Nitro phosphate touted for flesh gain amid ice cream tax campaign
An ad promotes nitro phosphate as a nerve booster and flesh gainer, claiming quick weight increases and health improvements for the thin. It notes strong New England support for abolishing the penny tax on ice cream cones and outlines petitions led by the Civic and Political Records Club in Roxbury and surrounding districts. The Boston Post editor, Mrs. Buckley, and City Council President Ford champion repeal with a council resolution to be sent to Congress.
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Boston
New England
Congress
Civic and Political Records Club
Roxbury
Dorchester
Back Bay
Jamaica Plain
Walter A. Buckley
Cone
Francis J. W. Ford
Senate
House
New
Boston City Council Backs Repeal of Ice Cream Cone Tax
Resolution urges Congress to repeal the tax on ice cream cones and sandwiches arguing it mainly harms children. Officials from Cambridge and Clinton voice opposition, noting the burden on little buyers and calling for abolition amid petitions from residents and young signers.
Cone tax hurts kids ice cream buys, editors say
An editor argues the cone tax harms children by leaving them short a cent for ice cream. Citizens note families lack disposable income, while civic groups urge Congress to repeal the tax. Also reported are state house briefs on salaries, education funding, and fish committee hearings.
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Committee On Education
Senate
Massachusetts
Will of Gaspari Di Cola Probate Confirmed by Supreme Court
The will of Gaspari Di Cola known as the Lemon King, murdered near his Brookline home in 1916, was upheld by the Supreme Court bench. Antoinetta Bova Conti, his longtime housekeeper, receives lifetime spousal support and Brookline apartment use, plus bonds and jewels. The rest goes to brother Giuseppi Di Cola. a sister in Italy contested the document claiming lack of sound mind.
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Gaspari di Cola
Fairbanks Street
Brookline
Supreme Court
Norfolk County
Antoinetta Bova Conti
Giuseppi di Cola
di Cola
Italy
Non union men on federal job wage strike spreads
About 850 union members walk out after most employers concede a dollar hourly rate. Two large mills and 25 small shops join the strike while other mills resume work. Government to use non union labor at the South Boston army base, ending war wage of 75 cents.
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Army
South Boston
United States
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Edward W. Quinn
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Boston Post
Washington
State House
Coolidge
John JL. Bates
Committee On Ways and Means
Suffolk County
Legislative Fish Investigating Committee
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WM. M. Scholl
Shoe Dept
R.h.white Co
Rome
Bevo
Anheuser-Busch
St.louis
S. S. Pierce Co
the Pureoxia Co., Distributors Boston
MABS
Goodrich
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co
Boylston St
Dayton-Tire Co
Beacon St
A. W. Cox & Co
Amherst
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Mountain Ave
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