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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1916
Page
4
A lighthearted Sunday Post comic page shows Lady Bountiful clashing with a gang. The scene blends humor and social satire as neighborhoods react to her well intentioned meddling.
An advertisement promotes Sargol tablets as a fat-building aid for thin people. It claims the product reconstructs nutritive function, adds 5 to 8 pounds of solid weight in two weeks, and improves red blood cell production. Pack contains 40 tablets with a money-back guarantee if weight gain is not realized.
Railroad presidents receivers and Boston teamsters attend a noon Chamber of Commerce session to ease freight congestion. The committee urges railroads to add staff and telegraph or call consignors of arriving freight to speed removal.
New Met conductor Arthur Bodansky led Wagner's Tristan and Isolde in Boston with a star cast including Carl Braun Louise Homer Albert Reiss and Julius. The performance drew a large enthusiastic audience that applauded the soloists after each act. Maria Barrientos is announced to debut in Boston tonight in Lucia di Lammermoor.
The review praises Bodanzky's Wagner performance as controlled and expressive yet lacking the sweep of the score. Mme Kurt is commended for clear diction and restraint, while Brangaene and Urlus receive warmth. Farrar’s Carmen is noted as engaging, with Martinelli strong, though some scenes feel insipid or overacted.
Advertisement extols a spring treatment pairing Hood s Sarsaparilla with Peptiron Pills as a compatible duo. Hood s Sarsaparilla purges impurities and aids digestion while Peptiron Pills supply iron, with the regimen advised before and after meals for fourfold, lasting benefits.
Four men rode in a car whose brakes failed on a steep Lowell Street incline. The vehicle rolled back a quarter mile, hit a woman bystander Florence A. King then crashed into a stone wall. She suffered a broken ankle at Somerville Hospital. Other occupants escaped with a severe shakeup. Vehicle owned by Walter H. Moore. passengers were H. S. Whitcomb Joseph Bettencourt and H. L. Duhurst.
Bernard J. Rothwell former Boston Chamber of Commerce president spoke at the Business Woman's Club on immigration saying the United States faces a serious problem as European war ends. He warned that unless European countries bar departures more immigrants may seek entry next year than in the previous five years combined.
Cambridge business men convened at the Cambridge State armory with over 100 merchants attending. Captain H Dwight Cushing of Company C Eighth Regiment spoke along with Major Wendell D Rockwood. a seven member committee was named to advance plans for forming a citizens military company.
An exhibition drill was given by Company A of the Eighth Regiment as part of a military event. The display showcased formation, marching, and drill precision to observers at the ceremony.
An advertisement urges readers to try Margo tablets from a local druggist for two weeks to calm nerves and renew ambition. It claims Margo has no habit forming drugs and is a balanced iron and hypophosphites formula with recognized beneficial ingredients. The notice offers a money back guarantee from the manufacturer.
A local ad advertises bleeding heart roots et al for sale including Calla Lilies Begonia Gloxinia Hyacinth Hardy Lilies Caladium Cannas Amaryllis and other popular spring bulbs at extremely low prices.
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