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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1918
Page
8
A newspaper ad targets freckled women offering a money back guarantee. It promotes ethine double strength from any druggist as a quick fix to remove freckles and achieve a clearer complexion with little to no cost if unsuccessful.
Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell urged expanding domesticated reindeer herds across North America from Labrador to the west coast. He cited Lapland experiments showing reindeer can thrive, provide milk, and yield skins and furs, addressing members of the New England Grenfell Association and Labrador Branch of the Needlework Guild at a joint St Pauls Cathedral event.
A report states that the 2 cattle originally introduced into North Newfound Land instead of Labrador multiplied from 250 to 1250, indicating rapid herd growth beyond the intended scale.
The Harvard Yale and Princeton freshmen debate will be held tonight with Harvard at Princeton and Yale at Cambridge. Arthur Stanwood Pier of Harvard is chairman. Judges are Frank Scully and Judge George L Wentworth.
The Rev. Dr. J. Frank Smith of Dallas Texas was elected moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of America at its 130th annual session in Columbus Colorado today.
The Pilgrim Publicity Association hosts noonday rallies at Victory Cottage to promote Thrift Stamps. Speakers are planned today with entertainment and possible additions to the $1000 Limit Club as the campaign ends Saturday.
John Quincy Adams and his brother Bertram E. Adams were inducted into the $1000 Limit Club as Sailor Henry J. Ryan spoke from the platform. Ryan's speech spurred several solid sales of war savings certificates and thrift stamps in smaller amounts, with yesterday’s totals around $3500.
Dominic Maggs led the first appeal on a fundraising stand with James Pinfold recounting military service and shell shock. Louis Schworm urged continued purchases while saleswomen from Lynn and Garland School aided the effort along with F. H. Haskell of Brookline.
The Victory Cottage list honors many donors and leaders including Henry Penn of Penn the Florist, Robert F Herrick, and family, former Lt Governor Grafton D Cushing, Simon Swig and family, W Cameron Forbes, John P Reynolds of Beacon Trust, John S Lawrence, John Shepard Jr, Bernard M Wolf, My Clothier A Shuman, William F Fitzgerald of Fitzgerald Hubbard & Co, Max Mitchell, N Sallinger, Joseph H ONeil, and others for achieving maximum quotas of War Savings Stamps.
Andre Reggi 21 of 59 Burrill Street Roxbury was hit by a car at Massachusetts Avenue and Shirley Street near Edward Everett Square. He was taken to City Hospital with multiple injuries and placed on the dangerous list.
The Rev. Dilion Bronson of the staff will preside tonight at 7 30 as clergy gather. The Rev. F E Emrich, superintendent of the Massachusetts Congregational Board, is noted in the proceedings.
The Rev. A. Youna and the Rev. J. F. G. Oster will participate as speakers while the committee from the Home Missions group invites attendees to the program.
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