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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1908
Page
2
J F Munroe receiver for Douglas The Tailor declares a rapid closeout at cut prices to cover liabilities and then hand stores back, despite critics. He asserts goods will be produced in first class shape and delivered at advertised prices, inviting customers to view with no obligation to buy.
The Boston crowd welcomed the Metropolitan Opera Company as Eames Caruso and Scotti led a strong cast in Mascagni Iris. The new venue and lower prices promise Boston its own season, with lavish foyer renovations and a festive, ballroom like display. Iris plot centers on Iris the Japanese girl, her abduction, and the sun chorus.
In Waltham on April 6 William Alett of Boston seeks word about the death of his fiancée Miss Emma Single of Waltham who reportedly drowned or killed herself after a nervous illness. Local doctors say she was insane, but her sisters defend her rationality and note she had recently left her job due to nerves. The body was found at dawn and will be buried in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, her birthplace.
The Metropolitan Opera opened its Boston week last night at the Boston Theatre with a standout display by singer Olin Downes. Critics praised his performance and the company’s revival of a classic work, signaling strong reception for the run.
A terse, fragmented advertisement touts a product labeled BROMO QUININE or PAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. It urges readers to look for a signature of FE W GROVE and claims a cure in one day for an ailment described as nine old. The text is incomplete but suggests a vintage patent remedy pitch.
Notable guests including Mrs. Edwin A. Shuman and Mrs. Oliver Amés appeared in an array of evening costumes at the opera. Attendees wore silk, lace, sheer black, liberty fabrics, and gowns in blues, pinks, and grays, with many wearing jewelry and corsages.
Cambridge police confront a wave of harassment at Riverbank Court as a figure dubbed Jack the Hugger and Peeping Tom abducts walks, kisses women, and pockets cash. The hotel management requests swift action after residents fear leaving their apartments.
Tokyo reports for the year ended March 31 an excess of receipts over estimates of about 60 million yen.
Crompton defeated Frank 150 to 142 in the idule parlors final to win the Class A amateur billiard tourney.
A playful rhyme promotes Dyspepleta tablets as a remedy for sour stomach and heartburn. The ad notes a quick subsiding burn after taking a Dyspeplet or two, with a price of 10 cents for Snugar coated tablets.
Hood's Tooth Powder is endorsed by eminent dental and medical professionals. It cleanses and whitens teeth, brightens gums, neutralizes offensive secretions, sweetens breath, and leaves a cool refreshing mouthfeel. Sold everywhere in enamel can 25c and mammoth size 50c. Made by C I Hood Co Lowell Mass.
Dr Winfield S Hall dean of students at Northwestern University Medical School told the YMCA that many schools lack sufficient men teachers in higher grades and that principals should be men to lead boys in games on the playground in Chicago on April 6.
Yale varsity oarsmen shifted with three substitutes replacing regulars Dunkle Hunt and Wallis stepping in for Miller Godley and Graham. First race of the season on the Quinnipiac river over the Henley course ended with the regulars winning by two lengths.
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