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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1918
Page
12
The mayor and Mrs Peters and Judge Michael H Sullivan attended a flag raising at Dudley School in Roxbury yesterday afternoon. The flag symbolized 500 alumni of the school and both the mayor and Judge Sullivan spoke to the student gathering.
Rumors claim an 18 to the back sale of goobers at ball parks will rise to match players on the gravel. The piece notes regulation requires as many goobers as there are players on the diamond.
An evocative health warning lists symptoms such as red nose watery eyes dry lips and foul breath as signs of Gatarrh and a drawn expression, reflecting period medical lore and home remedy folklore.
An advertisement touts Gauss catarrh cure as a rapid remedy for runny noses watery eyes and facial changes from catarrh. It claims the treatment cleans the head brightens the eyes reddens lips stops coughing and spitting and offers a free trial by mail to C B Gauss 77 Main St Marshall Michigan.
A maritime calendar entry lists war day counts, tide heights for morning and evening, and lunar phases. It notes a full moon on December 17 and dates for January and February, with planetary references including Mars Jupiter Venus and Saturn.
About 150000 pounds of fresh fish were landed at the fish pier from eight vessels plus a mackerel seiner. Ex vessel prices quoted include haddock six to seven cents, large cod about 10 to 12 cents, pollock four to six, hakes and mackerel in cents. Also reported: Lakeland arrived from Puerto Padre with 8000000 pounds of sugar, crew illnesses, and a fatality in New York. The Hypatia carried six million dollars in wool copper asbestos and tobacco from South Africa, attracting crowds unable to sail for passage.
Shipping arrivals list includes steamers Hypatia and Lady of Gaspe and multiple barges, with vessels from New York, Norfolk, Baltimore, and Philadelphia. Tugs Col. John F. Gaynor and M. Mitchell Davis tow barges, and schooners Anna R Heidritter and Alice May Davenport are noted in tow operations.
A fragment notes that Kaleer and his gang retain their amateur fighter status and do not suffer any loss of standing, contrary to claims of organized groups undermining the amateur scene.
Anderson South Carolina woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending pain from organic displacement and enabling a healthy pregnancy. Letter from Mrs Sallie Jaynes describes severe symptoms and a successful outcome after use.
An advertisement claims a simple herb recipe cures muscular and inflammatory rheumatism after failed attempts. It promises a free recipe, asks readers to send name and address, and cites contact details for a Mr Sutton at 2050. The piece emphasizes safety and testability of the remedy.
McCloskey, once bodyguard to Major General Edwards, recalls serving in France with the Yankee Division. He describes transfers, front-line dangers, and his post hospital despatch duty. He recounts rescuing a comrade, a near miss at Chateau Thierry, and witnessing multiple friends killed in action.
In Columbus a world wide prohibition conference urged spreading anti saloon sentiment abroad. William J Bryan former Secretary of State addressed the session and predicted President Wilson would sign the national war prohibition bill within a day or two, drawing loud applause.
Death notices list numerous services across Mattapan Roxbury Cambridge East Boston and Charlestown with names including Mal colm Andrews Ernest Avallone Almon Bassett Ralph Brown Charles Carroll James Casey Annetta Cory John Cottle Liberate Cotillo John Cummings Arthur Fitch Ella Jacques Arthur Hartnett John Lawless Daniel Leary Patrick Lucey Cecilia Martines John McGowan Nellie McNamara Mary Moore Marion Nickles Julia Reardon George Schoefer Nellis Sullivan Mary Sullivan Mary Stokes and tributes from families noting funeral details and mass times. The notices record ages birthplaces and directions for cortege and burial.
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