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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1921
Page
6
Mayor Peters met yesterday with officials of the Elevated and Eastern Massachusetts Railways to discuss abolition of the 2 cent Hyde Park to city proper fare. After the talks he said he would announce a statement today.
Newport reports that Rear Admiral William S. Sims, long troubled by a slight cold and indigestion, worsened on October 31 as his condition evolved into pleurisy. The article notes he had been ill for several days and provides no further medical details.
Advertisement for Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets presenting them as a calomel substitute. The text claims 17 years of practice, a vegetable laxative without griping, and uses vivid symptoms such as dark tongue and bad breath. It promotes 15c and 30c packages and nightly use for starting relief.
At Ford Hall a noon rally of 400 volunteers reported $9590 in collections, with an anonymous donor pledging $20,000 and the campaign executive committee pledging another $20,000. The fund total rose to $49,517, with about $8,000 still needed as the drive extends.
Holman Day writes a humorous tale titled While the Biscuits Baked to be published in the next Boston Sunday Post Magazine, signaling another chapter of light fiction from the author.
Dr Mer rill E Champion, director of the division of hygiene at the State health department, warned medical students at Harvard Medical School that any ulcer or sore is alarming as cancer week opened.
Dr Champion argues cancer is a human and sentimental problem not just economic. He says cancer affects older adults around 67, is easy to miss compared with tuberculosis, and that public funds should fund measures with greatest public good. He calls for public education and long term statistics to guide spending.
Dr William T Foster, head of the Polak Foundation for Economic Reform, told Norfolk County Teachers Association in Tremont Temple that smiling teachers motivate pupils. He urged recreation to combat blues and condemned laws forcing lively students to endure grim-faced instruction. Richard B Tucker of Brookline was elected president and Miss Rose Bliss of Brookline named secretary.
Jacob A. Kirsch of New York filed a Federal Court petition seeking the return of $200,000 worth of liquor seized aboard the bark Ti buron in Boston harbor July 13. The suit names Prohibition Director Elmer C. Potter and Kirsch as owner, arguing the seizure was illegal and that warrants lacked proper affidavits under the Constitution and Prohibition Amendment.
The Boston Sunday Post Magazine will serialize Jeff Fanchon detective story The Pig and the Mirror by Hugh Pendexter in full. Readers can expect the complete tale in the upcoming issue with the ongoing series.
A cleanser claim extols Mulsified cocoanut oil shampoo as pure and greaseless and cheaper than rival soaps. It promises rich lather, thorough cleansing, easy rinsing, and hair that dries soft, bright, and manageable while removing dust and dandruff. Be sure your druggist stocks Mulsified.
The Federal Reserve Board reported improved business and financial conditions nationwide in its October review. Stimulated activity in key industries followed rapid marketing of agricultural products, signaling early signs of improvement across the country.
Higher prices for tobacco cotton and strong cereals abroad have drawn farmers into the market for seasonable goods aiding trade in producing regions. The Review notes encouraging elements in the general business situation and a brighter outlook for textiles despite ongoing Cotton uncertainties.
Prices have stabilized and production and unfilled orders in iron and steel rose, regarded as marking a turn from a low point. Unemployment remains a serious factor, retail demand down to essentials, and overall labor unrest limited aside from railroads. Prices overall show relative stability and better internal relations than 18 months prior.
An advertisement urges parents that growing children often feel weak and pale and that Pepto Mangan keeps blood pure. It claims red cells rise, oxygen distribution improves, and youthfulness returns with clear complexions and bright eyes. Sold in liquid and tablet forms by druggists nationwide with the Gude’s Pepto-Mangan name on packaging.
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