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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1910
Page
8
John C. Gourlay known as Lord celebrates a notable pipe return on Friday November 10 1910, a memory he will treasure as a memorable day in his life and local lore.
A cryptic run of promotion invites readers to enter the next cigar shop and say 3-20-8 for a surprise. The pitch promises a cigar that is unusually good for its low price, described as sweet mellow and satisfying.
A controversial hair care warning cautions against ammonia and alcohol in shampoos and soaps. It promotes Birt s Head Wash as a neutral formula free of ammonia and alkali, containing glycerin and coconut oil to soften hair and remove dandruff, priced 25¢ and 50¢.
Advert says external Cadum compound cures eczema psoriasis ulcers ringworm and many skin conditions without internal medicines. Claims immediate itching stop and healing progress with 10¢ or 23¢ price.
Gourlay, a veteran Boston Post composing room figure, was celebrated by Post chapel members who presented a 6 foot pipe carved as a birthday milestone. Fellow patriarchs Thomas M. Nolan and others arranged the gift, noting its length and symbolic age, with ties to a 1915 Boston pageant Indian band and former Narragansett members.
Henry Richardson founder and president of Buena Vista Fruit Company died Thursday evening on his way home from the John Hancock building. He previously lived seven years in Cuba and spent over two decades at Richardson Howe and Lovejoy in Kingston Street. He was 76 years old and the funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 PM at his Dorchester home.
A direct Yale field wire will run to Mechanics Building where a football will move on a 15 foot gridiron in the same place and time as Yale field. Poole's college band will play Harvard and Yale airs with seats sold at Wright and Ditson stores in Boston and Cambridge.
Governor-elect Eugene N Foss will preside as 6000 men march from Copley Square to Tremont Temple. Simultaneous mass meetings are set for Tremont Temple Park Street Church Forg Hall People's Temple and First Methodist Episcopal Church with speakers Huntington Carter Mehaffey. A women's mass meeting will be held at the People's Temple at the same time.
Selah Howell’s will filed for probate designates three children Fred Bardwell Fanny Edna and William Westcott to receive a set list of classic books as souvenirs of childhood with division rules. It also provides a $500 trust for annual rest and recreation by Dr. William H. Westcott of North Chatham for needy individuals. Executor named Freda B. Howell. West Roxbury resident.
Louise Maud Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables, attends an afternoon tea at the Boston Authors Club with Miss L C Page. She discusses her reluctance toward suffrage, her home in Prince Edward Island, and her soon to be published The Story Girl.
The Boston Post invites conductors or motormen pictured without readable car numbers to claim a five dollar gold piece by presenting themselves at the City Editor’s office at 275 Washington Street on the third floor between noon and 6 p.m. within five days. Readers are asked to help by notifying the conductor or motorman if they recognize the car. a full page of street car pictures with $5 awards will appear in tomorrow’s Sunday Post.
Mrs. Fred Dame, with a four week old child and scarce food or clothing, is deserted by her husband. She faces eviction from 12 Silsbee Street and the case has drawn the notice of Associated Charities. The weak mother fears losing shelter as the sickly infant needs care and aid is sought to prevent destitution.
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