Condensed Novels Winners to Be Printed in Sunday Post
The Boston Post announces the Condensed Novels contest winners and previews Nathan Haskell Cole's Gil Blas condensation. It recounts Gil Blas rise through Madrid and Valencia, his wit, moral lessons, and eventual respectability. Also noted is a forthcoming Count of Monte Cristo condensation by Alfred S. Clark to appear in Sunday Post.
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Le Sage Alain Rene Le Sage a Lifelong Writer of Gil Blas
Le Sage born December 13 1668 in western France died 1747. He faced poverty yet married and turned to theater for income. A Parisian breakthrough came with a comedy and the novel Gil Blas first published in 1715, with later parts released by 1735. Sir Walter Scott praised the work as a life like and entertaining panorama of Spain.
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Gil Blas of Salamanca Adrift Across Spain in Folly
Gil Blas, seventeen, leaves home with forty ducats to study Divinity at Salamanca. He is cheated for his mule, joins bandits, helps Dona Mencia escape, is jailed, robbed, and misled by rogues. He wanders through Burgos Madrid and Toledo, passing through tutors, doctors, and libertines, seeking work as a servant and adventurer amid scams and schemes.
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Condensations Published With Publication Dates Series
A note listing condensations already printed in this series, specifying publication dates for each item. It provides a reference to prior summaries and their original print dates for archival tracking.
Back issue pricing offered for Daily Post and Sunday Post
Readers may secure back copies at regular rates: 2 cents per daily issue, 6 cents per Sunday Post in Greater Boston, and 7 cents elsewhere, if applied for immediately. The offer emphasizes immediate action to obtain archived issues.
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Swigs Bill Reported in House Banks Committee
The House Banking Committee reported Simion Swig's measure to let savings departments of trust companies pay monthly interest and interest on deposits withdrawn within six months. The bill aims to repeal a recent law restricting such interest payments, backed by Swig and supporters who argue the prior rule was unjust to depositors.
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New Legislation Faces Swift Passage Amid Support
Supporters report the bill has solid backing and aims for quick enactment before the legislative session ends. Officials mobilize efforts to ensure passage.
Holbrook Estate Bequest Totals 1 Million to Widow
New York June 27 The Stamford estate of Edward Holbrook longtime Corham Manufacturing Company president along with the Holbrook townhouse and stocks and bonds valued at 1 million dollars is left to his widow Mrs Frances S Holbrook. His son John S Holbrook and daughter Mrs Lilian De Balinecourt receive 750000 dollars each and income from a 150000 dollar trust fund.
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Three Launchings in Quincy Today at Bethlehem Yard
Three ships are slated to launch in Quincy today at two Bethlehem Shipbuilding sites. The destroyer Moody, named for the late William H. Moody, will be christened by his sister Miss Mary J. Moody of Haverhill. Submarine R-19 will also be launched at the Fore River yard.
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Ayer Girl Elopes with 35 Year Old Man Shocks Family
A nineteen year old girl from Ayer has eloped with Arthur Nutting aged thirty five according to her mother. The event heightens concern for family and community. The notice notes the couple’s sudden departure and seeks information.
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Elopement Stirs Ayer Town Involving Fay and Nutting
Ayer residents report a sensational elopement involving 19 year old Minta Fay and 35 year old Arthur Nutting. They left on May 27 with Fay's eight month old baby and are thought to be living on a nearby farm. Nutting is owner of the Sandy Pond general store.
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Woman Missing After Suspected Meeting With Nutting
Mrs. Mosher tells how her daughter Mrs. Fay left Sandy Pond with her infant to visit her husband in Rutland on the day Nutting vanished. Police and surrounding towns were urged to help locate them as clues point to clandestine meetings and possible residence in a farmhouse.
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Captain Pyemont Earns British Military Cross on Rooftop Ceremony
Captain Winthrop Pyemont, a Harvard Law School student and former Special Reserve officer, received the British Military Cross with a second citation bar in a rooftop ceremony at Northeastern Department Army Headquarters 99 Chauney Street. The award was presented by Vice-Consul General Gloucester Armstrong of New York and pinned by General Edwards in King George's stead.
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Vinice Ibanez and Other Novels Review
Critics survey contemporary fiction highlighting Ibanez La Bodega as a potent anti liquor tale set near Cadiz. It contrasts with Miss Fingal and The Little Daughter of Jerusalem, praising spiritual nuance and vivid settings while noting varied war era fiction and adventurous thrillers for summer readers.
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Phoebe Allen
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GOP blocks 10 day Senate recess debate
Democratic Senators push for a ten day recess after supply bills while Republican leaders resist citing President Wilson's return and seek a short three day break or a week long recess starting next Monday night to let members go home for the Fourth of July as committees finish work.
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Jolson Divorce Suit Cites Neglect and Gambling
Mrs. Henrietta Jolson sues Al Jolson for divorce in Los Angeles claiming neglect and heavy gambling at Baltimore and New York race tracks. She says Jolson sent his secretary to reconcile and recalls a canceled Catalina trip. She seeks $290 monthly alimony amid an income claimed over $3,900 weekly and a fortune over $200,000.
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Boston woman awarded 39590 for hip injury in street car accident
Mrs Minnie Parker a former assistant housekeeper and seamstress in Bos ton hotels was awarded 39590 in a suit against the Boston Elevated Railway Company. The accident occurred November 25 1917 near Norway Street and Massachusetts Avenue when a car started suddenly throwing her to the ground fracturing her right hip. The railway contended she stepped from the car while in motion.
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Restful sleep boosts energy for business success
You can't keep up with the business procession if you're only half rested. Lack of sleep saps your energies and robs you of the snap and go essential to success. Your best insurance against disease is the reserve strength from sound slumber and a full daily rest allowance.
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