Vice Admiral Sims Honored in London
In London a British Officers' Club party honored American officers and their spouses. A private gathering hosted by Sir Harry E Brittain welcomed Vice Admiral Sims Major General John Biddle commander Robert P Skinner and others. Sir Harry praised Sims as a good friend who will soon part from the group.
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Harry E. Brittain
Sims
John Biddle
United Kingdom
Robert P. Skinner
Gilbert Parker
Parker
Charles H. Robertson
Harry
Wounded Soldiers Enjoy Jazz by U S Band at Parker Hill
Wounded veterans convalescing at Elks Reconstruction Hospital Parker Hill received a three hour concert from the U S Jazz Band led by Ensign Alfred J. Moore. The soldiers praised the performance and thanked the band members who also provided cigarettes for the audience.
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Flanders
Elks’ Reconstruction
Parker Hill
U. S
Navy
Alfred J. Moore
France
Ensign Moore
Sloan's Liniment advertised for rheumatic pains relief
An advertisement promotes Sloan's Liniment as a quick, cleansing remedy for rheumatism neuralgia lumbago sprains bruises backache and stiff neck. It emphasizes warming soothing counter irritant action easy application no staining and convenient bottle sizes 30c 60c and 1 20.
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Sloan
Sloan’s
New System of Writing in Boston Public Schools
Boston introduces muscular movement penmanship as the exclusive writing method in all grades. Superintendent Frank Thompson reports the plan aims to eliminate scribbling, produce clear legible handwriting, and reduce fatigue among students.
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Boston
Boston Public Schools
Frank Thompson
Change to muscular movement handwriting in Boston schools
Since September the old finger movement method has been replaced in Boston for first graders. The muscular movement system is said to improve legibility, protect health and eyesight, and make writing feel like play, with students practicing even after lessons.
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Bertha A. Connor
Boston
New York
Weather data fragment with scattered readings
Fragmentary report lists mean barometer mean temperature and dew point with unclear values. It also shows mean relative humidity and maximum and minimum temperatures, wind data, and seems to include a signature or station label SMITH with unreadable details.
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Reid Ore
Seterveweest
Wich Neem
Ste Anes
E Res . Smith
Saiuboalnmen
Fish market slumps as 23 vessels discharge amid record receipts
Wide arrivals push receipts past a million pounds for the third straight day with haddock cod and pollock dominates. Prices fall as oversupply forces vessels to Gloucester and sales dip, while halibut and other fish drop from earlier high ex-vessel rates. The Mandeville sails in fast from Santa Marta with 25 000 stems of bananas and a plan to load for Havana, as Aberdeen reaches Boston with sisal hemp after 26 days from San Francisco.
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Gloucester
Higeo
Sarah
Edith Cooney
United Fruit Company
Mandeville
Long Wharf
Tropics
Santa Marta
Colombia
Sorensen
Havana
Cuba
Aberdeen
O'Brien
Boston
San Francisco
Remarkable shipyard sprint and harbor news at Charlestown
The Lerline carried hemp from Manila to San Francisco where trains to Aberdeen sped the work. The Aberdeen launched in 1712 days from keel plates, then engines and boilers, five days later her first voyage. Funeral services for Captain William H. Canning, tow boat man, will be held this afternoon at 23 West Hagle Street East Boston with a shipping delegation attending. The J Manchester Haynes crew were rescued by the Dominic in Barbadoes, while the Lake Ennis collided with Lake Fluvanna in fog, inspectors to investigate. The North Wind West relocated 3000 tons of coal from Norfolk to Boston as repairs proceed. THE LANDSMAN.
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Charlestown Navy Yard
Manila
San Francisco
Lerline
Aberdeen
William H. Canning
West Hagle Street
East
Boston
Canning
Metropolitan Coal Company
Metropolitan
Mattie Sargent
America
Queen Victoria
England
Isle of Wight
J. Manchester Haynes
Dominic
Barbadoes
Haynes
Cape Haytien
Stamford
Conn
New Bedford
Lake Ennis
North Wind
Norfolk
Boston Elevated Railway
Lake Fluvanna
United States
George F. Steele
Shipping News Arrived With Fleet Tow Details
Shipping report lists steamers Mandeville Sorensen Santa Marta Aberdeen O'Brien San Francisco via Panama and many vessels including City of Gloucester Elizabeth D. Perry Gloucester Eveleth Eugene Hughes Green towing barges Thomas Horan Jr Ida Woods Brockton Remus Saturn Baltimore and others bound for Norfolk Port Johnson Port Newport News and related destinations.
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Mandeville
Sorensen
Santa Marta
Aberdeen
O'Brien
San Francisco
Panama Canal
Grecian
Page
Philadelphia
Delaware
Crowell
New York
City of Gloucester
Larsen
Gloucester
Elizabeth D
Perry
Eveleth
Eugene Hughes
Green
Thomas Horan, Jr
Ida Woods
Eureka
Wing
Brockton
Havana
Randolph
Remus
Saturn
Brittain
Beverly
Baltimore
Norfolk
Vesta, Powell, Lynn
Port Johnson
Waltham
Bartlett
Newport News
Maritime Towage Movements From Norfolk and Surrounding Ports
The report lists vessels including the towing barge Grace bound for Norfolk and steamers Governor Dingley Norfolk and Chip es Jacksonville via Charleston. It notes schooner Elva Blanche from Br St Pierre Mig Grand Bank and tugs Confidence Sandwich returning with barge Maine from Norfolk. Additional entries include Mercury and towing barge No 25 for Norfolk and Cape Cod Canal movements with barges Balti more and Maryland.
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Governor Dingley
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Charleston
North Ind
New Bedford
Elva Blanche
St. Pierre
Mig
Grand Bank
Mld
Confidence
Sandwich
Maine
Mercury
Juno
Cape Cod Canal
Baltimore
Maryland
Fashionable Evening Dress Described at Supper Club
A narrator details a chic black satin and net gown worn for a night out after theatre. The outfit features a girdle waist, three pink roses, a semi-low neck, fine black silk net upper, long net sleeves, tassel trim, and a soft gathered overskirt with fringe-like tassels.
Druggists Oppose Alcohol Dispensing Bill in New York
Representatives of New York druggists urged the Assembly judiciary committee to amend the prohibition enforcement bill so pharmacists would not be allowed to traffic in liquor. Peter Diamond said members oppose dispensing liquor on prescription and favor allowing physicians to furnish liquor directly to patients.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
Assembly Judiciary Committee
Peter Diamond
New York
New York State Pharmaceutical Association
Anti-Saloon League
Fiancée’s Daily Letters During WWI Soldier’s Tour
A Boston woman requests readers share examples of faithful devotion to wartime sweethearts. Nancy H Harris cites a Falls River challenge and notes a fiancée who wrote daily to her overseas fiancé from Oct 1917 to Mar 1919. She sent him a Boston Post daily from Nov 1 1917 to Jan 1 1918.
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Post
Fall River
Hoboken
Boston Post
Nancy H. Harris
Boston
Fitchburg Fire Ravages Five-Story Building On Main Street
A blaze at the Fitchburg Mutual Fire Insurance Company caused an estimated 25 000 in damage to the top floors. Mrs Ann E Brown an invalid and her nurse Mrs Ray Bascom were nearly suffocated but rescued by firefighters and expected to recover. Mrs Fred A Watson leaped 25 feet to an adjoining roof and escaped unharmed.
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Fitchburg
March B
Fitchburg Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Main Street
Ann E. Brown
Ray Bascom
Fred A. Watson
Cadum Ointment Promises Quick Itch Relief and Soothing
An advertisement touts Cadum Ointment as a soothing remedy for eczema and skin irritations. It claims immediate itch relief and sleep improvement, listing uses from pimples to ringworm and noting the French preparation made in America from the original form.
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America
Real laughter winners in Margaret Cameron series
The Boston Post Sunday Magazine will publish the first story in the series Real laughter winners titled Who Laughs Last. Each tale presents a complete puzzling predicament untangled with humor and wit.
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Margaret Cameron
Boston Post
Clemenceau Seeks Rest After 50 Years in Parliament
Paris March 5 Premier Clemenceau told delegations from the Paris city council and the Department of the Seine he wishes to retire after 50 years of parliamentary life. He said elections should come soon but a date hinges on demobilization of the army.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Department of the Seine
France
Chamber of Deputies
Phosphates Promoted To Aid Thin Nervous People
Physicians advise plain bitro phosphate to strengthen delicate persons lacking vim and energy. Advertised preparations promise to fill hollows and build curves, with thinness and weakness attributed to starved nerves and a need for more nourishment.
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London
Gchandler & Co
Tremont St
Chandler & Co
Tremont Street
Newton, Mass
New York City
Madison
the Worlds Breeze
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Haddock
Ste Mildred Rovinson
Athena
Henrietta
Hortense
Ates Adeline
Kilmer I
Henjamin Smith
Natalie Hammond
James R
Mary P. Santos
Laverna
Mary P. Goulart
Jeanette
Frances S. Grueby
Angie Marshall
Ethel B. Penney
J. M. Marshall
Women’s New
Madras
Shipping News
Chatham
Simpson
Grace
Josephine Davis
Mark H. Jackson
Gurney
Sylpho
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