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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1925
Page
7
The May share receipts totaled 936 015 05 with expenditures 395 327 05. Items include automobile registration taxes 26 052 42 and insurance company taxes 88 071 02. Bank balance and treasurer cash stood at 1 536 835 20 and 44 583 41 respectively. Also notes a clothing ad for prewar men’s suits and a vehicle crash on Stratham road where a motorcycle was involved.
Radio listings show Westinghouse stations WSZ and KOKA in East Pittsburgh and New England, detailing 6.00 pm to 11.50 pm programming including news, markets, weather reports, concerts, and a Polly/balloon room revue at the Congress Hotel. Local tempers note guests and visits from Rev. Purdy, Dr. Whittemore, and Mrs. Williams, with church events and a quarterly conference led by Mr. Hughes.
South Eliott villagers share wedding travel and visiting details as Mrs. Whittemore attends a Lawrence wedding. Earl Evans of Boston visits Bob Hill Road friend Earl Knight. Vivian McKenney returns home from Bidette College for holidays. Ladies of Ald'sdalety host a Methodist gathering with a light meal at Mrs Siuste Cole’s home. Mr and Mrs Robert Smith visit La Conta weekend. Everett Cole is reported as deceased.
A novel method records locomotive use in Boston and Maine freight yards by clocks in cab compartments. The device tracks running and idle time via a hidden tally sheet inaccessible to crews. Each shift replaces the tally with a fresh sheet during nightly turnovers by officials.
The advertisement claims thousands of women have been restored to health by Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. It asserts the remedy is widely used in cities towns and hamlets and invites suffering women to try it for womanly troubles.
Malden High travels to local venue tomorrow afternoon to face Malden High in a football game. Local team coach Rice may start Smart or Noel, with both having pitched this week. Aiming for a strong crowd, officials note improved performance from the visiting team and urge attendance. Also, notice on tree spraying requires property owners to treat trees before June 15 or the Board of Public Works will proceed.
A long fragmented crossword puzzle appears with scattered clues and garbled text. Many entries mix misspellings and faded terms, including references to directions, animals, tools, and various definitions.
At Boston's Municipal Court Judge Bolster heard Hall and bus-line counsel dispute warrants against Hart Motor Cab Co and Interurban Stage Lines for violating interstate transport laws. Attorneys claim licenses are illicitly obtained and pickups at defined terminals breach policy, with June 19 set for further arguments on American Coach Puritan Coach and Interurban Transportation cases. The Flatt Motor Daily Co operates Boston to Keene, Interurban Stage Lines Boston to Manchester, American Coach Boston to Lawrence, and Interurban Transportation Boston to onward routes.
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