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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1918
Page
8
New York May 5 The nation s six veterans from the French trenches sent by General Pershing to America to aid the third Liberty Loan campaign will be received in Washington by President Wilson and later by Secretary Baker, it was announced today.
Miss Bernice W. Rodger of 126 Hancock Street Everett married Ensign Hayden Crocker yesterday in the Charlestown Navy Yard. The ceremony was performed by Chaplain Stone before Crocker reports for overseas duty.
In Quincy, Michael Kapler claims an egg laid in Dominico Dellasiorie’s wagon proves ownership of the hen and egg. Dellastorie asserts ownership of the egg due to a purchase deal. Officer Ford, unsure of law, retrieved the egg to court and ate it, promising a new egg if the Equity Court decides.
Kapler sold a number of hens to Selashire who then placed them in a location not described in the fragment. The brief note hints at an agricultural or market transaction but provides minimal remaining detail.
A Boston effort to Americanize immigrants began with a Cham ber of Commerce committee meeting. The city will be split into 16 districts each with a manager and 200 plus subdivisions. Franklin T. Kurt leads the committee. division leaders will be chosen next meeting.
A second year student Helen asks if Timon Tyde is a man or woman and recalls a teacher saying Timon Tyde waits for no man. Grandpa notes the Civil War began in 1861 the year he and grandmother were married.
A truncated note shows a student named Johnny studying history with a goal tied to his grandfather. The fragment hints at a classroom attempt to connect personal lineage to events learned in history class.
In Dover New Hampshire Mildred Burnham recalls overheard chatter about a restaurant named Cafe Meserve. Two elderly men discuss whether it relates to John Meserve or his brother, noting John had a brother but not sure of the name.
A traveler recalls a westbound trip where a betting man challenged delays to San Francisco and his own name. An engine boiler burst sending the narrator into the air while crossing paths with the rival who shouted a $10 bet on who would rise higher. Charles P. O'Brien.
A nostalgic vignette recalls Speaker Cannon visiting public schools in his state. A boy performs Byron’s Battle of Waterloo aloud and triggers Cannon’s sneezes, prompting a playful response from the crowd. Isabel A. Harvey of Malden signs off.
A drug store offer promotes Freezone as a miracle Cincinnati invention. A few cents buys a tiny bottle that promises painless removal of hard and soft corns and toe corn, plus all calluses, with no soreness or irritation. The ad emphasizes simplicity and effectiveness.
Henry B. Endicott, executive manager of the Massachusetts Committee on Public Safety, declares he is unalterably opposed to the war chest plan for funding organizations active in war service in a statement issued last night.
A Massachusetts figure questions the war chest plan. He argues it may hinder individual generosity by creating a middle man for fund handling and reducing personal control over donations to causes like the Red Cross and Knights of Columbus.
The speaker argues that direct contributions to soldiers through yarn drives are preferable to the War Chest. He cites Massachusetts public safety efforts that sold yarn for direct delivery and warns that the War Chest may deter charity and attract selfish donors seeking publicity.
John Willis Gillingham of Reading volunteered for service with the Canadian artillery, signing as a private for 31 dollars a month. He left for Canada last night from Bromfield Street mission, saying he makes a financial sacrifice but must serve his country at the front.
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