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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1916
Page
27
Local man Earl A. Smith of Los Angeles describes a home remedy he credits with curing his drinking problem after costly unsuccessful treatments. The recipe uses water, muriate of ammonia, Vartex Compound, and pepsin, taken three times daily, described as harmless and tasteless.
A memorial service for Merrill Gaunt, Harvard divinity student who died in France while serving as an ambulance driver, was held at Appleton Chapel. The Rev. Albert Parker Fitch led the service with eulogies from Professor Henry W. Foote Pedro Campos Habib Catibah and Harold Stratton.
About 100 guests from Greater Boston chapters attended the Dean Winthrop Chapter DAR event at the Cliff House Winthrop. State officers visited as Mrs. A F Holahan read the Mary Jane Parr play and songs were performed by Mrs. F J Cartwright with Mrs. H R Wood chairing the committee assisted by several members.
Arthur D. Hill, attorney for three discharged public works employees seeking reinstatement, pressed for payroll data during a hearing before Judge Churchill in Dorchester Court as he probes witnesses presented by Assistant Corporation Counsel Lyons.
Bernard C Kelley presented payroll figures claiming a weekly saving for April compared with 1915, while Attorney H showed 1676.16 of 2880.16 savings came from last year’s higher snow removal costs. Witnesses including George B Sherry and Richard J Carven testified on reorganization and staffing effects. The hearing, with remarks on payroll data interpretation, continues today.
The case centers on whether a promise to marry was made and breached. The verdict hinges on the law court's ruling regarding the alleged promise and breach, determining if Miss Garmony is entitled to the $75 000 award.
At a City Hall hearing Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange President Washburn urged Governor McCall to sign two bills adding 90 cents to Boston’s tax rate and extending the 125 foot height limit. He warned of a coming tax rise and a real estate disaster if zoning remains restrictive, citing stalled development and potential hotel expansions along Boylston Street and Park Square.
Authorities disclose a conspiracy involving Captain Otto Wolpert and Captain Eno Bode with ties to Captain Franz von Papen. Bombs were found at the Agricultural Chemical Company in Hoboken and aboard multiple ships tied to the Hamburg American and Atlas lines, with shipments routed via Holland as fertilizer.
In January 1915 Miss Garmony received 116000 in a breach of promise suit against Mr. Henderson, the largest such award. The law court later reversed, ruling the verdict against the weight of evidence in October 1915. Miss Garmony told the Post she was delighted.
Albion H. Crown, 71, longtime Malden resident and one of the oldest G A R men in town, died at his home after heart trouble. A native of Portsmouth, he lived in Malden 80 years, spent twenty as a Boston Elevated conductor, retired in 1912, and served as past commander of Post 40 G A R and as post quartermaster before resignation. He was a member of the Odd Fellows.
The centenary of English dramatist Richard B. Sheridan was celebrated at Harvard last evening. Professor Charles Townsend Copeland of the English department read Sheridan's The Critic in the Harvard Union dining room.
Take one or two Cascarets tonight for a gentle cleanse and wake up feeling grand with a clear head and regulated stomach. Get a box at any drug store and be ready for work or play. These tablets will act thoroughly without causing griping or sickness and are safe for children when used as directed.
New York April 12 Albert Gallatin Wheeler Jr defies arrest at the Union League Club on Fifth Avenue. Justice Greenbaum issued an order to arrest, but efforts were fruitless. His wife Claudia Carlstedt Wheeler seeks alimony repayment and a bond to assure future alimony.
Mrs Wheeler and a small band including an attorney and sheriff’s retainer faced the Union League Club, were ejected, and kept watch overnight by an arrest order. She plans no lift of the siege until her husband pays $3600 back alimony.
Advertisement touts Gets-It a quick corn remover that dries instantly and allows wearing a sock over the treated toe. It claims painless, simple use to end bandages and knives for corn removal and notes sales by E. Lawrence & Co. in Chicago and Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores in Boston.
Advertisement touts Musterole as a mustard oil ointment for rheumatism and related ailments. It claims a warming glow followed by cooling comfort and lists uses from bronchitis to lumbago. Available in 25c 50c jars and a $2.50 hospital size from Musterole Company Cleveland Ohio.
Dr Edward s Olive Tablets present a substitute for calomel that gently stimulates the bowels and liver to clear the blood. The sugar coated tablets purify the system without griping or after effects and are available in small 10 cent and 25 cent packets.
Boston social figure known as The Girl in Red Tights invaded a New York club seeking her husband. She claims mistreatment and refusal to compromise, threatening an arrest order if he appears outside the Union League Club. The husband, a stock broker and Chicago millionaire’s son, was reportedly not in the club.
A Boston article touts Plant Juice as the key to female beauty through health. It quotes the Plant Juice Man at Houghton and Dutton Co. Drug Department, praising its effects on liver, kidneys, digestion and sleep with testimonials like Miss Jennie Martin detailing recovery from digestive ills.
The Roxbury Eye and Ear Infirmary announces relocation from 143 to 144 Dudley Street opposite Dudley Street Baptist Church. New quarters expand services for patients unable to pay usual specialist fees. Eye exams for glasses are provided by regular M D specialists with no extra charges.
About 70 guests attended a dinner and entertainment at the Copley Plaza last evening under the auspices of the Certified Public Accountants of Massachusetts. The Florentine Musicians provided the musical programme.
A New York physician argues most stomach pain stems from excess acid and fermentation, not poor stomach health. He prescribes neutralizing acid with water and bisulated magnesia after meals to halt fermentation and restore normal digestion.
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