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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1920
Page
14
An advertisement recounts Captain Collings sailing many years and suffering a double rupture. He sought doctors and trusses with no relief and faced a dire choice. He claims to have cured himself without surgery and offers his remedy and book free.
Gilmanton New Hampshire September 12 A field on George Palmer’s farm shows silo corn averaging over 11 feet in height. Palmer who is six feet tall says his one and a half acre planting stands among the finest in the Granite State. He is a reader of the Post and follows its farm features.
A quake struck Comrie in Perthshire Scotland on September 13 waking residents as beds and furniture trembled throughout the town.
Advertisement touts Dr True s Elixir as a family laxative since 1851 citing symptoms of constipation including sour stomach belching and headaches. It quotes a testimonial from Mrs Joseph Boyce praising its effects on her child and promises gentle relief for all ages.
Mrs Alice E Cram a Democratic candidate for State auditor opens her campaign tonight at Odd Fellows Hall Central Square Cambridge Massachusetts first woman candidate for a State office. Actress suffragist Mary Shaw will speak in support along with Susan FitzGerald chairwoman of the women of the Democratic State committee Michael O Leary candidate for Lieutenant Governor and Mary Phillips Webster of Cambridge.
Noonan's Hair Petroleum promotes glossy hair with a five minute daily scalp care habit. Hundreds of women report softer hair and versatile styling after regular use. Sold at drug or department stores for one dollar or direct from T Noonan & Sons in Boston.
A reflection on the challenge mothers face in sewing and dressing their daughters. It notes the difficulty of finding time and skill to craft dresses at home and hints at a broader trend toward ready made or store bought attire for children.
Among warmer fabrics cashmere lightweight French serge and velvet frocks are shown. Adorable creations feature duvetyn with cross stitch embroidery and trims of handworked flowers.
The Boston Fair Inc announces 71 classes for its annual horse show at Readville starting September 30 for three days. Tan bark performances highlight the program with further attractions including polo, steeplechase, and thoroughbred dashes. Purse value for the horse show exceeds $10,000 with another equal amount on additional events. entries close tomorrow night, and out of town exhibitors are already sending entries.
Governor Smith announced after conferences with Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company employees representatives and Federal Judge Mayer that his efforts to settle the strike had failed. He conferred first with officials and indicated no immediate resolution.
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor and James H Vahey of Boston general counsel for the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees featured as key labor figures in the article.
Lawrence September 13 Mayor William P. White charged General John H. Sherburne with balking at investigating local coal dealers because one dealer was active in military affairs. City Council debated a municipal coal yard to ease prices with coal at 18 dollars a ton. the petition from a local labor union was taken under advisement.
Mrs. Christina Corstensen, 45, attempted suicide by inhaling illuminating gas in her Roxbury apartment at Highland Street. She was taken by police ambulance to City Hospital after the incident.
Selectmen in Brookline announce no women precinct officers will be assigned for the upcoming November election despite a letter from suffrage leaders led by Mrs Susan FitzGerald requesting appointments. The board says all positions are filled and schedules a town meeting for Oct 19 to consider raising laborer wages from 4.50 to 4.75 a day per street superintendent Michael Driscoll.
Mrs. Anna Cahill of 57 Meacham Street Somerville was arrested on a warrant by Special Officer Frank McNabb Back Bay police charged with larceny of 126 dollars of clothing bedding and household effects. The alleged theft occurred Aug 27 at a lodging house owned by Alanson D. Gner of 64 St Stephens Street Back Bay where a Boston newspaper woman staying there owned the items.
Charles Dana Gibson delivers another witty cartoon to the Boston Sunday Post Magazine for readers. The piece showcases Gibson’s signature humor and sharp cultural observations in a light weekly feature.
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