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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1916
Page
11
A mass meeting for the Clyde Park branch of the Fund for French Wounded will be held Friday evening in the Methodist Church. Arthur Stanwood Vier will preside. Speakers include Countess de Pierrefeu and Dr. Allen Greenwood, a former front line surgeon.
A Magazine advertisement touts Q-Pan Hair Color Restorer as safe and ready to use. It claims any gray or dry hair will darken evenly after a few shampoos and adds that a big bottle costs 50 cents at local drug stores in Boston Cambridge and Chelsea with mail order for outsiders.
Advice warns against alkaline soaps and shampoos that dry the scalp and damage hair. It recommends plain emulsified coconut oil as a greaseless cleanser that creates rich lather with water, washing away dust oil and dandruff while leaving hair silky and manageable. Mulitple typos in the source: coconut oil is described as cheap and widely available.
Robert M. Feustel, valuation expert for the Bay State street railway, told the Public Service Commission that 19 new fare zones would raise 1 615 165 dollars in annual revenue. He described shortening some zones and curtailing transfer privileges to equalize rates and ride lengths.
The joint Millis Medfield Norfolk school hearing on alleged teacher harassment was held private after accusations of impropriety by Superintendent West. Miss Mitchell Miss Hersey and Miss Polechio testified while townspeople criticized the secret proceedings. West and counsel denied all charges as a political conspiracy framed by a local clique.
A large group of 500 young people rehearse in the Grand Hall Mechanics building for the 28th annual May Festival under Mrs. W S Butler. The Chrysanthemum Girl, Margaret MacDonough, leads as a featured dancer. The event will be held Saturday afternoon and evening with invited guests from needy families across the North and West Indies and other city areas.
Governor McCall signed a liquor transportation law that makes pony express licenses highly valued in this state. No liquor dealer may transport into dry towns unless an express firm holds a license from local officials. Wet goods must be delivered by licensed expressmen with delivery records available to police. The act takes effect 39 days after passage.
Extensive alterations are being carried out inside St Malalia's Church on East Broadway South Boston after a previous fire damage. The Rev Mortimer E Twomey plans elaborate interior decorations and roof reinforcement. The Brighton district federation meets next Sunday at Allston Theatre. Arlington Council K of C schedules a two day spiritual retreat at Blessed Gabriel Monastery Brighton starting Friday.
More than 200 Civil War veterans of the Massachusetts Military Order of the Loyal Legion met at the American House to elect officers. Commander Col Charles F. Morse led the ticket with Joab N. Patterson as senior vice commander and Charles W. C. Rhoades as recorder.
Bethlehem Steel President Charles M. Schwab and Mrs. Schwab were entertained by Fore River Shipbuilding officers at the Copley Plaza Hotel. J W Powell attended with two dozen department heads. The gathering also marked Schwab’s third wedding anniversary.
William H. Crone a Boston Elks leader and former Boston bar member dies of heart disease in his Providence law office. Born 1914 in Avon Massachusetts he practiced law in Boston before moving to Providence in 1911. Survived by four sisters Mrs Hurley Randolph Mrs Simmons Randolph Mrs Sheppard Ashmont and Mrs Orne Somerville. Funeral to be held from Mrs Hurley's Randolph home.
Mrs. Bessie McIntire and Freeman J. Wagner report cure of back pain and kidney issues after using Dean's Kidney Pills from Riker Jaynes Drug Co. Mrs. George Lee credits relief from pneumonia after kidney problems with regained energy, weight, and better sleep following use.
Dr. Hugh Cabot of Harvard, 94, renowned surgeon, will head the third Harvard medical unit sailing May 20 for Faeland aboard the Cunard liner Andania. The eighteen surgeon group joins the British regular service and continues work begun by the second unit sent last November, slated to finish six months’ duty June 9 before relief.
Mr and Mrs Charles Wellington of 14 Sibson Street Dorchester celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of their wedding last night. Wellington known as the Duke of Wellington is a Dorchester lifelong resident and former coach and horse car driver for over 45 years. He retired in 1930 becoming the first Fields Corner division Boston Elevated pensioner. His wife, ten years younger, is active in Dorchester church and social circles.
Joseph M. Shea, after 15 years with Grand Trunk and Central Vermont in New England, is named New England passenger agent for Canada 8. & Lines Ltd. He replaces J. F. Dolan who departs Boston for Montreal. Shea will represent Richelieu & Ontario Navigation, Niagara Navigation, St. Lawrence River route, Bermuda and West Indies service, and Northern Navigation through the Great Lakes.
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