Given Away Each Day For Best Reader Reporting
For the best work of reporting done by a Post reader some incident you have seen some unique happening some clever bit of news or remarkable action photograph may gain you the generous award. All items printed will be paid for at the rate of one dollar each. Photographs with short description of the event or scene pictured will be paid for at the rate of two dollars each. Contributors must agree that the decision of the Ford a Day editor shall be final in all cases.
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the Post
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Unusual Love Affair in Moosup Valley Rhode Island
A young man from Moosup Valley engaged three sisters, ran away with sister No. 2, divorced her, and then married sister No. 3 after a decree. The piece ends with the hope this ends his matrimonial ventures. Miss Maude E Sears Providence Rhode Island.
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Moosup Valley
R. I
m@m
Enduring mystery of a vanished husband unfolds in Fort Fairfield
A Blaine Street resident recalls a town tale of a woman who married Charles Perry twenty years ago, faced two widowings, and re wed her sister’s widower to care for eight children left motherless. The first husband reappears after twenty years and forces her to leave with him briefly, then returns to Caribou.
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Charles Perry
Caribou
M. J. Kirkpatrick
Blaine Street
Fort Fairfield
Unusual Man Refuses Higher Pay at Cadillac Service Co
A Boston mechanic with 16 years at Cadillac Service Co. declines raises, says he is not worth more, and wants time card rung and pay withheld when not working. Name Edward H. Whelpley, 87 Joy Street, Boston.
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Cadillac Service Co
Boston
Joy Street
Man on Bedford Street Saves for Lot Near Home
A Bedford Street resident in Billerica saved car fares from trips to Woburn and Boston, amassing funds to buy a neighboring lot worth $700 per foot. The married man with three children is praised by his wife for his thrift and effort, as noted by Bernard A. O'Hara, Foreman of Carriers at the Boston post office.
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Bedford Street
Billerica
Boston
Woburn
Bernard A. O'Hara
Boston Post Office
A Unique Wedding Gift From a Tailor Bill
A Springfield woman planned a novel wedding gift by canceling her two year old tailor debt and sending a receipted bill. Marie A Ferri of Chestnut Street notes the idea as a lighthearted gesture.
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Marie A. Ferri
Chestnut Street
Springfield
Woman Aged 87 Still Tailoring in Canada
The writer reports visiting an 87 year old aunt in Canada who has eaten only bread and tea since age 18. She is healthy, stout, and continues to earn a living as a tailor. EVA DERY. 6 Brook street, Derry, N. H.
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Canada
Eva Dery
Brook Street
Derry
N. H
Barber Shop Joke Counts Razor Strokes
A man in a barber shop last Saturday night claimed to have been shaved in 810 strokes, recounting it to the barber and noting it as the first time he heard of someone counting strokes. The note is signed by Daniel Donovan from 851 East Broadway, So. Boston, Mass.
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Daniel Donovan
East Broadway
Boston
Mass
Novel yard device hatches eggs via magneto worm perk
Peter J. O Keefe reports a quirky backyard experiment at the Navy Yard in Portsmouth New Hampshire using brass rods wired to a telephone magneto to coax earthworms to the surface to feed hens The device proved amusing but effective in boosting egg production with six or more hens, while a Ford spark coil proved too strong for practical use.
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Peter J. O'Keefe
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
N. H
Post staff witness proves device works on worms
A Post staff member witnessed a demonstration of the device and is satisfied Mr. O'Keefe can handle worms as claimed. Investigation found no rise in egg production, but Mr. O'Keefe receives the Post Ford car for today.
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O'Keefe
Ford
Dear Enemies Gloves Bond Between Civil War Vets
A Union officer who lost his right arm and a Confederate veteran who lost his left arm after the same battle became close friends. Their wartime bond persisted through letters and gifts as they exchanged gloves sized for each other, sending unneeded pairs across distances.
A Mixup in Fords
Mrs John Gladding Jr recounts a rural theatre mix up as she slept in a Ford Sedan parked behind the venue. A passerby spied corsets hanging on the door and declared the car belonged to someone else, prompting an embarrassed exit and clarification.
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John Gladding, JR
East Shore Road
Jamestown
R. J
St. Bernard Vixen Mysteriously Reaches Greenville From Cambridge
A Cambridge resident recounts losing his prized St. Bernard Vixen when she gnawed her leash and wandered off. After advertising rewards with no result, a surprise letter from home states the dog has arrived safely in Greenville, South Carolina, leaving the owner baffled by the journey.
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Greenville
S. C
Cambridge
Vixen
Mil
Mill worker goes 35 years without drinking water
Berkeley Williamson of Hartford Woolen Mill abstained from water for 35 years after his wife's death from impure water. He drank only on medical advice this summer and plans to continue, citing sanitation as key to longevity. Williamson, over eighty, no tobacco, no alcohol, remains healthy.
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Milwaukee
Berkeley Williamson
Hartford
Williamson
Williamson S
Mildred A. Dailey
Hartford Street
White River Junction
Lost typewriter recovered after serial number clue
A Boston man bought a second hand typewriter that matched a machine reported stolen from a local firm. The father of a junior stenographer verified the serial number and, when the daughter confirmed the age, the missing typewriter was traced and recovered at 212 Oxford Street Providence.
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Boston
Oxford Street
Shampeny Twins Win Ford Car In Post a Day Contest
Mrs. Shampeny in Hancock Vermont wins a Ford as a Day prize after her story and family celebrate with the car. The Shampeny farming family lives among mountains and the husband vows to teach driving. Ford dealer H Williams delivered the prize from Rutland after a marathon village reception and Post coverage.
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Shampeny
Barber Receives Blueprint For Haircut At Keene Shop
A local barber was surprised when a patron brought a blueprint of the desired haircut to fit his glasses. After friends teased him, he explained the plan and now sports the cut he wanted.
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G. H. Bemis
Washington Street
Keene
N. H
Paris Dove a Gem Thief
A brooklyn narrator recalls a Paris tale where a city dove stole a diamond from a girl’s earring, pecked the jewel, and swallowed it. The woman weeps, and city officials replace her earrings. Narrated by Thomas T. Lloyd of West Somerville.
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Boston
Paris
Thomas T. Lloyd
Summer Street
West
Somerville
Astor Denied Lunch at Hawaiian Tea House
Vincent Astor, in Vineyard Haven with his fleet anchored offshore, asked for lunch at the Hawaiian Tea House but the manageress said the place was closing and too short on supplies. A patron later asked if she recognized him. she did not, until told it was Astor. Report by Mrs. Arthur A Mayhew.
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Vincent Astor
Vineyard Haven
Arthur A. Mayhew
Glass Eye Fells Clue Exposes Grain Thief
A neighbor theft case on the East Coast ends when a glass eye falls into the grain stolen by a man known to have a glass eye. The eye leads to the culprit, W M Benedict reports from 68 Cherry Street, Waltham.
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W. M. Benedict
Cherry Street
Waltham
Safety First Lesson From Highway Neglect
A story from Mrs. Bertram G. Waters recounts a driver warning a Ford with a child in back leaning out. The parents ignore the signal, the child falls out, and the mother and father realize their neglect only after the child is safe. The tale ends with the driver admonishing the parents for selfish road behavior.
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Bertram G. Waters
Wilton
Hillaboro County
N. H
Mountain Ranger Digs Ice Cream Cone In Five and Ten
A rough mountain ranger visits a five and ten cent store with a clerk. He eats an ice cream cone, sharpens his tool, and digs out the remaining ice cream with a jack knife before returning the cone to the clerk.
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North Adams
Hel
Winthrop Co. Bartlett
Albino Woodchuck Attracts Crowds In Orford
F H Gardner and W O Carr of Orford New Hampshire display a rare albino woodchuck found after digging from a riverbank hole near the Connecticut River. The animal, previously mistaken for a white rabbit, has pink eyes and has drawn over a hundred onlookers.
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F. H. Gardner
W. O. Carr
Orford
N. H
Connecticut River
Ition
Tell
Millionaire For A Week At Boston Copley Plaza
A man newly married, with a weekly income of 25 dollars, spends lavishly in Boston. He hires quarters at Copley Plaza for a week with a valet and a maid for his wife. His grandmother gives a hundred dollars as a wedding gift and he aims to fund a memorable honeymoon. Miss Margaret Lovejoy from Myrtle Street, Orange, is noted in the report.
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Hoe
Copley Plaza
Boston
Orthampton
French coin dated 1720 found in Essex potato field
A friend on Eastern avenue, Essex, Mass finds a two hundred year old French coin in a potato field. Readers wonder if it belonged to a colonist explorer pirate or an Indian souvenir, minted a century after the Pilgrims landed. Mrs R S Harvey of Salem requests entries for a contest.
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Eastern Avenue
Essex
Mass
Plymouth
Harvey
North Street
Salem
Leaving His Post on Dorchester Street
A Dorchester, Massachusetts motorman named George W Campbell reportedly warned a man after a late night incident on his streetcar. The rider recalled the event at 2 a.m. and described the man leaping onto the car as Campbell warned him about a future transfer.
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