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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1919
Page
12
The Post announces a series of first person World War narratives by New England division writers. Readings will continue daily in the Daily and Sunday Post, presenting actual experiences from the war.
Lieutenant Winslow orders men to move shells to the guns as fire presses in. A Battery and Battery D push through to supply theどう. Shells bring up around Dead Man's Curve at Beaumont and enable an orderly gun line.
Ward Parker, former New Bedford representative, earned the D. S. C. for his work as a motorcycle dispatch bearer. He covered the entire front from Seicheprey amid bursting shells and burning ground.
A veteran recalls frontline service with Major Herbert in the 102d Field Artillery. He describes gas exposure near Verdun and Saint Mihiel, shell bursts, and a lucky escape after a damaged gas tank. He details losses, a blinded period, and hopes to return to civilian life in New Bedford after recovery. Another account from the 26th will appear tomorrow.
The Marconi Company announced today the establishment of wireless telephony between Ireland and Canada. Experiments have been underway between Glace Bay Nova Scotia and Clifton Ireland, with connections tested across the Atlantic.
Twelve dollars more has been contributed by Post readers for the destitute family of Mrs. Pasquale Rizzo of 4 Bay State place, South Boston. The list includes five from a friend, two from a friend, two from C. B. S., one from B. M. I. H. J. C. of East Boston, and two from A Post Reader.
Mrs. George E. Gatis of Owosso Michigan signs a letter promoting Mentho Laxene sold by druggists. Each 2.14 oz bottle promises a full pint of cold and cough medicine with directions and satisfaction guarantee.
Dr. Walter B. Rowe a Quincy dentist living in Irving Place was sentenced to one year in the Norfolk House of Correction on a statutory offence and fined 50 dollars for assault. A second statutory charge was continued and Rowe appealed. The complainant Mrs. Anna Laura Harrington of Boston testified of an intimate relationship after meeting at a Quincy dance last November and alleged she was assaulted at the Emery home in Quincy.
Officers testified that Dr Rowe walked out a rear door into the arms of Officer Farrell as courts yesterday morning heard Captain Goodhue charge the defendant with additional statutory offences.
JOAN J. MARTIN of Boston lauds Judge Dowd for a speech delivered in Montreal in 1919. He describes the address as eloquent and diplomatic, noting its truthful tone and potential to bear fruit. Martin recalls visiting Canada during Mayor Fitzgerald's administration and endorses Dowd's educated, clear presentation.
A 20,000 ton floating drydock, larger than the Dewey, built in Baltimore, received its first test today at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation. It will be ready for service on April 1 after two years of construction.
Fire Commissioner Murphy urges Mayor Peters to include 200000 in the budget for fire department apparatus. He notes last year large city areas were left unprotected due to broken motors and lack of reserve equipment. Murphy says Grady requested 100000 plus 95000 on hand, but Congress should authorize more.
Washington dispatch reports 68 444 troops returned in the week ended March 14 the largest weekly total since the armistice. By March 14 the War Department says 414 278 men had been brought home from France.
An advertisement from a Boston barber promotes Noonan's Hair Petrole as an antiseptic and hair regenerator. It claims weekly shampoos and scalp treatments prevent dandruff, improve circulation, and restore hair vitality, with barber shops and druggists selling bottles at $1.00. The product is from T Noonan & Sons Co., 88 Portland St.
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