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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1908
Page
4
Mrs. Mary E. Curtis of Farley Iowa aged 101 reports Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey boosted her back pain relief and overall strength after other medicines failed. She says the product acts as a tonic stimulating for young and old and hopes to live many more happy years.
An advertisement touts Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as an absolutely pure malt distillation. It claims it acts as a tonic and invigoration, suitable for overworked people and the sickly, and urges buyers to insist on a sealed bottle marked Old Chemist. It provides pricing and contact for a medical booklet and advice.
A vigorous contest forms in the fourth district as five candidates vie for the Democratic delegates to the May convention. William V. Hyde of Weston joins Frank Rock Marlboro ex Mayor Babbitt Fitchburg J Prenderville South Framingham and B W Stanley Waltham in the race. Delegates will be chosen at caucuses April 22 to decide the two nominees headed to the Denver convention in July.
Dr. Greene offers Nervura described as a generator of human electrical forces and a barrier against invalidism. It claims to conquer disease, recharge the nervous system, eliminate impurities, enrich the blood, and give vitality. Consultation is free at Office 34 Temple Place Boston.
The Atlantic Monthly will form a new Massachusetts company named Atlantic Monthly Company with Ellery Sedwick Waldo Forbes Bliss Perry Milton Jenkins and Roger Pierce as key members. Houghton Mifflin will keep a stake and Bliss Perry remains editor. Printing moves to Riverside Press Cambridge with first issue under the new firm expected in August.
The New York East Methodist Conference favors removing the long standing ban on dancing card playing and other amusements. A resolution to repeal Article 248 was adopted with minimal opposition. Clergy and lay members aim to keep amusements within individual conscience.
Salem reports filed in court show Clara Louis von Herrmann sues Karl Stephen von Herrmann for divorce amid a libel case naming Julia Marlowe and Maud Thornburn Backus as corespondents. The suit cites past marriage in Hamilton and New York moves with alleged cruelty and a California earthquake period.
Mrs. Von Herrmann files for divorce in Essex county on November 19 1903 alleging cruel treatment by her husband dating from 1902. She lives in Hamilton with her father and says counsel Percy Bridgham of Boston has represented her in earlier proceedings. She cites a mutual friend Mr Hartzell as the go‑between for information and photographs and declines to discuss the case publicly. Hartzell recently registered at the Hotel Thorndike Boston in a hand that was hard to read.
The Rengo fat reducer claims to stabilize digestion and fat balance through tropical fruit blends. It warns against starvation or anti fat remedies and promises improved health alongside weight loss. Available for $1 per box at druggists or by mail from The Rengo Co Detroit Michigan and sold by Jaynes Drug Co Henry Siegel Co in Washington.
Mrs Annie E Basden of Somerville seeks to end her marriage to Joseph T Basden a Stoughton carriage painter in Dedham court The 30 year old witness testified she was a Seven Sutherland sister demonstrator and sent home about 1000 The libellee denied the charges and letters signed by various initials were introduced as evidence The case will be finished tomorrow
Prospects for an early settlement of the 85,000 Southwestern coal miners strike were postponed as operators made demands rejected by the miners.
There is at least one honest man in Boston and he is James H. Marshall of 72 Chandler Street. He found a lady's purse on Boston Common Monday night and brought it to the Post to locate the owner. The purse and its contents are valuable only to the rightful owner and are awaiting claim at the editorial rooms.
Residents near Neponset report falling stone at the Minot School front building on Neponset Avenue. Headmaster King witnessed a 14 pound rock drop into a yard and other pieces have fallen weekly. Parents fault authorities for inaction though no injuries have occurred. The school, built six years ago, houses about 900 students aged 7 to 15.
George H. Domaine 28, recently from Lawrence, drank carbolic acid at 86 Eustis Street in full view of his family after job loss and mounting debts. He left a young wife and two children, facing starvation as work slowed and money vanished.
Eleanor Kelly sues the city claiming oiling of thoroughfares ruined her skirt. She seeks $50 damages and replacement. The suit argues that oiling dust control could cost the city thousands if many similar claims arise, surpassing watering street costs.
Grace La Rue, lead principal comedienne in Follies of 1907, has declined a highly flattering invitation to perform in Berlin at the Wintergarten for May.
Miss La Rue planned voice study for next summer but after her strong performance in the current piece, manager Zeigfeld urged her for the lead in Follies of 1908.
A reader notice extols Pape's Diapepsin for rapid digestion relief. It claims a 22-grain Triangule dissolves stomach distress within five minutes, ending sour risings heartburn belching and nausea. It asserts Diapepsin purifies a sour stomach increases gastric juices and aids digestion without laxatives.
Barre Vermont April 7 The granite cutters strike which began March 1 ended as a mass meeting approved a conference committee compromise 371 2 cents per hour for year one 88 cents for year two and 88 34 cents for year three The dispute involved about 4000 to 5000 workers and quarries may restart next Monday under the three year contract
In Augusta Kentucky on April 7 night riders burned S W McKibben's barn located near the town. The blaze destroyed a tobacco crop belonging to a farmer who refused to assign his crop to the Society of Equity.
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