This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1914
Page
2
Dr Agnes C Vietor told the Business Women's Club last night that brain size closely correlates with collar size She also linked arthritis once called rheumatism to diseases at the roots of the teeth and warned of related health concerns
A speaker argues tight collars shrink the neck and weaken the brain through reduced blood flow. She criticizes beauty fads and urges exercise over creams, claiming muscles shape the body and even facial expressions can be trained. She says doctors aid self repair, and that illness arises from obstacles to self-repair.
Harvard dorm diners will pay a $2 term assessment to fund an eight piece orchestra that provides music during dinner at Memorial Hall three times weekly. The plan also includes rehearsing football songs during meals to boost crowd spirit for upcoming games, with the glee club joining the orchestra for performances at Memorial Hall and in Yale Bowl on November 21.
The Federal Reserve Board released full details of a $135,000,000 loan fund to handle the surplus cotton crop. The outline was sent to clearing house associations nationwide, with responses due by week’s end. Officials hope for banking support to secure adoption.
The outline describes a fund under a central committee of Reserve Board members and a cotton loan committee led by W P G Harding. It sets two subscription classes A and B with $100 million target, funding from non cotton States at 75 percent and cotton States at 25 percent, certificates bearing 6 percent interest, loans at 5 percent with cotton warehouse receipts as collateral, and a 3 percent deduction to a guarantee fund to cover expenses.
Hank Gowdy, Boston Nationals catcher and 1914 World Series hero, was greeted by a large parade and cordial speeches from Governor Cox and Mayor Karb as he returned to Columbus. Joshua Devore accompanied him, with bands leading the procession to the State House.
Charles Sumner Bird speaking for Joseph Walker in Medford Stoneham and Wakefield last night delivered a parting salutation to standpat newspapers. He criticized the press as muzzled and pledged to challenge the status quo.
A former governor candidate laments biased coverage and calls for a pure news law. He argues newspapers act as public utilities needing supervision and a right of reply for political attacks. He cites Boston papers that refused to correct false statements and the need for an authority to curb deliberate lies after publication.
A candidate for governor on the Progressive ticket denied sending a Europe mail claiming financial duties of the party. The speaker demanded a public authority to counter misrepresentations and protect citizens from the fraud of falsehoods posing as truth, stressing press freedom does not mean licensure for deception.
President Poincare signs a decree altering the August moratorium in France to ease the return to normal finances. Depositors may draw 1000 francs plus 40 percent of balances in November, rising to 50 percent in December. Commercial debts excluding mobilized soldiers can be pursued after December 1 if moratorium is abused.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.