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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1914
Page
2
Roger W. Babson told about 100 Pilgrim Publicity Association members that advertising buyers must lift the mood and that space should be priced like any market commodity. He predicted an imminent local boom as crops and prices rise and wartime demand increases.
The report notes orders destined for New England regions covering large shipments of shoes and ammunition. It states that 80 million pounds of shrapnel will be ordered this week, highlighting substantial military supply activity and procurement plans.
Sunday Post reveals Harvard triumph over Yale in a memorable 36 to 0 defeat. Front page displays eight column headlines and a Yale Bowl crowd image, hung in Cambridge rooms as a souvenir.
John A. Starr 45 of 148 Riverside Street Watertown reported to police he was assaulted and robbed Sunday morning of a gold watch and $17. A promotional line for Adamson's Balsam is noted in the text.
Vandals struck Moosup Catholic and Plainfield Catholic churches last night stealing sacred vessels and destroying altars and chalices. The same acts occurred at Danielson and Jewett City churches with looted poor boxes. Damage at Moosup estimated near $1000. Local and state police investigate.
Dr David Starr Jordan at the Economic Club of Boston urges soldiers unite for union wages to deter war. Harvard professors and German official Heinrich Albert debate Germany's invasion of Belgium and Europe’s path to disarmament and international justice.
Eminent physicians report Holstein cows milk closely mirrors human milk in fat globule size and digestibility. They advise using it modified as directed or fed plain, claiming it helps babies thrive and suits the whole family, with a free booklet available.
In Raymond Hall last night representatives from churches clubs and civic groups voted to join the Massachusetts Law Enforcement League and to support the crackdown on illegal liquor sales. Five druggists face court after Saturday raids led by Rev Prindle and detective assistant. Heavily funded by Rev Wright and allies the effort seeks city-wide compliance with liquor laws.
Fifty five people aboard the steam schooner Hanalei are stranded on Duxbury Reef near San Francisco as fog and surf thwart rescue. Five rescuers drown, two bodies wash ashore, and crew members perish trying to bring lines through the breakers. The vessel, from Eureka to San Francisco, carries 32 passengers including an infant.
Funeral services for the Rev. John J. Coan pastor of St. John's Church Quincey will be held in the church at 10 a m today. A solemn high mass of requiem will be celebrated with Rev Patrick Coleman Swampscott as celebrant and deacons from Atlantic Weymouth Landing and West Quincy assisting. Delegations from Catholic organizations attend.
Officials expect Cardinal O'Connell to preside over a parish mass and deliver the final absolution, marking the closing rite of the service.
An old time advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the people's medicine for scrofula catarrh rheumatism dyspepsia loss of appetite and general debility. It claims forty years of testing and urges readers to get it today.
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