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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1922
Page
12
In South Boston investigators pursue a case involving a man and a woman who posed as movie scouts and swindled several parents out of 10 to 20 dollars each. Police across Greater Boston are actively working on the case, with manager John Egan of a Broadway theater involved as the matter unfolds.
An ad promotes Bowles Mentho Sulphur as a cure for skin eruptions, rashes and eczema. It promises visible improvement next day and urges readers to obtain a jar from a druggist to use like cold cream.
Police report a man and a woman posing as film scouts lured parents by praising their children for a local movie contest. The woman, about 30, stopped families to solicit names and addresses, while the man, about 35, carried a leather case. Victims paid to register their children, hoping for screen fame, but many kept silent out of shame.
John T. Walsh of 132 Day Street Roxbury died at City Hospital from injuries suffered in the Southampton Street shops of the New Haven railroad. A crane lifting a two ton locomotive plate swung and crushed him against a wall as he worked below. He was 32.
Ellis Parker Butler, author of Pigs Is Pigs, shares his marriage views in The Tenth Mrs Turkington, a complete piece in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
Designers promote striped crepe dresses in Roshanara fabric paired with large felt hats for daily wear and travel. Brown remains the top color, with camel hair coats and navy blue or black accents suggested for a chic, mannish look.
H Ware Barnum counsel for the Boston Elevated urged a bill to amend banking laws so savings banks can invest in street railway bonds with public utilities certify earnings. He argued current rules test safety poorly noting the Elevated bonds are now strong but cannot be held by savings banks. George E Brock of Massachusetts savings banks association urged broader authorizations including bonds of all U S states and major cities and other related measures.
The Rev. A. C. Berry of St. Albans Vermont has accepted the Court Street Baptist Church pulpit in Auburn Maine and will start October 15. He succeeds Rev. F. Allison Currier who resigned after 18 months of service.
Prominent Springfield men received COD packages of cheap corkscrews and can openers from a Hartford firm. Recipients must pay before opening, with funds sent to the sender. Similar COD schemes included Boston auto pliers and perfume deliveries, all violating postal laws. Postmaster Costello alerted authorities and the firm faces prosecution.
Charles Warner escaped from Deer Island prison and was found yesterday in an abandoned cellar on Long Island. He evaded capture by stowing away on the Deer Island boat and slipping off during a call at Long Island. He was one of two prisoners who effected a sensational escape early Monday morning.
Dr Thorne N Carpenter of Carnegie nutrition laboratory says dishwashing is the hardest form of household labor for women, highlighting physiological load and gendered work roles.
The northern hemisphere summer runs from the June solstice to the September equinox while the southern hemisphere summer starts at the December solstice and ends at the March equinox.
An advertisement touts O Sullivan’s Heels as made from a superior rubber compound by top experts. It claims the heels reduce energy drain and fatigue for millions, with prices similar to ordinary rubber heels.
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