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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1919
Page
12
The advertisement outlines Bayer aspirin packaging options including boxes of 12 tablets bottles of 24 bottles of 100 and capsules. It states that aspirin is the trademark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic acid ester of Salicylic acid and notes proper dosage on every package.
John Baker Keyes, 63, wealthy Harvard graduate, tells a Boston Post reporter of his planned marriage to 18 year old Florence Girardin of Dorchester. He insists his fiancée loves him for himself, cites guardianship removal, and plans to set a wedding in Boston while maintaining his estate in Cincinnati valued near 300000 dollars.
The reporter found Keyes applying a tonic to his hair when questioned about his mental state. He squinted and rubbed his gray roots with his fingers, denying having ever visited alienists to assess his condition as the interview began.
In Scituate on May 26 United States coast guard officers led by Captain Matthew Hoar began an inquiry into a fire that morning razed the Fourth Cliff Coast Guard Station, one of the Atlantic coast’s oldest, wiping out most gear except a small surf boat. Six of the nine crew will be reassigned for the summer to Brant Beach and North Scituate stations, with Hoar and two others remaining nearby. rebuilding is planned for autumn.
A groom, in a playful W style, mocks romance as he dresses in polished pumps and bows, claiming age and bachelor life while awaiting a telephone call for Miss Girardin. The scene captures flirtatious prelude and social theatre in a single humorous moment.
London May 26 The India office reports the Afghan commander in chief has requested an armistice from the British political agent at Kabul Khber. The request is described as a device to gain time and delay.
Berne May 26 reactionary and military groups in Germany plan a revival of militarism. Von Gerlach writes in Die Freiheit that a national guard is being organized, militia units form in every district, rifles and machine guns sent to units, mostly discharged soldiers and officers in charge, arms to be cleaned monthly, and meeting places prepared. He predicts provincial corps and central regional military commissions will coordinate the militia.
Esthonian troops seized the strategic railway hub at Pskov linking Riga and Petrograd after a surprise Friday assault. Bolsheviks retreated on the northwestern front to positions east of Riga, attempting to spare the Petrograd corridor from further disruption.
The Ukrainian Press Bureau in Berne on May 25 denies that General Petlura joined the Bolsheviks and rejects reports of a Bolshevik invasion of Galicia, citing information from Stanislau.
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