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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1919
Page
10
Kelly-Springfield Caterpillar tires are praised for grip and release dynamics that reduce friction, delivering full resilient force at road contact. Tested on hundreds of heavy duty trucks, they are claimed to be easier on engines and chassis and more economical under diverse operating conditions.
A humorous column features Dere Mable composing affectionate letters to her rookie, with playful lines and light banter reflecting vaudeville era stage romance. The piece centers on interplay between Dere Mable and her naive partner, capturing comic backstage dynamics.
A distressed woman writes to Bill after misreading a dog named Broggins as another man. She recalls her grief while baking onions when the post arrived, pledges fidelity, and explains anger over the mistaken perception. She plans to return his belongings and send a chocolate cake.
Paris leads with ornate evening hair in a softened turban swirl. From Des fosse, the after war version coils low at the back, parts at the ears, and ends fall into corkscrew curls behind one ear, finished with a beaded coronet.
Mable P vows lifelong loyalty to Bill while pressing him to honor a promise amid family fears for Pa Ma and Nellie. She notes Broggins’ death from Hydrofabia and hints at past sacrifices, signaling tension, guilt, and expectation in a fragile domestic drama.
Police Commissioner Curtis orders officers to patrol May 12 to 24 and inspect yards alleys and vacant lots for rubbish tin cans dirt and similar accumulations. Reports go to headquarters then to the clean up committee and property owners for action.
District Chief Edward G Shallow was hurt yesterday when his car, driven by chauffeur Samuel Pope, hit a telephone pole on Hanover and Parmenter streets while answering a fire call. Also injured were Angelo Demantas of 288 Hanover Street and Thomas Higgins of 2% G Street South Boston. the chauffeur was uninjured.
Massachusetts lawmakers debated bills to exempt estates of soldiers who served in the war from inheritance taxes, with a memorial building proposed. The exemption would not apply to estates over 100000 dollars or to soldiers who die after the peace is signed.
Mr Rowley notes men leave families to fight in France and die for country. The State would tax estates of wealthy soldiers, a "rich man's measure" says Rep Hartshorn. Ben Ham, Grand Army veteran, urges a soldiers memorial commission for a war memorial building, supported by Mrs Parker of the Woman's Relief Corps.
Atlantic City May 6 1926 delegates begin the 26th annual National Retail Liquor Dealers Association conference. William Seckel president cites sentiment against closing saloons on June 30 and notes returning soldiers largely favor temperance customs from France. He says they plan to apply abroad lesson here.
Talk by wireless with the ship 400 miles offshore revealed the Otter Cliffs wireless station received its first commercial message. The George Washington heard clear messages from a banker aboard the vessel and from Secretary of War Baker, a passenger. Field Marshal French recounts his intimate WWI story to be printed in the daily and Sunday Post beginning Saturday.
A nostalgic drug ad touts Sulpherb Tablets as a modern blood purifying tonic derived from grandma’s sulfur and tartar remedy. It claims to ease constipation kidney inactivity catarrh neuralgia rheumatic pains and lethargy with a guaranteed satisfaction or money back price 60 cents per sealed tube.
The English High School Association will meet next Wednesday night at the Montgomery street schoolhouse to elect officers, hold literary exercises, and plan the 1921 centennial. General Charles H. Cole will speak as prospective president. Lt. Joseph M. Driscoll will share experiences as drill master. Officers listed include president General Cole, vice-president William B. Snow, secretary Walter Humphreys, treasurer Silas Pierce, and assistant secretary Isadore J. Conen.
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