Olympics to Feature Record Number of Races This Year
The Olympic games this year will include as many events as ever with broad global participation as virtually every country will be represented.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1920
Page
13
The Olympic games this year will include as many events as ever with broad global participation as virtually every country will be represented.
An advertisement cites Mrs. A. Gillis of 69 Emerald St Boston Massachusetts reporting fifteen years of rheumatism eased by Weldona. It promotes a free book Germs of Rheumatism and urges readers to obtain Weldona from local druggists or the Weldona Co 132 Boylston St Boston.
A long roster of engaged pairs appears with ages and addresses across Boston and surrounding areas. Names include Isaac Sriedman and Goldie Lifshutz, Murdoch Dean and Mary MacLeod, Harold Kimball and Cera Melvin, Brenden Dunn and Dorothea Hurlbert, Chester Welch and Mildred McGrath, and many others listing trades from salesman to dressmaker, millwright, bookkeeper, and more.
The document lists individuals from Cambridge with ages and occupations including David Kasef a merchant Eva Green a bookkeeper James A Evigarton a student and Atholio M R Nicker a stenographer. Addresses are given as 1296 Cambridge street 80 Cottage street and 24 Warren Street.
Fashion report notes black and navy sweaters rising in popularity this season. Shoppers seek versatile knits suitable for work and casual wear, with emphasis on simple silhouettes and durable fabrics.
Jordan Marsh reports its Paris buyer returned after six weeks amid French blouse fever. The buyer touts new blouse arrivals and abundant price advantages due to favorable exchange rates, promising surprisingly moderate Boston prices.
An old newspaper blurb urges readers to prevent illness by boosting vitality with Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills. It claims the tonic purifies blood, aids digestion, and speeds recovery after influenza or blood poisoning, emphasizing regular bowels and overall health.
At a special hearing on wool costs and selling prices, jobbers and clothing manufacturers testified before the Commission on the Necessaries of Life. Several statements noted reselling and price pyramiding among jobbers, with claims of overcharging by manufacturers. The hearing resumes at 2 30 this afternoon to hear from those who did not bring proper records.
James G. Thorburn president of Low, Donald & Co., woolen jobbers, blamed manufacturers for part of the price increases. He alleged the producers bear responsibility for rising costs affecting the wool trade.
Officials in Buzzards Bay await federal orders to reopen the Cape Cod canal after the railroad authority relinquished control. The canal remains closed amid fuel shortages as the Boston Cape Cod and New York Canal Company seeks $16.8 million for the property. Governor Coolidge, the Chamber of Commerce, and State lawmakers press Washington to operate or promptly condemn and reopen the waterway.
The Chelsea committee of the League of Catholic Women forms to raise funds for a social centre. Officers include Chairman Mrs John L Wells Secretary Helena A Greene and Treasurer Elizabeth A O Malley. An entertainment is planned for St Roses Hall on St Patrick s night March 17 with a committee led by Mrs Martin J Casey Mrs Charles J Dona hoe Miss Margaret English Miss Abbie Foley and Miss Rita Murdock. The Young Ladies Sodality will stage an April 7 entertainment mirroring a successful event from November.
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