridesmaids from Westover wore cornflower georgette and black maline hats The flower girl was Dorothy S White sister of the groom Best man William W Claflin of Newton Harvard classmate
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