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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1919
Page
2
HANDLER COMPANY'S merchandise is praised for style and quality with no charge for style. The price reflects materials and workmanship only, emphasizing value rather than branding.
Washington reports 66 American army medical officers and men were decorated by Britain for bravery and service in the war. Surgeon General Ireland was advised by the British War Office. Major Emanuel Goldstein of New York City and Captain George P. O'Malley of Cleveland received honorary companions of the Distinguished Service Order. Forty nine captains and first lieutenants were awarded the Military Cross, while 15 enlisted men received the Distinguished Conduct Medal or Military Medal.
The New England recipients include Lieutenants William Andrew R. Chapin of Springfield Massachusetts Fred W Comstock of New Haven Connecticut Winthrop K McGinley of New London Connecticut Cassell C Rucker of Boston and several soldiers awarded the Military Medal or from Ambulance Company 118 Sanitary Train Field Hospital No 118 and related units.
Providence reports Brown University will run a summer session this year to help students whose courses were interrupted by the war make up time lost from college.
Dr. Allen Cunningham spoke at Food Facts Cottage under Froebel Club auspices on child care. He advised drying the ear with cotton for earache, using hot water bags for comfort, and stressing early dental checkups to prevent future heart trouble. He recommended cloves oil for toothache and camphor on cotton if a cavity is visible, and hot flaxseed poultices for colic. He cautioned against extreme outdoor sleeping and urged proper indoor ventilation, noting overwarmling can cause illness. Mrs. Margaret J. Stannard led the event for the Women's Public Service Commission.
The doctor recommends hot applications for a child with earache. Hot water with salt is singled out as a reliable remedy, but mothers should exercise caution in use.
The Flonzaley Quartet performed in Jordan Hall last night presenting Ravel’s string quartet in F major praised for its color and clarity. Also featured were Vidal’s Danses Anciennes and Beethoven’s quartet in C major as the season closer and a pledge of the ensemble’s high artistic standard.
William Francis Morrell, 14 when he joined in 1917, is the Navy’s youngest sailor. Living at 355 Adams Street Dorchester he longs to reenlist and reach Germany after serving as a fireman on transports and three months in the war zone. He volunteered for the flute inoculation at Gallups Island and was commended by Secretary Daniels.
Official casualty list names multiple New England servicemen with hometowns across Connecticut Maine Vermont Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Entries include Pvt Barnet Sneider Danbury Conn Lt Raymond Messer Lowell Mass and others with specific street addresses listed.
William B. Leonardi of Brookline writes his mother that he has been promoted to sergeant major of the Headquarters Detachment C P W E No 1 AP O 717, the highest rank a private can reach without officers school. He has been overseas nearly a year and his younger brother Alfred serves with the 101st Artillery in France.
Ernest Gregory, held on a charge of unlawfully wearing an army uniform, could not post a $200 bail and was jailed to await trial in Windsor federal court. He states his parents live in East Orange New Jersey.
The Rutland fund tally shows 143089 received to date for the Central New England Sanatorium campaign. Final Greater Boston rally today aims at 500000 with ongoing solicitations across New England.
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