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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1920
Page
7
The 1919 annual report shows operating revenues at 487 885 014 with expenses 469 456 659 leaving net income 13 821 701 a drop of 10 515 303. It notes federal contract compensation and stock ownership patterns, with 48 percent of holders being women and 8 percent owning under 5000 dollars.
Mrs T L Kenney assisted by Mrs John E Gilman Jr hosted a whist party at the asylum on Camden street under the St. Vincent Orphan Guild. Thirty five tables played while new president Mrs Robert H Triggs led the guild’s entertainment efforts. Proceeds will support St Vincents Orphan Asylum with weekly Tuesday events planned in coming months.
General John J. Pershing thanked Mayor Peters for the cordial welcome during his Boston visit. In a letter he said it was a privilege and a pleasure to visit Boston and to acknowledge the city’s loyal and unstinted wartime support.
Safe arrival reported in Philadelphia after leaving New York February 24 for Philadelphia. The Edourado Sala’s late today arrival ends fears of loss at sea held by her agents.
Advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable substitute for calomel to stimulate the liver and bowels. It promises clear pink skin and buoyancy, notes millions sold annually at 10c and 25c, and recommends taking one or two nightly for results.
Hats shift away from straw to oilcloth grass cloth and silk with veils as the year’s key accessory. Veils vary from long fish tail styles to short half eclipsing pieces and may conceal imperfect complexions by soft shadowed patterns.
A long list records intended marriages with names ages and addresses. It includes Antonino Alebrandi and Antonina Agrillo. James W. Fraser and Catherine T. Ward. William Parker and Elizabeth Porter. Francesco Ribando and Maria Baggio. Phillip Bloom and Annie Rosenstein. Henry Kelly and Julia Welch among others.
Beachmont shoe worker and Mary B Catal do live at 960 Bennington street with marriage details. John Hampstead widowed carpenter and Mary E Lee at 32 Lyndeboro street share residence. Leo Guidice quartermaster and Giuseppina Guidice immigrant weaver listed at 6 Corner street West Quincy. Ed F Hadley fireman and Edith A Anthony clerk reside at 11 Dwight street. Samuel Gassman merchant tailor and Sarah Garky housekeeper at 1182 Blue Hill Avenue. William J Haugh auto worker and Francis King nurse at 75 Revere street and 9 Charles River Square. Thomas J Blake refrigerating engineer and Ida M Wallberg waitress listed at 566 Columbus Avenue and 93 Maple Street Attleboro. Giuseppe Ricci carpenter and Anna Del Vecchio immigrant station. Wallace W Bragg nurse and Margaret M Dumont housekeeper at 52 East Springfield Street and 1857 Shawmut Avenue. Samuel Bates tailor and Rosebud Reeves at home colored residents listed at 38 Windsor Street and 40 Windsor Street.
A string of names and addresses appears listing individuals with occupations such as factory operative chauffeur and clerks. The varied ages and street addresses in Cambridge are included, naming Carlos de Porto Cato Adrianal S Mederois Edward Van Sickle Lillian P ae Edward Manookian Helen G Broadbent among others.
Fitchburg planners forecast a tax rate of 80 dollars per thousand, an increase of about six dollars, as the budget of 1,569,724 was reported by Mayor Frank H. Foss to the City Council. The bill covers current expenses and interest, totaling 300,000 more than the 1919 appropriation.
Between 10 million and 15 million dollars in gold coin will be shipped this week to South America, mainly Argentina. Gold coin exports to South America since January 1 total about 65 million dollars.
John J Hagarty of Broadway South Boston a customs checker was charged with smuggling manila head pieces valued at about 15 dollars each. He pleaded not guilty and was held in 500 dollar bail for a hearing March 16.
Miss Delia Butler of 129 Smith Street Roxbury is hospitalized in serious condition after a door opening from the outside swung open on the third floor landing, causing her to fall while carrying bundles. She sustains head and body contusions and arm injuries. She works at 37 Simmons Street.
Announcement of Frank F. Farrar as general agent of the Boston and Maine railroad with charge of the foreign department and export terminals at the port. Farrar, an authority on foreign trade, has risen to this post in 22 years, with headquarters in the Chamber of Commerce building.
Chicago March 2. Federal licensing of physicians and stricter licensure requirements were urged before Congress on medical education and licensure. About eight hundred doctors from across the country attended. Dr Walter L Bierring said British doctors face stricter tests, implying England has higher standards of physicians.
An authority explains that uric acid causes kidney and bladder irritation leading to nocturnal urination. A simple remedy is four ounces of rad Salts daily, then Jad Salts a tablespoonful in water for two to three days to neutralize urine acids and restore normal bladder function.
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