Bars to Close Good-By Day
Massachusetts liquor dealers agreed to halt sales in the hours before troops depart for the Ayer cantonment. Edward F. Duffy said the rule would be enforced across the state by the Massachusetts Liquor League and affiliated dealers. Archie Hurlbut noted hotel groups support refraining from morning liquor sales until soldiers have left.
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Massachusetts Niquor
McCall
Ayer Cantonment
Edward F. Duffy
Massachusetts Liquor League
Archie Hurl
Burt
Hotel Men’s Association
Moran and Robinson Deny Nadeau Murder
Moran and Robinson testified in Supreme Court denying any knowledge of Michael Nadeau s death after claiming they left him at William Hughes home in Land on the night of December 9 1916 and never saw him alive again.
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Moran and Robinson
Nadeau
Bangor
Benjamin F. Moran
Daniel Robinson
Michael Nadeau
Howland
Supreme Court
William Hughes
Elevator Tragedy Claims Man After Lift Crush
William McCabe died in an ambulance after being crushed between an elevator and basement floor at 55 Summer Street. Firefighters from Ladder 17 on Harrison Avenue freed him with axe and sledge but he could not be saved at Relief Hospital.
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Harrison Avenue
William McCabe
Summer Street
Relief Hospital
Claim to Tipperary Tune Raises Suit in New York
Miss Alice Smyth Burton Jay files suit against Chapell & Company for 100000 damages claiming she wrote the original music in 1908 in Green River Washington to promote apples and that the chorus began I m on my way to Yakima It was first played at the Alaska Yukon fair and later heard in Honolulu as Tipperary.
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New York
Tipperary
Alice Smyth
Burton Jay
Heregainst Chapell & Company
Jay
Green River
Wash
Yakima
Honolulu
Counterfeits and Castoria Signature Warning
An article urges consumers to verify Castoria bears the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher to avoid counterfeit products. It notes extensive costs to educate the public and warns that forgery harms health, especially children, calling on mothers to check the signature and wrapper for authenticity.
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America
Castoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
Philadelphia Bulletin
Conger Bros
St. Paul
Hoagland & Mansfield
Boston
Mass
Riker’s Drug Stores
New York City
Fletcher’s
Wolff-Wilson Drug Co
St. Louis
D. R. Dyche & Co
Chicago
Ills
Owl Drug Co
San Francisco
Cal
Fletcher
Taur Cc
Ork City
Boston Post Dog Story Contest Opens for Prize Winners
The Boston Post offers three prizes for dog stories: a Double Gold Eagle worth $20, a Single Gold Eagle worth $10, and $5 in Gold. Best stories printed daily, submit originals or not, with real names and addresses. Post retains rights. Judges include Dr. Francis H. Rowley, H. C. Merwin, and the Dog Story Editor.
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The
Boston Post
Sunday Post
Post
the Post
Boston
Francis H. Rowley
H. C. Merwin
Bruce the playful collie charms Dedham household
The letter describes Bruce a wet handed Sunday puppy who grew into a tan and white collie with a white face and ruff. He is intelligent and affectionate with the family and Bud the cat. Bruce shares a cheeky bond with the kitty and often seeks head rubs at night. Mrs. Lillian V. Foster of Dedham provides the tale.
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Bruce
Bud
Winter Barn Visit Brings Surprising Gift From Loyal Dog
A large ginger dog with a injured paw arrives at a Swampscott home cared for by Florence Farnsworth. After resting at the house the dog leaves and a week later returns with a gift of a rabbit, two squirrels, a rat, and eight mice. The dog then disappears and has not been seen since.
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John
Florence Farnsworth
Blaney Street
Swampscott
Tipperary Jack the Irish Terrier Story
A boy finds a starving Irish terrier named Tipperary Jack. He saves the dog after tying a rope to his boat and using it as a lifeline. The dog later falls ill and is shot. neighbors and the boy miss him after their games. Real chainy address at 21 Davis Street, Revere.
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Jack
Tipperary
Real Chainey
Davis Street
Revere
Gypsy the Outcast Gypsy in a Village Dog Tale
A boy recounts Gypsy a queer village dog who loved fighting and sausage meat. After a clash with Fred Patton and his dog Rex, Gypsy is punished and runs away, leaving the boy sorrowful as he searches the woods for four days.
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Gypsy
Fred Patton
Rex
Fred
Main Street
Rescue at Chelsea Pond Involving Gypsy Dog
A bystander recounts a pond incident where Joe Patton fell in and was saved by a dog named Gypsy who grabbed the boy by the collar. The narrator, Thomas W. Leavitt of 109 Beacon Street Chelsea, describes the crowd and emotions during the rescue.
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Joe Patton
Gypsy
Little Joe
Thomas W. Leavitt
Beacon Street
Chelsea
Skippie the Woodchuck Dog Beats The Field
Skippie a 19 pound fox terrier trained to drive cows and ward off woodchucks. On a hot day with his master he drowned a large woodchuck by holding it underwater in a brook. Report by Mrs George E Brown Manchester New Hampshire.
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Skippie
George E. Brown
Manchester
N. H
Dick Wields a Stick and His Newfoundland Pup
On March 4, 1881, I bought a Newfoundland pup named Dick. The dog could count to 12 when trained, and was naturally a strong swimmer.
Dick the dog keeper and the mastiff tale unfolds
The account describes Dick patrolling a harbor at low tide and bringing back floating items. He avoids a bull mastiff near a house, then during a confrontation uses a heavy stick to fend off the dog. Dick weighs 280 pounds and was measured at six feet eight inches nose to tail after etherization in autumn 1900 by Muller Brothers.
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Muller Brothers
North Cambridge
Dog Comfort vs Bed Rest Sparks Household Tension
A wife and husband argue over dogs sleeping in bedrooms. Zip the dog seeks comfort on the hall lounge but is kept from the sofa by the mistress. After being caught, Zip is punished and his fur brushed from the coverlet.
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Zip
Zip and the wife's approach reveal a cunning pet
Zip the cat reacts to his owner's approach by jumping away and standing on hind legs to hide misbehavior. The wife suspects Zip and finds proof in fur and heat patterns, though he later brushes the bed to hide evidence. This is followed by a final display where Zip tries to cool the resting spot. I. H. P. Brown.
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Zip
I. H. P. Brown
Louis Prang Street
Boston
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Elmwood Avenue
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Somerville
Springfield
Standard Steel Car Co
Pittsburgh
H.P
O. B. Butler
Standard Steel Motor Car CO
Atwell
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