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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1916
Page
9
A free 32 page skin book is offered by return mail to sufferers from skin and scalp trouble who have not found permanent relief. Send a postal card to Cuticara Dept XX Boston MA for a free sample. Sold in every town and village in the U S.
Advertisement for Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer claims to remove gray by applying a shampoo like product to hair and scalp. Promises glossy soft thick hair with even dark shimmer and no trace of gray. Says it is harmless and costs 50 cents per large bottle at Liggett's stores in Boston Cambridge and Chelsea, with mail order available to nonlocals.
Fifteen alleged offenders were rounded up after complaints of unbridled rowdyism on late Saturday night trains from North station serving Woburn Waltham Winchester Lexington Concord and Somerville.
Special Officers Sheridan Small and Cowan pursued alleged disturbers on Hanover street trains and took them to the Hanover station. Drunkenness charges followed as patrons reported robberies and assaults during recent Saturday nights. A gang of about 50 youths implicated. extra guards ordered on future runs to disperse the trouble.
A dramatic Ipswich audience hears Biddle recount his life of harsh labor and contempt, describe his brutal punchings and awakening through a Bible class led by a preacher. He credits the class with transforming him into a new man and expanding the Bible group worldwide.
Biddle describes using boxing as a moral tool, training prize fighters in Bible classes across Maine, Canada, and Philadelphia. He recalls facing camp bullies, losing teeth yet winning converts, and leading fighters who speak at sessions. He says boxing aids Christian outreach and faith.
Charles Sumner Bird accuses former Secretary of the Navy George von Meyer of contradicting support for Roosevelt with backing for unpledged Weeks Crane and McCall delegates. He denounces the pairing as extraordinary and harmful to Roosevelt’s nomination and warns against Old Guard messaging.
Henry C Hackett of Cambridge Massachusetts a long time government employee describes overcoming 20 years of rheumatism in his knees after trying Varnesis a plant based remedy. He reports lasting relief for over a year and recommends it to friends while noting it contains no iodides or salicylates and can be bought from reliable druggists.
President Roosevelt arrives in Boston aboard the Bostonian Express at Huntington avenue station and declares he will not see politicians or give interviews on politics. He attends Harvard overseers meetings, dines with guests, and plans to tour the university and discuss natural history topics.
The Brazilian steamer Guajara carrying passengers and freight from Rio to New York was believed to be near Cape Henry in tow of the United Fruit steamer Sixaola. The Guajara was badly disabled and the cause was not reported.
One wireless report says the Sixaola towed the Guajara 301 miles south of Scotland Light and planned to remove passengers once seas calm. The Guajara allegedly collided with an unknown vessel and signalled for help using a Morse coded whistle. Coast guard cutter Onondaga proceeded to assist. contact with both ships remained unclear.
Tufts baseball squad begins its annual spring training trip Tuesday evening with a game against Seaton Hall in South Orange New Jersey. The tour includes stops at Annapolis Washington Georgetown Maryland Agricultural College Catholic University and West Point before returning. The lineup features Anderson Westcott Leland Volk Stafford and Armstrong with Ford Saunders and Krepps Whittaker O Marra anchoring pitching and Red Carroll catching.
Cardinal von Hartmann archbishop of Cologne arrived in Brussels and was greeted by Governor-General von Bissing. A Brussels chaplain, of high military rank, praised the governor-general for respecting religious life and supporting religious social and charitable efforts. The cardinal said he undertook the trip with Pope Benedict's consent.
Speeches at the Common Cause Forum in Franklin Union honored George A. MacKinnon who died last week. Rev P F Waters Charles E Fay and President M J Rohan offered tributes while principal David H Fulton urged education to bind children to God over state or commercial interests.
Peter Galligan, 30, of Cambridge, arrested for assaulting 45 year old Loring I Taylor at a rooming house over a woman. Galligan struck with brass knuckles, destroying the good eye Taylor had left, after quarrel over the same woman. Galligan, an ironworker, was caught at a West Canton Street home.
A British-India steamship Chantala of 4919 tons was sunk by a submarine off Calcutta after departing London on March 10. One engineer and eight Lascars died. 92 survivors were rescued and landed. They said no warning of the attack was given.
Berlin dispatch reports Austria may set clocks ahead one hour starting May 1 following Germany in adopting daylight saving. The Amsterdam Handelsblad also backs a similar scheme for Holland on health and economy grounds.
Whitney S. Dickey a Harvard sophomore was knocked down by a street car and dragged about a dozen feet then escaped with only slight bruises after the incident late last night in what police described as a narrow escape from being ground under the wheels.
Dickey, a Harvard student prominent in the Institute D K E and K clubs, was struck on Massachusetts avenue near Holyoke street as he crossed with a companion who helped pull him from beneath the car. He suffered head cuts, a sprained ankle, and leg injuries and was taken to Cambridge Relief Hospital.
Lexington April 9 The Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association reports 932 nominations for the 1916 Futurity, led by Patchen Wilkes Stock Farm Lexington with 100 mares. Walnut Hill Farm Donerail Ky is second with 90 mares, bred to San Francisco and Sir Maurice. Curles Neck Farm Richmond Va third with 37, mostly to The Harvester. Allen Farm Pittsfield Mass fourth with 31, Stony Ford Farm Goshen N Y fifth with 28. Forty four nominators have five or more mares totaling 606 horses in the pool.
In Baltimore on April 9 experts at Johns Hopkins Hospital are testing a serum injection to sharply stimulate the blood and heart, preserving life until lung-clearing apparatus can be applied, potentially resuscitating those apparently dead from drowning or suffocation.
Researchers report the serum works on several animals after drowning but causes high blood pressure and hardened arteries in many cases. They aim to perfect it to revive life hours after accidents, noting one four hour post drowning success followed by later death from hypertension.
At a Paine Memorial Hall meeting the Knights and Ladies of St. Brendan outlined plans to represent the group at the Irish race convention at Faneuil Hall on April 19. President William J. Cronin presided.
Harvard introduces a new feature to spring football with the graduates cup contest for the best kicker. The class of 188 offers the prize, which covers punting drop kicking and placement, awarded by the highest point total across the three kicking departments.
Reporter notes Ed Gharrity is making good as a catcher with evident natural ability. Joe Can Tillman advised Manager Griffith to wait a year, but Gharrity’s attributes suggest he could become a standout catcher with development.
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