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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1922
Page
4
The Post announces the Ford a Day contest ends tonight at eight o clock. All letters must arrive by then for judging, with none accepted after the deadline and the award to be announced in tomorrow s Sunday Post. Get your final offering in early.
Charles A. Perelli of Station 1 reports a previously larcenized man asked for a loan of one dollar to buy alcohol cans for resale. He lent the money with a promise of return, and the man later offered interest when repaying. The incident occurred in front of witnesses.
A house near the water in Provincetown was relocated by floatation on a raft after street width made traditional moving impossible. The crew transported the structure by sea to its new site, an innovation noted in Eastham. D. W. Sparrow.
Lucy M. Royce of 1 Maple Street Concord NH records a meeting where Mr Canterbury of Canterbury NH met Mr Tilton of Tilton NH through Franklin NH resident Mr Franklin.
A Dunbarton physician is noted for his fondness for lemon pie. Years ago after a birth he requested lemon pie be ready for his next patient, and last week the same pie awaited him when he attended a birth for Mrs John Bunton.
A Holyoke Massachusetts letter from Henry W. Dean describes two daughters who alternate caring for and supporting an elderly mother. One daughter works a year while the other manages the home, then they switch, easing the monotony of constant employment.
Four men face charges in East Cambridge court for looting freight cars and receiving stolen goods from Boston & Maine shipments. Major Walsh challenges DA Saltonstall during witness exam, while Crowley-testified driver details loading cloth and transferring goods to Stairs in Quincy.
A late night visit to a northeastern Maine town ends with a police officer guiding two travelers to a nearby kitchen. The officer allows them to cook a meal for a dollar, then serves as host and later accepts cigars as a gratuity from a Boston writer, Gerald H. McKee.
The story confirms the investigation found true and awards Mr McKee the Post Ford car as today's prize.
Miss Agnes Keefe of Strathmore Worsted Co. Boston wins a fully equipped Ford after four attempts. The letter carrier story behind her entry involves a childhood note to a boy named Charlie. The car arrives in Salem amid crowd excitement and ongoing Ford a Day readership enthusiasm.
Six hundred American Legion Auxiliary delegates meet at the State House pledging to push the soldiers bonus bill after President Harding vetoed it. Governor Cox welcomes them as state leaders emphasize law and liberty, with national president Mrs. Hobart to speak.
Jasper N. Keller longtime president of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company died at his Surry home after a cerebral hemorrhage on August 14. He met Theodore N. Vail in early life while a railroad telegrapher. Survived by wife two sons and a daughter of Boston. Funeral Monday at Forest Hills Crematory at 2 50 PM.
Edward H. Blake’s will was admitted to probate in Bangor Maine after a two day hearing. Testimony covered the testator’s health and his role as president of the local bank. Attorneys for contestants indicated they would appeal the decision.
A morning sight shows a woman at a Norwalk trolley stop with a baby kept warm in a 20-pound paper bag. Only the top of the baby’s head is visible near Lois Amber, 104 Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
A letter from Vergennes Vermont describes the Carr family and their children Ford Carr Iona Carr and Maxwell Carr. The writer notes the unusual given names are real rather than nicknames and signs off from Brownsville Vermont.
A Woonsocket writer describes a man who lost an eye tooth and plans a real pipe tooth carved to match the missing dent in the cast made by the dentist so he can steady his pipe. The note ends with a lighthearted remark about mourning the pipe tooth.
A worker misplaced four coupons from four bonds seven weeks ago and believed them lost. While visiting a safe deposit box at Boylston National Bank he searched a desk with envelopes and found the four coupons in one envelope, intact among papers as thousands passed by. ALVA R. BUTLER.
A Bangor Maine woman pulls off a last minute royal look using Maine woods as a dressing room. She leaves work at six, travels two hours by car, changes from gingham to evening dress, and arrives as Mendelssohn tunes begin.
Hula dancers rappers clowns and freaks in colorful costumes blocked Boylston Street for over half an hour as Boston University sophomores at the College of Business Administration staged freshmen stunts for the school. Arthur Falkson the vamp George Grandi and Granville Beever won prizes for their outfits. Judges included Captain Cheater and Professors Strong and French.
Parker Butler's short story The Tenth Mrs. Tulkington is slated for printing in the Boston Sunday Post. Readers will encounter Butler's humorous social satire in the upcoming feature.
A mass meeting of New England Telephone and Telegraph Company employees is set for Tuesday night at 8.00 in Lorimar Hall Tremont Temple. The event is organized by the joint unionizing committees of I B E W and A F L unions, announced by Miss Annie Molloy president of the Beaton Telephone Operators Union.
John J. Murphy of 124 Summer Street Somerville reports a gold locket unearthed in a field on an estate now Elks Home. The locket bears a diamond M and was once owned by Mary Tyler famed for Mary Had a Little Lamb. It remains in excellent condition with no photograph inside.
A Westboro man, a molder by trade, improvised aluminum teeth after his dentures dropped into the molds. He fashioned a perfect set by making an impression in sand. THOMAS JONES Grove street Westboro.
Elsie Pinckney Marsh of Dorchester shares a brief notice describing how a friend spotted her father's picture in a Wollaston room while on an electric car bound for Quincy. The man recognized the image and traced the family to their Wollaston address.
Alfred P. Goodell of Salem recounts a Lynn to Boston ride in which Mr. J W Miller, suddenly blinded by darkness as the train entered a marsh tunnel, cried out and clung to Edward Stowe of Wellsville N Y. Miller recovered only after daylight at the wharf. The incident occurred near Orient Heights.
Three battalions under Superintendent Crowley group with bands and officials for the Columbus Day parade on October 12. They will carry a Thompson submachine gun and include motorcycle units under Sergeant Walter M. French and machine gun units under Sergeant John J. Coughlan, followed by patrol wagons and mounted riders from divisions 18 14 and 20.
The parade will be headed by four mounted skirmishers from the traffic division, followed by Sergeant Joseph W. Commerford and a two man mounted unit from Division 16 under acting Colonel Superintendent Crowley. The adjutant is Captain Patrick F. King with an eight person staff. The first battalion, led by the VC veterans' band, includes Deputy Superintendent Thomas C. Evans as major and Lt. William H. Allen as adjutant, with eight company captains listed. The second battalion is commanded by the 110th Cavalry and M. N. G. band, with Deputy Superintendent Forrest F. Hall as major and Lt. George H. Guard as adjutant, eight company captains named. The Boston police tram Mfo division band leads the third battalion with Major Goode and adjutant Lt. Burns, and eight companies under multiple captains and lieutenants.
A fan in section A third row box reaches over a baby to snag a ball at the old timers game. He then leaves with his family after the eighth inning, pockets appearing full. Mrs. A. W. Whittier, 1863 Beacon Street, Brookline.
Visitor recounts how a sister at Claremont Junction New Hampshire used Liquid Veneer furniture polish on a horse to shine its coat and repel flies. The writer notes the practice worked for her sister and she recommends it to others.
The writer recalls meeting Dr. Libbey a retired dentist who hosts campers near Lake Winnipiscogee. He grants free camping space, provides hay milk and a rowboat, and shares a private nature trail with animal skins and a boxed book case. Libbey has built a local museum filled with birds and animals and is noted for respecting visitors.
A Melrose man’s former wife, divorced for cause, learns his new wife asks for her famous mocha cake recipe. The ex sends the recipe, hoping to rekindle old feelings as the husband remarries after his first union ends. Reported by W. B. Berry.
Citizens in Boston will vote on November 7 to decide equal compensation for women and men school teachers. Secretary of State Frederic W. Cook ruled to place the issue on the state election ballot.
Ellis Parker Butler, author of Pigs Is Pigs, offers views on marriage in The Tenth Mrs Tulkington. The piece is billed as complete in the next Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
An advertisement promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic for backache linked to thin blood. It cites Mrs. Fred Marion of Ogdensburg New York who reports improved strength appetite and reduced dizziness after use. The ad urges a sixty cent box for a two week treatment and to write for more information.
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