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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1919
Page
14
Major General Edwards confronted a downtown hotel owner over alleged discrimination against three ex-Yankee Division sergeants after a parade. The city hotel closed temporarily as staff were questioned and police ruled the restaurant unsafe amid the crowd. The owner, with a son in the division, insisted on checking facts. The general said personal investigation clears up issues quickly.
Advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle safer calomel substitute to cleanse blood, bowels, and liver. Claims clear skin in days, eliminates bad breath and dull energy, notes olive color and vegetable formula, price 25 cents per box, available from all druggists.
Advice against using soaps and strong alkali on hair. Recommends plain refined coconut oil as a greaseless, cheap alternative available at drug stores. Notes it cleanses, lathers well, rinses easily, and leaves hair soft, vibrant, and easy to comb while removing dust dirt and dandruff.
Stop that weakening cough or cold with Eckman's Alterative, the tonic and upbuilder of 20 years' successful use. 80c and $1.50 bottles. For sale at Liggett's Riker- Jaynes Stores and other leading agents, or from LABORATORY, Philadelphia.
A project plans a daily condensed novel for one hundred consecutive days. Each short session promises to acquaint readers with world’s finest fiction in a way not attainable by most, offering steady exposure to acclaimed works through concise readings.
A reader’s condensed dream version of Pilgrim’s Progress follows Christian and Faithful on their Advent to the Celestial City. The retelling includes Evangelist, Worldly Wiseman, Goodwill, and the dangers of Vanity Fair, Doubting Castle, and the River of Death, concluding with Christiana’s journey to join Christian in the City of Zion. Copyright 1919 Boston Post. note on forthcoming literary condensations in this series.
John Bunyan, born in Elston in 1628, rose from a tinker’s son to a famed writer. After a decade in Bedford jail for Dissent, he penned Pilgrim’s Progress, gaining vast popularity while remaining humble and devout until his death in 1688.
Mayor Peters participated in a postnoon flight from Franklin Field with 11 aviators as part of a Victory Loan drive. The plane climbed and skimmed above city buildings before reaching Boston Common, where allied planes staged balloon battles. The Mayor’s craft returned safely to Franklin Field after about thirty minutes, with he clearly enjoying the experience.
A patriotic meeting at Charlestown High School Hall tonight, under the Charlestown School Centre Association, will show an official war film of boys in action in France. No admission fee. district invited. An overseas hero will address, presided by Richard S. Teeling. If you bought a Victory Note, buy another. Our boys did not hesitate to go over twice.
William J Finn aged longtime Winthrop resident died at his home after a brief illness. He was known to Nantasket Beach Steamship Co patrons as Rowe's wharf news dealer for 25 years and to South Station news stand patrons for over 20 years. A requiem high mass will be at St John the Evangelist Friday at 8 15 am with burial in St Joseph's cemetery West Roxbury. He leaves a son William A Finn and three daughters Agnes Chisholm Dorothy Finn Grace Finn.
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