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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1919
Page
10
Hodges presents Fred Filbert the book maker who outputs for market demand. The story traces a career with no original ideas, mirroring mass production in publishing and other industries.
Philadelphia woman lauds Lydia E Franks Vegetable Compound for relieving nervous indigestion and fatigue after a week to three months use. The ad urges mothers’ overworked health concerns and promotes the product as restoring normal strength and appetite.
A vivid tale celebrated by boys who met Salvation Army workers on the firing line. The narrative promises universal appeal with human interest, aiming to reach every American with a mix of thrill, smiles, and tears across its pages.
A Salvation Army drama set in war times recounting how volunteers joined soldiers on battlefields and No Man's Land. The tale documents meals, comfort, prayers, and support under shell fire, portraying these workers as comrades to the dying and wounded. Published by J. B. Lippincott Company.
Several thousand dollars in cash and pledges were raised at a Massachusetts Agricultural College Alumni Association banquet in Amherst to fund a $150,000 memorial building. The structure will include an auditorium and spaces for a newspaper, recreation, student activities, and visiting alumni, honoring the 50 members of the college and its alumni killed in the war.
Measures to repeal the war time prohibition act as it affects wines and beer and to enforce that act and the constitutional amendment were introduced in the Senate. Senator Phelan of California introduced the repeal bill similar to the House measure by Representative Gallivan of Boston. Bills for enforcing prohibition were offered by Senators Sheppard of Texas and Jones of Washington. Sheppard’s follows a failed last Congress plan, while Jones’ would apply to all alcoholic liquids containing half a percent alcohol by volume.
Mayor Petera reappoints Joseph P. Lomasney as schoolhouse commissioner for a three year term at four thousand dollars per year. Lomasneys current tenure ends May 31 and the appointment awaits Civil Service Commission confirmation.
The case centers on George S. Patten of Springfield once living in Everett who was jailed for 18 months for passing worthless checks cashed by his daughter Gladys, 17, with Mrs Hattie Keep of Everett recounting the events. Patten claimed a Fort Leavenworth past and deposits of 35000, while authorities say multiple checks were dishonored and banks refunde d sums totaling at least 410 dollars paid by Mrs Keep to the bank.
Ernest A. Pratt of Hyannis, recently brought from Mobile after indictment by a federal grand jury for violating the Mann White Slave Act, was turned over to Boston police to be delivered to Barnstable authorities. Judge Morton stated he found Pratt violated no federal law and that any offense would be a state matter to prosecute.
Florence Girardin of Dorchester, 18, will wed John Baker Keyes, 63, a Cincinnati Harvard graduate. He travels to New York to order a gold and platinum ring designed by himself, later planning to consult Boston alienists for a sanity check after the wedding.
Boston will establish an officers school modeled after the New York Fire College to train firefighters for promotion. All officers and privates may enroll. Captain Charles A. Donohoe of Ladder 15 will lead after a month at the New York college. The program covers building construction ventilation and modern extinguishing methods to improve department efficiency.
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