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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1892
Page
5
A Dorchester physician claims cancer can be cured by medicines acting on the blood without surgery. He cites a case of a fully developed cancer healed before witnesses and invites readers to investigate and visit for free consultations. Dr Woodbury D James, 23 Savin Hill Ave, Dorchester.
Martha A. Hazen of Danversport Massachusetts describes a long battle with cancer in both breasts. She details October 1881 surgery, a 1887 left breast recurrence, and a 1888 recovery after medical treatment by Dr James, claiming a complete cure without surgery or plasters.
Testimony from multiple witnesses lists Mrs D. W Hazen and numerous friends and relatives across Danversport East Pepperell Beverly and Salem Mass. stating she showed cancer before during and after treatment. D W Hazen Danversport is named along with doctors and neighbors as those endorsing the cure claimed to be permanent in chronic diseases tumors kidneys and rheumatism.
An advertisement hawks cures for catarrh and throat complaints for 50 cents, offering mail delivery of Cure Quick and a pamphlet on tobacco harms. It promises hundreds of cures in Boston, claims no mythical cases from Maine or Florida, and promotes external non poisonous remedies. Includes a 125 page book The Tobacco Slave sent for 25 cents and cites the Boston Post praise. Dr G C Greene at 178 Tremont St promotes pamphlets free with stamps.
Boston readers flocked to Clifford and Stiles at 23 Court Street after The Post offered free legal consultation on April Fool's Day. Citizens, including a longstanding abused woman, sought guidance on estates, railroad liability, and tenants at will, showing that vast legal questions are now suddenly within reach. The paper's gimmick appears to have sparked broad public interest and trust in accessible legal aid.
The Post invites readers to submit one hundred word descriptions of the Typical Boston Girl with a $10 gold prize for the best. Miriam O Leary acts as judge, and entries must be written on one side of the paper and mailed to the Typical Boston Girl Contest at The Post in Boston.
With her learning she is pretty and witty and many minds. She enjoys music and drama and attends church. She displays her mute handsomely dressed appearance with hats and bonnets in abundance during a visit to her cousin at Winslow Russerty, Concord Junction, Mass.
A Boston girl is described as witty and deeply attached to a small dog. The piece suggests she would be less likely to become a spinster if she redirected affection from the dog toward a husband, noting that while she loves the dog the lover and husband may be absent.
A correspondent describes Kate Henderson of 3 Autumn Street Boston as bright and quick witted with a practical turn of phrase. He notes she is athletic and well proportioned, a good dancer, not overly precocious, and skeptical of myths such as gold-rimmed glasses.
A derisive sketch describes Boston girls as ungainly, corseted, wearing tight shoes, and promenading with mothers at home chores. It suggests men admire slim waists, pale faces, and bleached hair, notes rare angels among them, and warns against being led astray by hypnosis amid magazines in cars.
In Richmond on April 1, 1892 the Medical Board of Virginia challenged Dr R C Flower of Boston claiming he could not practice. After a week of contest the high court ruled the Virginia medical law unconstitutional and Flower had the right to practice locally.
In HorrorT Michigan on April 1 General R A Alger said Cullom's withdrawal would not affect his own candidacy He plans to stay in the race until the convention in Minneapolis expresses itself with a decisive vote and feels he would shirk his duty by withdrawing
The program features Mendelssohn Scotch Symphony No 3 in A minor Mozart flute and harp concerto movements Volkmann serenade for strings Die Walkure farewells with soloists Meyn Mole Schuecker and others. April recitals include D Albert Beethoven sonatas and Beethovens string sextet with Novacek Schulz.
The Boston Theosophical Society at 152 Boylston Street lists Saturday 8 p.m. a secret doctrine class for all students, Sunday 3 p.m. key to Theosophy class, 4:45 p.m. league of Theosophical Workers, and 8 p.m. an informal conference for discussion and questions. All are welcome.
The Cuticura trio claims instant relief and speedy cures for itching eczema and scaly skin, cleanses dandruff from the scalp, destroys micro scopic insects feeding on hair, and nourishes roots. It promotes purity and gentleness for infants, offers a book of 300 diseases, and advertises Cuticura Soap as a premier skin purifying toiletry sold worldwide.
An advertisement from F. O. Everett of the U. S. Compound Oxygen Co. touts Oxygen as a cure and tonic for brain fatigue nerves and vitality. It claims endorsement by professionals and library men with call to visit the Boston office at 49 Bromfield Street or write for information.
Letters from customers in Massachusetts and Providence describe dramatic recoveries from wasting illness using Murdock's Liquid Food. Narratives include W C Rugunin and D J SuitH Huntington entries detailing weight gain and restored appetite after failed medical care, and Emma H Dyer reporting improved breathing and mobility following treatment.
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