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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1917
Page
8
Thirty three cotton mills and other corporations in New Bedford will contribute to the Y M C A war work fund an amount equal to 0.04 of their payrolls for the past six months. The city will thus surpass its $105000 quota set in the recent campaign.
Walter Costello 61 of 69 Union Street Lynn died last night in Lynn Hospital from injuries after being struck by an automobile owned by Andrew W Preston of Swampscott. The operator George Gates of Swampscott faced assault charges that will be amended to manslaughter.
Federal officials and Pinkertons moved against two suspected international crooks after Thanksgiving dinner. The couple, registered as Mr and Mrs R Duncan of New York at Hotel Vermont, are said to use multiple aliases from Pacific to Atlantic coasts and Paris.
Detectives closed in on a duo who swindled about 10 500 dollars in three days across Atlanta Petersboro and Washington DC The man Duncan did the writing and the woman handled the fraud using United Fruit Company stationery and contract blanks They targeted army cantonment storage plants and leased sites then cashed large checks They traveled through the South Texas California New England and Burlington They are jailed on charges of using the mails to defraud.
Ignace Paderewski led a Tre mont Temple rally as 10 000 Poles pledged loyalty to Wilson and the US. The event followed a parade and a Kosciuszko centennial wreath at the Washington monument. He urged a 200 000 strong Polish corps to join the allied effort in France and warned against Polish government propaganda.
Philadelphia readers learn a Dr Lewis endorsed method to strengthen eyesight quickly using Bon-Opto tablets dissolved in water and eye baths. Testimonials claim dramatic improvements and reduced watering and pain, with physicians backing the remedy as a common family aid available at local druggists.
A Boston letter to the editor attacks Bishop Lawrence over sailors in uniform and alcohol laws, arguing civilians enable bad behavior and urging public support for naval regulations. The era note references U S S Bridgeport and a 1917 date, with local civic tensions and moralizing rhetoric.
Mrs. Alton D. Oakes of Fort Fairfield Maine credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending months of backache and enabling her to work and care for her family, including a healthy baby girl, after trying other treatments. The ad touts the remedy's long history and popularity.
Ottawa November 29 Americans named in a Canadian overseas casualty list issued here today. Killed in action include R. E. Dewitt Kennedy Minn, G. K. Diddell Ogden Utah, Oscar Anderson Two Harbours Minn, W. W. Burton Detroit, E. J. Burns Hartford Conn. Wounded Hector Lamarre Lowell Mass.
In Attleboro a photo in attorney Frank I. Babcock's safe is cited as key evidence for a claim that George M. Bacon widowhood might exist. Bacon, long known as a bachelor, is described as a well known jewelry manufacturer with ties to Bates & Bacon.
Guard children against worms with Dr True s Elixir a family laxative worm expeller. It claims to expel worms correct upset stomach and constipation for adults too with testimonials like John Glass Houston Texas. Available at dealers 40¢ and 1 00. Write Ufa.
The passage notes that heirs and the townspeople of Attleboro await proof that the man once known as a bachelor was legally married, and time of the proof remains undetermined.
Edward W. Quinn running for Cambridge mayor denounces incumbent Rockwood as a "war Mayor" at multiple club rallies. He claims Rockwood did nothing in office and opposed Governor Mc Call’s renomination with backing from the Dolan Bean Clauss machine, tied to Grafton D. Cushing’s opposition.
An advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a safe substitute for calomel. It claims the tablets cleanse blood, bowels, and liver, improve skin, breath, and energy, with mild, vegetable-based ingredients and two sizes 10c and 25c per box.
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