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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1919
Page
9
Skowhegan Maine October 14. A coupe roadster and 96 gallons of Canadian booze led Sheriff Mooers and deputies to be popular figures in town. Lisbon Falls people are said to have tried carting hard liquor into the dry state to flood the arid district.
Deputies Cole Adams and Jipson nab two cars fleeing from the Lake Parkin area after Sheriff Mooers identified them as bootleggers. One car wrecked off the road, both jettisoned 71 gallons of liquor, with 25 more found cached in a nearby swamp. The total haul exceeds 2000 dollars as the search continues.
Reports in peace conference circles say a council of ambassadors may replace the congress with M. Pichon presiding and Marshal Foch as adviser.
Paris reports that Paul Dutasta, former ambassador to Switzerland, will become the first French ambassador to Berlin under new conditions. An interim charge d affaires will handle the interregnum representation.
Fringe feathers and fur trim mark this year’s hat trim gowns and wraps. A ragged edge from triple rows of white monkey fur heightens a black velvet cape coat. Black and white remain a striking pairing as ribbons grow ever more splendid.
A long roster of intended marriages shows couples from Boston and surrounding towns. Names include O Rourke with Alice Kieley, Cooper with Rose Pache, Sexton with Dellie White, Deagle with Mary Somers, and many others with ages and addresses listed.
Fire Commissioner John R. Murphy announced a plan to create a reserve apparatus depot for the Boston fire department. A contract worth 8442 was awarded to remodel the old Ladder 8 house at Harrison Avenue and Wareham Street into a fireproof complex housing an automobile school, a reserve apparatus garage, a wire division repair shop and fire alarm division, with a taxi system to track each vehicle.
The Tickle Makes You Cough advertising claims Hayes Healing Honey stops the tickle heals the throat and cures the cough. A free box of Grovh's Open-Truth Salve offered with each bottle targets chest colds head colds and croup.
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