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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1917
Page
9
Dr John D Adams of Harvard told the Massachusetts Chiropody Association at 8 Bolyston Place that walking with toes straight and feet parallel prevents most backaches. He blamed faulty standing for plantar and calf pain and urged low heeled broad toe shoes to treat the foot as utilitarian, not ornamental.
L H Horning of Waukesha Wisconsin chairman of the Automotive Products Section of the War Industries Board was designated to lead negotiations for taking over part of the nation s motor plants for war service He will supervise all automotive purchases by the United States and its allies
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as a quick dandruff remedy that stops itching and hair shedding within minutes. It claims hair becomes light, fluffy, and grows anew over weeks, urging readers to try a small bottle from drug stores for a modest price.
The Y M C A Red Triangle campaign in the Boston metropolitan district reports only 214 775 raised of 1 800 000 with seven days left. Boston leads with 2520 from 13 teams. large gifts include 25 000 from Lee Higginson Co and 25 000 from Kidder Peabody Co. Worcester Lowell and Cohasset contributions noted.
Uncle Sam launches a recruiting rally to obtain 5000 homing or carrier pigeons for battlefield use. Major Frank J. Griffin of the Signal Corps in Washington states birds must have pedigrees be under six weeks old and "squealers." Deliveries are to Signal Corps headquarters New York between January 15 and 30 1918.
The Rev Dr Edward A Elliott, seven years pastor of Trinity Methodist Church Springfield, has accepted a call to lead Harvard Street Methodist Church Cambridge. The church board has agreed to his resignation.
Andrew J. Peters told the Boston Chapter of the American Institute of Banking at Lorimer Hall that the United States will face new trade conditions after the war. He warned that past government emphasis on the home market must shift to embracing foreign markets as climate and opportunities change.
In Salem and Boston, the Eaton heirs and executor filed a bill in equity with the Supreme Court to bar Ella F. Eaton from interfering with probate of Charles S. Eater's will. They argue the widow receives her prenuptial settlement in lieu of dower. Attorneys for Mrs. Eaton yesterday entered a contest in Salem Probate Court.
Mrs Josephus Daniels wife of the Navy secretary urged at the United Daughters of the Confederacy convention in Chattanooga for women to support authorities in ridding communities near military posts of degrading influences. She called for stronger moral fibre and scientific backing for continence as a national crusade to keep soldiers healthy and honorable.
A reader from Everett sends thanks to the Boston Post for prize money from household suggestions. She praises the Post as the Great Breakfast Table and the leading New England newspaper, hoping it remains a staple for the community.
Poet and playwright W B Yeats wed Miss Georgie Hyde-Lees in London. Yeats, renowned in Anglo Irish letters and linked to the Abbey Theatre, has recently published Reveries on Childhood and Youth. He was born in Dublin in 1865 and helped inspire theatre movements and literary figures.
The Aran Islands author championed his protegé amid a literary dispute, reflecting a career marked by willingness to enter and defend himself in public rows over plays for the Irish theatre.
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