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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1914
Page
17
A Brighton firm announces a new ice price schedule reducing five cents per hundred pounds in Brookline and Brighton. The cut reflects a heavy local ice crop this winter, reversing last year’s shortage which required shipments from New Hampshire.
Miss Lillian Norden of Chicago advertises a hair remover that allegedly kills all superfluous facial hair and does not irritate sensitive skin. She offers a trial package to women who send their home address and a stamp, inviting inquiries to Room 46, 3023 W Madison St, Chicago.
The best American toilet soaps cannot match the French standard. Savon Cadum is praised for its complexion benefits and popularity in Paris among leading women. Sold in department and drug stores at 50 cents a cake.
The Wilbur Theatre on Tremont Street opposite the Shubert has postponed its inaugural night to Monday April 20 to ensure thorough preparation for the opening.
Delays in Colonial wood finishings from Boston push Wilbur Theatre opening to April 20. Auction sale for opening night seats remains next Tuesday at Shubert Theatre with invitations required. Box office opens April 15 for remaining performances and the capital attraction will be Doris Keane in Romance.
Malden probation officers Kiliion and Tyzzer have armed revolvers and police clubs under order from Judge Bruce. The move follows the sensational escape of prisoner George W. Holt who overpowered and beat Tyzzer while in custody.
The Hon. Bainbridge Colby of New York spoke at Bloomfield Hall Dorchester urging support for James B. Connolly in the race to fill the vacant Congress seat caused by Mayor Curley’s resignation. Colby praised party records and reviewed national politics to a large audience.
The piece argues the Republican Party remains united behind New York leadership with Murray Crane pushing against the President. It accuses the President of shifting stance on canal policy to reverse U S control and to gain a reputation for generosity amid calls to admit England into joint regulation.
W Burke Cochran of New York addresses Hibernian Hall in Roxbury urging opposition to repealing toll exemptions for American vessels using the Panama Canal. James P. Magenis presides as the Progressive meeting opens at 8. Tickets available at 39 Court Street through 7 45.
The South Dorchester Improvement Association warns on unsanitary Tenean Beach conditions and plans a rally to urge Mayor Curley to improve bathing facilities and the beach access. They also back school warning signs near Mary Hemenway and Morris Schools and endorse the Post's plan to purchase three elephants named Mollie Waddy and Tony.
The newspaper announces two full color picture pages to feature men and things in the news. Each image is described as clear as the originals for readers to enjoy next Sunday.
A municipal hotel with a workshop and farm for the unemployed is proposed after a Ford Hall town meeting. George B Gallup, chairman of the city planning committee, says the plan is a constructive action and a petition to the General Court is sought. Morrison T Swift has long pushed the idea and currently has a bill in the Legislature.
Mrs Ethel M Wilson 31 with police records in Somerville and Boston arrested on Broadway Somerville last evening charged with passing a worthless $100 check. She allegedly posed as a physician attached to Massachusetts General Hospital at a lodging house 35 Pearl Street East Somerville run by Mrs Mary F Dorr and gave the check there.
A woman using the name Dr Ethel Edith Scollans rented a room at a lodging house on Sunday March 22 claiming hospital staff ties. She arrived with a bag of clothes and received several male visitors described as physicians. She tendered a $100 check later handed to C Raymond of the Raymond Skate Company after cashing proved impossible.
The plan proposes a $3000 to $30,000 municipal hotel with 500 beds, an employment bureau, medical services, baths, restaurant and library. An industrial shop complex and a truck farm would provide work, education, and housing, funded by municipal bonds. Jacob London compares the scheme to the George Junior Republic.
Richard Dehan presents Yvonne a clever tale of life among Breton fisherfolk in the upcoming Sunday Post Magazine, highlighting the renowned magazine writer's latest work.
A man inquired by phone yesterday at the bank and found no account under the name. He then called the hospital and learned no doctor named Ethel Edith Scollans was known or had patients there.
An Ames Chemical Co advertisement touts a wild Mexican plant as a cure for diabetes, promising rapid relief and vigor. It offers a 50 cent trial package and a free booklet on diets and food values, with a money back guarantee, directing readers to mail ten cents for a full size 50 cent package.
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