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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1922
Page
6
The Roxbury Presbyterian Church asked girls to describe the ideal woman. Answers read by Rev. Clarence A. Young show a mix of piety and charm, with emphasis on leading prayer, modesty, and affectionate behavior.
Dr said only one of forty respondents favored the girl of choice being unequal to the meeting. He noted one or two broad gentlemen admitted some views while others were da 89 to 1 in likelihood.
In a church vote, connoisseurs reject jazz and tobacco while praising culinary skill and modest charm. A future survey on "The Kind of Young Man I Admire" will read on Sunday as gents urge the ladies to weigh in.
In Yonkers New York on October 22 Arthur Fasciant 18 of Mount Vernon was stabbed in the back and seriously wounded when two unidentified men used him as a shield during a knife fight. The assailants fled unharmed after the attack.
The former Kaiser argues that Allies planned to conquer Germany, detailing English, French, and Russian aims and the encirclement strategy. He cites naval buildup, Alsace Lorraine, and a hidden gentleman's agreement, asserting Germany sought peace while others pursued victory.
The article critiques the Kaiser's claim that any single party provoked the war. It argues that 1871 Alsace Lorraine loyalties were French in sentiment, doubts German aims, and questions Russia and Britain as aggressors. It notes the 1898 Anglo German alliance talks led by Joseph Chamberlain and the Kaiser's flawed reporting to the Czar.
The text argues that the Anglo-Saxon alliance since 1897 shaped German policy and helped explain obstacles Germany faced abroad and America’s wartime stance. It discusses Entente aims, the choice to avoid war, limited naval buildup, and failed alliance offers with England. It notes Berlin’s effort to reconcile with Britain and peaceful handling of the Morocco dispute amid French pressure.
Ocean steamers arriving in the United States must tally onboard alcohol against ship logs with the last drink emptied before crossing the three mile limit. Nine companies are temporarily exempt from the law due to pending injunctions before Federal Judge Hand in New York.
Officials here anticipate Judge Hand will issue a ruling that could clear the atmosphere temporarily while an appeal to the Supreme Court is planned. The article notes the Volstead act applies beyond continental lands, extending to all American territory. It also mentions Swiss social rank linked to cheese age and quality.
Bernard L Black a Dorchester taxi ch carfor the Boston Motor Cab Company was grabbed beaten and robbed of 15 on Summer street extension near D Street by two husky caped youths who hired him to drive to the Army base. He drove to Athens Street station where officers pursued the suspects.
Cutler Coulson, a Harvard senior living at 106 Westmorley Hall Cambridge, reported to Harvard square station that thieves ransacked his room Saturday evening and stole 450 dollars in cash from aluminum ware sales during the summer vacation. The robbers also scattered clothing as they ransacked a suite occupied by Coulson and three other students.
In Brookline the First Presbyterian Church manse caught fire yesterday but Rev. Edwin Curtis kept morning services going by leading a hymn after joining congregants in extinguishing the fire. Curtis, previously involved in a Boston Presbytery dispute over his pulpit, faces ongoing controversy including a charge concerning dog baptism.
Miss Helena Owens, 26, of 5 South Waverly street Brighton, vanishes after being taken to East Lynn station by a visiting relative. She faced a nervous breakdown due to worry over her seriously ill parents and did not return from the 11 p.m. train Saturday. She has auburn hair brown eyes a long brown overcoat a diamond ring and a cameo ring. Height about 56 feet 612 inches. Carried a small sum of money and a self addressed envelope.
Charles Ponzi will stand trial today in Superior Criminal Court before Judge Frederick W. Fosdick and a jury on conspiracy and larceny charges tied to his manipulation of millions of Get Rick Wallingfords. He is serving a Plymouth County jail sentence and will be in Sheriff Earl Blake's custodian during the Boston proceedings.
An inquiry into the disappearance of more than 160 tons of soft coal from the South Boston Army Base is underway. No arrests are expected as army officials handle the case. Part of the coal is believed taken by boys, one stating he took coal to help his ailing mother.
Eight year old John Schirmer son of Dr J Walter Schirmer of Needham stepped from his father's car near a fire on Common street Dedham and was struck by an auto driven by Waldo B Fay of Hyde Park. He suffered a brain concussion and was admitted to Glover Hospital on the dangerous list.
Laurence Perry crafts a football story titled Sandy Sees It Through to appear in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine. The narrative builds a dramatic score and focuses on perseverance and teamwork amid competitive play.
An ad claims a cold will vanish in a few hours with Pape's Cold Compound tablets. Druggists guarantee quick relief from head congestion feverishness and headache without quinine or side effects. Buy a box for a small price and feel better fast.
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