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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1917

Page

9

Harvard Opens Public Course by French Professor Cestre

Harvard will open a course by Dr. Charles Cestre, exchange professor from France, to the public for three months. He comes from the Faculte des Lettres at Bordeaux and will teach in English, with a public course on the influence of the French Revolution on English literature meeting Wednesdays and Fridays at 4 30 in Bever Hall.

Harvard Charles Cestre France Cestre Faculte Des Lettres Borgreaux Bever Hall

NUMBERLESS CURES CLAIMS OSMO-CHEMIC TREATMENT

Local letters praise Osmo-Chemic physicians for curing sciatic rheumatism ringing deafness stomach disease head noises and other ailments after expensive prior treatment. They cite Snow Pencil and X Ray demonstrations as proof and urge demonstrations for any disease.

Philip Bedard Vandine St Cambridge James Conrad 4Th St Boston Geo. W. Johnson Herbert Ave. No Theo. Veken Congress Ave Chelsea EK. Gustaf Bon Bedford St Quincy Mass Mr. H. Silva Northampton St A. Samson Columbus Ave James Reilly Hall Pl W. Quincy Roland T. Ellis Albion St Somerville Enid M. Dow Springhill Terrace

Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad Claim

Aberdeen Idaho woman reports relief from side and back pain after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says three bottles transformed her condition and endorses the medicine to other women. The ad urges readers to try it to determine if it will help.

Aberdeen Idaho Lydia E. Pinkham Lydia FE Pink Sham Percy Prestidge

Filene Corrects Misinterpretations Of War Trade View

Edward A. Filene issued a statement to rectify misinterpretations reported in Boston papers about an impromptu talk at the Twentieth Century Club. He says the accounts misrepresented his ideas and he seeks to set the record straight.

Edward A. Filene Boston Twentieth Century Club

War shipping in shipyards and bronze badges proposal

A public statement clarifies a Chamber of Commerce of the United States war shipping committee role. It notes the speaker is not a Shipping Board member and discusses bronze badges for shipyard workers, housing for workers, and labor mobilization. It also covers Germany's postwar trade and the idea of boycotts if peace is inconclusive.

Shipping Board War Shipping Committee Chamber of Commerce of the United States Germany

Slacker Ship Anvil in Peril With 50 Aboard

In distress off the Lower California coast the motor ship Anvil with more than 50 aboard is reported foundering. Departed Ensenada last month with a full passenger list, said to include German sympathizers IWW members and draft evaders. US warships overhauled the vessel and some passengers were held for the courts.

San Diego Cal California Ensenada United States

Mayo Confers With Daniels Over Navy Talks

Admiral Mayo and members of the Navy General Board conferred with Secretary Daniels at his Washington home. The discussions, ongoing since Mayo returned from England, covered undisclosed problems. Daniels denied published reports and said Mayo was using information gathered abroad with approval from the British admiralty.

Washington Admiral Mayo Navy General Board Secretary Daniels Atlantic Navy England Daniels

Division 21 to aid Ayer soldiers meeting at Codman Square

Division 21 exemption board at Codman Square Dorchester will hold a meeting this evening to outline plans to aid soldiers stationed at Ayer. Former Mayor Fitzgerald is expected to speak. Henry P. Craig chairs the division board, with Stephen R. Casey Dr. Frederick V. Hardwick and Walter B. Grant leading the movement.

Exemption Board of Division 21 Codman Square Dorchester Selective Army Ayer Fitzgerald Henry P. Craig Exemption Board Stephen R. Casey Frederick V. Hardwick Walter B. Grant

Anuric Kidney Remedy Promoted by Dr Pierce

Prepared for U boats warning tone shifts to health ad. Promotes Dr Pierce Anuric Tablets as a uric acid solvent for backache headache rheumatism gout and kidney and bladder issues. Claims buffalo hospital practice tests and sample packet offer. urges readers to ask druggist for Anuric.

Pierce Uthia Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute Buffalo N. Y

Coal supply sufficient at government prices says Garfield

Washington Oct 15 Government prices will suffice for communities truly in need, Fuel Administrator Garfield announced. He said the coal supply is ample to meet immediate needs, including the Middle West where cities failed to specify their requirements, creating an acute condition.

Washington Garfield Middle West

Federal fuel officials warn against coal confiscation

Dr Garfield urged appeals to state fuel administrators or the central office when absent. He recently returned from Ohio where he met Homer H. Johnson, Cleveland’s new state administrator, to discuss preventing local officials from seizing coal in transit. He said such actions exceed authority and would force them to pay contract prices rather than the government price.

Garfield Ohio Homer H. Johnson Cleveland Middle West Fuel Administration

Newkirk’s Scrap Book Praise for All Sorts in Boston Post

A Yankee writes to thank Boston Post for its All Sorts column and other jokes used to fill a scrap book sent to a U.S. Army camp. She recalls copying pieces from The Boston Post for three Sundays and urges expanding the column for soldiers “Over There.”

Newkirk Newton Newkirk Boston Post Literary Digest England Rudyard Kipling France Dr. Melville U.S. A

Harvard to stage trench fight for Secretary Baker

Harvard Regiment will hold a trench warfare maneuver at Fresh Pond trenches next Thursday during Secretary of War Baker's Cambridge visit. The ROTC unit will demonstrate tactics learned from French officers last spring, with all present members taking part. A formal review was rejected by Harvard's committee.

Harvard Regiment Baker Cambridge Soldiers Field Harvard

Boston May Be Chosen As Army Port For Supplies

Boston Chamber of Commerce president Henry J. Harriman says Boston likely to be selected by the War Department as a storage and export port for American supplies to France. He outlines plans for two 160 by 1000 foot warehouses, two stories high, adjacent to Commonwealth pier, with ground and upper floor trucking, lighters, and rail connections, plus additional land for future warehouses in East Boston and near Summer street.

Boston War Department France Henry J. Harriman Boston Chamber of Commerce Harriman Commonwealth Pier Charlestown New Haven New Haven Tracks Summer Street Cypress Summer Streets Commonwealth

Actress Grandmother Has No Gray Hair

New York actress Mrs. Mackie, a grandmother, maintains dark hair and promotes Orlex powder as a home remedy to turn gray or faded hair any shade from light brown to black. Each box, costing 25 cents, includes $100 gold bond guarantee and directions. The product supposedly does not contain harmful metals or coal tar derivatives and leaves hair fluffy with no rubbing off.

Mackie New York Orlex

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J. Walsh M. D Boylston St Ferdinand King J. 1 Robin Mir 130Th & Park New Yort City E. A. Filene the Press Publishing Co Maurice Ketten Mayo Navy Board Baker IO U. S Jordan Marsh Company New England Liberty Jordan Marsh Trotteur Devens
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