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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1920
Page
4
Dr. Thomas Van Ness of the Second Unitarian Church of Brookline cautions against modern thrills and sensationalism he says erode self control and spiritual purpose. He argues America risks inward poverty while praising bodily pleasure and material progress.
Jack MacDonald, a stowaway from Liverpool, was handed to US immigration at South Boston Army Base after the British steamer Yosemite docked. He was found in the hold days after departure, identified as an American citizen and will not be held at detention.
Miss Mary Ball of Lexington accepts a position in Northwestern University’s mathematics department at Evanston Ill. She is the only woman on the staff and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ball of 381 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington.
Sidney Woodward recounts a memorable Worcester Art Museum visit. An obliging attendant guides guests through rooms, claiming intimate knowledge of each painting and revealing that donor Stephen Salisbury left 3 million pounds to endow the museum. The tour highlights Sargent works Lady Warwick and Her Son and Venetian Water Carrier, Tarbell’s The Venetian Blind, and a La Farge example.
Patrick McNulty, 48, a laborer living as a boarder at Michael J. McGuire’s home at 1 Squires Court East Cambridge, was killed instantly in a fall down a flight of stairs to his second floor room early yesterday.
A bronze tablet honoring the 102d Machine Gun Battalion and Headquarters Troop in France was unveiled at Commonwealth Armory before 1000 attendees. A second tablet with the battalion honor roll will be added later. Brigadier General Sherburne called the dedication a testament to Massachusetts keeping the faith of the fathers and inspiring future generations.
The Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, begins at sunset tomorrow and ends at sunset Wednesday. It is the holiest day in the Hebrew calendar with a full day of fasting and extensive services. Worshippers fill synagogues from dusk to dusk, with some ultra orthodox Jews praying a full 24 hours.
A two weeks mission opened yesterday at St. Agnes Church Arlington led by Oblates of Mary Immaculate with Revs. J Fallon and J Mahan preaching and the mission set to close on October 3.
A detailed 1920 portrait of the wood thrush covers its size, cinnamon brown upperparts with white underparts spotted in black, and its calm, deliberate behavior. It notes dusk song, feeding habits, nesting shifts toward gardens, and a tip about using cloth bits to attract it.
A farm near McPaul Iowa where 20 pigs were found near trees with unsettled interiors led an enforcement officer to investigate Vander pool. The raid uncovered two stills ten gallons of corn liquor and 250 gallons of mash with pigs reportedly present at the mash site.
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