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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1919

Page

20

Revival of Old Lace Scarfs and Mantillas Inspires Fashion

The latest style revival centers on old lace scarfs and mantillas, with rare Spanish lace capes and a Brussels needlepaint scarf described as a queenly mantle. The feature notes a graceful, bygone social order and couture romance while port officials hunt for the overdue Lake Winthrop, a Cuban sugar boat, expected to arrive yesterday.

Norfolk Winthrop Cuba

Waterfront Calendar Highlights Morning Stars and Moon Phases

The note lists a waterfront calendar for October 27 with tide times and heights, mentions a full moon on November 7 and December 7, new moons on November 22 and December 22, and states Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Venus are all morning stars.

Mars Jupiter Saturn Venus

Coal imports and passenger liners report from Boston harbor

Approximately 10 000 tons of coal arrived in Boston on the Lake Gaspar Lake Greenwood Lake Delancey and steamer Cowee. The Lake Greenwood and Lake Delancey went to Everett for New England Coal and Coke. The steamer Cowee to L street South Boston for Edison Light. The Lake Gaspar remains in the stream. The North Land carried 334 passengers and the Governor Dingley 114 aboard from Yarmouth and St John respectively. The Lake Yemassee voyage ended yesterday.

Boston Norfolk Lake Gaspar Lake Greenwood Lake Delancey Cowee Everett New England Coal & Coke Company L Street Edison Light Eastern Steamship Lines Yarmouth N. S Dingley St. John N. B Lake Yemassee

Shipping News Arrived and Sailed From Various Ports

Shipping data lists the steamer North Land arriving at Yarmouth and Gloucester bound ports with several names including Governor Dugley Ingalls and City of Gloucester. Other vessels such as Belfast Seneca and Hackensack are noted as sailed toward New York Philadelphia and Portland with barges and tugs in tow.

Belfast New York Lake Yemassee Norfolk Seneca Philadelphia Mercury Hackensack Edgewater Triton Forest Bell Here Pequest Shickshinney Portland Haverford Newburyport

World Labor at Capital Washington Conference Week

Washington prepares as three international labor bodies meet here this week. The International Federation of Trade Unions opens an adjourned Amsterdam session, the International Congress of Working Women convenes, and allied delegates join the league conference.

Washington International Federation of Trade Unions Amsterdam International Congress of Working Women

Woman Uses Ads to Plan Shopping at Big Stores

A reader notes she studies store advertisements in the Daily and Sunday Post to decide purchases. The practice saves time and ensures she knows what to buy, illustrating how the papers cater to all family members with ads.

Daily and Sunday Post

Subscription Rates Note Ongoing Plan Details

Fragmentary text lists subscription terms with unclear year and month references. It mentions a rate of 2.66 per year or period and repeats generic terms like months and year without concrete dates or entities.

Obituaries from Boston Area October Death Notices

A long list of death notices covers Belford, Butler, Cannon, Clapp, Clark, Cogswell, Contestable, Cooney, Covino, Crump, Davenport, Diggins, Dow, Farley, Fleet, Flynn, Gorton, Gorvin, George Green, Hosmer, Lang, Martin, Meagher, McIntyre, McSweeney, Monahan, Murphy, Nason, O’Brien Cambridge, O’Brien Charlestown, ONeil, Richardson Needham, Riley, Rothfuchs, Scannell Back Bay, Setter, Simpson Charlestown, Smith Dorchester, Swan Arlington. Records note addresses, funeral plans, masses, interments, auto cortege, and church services.

Belford New York City Robert S. Belford East Pagle St Boston Butler City Hospital Edward W Annie E. Butler Roxbury Walter B. King Denton Terrace Roslindale Sacred Heart Church A. m Cannon Dorchester Gertrude A Frances John P. Cannon Boston St St. Margaret’s Church Clapp Winchester Elizabeth C. B. Clapp George L. Clapp Lincoln St Clark Cambridge Alice G Jpe Hanley Frank Clark John Hanley Cambridge St Cogswell George H Annie Coggswell Lyons Saratoga St Everett Paulo Mary A. Contestable O'Donnell Tileston St Immaculate Conception Church Cooney Charlestown William J Catherine Cooney O’brien South Boston Roughan Terrace St. Mary's Church Covino Chelsea Joseph Dominco Covino Fandacia Crescent Ave St. Anthony’s Church Revere James Mp Joseph F. Mills Garland Way Davenport Emma J Albert M. Davenport Grove St Watertown Mass Diggins Helen G Joseph L Mary Diggins Ryan Meridian St Dow Warner N. H William Farley Michael P. Farley Moreland St St. Patrick’s Church St. Patrick's Holy Name Society George T. Fleet Waverley St Flynn Annie Michael Flynn Almont St Medford Gorvin Margaret F Bernard Garvin Curtis’ Undertaking Dudley St St. Peter’s Church GREEN Albina Green Foster North End Carney St St. Francis de Sales’ Church Hosmer Millis Henry E. Hosmer LANG Hattie Costello George F. Law Pearl Terrace Friends Martin Timothy M Filler O'Leary Edmund J. Martin Howard Ave St. Paul’s Church Woodward Park St Worcester

Two Bottles Save As Ferryboat Spill Ends in Rescue

Fifteen onlookers watch as two men fall from a Kaighn Avenue ferry into the river while carrying two quarts of liquor. John Wilkie of Camden dives to help but both men end up in the water when the guard rail fails, deckhands rescue them, and Dickston exits with a bottle in each hand.

Philadelphia Kaighn Avenue Charles M. Dickston Salem Camden Terminal John Wilkie Camden Dickston Wilkie Wilke

Labor Notes Showers of Union Activity Rally in City

At a Waiters' Union Local 112 meeting a special session was set for next Wednesday at 1160 Washington to organize cafe and hotel dining room checkers. Miss Bessie C Irving invites hotel workers to join Waiters Union 34, with John C Lynch aiding. Also at Asbestos Workers Local No 6 meeting a 30 member strike continues while 90 percent work under the June 27 building trades agreement. four large employers have not recognized it, triggering the walkout a week ago.

Waitresses’ Union, Local 112 Washington Street Bessie C. Irving Waiters’ Union 34 John C. Lynch Zaca 34 Miss Irving

Mink Cape Lost Near Coolidge Corner Area

A mink cape disappeared Sunday night October 26 between Coolidge Corner and Alliston Theatre. Reward offered. return to 10 Foster Street Brookline Suite 3 or call Brookline 1769.

Coolidge Corner Alliston Theatre Foster Street Brookline

Used sewing machines and repairs ads in Boston area

Multiple grainy ads offer used sewing machines for sale and repair services. Items include a drophead machine for 6 and a Singer models advertised at low prices. Locations listed include Dorchester Ave Field's Corner Roxbury Dudley Street Cambridge with contact numbers.

Dorchester Ave Field's Corner Boston Oston Dudley Rox W. Eae Singers Dudley St Tel W. E. Singer Austin St Cambridge Central-sq

Erickson: In memory of Alice T Erickson

In sad memory of Alice T Erickson nee Ryan who died Oct 26 1918. Gone but not forgotten by her husband mother sisters and brothers.

Alice T. Erickson Ryan

M McCarthy Anniversary Mass at Mission Roxbury

A high mass for the repose of Edwin G. McCarthy will be offered at Mission Church in Roxbury on Wednesday October 20 at o clock. The service marks the first anniversary of his death.

M’carthy Edwin G. McCarthy Roxbury

In Memoriam Corporal John J McBride of 101st Infantry

In memoriam for Corporal John J McBride of Company A 101st Infantry who was killed in action October 27 1918 in the Argonne Forest France. A memorial mass will be held Tuesday October 25 at 11 am at St Thomas Church Jamaica Plain. Those who knew him are asked to say a prayer for his soul.

John J. McBride Co. A 101St Infantry Argonne Forest France Tia. m St. Thomas’ Church Jamaica Plain

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