Boston Common sidewalk plan sparks debate at Street Commission
Attendees heard a proposal to take a slice from the Charles street sidewalk of Boston Common to create space for automobile parking. J H MacAlman, president of the Boston Automobile Dealers Association, supported the need to advance progress, while Councillor Henry E Hagan and members of the Boston Common Society criticized the land taking amid efforts to relieve street congestion.
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Father John's Medicine touted as grip recovery tonic
The article warns the grip stage is most dangerous as weakened bodies invite other illnesses. It promotes Father John's Medicine as pure nourishment to build strength,-free from opium or alcohol, with sixty years of success for colds throat troubles and as a tonic.
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Merchants Clash Over Boston Common Change
Mr Hagan claims Boston Common Society acts as if they own the Common. Myron E Pierce defends the society saying it would sacrifice the entire Common to win the war but opposes land taking for auto use. He notes a 1947 Boston vote of 47000 to 26000 supporting the Common. General Francis Peabody critiques the one way street plan. Street Commission takes the matter under advisement.
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U. S. Raises Coal Prices in New England
The Fuel Administrator James J. Storrow authorized a price hike for retail coal in Boston and New England due to higher mine costs. Local committees must review pricing before raising maximums for anthracite. About 95 cents per net ton adds to coal entering New England, with the new mine price taking effect November 1 for shipments from that date onward.
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