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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1913
Page
3
In New York on April 6, Bishop C. S. Burch of the Episcopal Church says girls under 18 should not be allowed to marry. He favors a new law or amendment to prevent such marriages from leading to easier divorce, citing the Mona Coster case where an infant wife could seek an annulment.
In Lewistown Illinois an unprecedented coincidence ties William F P Miles to both indicting and serving on the petit jury for the trial of his son Willis P Miles accused of killing Warren Crabtree. The elder Miles sat on the grand jury that indicted his son and is later drawn for the murder trial.
Mayor Charles H. Taylor leads a citywide push to make Medford the cleanest city in the United States. April 19 is designated City Cleaning Day with bulletins posters and public meetings urging every resident to participate in cleanup efforts.
Miss Augusta F. Dey one of 29 patients treated by Dr Friedrich Friedmann at the Hospital for Deformities and Diseases of the Joints clinic describes her recovery from tuberculosis after Friedmann treatment. It is the first patient account of his work in America.
Miss Dey a Jersey City bookkeeper recounts recovery from bone tuberculosis in her left arm after treatment at the Hospital for Deformities and Diseased Joints. She credits Dr Friedmann and serum injections for restoring use, with follow up checks and a hoped for lasting cure.
After a three year world tour the famed ape Peter the Great returns to B F Keith's Theatre in Boston for a week starting Monday afternoon April 14. The show features Peter in humanlike feats including dressing in fine clothes, dining with utensils, riding a bicycle and driving a car, and engaging in creative lessons and writing.
Miss Gertrude Louise Wilde of 214 Billings Street Atlantic will marry Lester Bradford Hunter of 111 Kirkstall Road Newtonville next Saturday evening at her home. The couple are the children of the late Roger Henry Wilde and Mr. and Mrs. John Bradford Hunter.
Patrons at a Turkish bath emporium join a craze as they punch a bag to upbeat tunes. An owner notes customers respond to steam and music with a lively routine set to Yankee Doodle and lullabies like Please Go Way and Let Me Sleep.
The faculty declares that girls playing basketball is not only immodest but also leads to improper behavior in daily life. They provide no specifics on what constitutes the lack of modesty and decorum in the game.
The listing shows Carbonal Brimstone-1 Ib Sani Flush disinfectant priced at 9 cents. It appears in a compact old newspaper sale column with a single item and a numeric price.
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