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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1917
Page
10
Vintage outerwear list features Pekin and Loopine coats with Hudson seal collars and velvet textures. Prices range from 37.50 to 145.00, including taupe Bolivia cloth imports and satin lining on a wistaria colored evening coat. Multiple quantities noted for several styles.
American units began winter preparations in France with drills paused to billet troops in draughty damp buildings. Cold wet weather over past weeks prompts soldiers to seek better comfort and shelter as conditions tighten.
Mrs Helen G Cheyne of Winthrop faced a damage suit in Municipal Civil Court as Judge Burke stopped her rapid testimony after her own lawyer urged slowing the pace Special Justice John M Maloney presided The plaintiff Davis testified he paid 25 in advance and 150 more but the flat was not delivered as agreed Davis claimed a five room unit could not house four families Board of Health rules on overcrowding were cited as the case went to advisement
Nathan Davis of Boston sues Mrs. Cheyne for 110 dollars claiming a June 20 contract to rent two rooms in the house at 2 Laurel Path Winthrop from June 19 to September 16, fully furnished. The action seeks the owed sum and asserts breach of rental agreement.
The railroads war board announces it will place their interests in the hands of President Wilson to prevent a strike by engineers conductors trainmen and brakemen. A Thursday conference is set to seek an impartial tribunal to settle wage and working conditions amid wartime needs.
The Boston City Club held its annual meeting last night and elected a new board of governors for three years and a nominating committee to serve for one year. The club also announced a reduction in its dues.
The club reported indebtedness of $62 for the past year and elected a new board of governors led by W. E. Skillings and H. S. Kelsey. A nominating committee was chosen including Carroll W. Coten and James M. Swift. A resolutions committee was formed to address the death of Geoffrey B. Lehy, noted as a founder of the club. Bernard J. Rothwell praised Lehy as one of three men who made the Boston City Club possible.
Paris dispatch notes the American Red Cross launching an ambulance section of 25 cars to Italy with drivers to follow. A 24 car train carries hospital supplies and clothing, and a 21 car food train will depart soon. Major Grayson Murphy, European commissioner, stays in Italy to organize relief work.
An old advert notes a remedy labeled to cure a cold using a laxative bromide quinine formula. It promises a refund if the medicine fails and includes a signature on each bottle. The text is fragmentary but centers on a money-back guarantee and product branding.
Norman Angell urged the Women's City Club at Ford Hall to open peace talks now, arguing the old diplomat’s Vienna model fails. He warned German belief in victory or downfall fuels conflict, and called for proportional public input, an international policy, and a world order beyond mere victory.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and tonic, Peptiron as an iron tonic for anemia and nervousness, and Hood's Pills as a family cathartic. It claims many people need at least one, and urges readers to ask their druggist for all three.
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