Fewer Cigarettes in a Box as Tax War Takes Effect
Smokers will see fewer cigarettes per box with the new tobacco war tax taking full effect today. Prices will drop at the same time, according to leading tobacconists.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1917
Page
7
Tobacco tax shift sparks plan for lower pack counts
Psychologists in the tobacco trade say smokers feel more satisfied with fewer cigarettes per box. Half the war tax has been in effect since October, with the second half starting today. Tobacconists reportedly plan to revert to lower price packs such as eight for 10 or 15 cents and 16 for 15 cents, eliminating penny-change friction while Uncle Sam collects the same tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
King's Chapel to Get $20 000 in Manning Estate
William Park, Manning's cousin, says the reclusive Boston woman left about 20 000 dollars though the will is not probated. Executors Howard W. Brown and Park plan to open the Jenkins Street house to inspect possible assets and valuables in old furniture and books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Elizabeth Manning
Miss Manning
Jenkins Street
Heuth
Boston
William Park
Howard W. Brown
State Street
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer a Gentler Laxative
A period advertisement touts keeping youth by watching bowels and liver with Dr Edwards Olive Tablets, a vegetable compound in olive oil as a gentle substitute for calomel. It claims to improve complexion, reduce dark rings and pimples, and raise spirits, priced at 25 cents a box and available from all druggists.
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Edwards
Ohio
Prizes to Be Announced for Dog Story Contest
Judges will decide the winners of the recent dog story contest and prizes will be announced as soon as a decision is reached.
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Francis H. Rowley
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H. C. Merbine
Cat Story
Tom Fiske the Olives and Bell Ringing Cat
A Brookline family recalls Tom Fiske a pedigree free tiger cat with odd habits. He rang a grocery bell by pulling the bell rope and could open gas stoves. He also climbed, jumped, and performed tricks while living beside a store. SARAH E. JOHNSON reports the youthful pet’s antics.
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Tom Fiske
John Fiske
Tom
Sarah E. Johnson
Stedman Street
Brookline
Tabby the Cat Brings Kittens Upstairs to Comfort Family
A 10 year old cat named Tabby repeatedly carried her four kittens from the barn to the house, opening doors to place them on blankets and lie with them. She can open doors stand up and beg and comforts anyone who cries at the window. MISS J. M. CURRIER, R. F. D. 1, No. 62, Warren NH.
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Tabby
J. M. Currier
Warren
N. H
Snowdrop the Cat Rides the Donkey in Welsh Village
A northern Wales village tale recalls a white cat named Snowdrop that makes her bed on a donkey's back. Since kittenhood she has followed the beast, sitting or lying on its back as the donkey grazes, a friendship seen with interest by the cottage cottager.
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Wales
Feline Presence of Mind
A reader notes a handsome cat described as brownish yellow in color. The fragment highlights a pet with notable appearance and demeanor.
Cartload of Liberty Bonds Parade Draws Crowds
A bustling Washington Street display shows a mountain of Liberty bonds in Gilchrist Company windows. Spectators push for a view as fake Kaiser chaos floods the scene, with bonds described as heaps of various colors and denominations.
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Gilchrist Company
Washington Street
Germany
Six-Foot Man Said to Be Dead Canadian
A six-footer described as a Canadian man seeking relatives died shortly after being admitted at City Hospital. Medical Examiner Richardson requests the press and public to help locate the man’s friends or family.
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Richardson
Pinky the cat finds his way to Dorchester missy
A Boston tale follows Pinky the cat who travels west with his mistress in search of a new home. After a rainy night in an attic skylight he reunitess with his missy and ends at Dorchester where Carolyn J Parsons records the meeting.
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Pinkey
Pinky
Missy
Carolyn J. Parsons
Aspinwall Road
Dorchester
Daisy and Lily the cats in a Lancaster childhood tale
Grace Fisher recounts two family cats Daisy and Lily near Lancaster England. Lily steals cheese from buns, is pursued by children, returns home with cheese and a rat trap traps Daisy, leading to Lily not being punished while Daisy is caught.
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Lancaster
England
Daisy
Lily
Grace Fisher Pennbopaton
Pleasant Street
Fall River
Zuner's Haircut Escape Ends in Court
Abram Zuner fled after stealing two rolls of belting and sought a barber shave to aid his escape. He was chased by Clerk Arthur Roberts and Officer Manning, arrested in a bar, and received one month for larceny and six months on a suspended sentence.
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Abram Zuner
Federal Street
Zuner
Purchase Street
Arthur Roberts
Abram
Manning
Central Court
Star Showing Here Highlights Ad Winds For 1917
The Post's Star displays advertising figures for ten months of 1917 showing the Post leads in many lines of business. The article emphasizes Boston as a center of advertising success and states no other newspaper matches its breadth.
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