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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1919
Page
13
The Daily and Sunday Post begins a series of first person World War narratives by members of New England divisions. The stories recount personal experiences and will be continued day to day in the Post.
A veteran account recalls the July 1918 fighting as German forces pressed toward Paris while the 26th Division held the line. Artillery duels raged, gas shells caused heavy losses, and intense bayonet fighting followed German attempts to break through. Despite wounds to the author’s elbow, the unit held four days and turned the tide with strong American resistance and a dramatic, morale-boosting counterattack.
A report indicates that dental health guidelines receive full approval from leading dental authorities. The endorsement confirms consistency with established standards and emphasizes ongoing public education on oral care.
An old dental advertisement touts a slimy film on teeth causing tartar decay and pyorrhea. Brushing and ordinary toothpaste fail to remove it, but a Pepsodent dentifrice claimed to fight the film with pepsin shows visible results after ten days.
A marketing blurb claims Pepsodent dissolves albuminous film on teeth and combats it daily. It touts five years of testing, a harmless activating method, and invites readers to try a 10 day tube to prove its superior cleaning.
A fragmented clipping notes a 10 day tube promise for toothpaste and a tie to dental cleanliness. It mentions feeling cleaner teeth, noting the absence of a slimy film and a visible whiteness as the fixed film disappears, suggesting a reveal or promotion.
Count Brockdorff Rantzau leads a return to Versailles with Landsberg and Giesberts and a large retinue, signaling continued German effort for terms acceptable to Berlin. Reports cite German dissatisfaction, Ebert’s stance against signing, and Hindenberg urging pact while allied ministers discuss Bulgaria Turkey and religious missions abroad. Bolshevik defeats at Tsaritzin and British naval engagements are noted alongside demobilization talks led by Wilson and Pershing and planned Archangel withdrawals.
Viscount Milner will preside meetings of the peace conference commission to examine Italian colonial claims. Henri Simon, French colonial minister, and Signor Crispi of the Italian delegation are members of the commission.
Paris dispatch reports Germany’s proclaimed week of mourning over the peace terms largely failed. Musicians protested the order hindering earnings, while major papers admitted mourning was only partly effective. Many music halls stayed open and celebrations continued in some areas. The Halle Volksblatt notes mourning should have begun in 1914.
New Bedford May 19 The Cotton Manufacturers Association announced a 15 percent wage increase for more than 80 000 textile workers in the city effective June 2 The move comes before the operatives demand and while mill engineers seek a state wage scale The association plans to keep mills closed tomorrow due to the engineers strike with Walter H Langshaw of the Dartmouth Mills opposing signing the engineers agreement.
In Washington on May 19, Senator David I. Walsh and Representative John F. Fitzgerald were sworn in with little ceremony. Walsh, the first Democrat from Massachusetts in the Senate since the GOP era began, entered with Henry Cabot Lodge guiding him to the oath. Fitzgerald arrived with Massachusetts colleagues and others from three states for the same momentous oath without fanfare.
The Boston Post Sunday Magazine features The House of Whispers by William Johnston author of Limpy praised as one of the best mysteries of the year.
MT Clemens Michigan May 19 The jury in Henry Ford versus Chicago Tribune libel suit was released until Wednesday morning as Judge Tucker hears counsel on scope of evidence. Both sides view this phase as of great importance.
The elk known as Number 10 undergoes dramatic seasonal changes as velvet sheds and new antlers grow. In spring the creature is gentle while fall brings a fiery coat and massive antlers, making him a formidable sight before shedding velvet again in late summer.
Two naval fliers, Junior Lieutenant Charles Lostridge of Watertown and First Class Quartermaster Herbert Hartenstine of Reading, were drowned when their seaplane crashed off Orleans. Ensign Everett Welch survived after jumping clear and being rescued. A formal investigation will determine the cause.
May 19 Reuters reports the audience and reception of Brazil's President-elect Pessoa, his wife and daughter by Pope Benedict will mark an unprecedented shift in Vatican foreign relations since the fall of the temporal power.
The article notes the historic event of a Pope hosting the Catholic head of a Catholic state, a first as previous popes declined such receptions. It contrasts past refusals by Francis Joseph, Carlos, and the Spanish monarchs to visit Italy, and mentions Loubet’s 1904 visit to King Victor Emmanuel without meeting the Pope, signaling a rupture between the Holy See and France.
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