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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1919
Page
17
An advertisement urges readers to use organic phosphate known as bitro phosphate to gain weight and improve health. It claims faster flesh growth, stronger nerves, better energy, and reduced nervousness and sleeplessness, while warning the product should not be used by those not seeking to gain flesh.
Sixty of seventy districts in the Boston public school system will have school gardens this year. Pupils show greater demand for horticultural instruction.
An advPromotes canthrax shampoo dissolving impurities for a full cup of liquid to wash hair. Claims it removes dandruff oil and dirt creating a cooling lather. Rinsing leaves scalp clean and hair glossy with natural color and fluffiness.
Headache and low mood may stem from kidney and bladder disorders. Indiscretions in eating and drinking trigger such troubles gradually or quickly, and relief and restoration are sought. The piece notes possible causes and emphasizes seeking remedy.
Balmwort tablets claim benefit when secretions are colored strong or odorous and symptoms include pain burning smarting with chills fever headaches eye burning rheumatic pains and nervous distress. Advertises balmwort kidney tablets as the needed remedy sold by all druggists.
D W O'Brien notes this year’s garden plot demand in public schools has already surpassed last year despite wartime patriotism. About 200 of 12 000 young gardeners will receive Carry-on garden pins for proficiency and second year gardeners. Today schools begin planting on assigned plots including Jefferson Roxbury Jamaica way Thomas Gardner Brighton and Minot Dorchester.
May 20 marks 1748 with tide heights and lunar data as the Fish pier reports include the new steam trawler Sea Gull making its first visit after entangling its propeller. 13 arrivals total with large catches. Albatross giant sturgeon weighed 486 pounds sold at 92.5 cents. Prices for haddock cod pollock detailed along with ships, crews, and ships’ movements. Ferdinando Gorges ferries for overhaul, Makanda to Green's Chelsea yard, Katahdin due from Jacksonville, Apache towed earlier, and wrecked Richard BR. Silver crew dispatched to Nova Scotia aboard North Star.
Shipping notices list numerous vessels sailing and arriving from Brest Newport Portland New York Belfast Baltimore and other ports. Ships include Rhode Island Lausanne Malsto Kershaw Merrimack Corsica and others with barges tugs and schooners sailing laden or towing. Some entries note cargo or barge numbers and destinations such as Newburyport Salem and Providence.
The Knights of Columbus have opened a branch employment office at 77 Mt. Auburn Street Cambridge. Secretary Joseph H Ryan conducts daily canvassing for returning soldiers sailors and marines. Thirty one service men were placed last week and a current list of open positions exists for men with various work experience. Employment work operates from to 6 each day.
Field Marshal French recounts the Marne battle setup and the British advance toward the Grand Morin River. He notes heavy fighting near Rozoy, a German retreat under rear guards, and successive actions by the Fourth Guards Brigade, Ninth Lancers, and 18th Hussars as reported by aircraft at night.
After a hard day the Fifth French Army pushed to Courtacon Esternay La Vil leneuve les Charleville and found the enemy retreating toward the Marne. The commander returned to Melun to report and await Joffre's guidance for the 7th. Joffre confirmed progress and urged a continued northward push with British support along the enemy's right flank.
The editorial argues Maurice and French books reveal the war’s early failures stem from German blunders and allied command confusion. It criticizes Kitchener and intergovernmental interference, praising Joffre’s organization and urging unified command. The piece stresses lessons from the Civil War and WWI for coherent leadership.
A drifting wreckage sighted near Minot's Light, likely from a vessel that foundered in Boston Bay during last Wednesday's north easterly gale. Captain H. Brown of the Makanda reported the obstruction as the ship neared New York. A radio to the hydrographic office reported the wreck position near Minot Bay, blocking navigation.
An old ad touts a 25 cent box of Tiz for tired sore feet. It claims immediate relief from pain, swelling, and burning, noting it reduces shoe tightness, and calouses and bunions feel eased. The copy emphasizes glow of comfort and distress from chafing.
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