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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1903
Page
5
The piece explains how heavy meat diet and sedentary living clog the kidneys causing stone and pain. It promotes Dr Pettingill's Kidney-Wort Tablets as a safe, non alcohol remedy recommended by physicians. It lists symptoms of kidney trouble and warns of delirium convulsions and death if untreated, urging early use of Kidney-Wort Tablets.
Gloucester April 18 Police identified Edward Coburn of Lowell as the carpenter found dead at noon with an axe at his feet. A head bruise and forehead cut prompted initial concerns, but doctors now suspect an apoplectic collapse while handling the axe caused the fall. Coburn had come to attend his sister in law Charles Danforth’s funeral.
Wakefield April 15 The Town Hall was filled for the annual Wakefield Social Club concert and ball attended by prominent city society figures. The evening featured orchestral pieces, vocal selections by Signorina Elvira Severoni and others, trombone and violin solos, and a grand march for 150 couples led by John H. Welch with a long list of aides.
In Newton near Pearl street on Saturday two three year olds Samuel Robbins and Albert Quinan disappeared prompting police searches. They were found late at night miles from home by Miss Etta Payne and returned to worried parents. The boys enjoy adventure and dream of joining the fire department. Albert’s dog Prince joins their escapades.
Washington April 13. A Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association dinner at Hotel Barton saluted the 160th birth anniversary of Thomas Jefferson with speakers including William J Bryan Senator Hoar and Postmaster General Smith. About 140 guests attended. hoar praised Jefferson as a patron to all parties and nations.
A Jefferson birthday banquet in New York City hosted by the Tammany Hall general committee of the 35th Assembly district drew 800 guests. John J. Brady presided. speeches by Attorney General Cunneen Edward M. Shepard John B. Stanchfield Senators P. H. McCarren and T. C. O’Sullivan and Justice Morgan J. O’Brien. Letters of regret were read from Cleveland David B. Hill and William J. Bryan.
Last evening the Railroad Agents Association of New England held its regular meeting at the South station dining room. A reception preceded the dinner served at eight o'clock. Mr. J. W. Wardrop, superintendent of freight terminals for the New York New Haven Hartford railroad in New York, delivered the after-dinner address regarding the business there.
April 18 report credits Woburn firemen with preventing heavy losses after they battled a brisk blaze in a cluster of buildings in Wilmington’s business section. Four structures burned or damaged, total loss estimated at 20,900 dollars. Fire began at S. R. McIntosh plant on Church Street near the Boston and Maine station, likely from a boiler spark.
The East Boston Catholic Association of the Island ward filled the Lyceum Wall for its third grand hall last night. Fred J. McNaughton led as assistant marshal with John KE. Quinn directing floor activities as a large crowd enjoyed a long celebration until 4 o'clock.
A blaze, fanned by a strong easterly wind, swept from McIntosh’s blacksmith shop to paint shop and barn, then ignited the Ames building and nearby structures. Woburn and Reading departments responded. Ames, Hudson stores, and the railroad depot narrowly escaped. Losses total about 20 thousand dollars, with insurance covering key properties. town lacks fire apparatus and water supply, plans to secure a permanent pond source. The scene shifted to a grand seventh annual ball later that evening in the same town, drawing over a thousand attendees including Congressman Kelcher.
Ex-President Cleveland will attend the Booker T. Washington mass meeting in New York City tomorrow night and will be entertained by Andrew Carnegie at Carnegie's Fifth Avenue home in New York. He plans to return to Princeton the next morning.
The ad claims Iron-Ox Tablets restore energy by aiding digestion and nerve nourishment, awaken the liver, improve kidney tone, and purify blood. They are non purgative, regulate bowels gradually, and provide a natural buildup of bodily functions. Sold as fifty tablets in a pocket case for 25 cents, with shipping, by The Iron-Ox Remedy Co. Detroit, Michigan.
The ladies' auxiliary of Division 1 connected with Division 19 of the A. O. H. of Chelsea held its 10th annual concert and ball in Granite Hall last night with about 50 attendees. An 8 to 9 concert program preceded a grand march led by J. J. Kane and Mrs Kane, Alfred Vokes and Mrs Vokes, and Mr and Mrs John Saunders with 100 couples. Floor directress Miss Josie T Collins and assistant Mrs Julia F E Vokes led a 21-member auxiliary staff, with many visitors from nearby towns joining the event, which lasted until 2 a.m.
St. Catherine's Temperance Society of Charlestown hosted a dance in Roughan Hall last night, attracting about 800 attendees. Delegations came from Father Mathew's Ladies Auxiliary, St. Rose's Chelsea, St. Stephen's North End, St. Charles Woburn, St. Margaret's Dorchester, St. Augustine's South Boston, and local clubs including the Jackson and Peter EF Teague groups. The grand match featured about 60 couples led by President William J. Ennis and Miss Mary Mahoney, followed by Mr. Edward O'Brien and Miss May Harvey.
The annual ball of Division 12 A O H attracted about 800 guests at Paine Memorial Hall last evening. The grand march started at 9 o'clock led by President D J O Sullivan and Miss Hannah Fleming, followed by John D O Leary and Miss Nellie Pierce as nearly one and a half couples moved in step. Flags adorned the hall and a banner proclaimed welcome to Easter Ball for Division 12 A D U. Notable attendees included County President Edward Cronin State President John A Ryan and leaders from other divisions.
About 1500 people filled Copley Hall in Boston for the seventh annual gathering of the Licensed Carriage Drivers Association. The hall was festively decorated with flags and bunting. The highlight was a grand march led by President Daniel Hurlihy with Miss Margaret Hurlihy, followed by Daniel J. McDougall with Mrs. McDougall and other couples. Attendees included Robert Sams J. H. Hayes J. J. Kelly Frank Marron John Laffey Claire Sibley and Daniel Delaney.
Music Hall in Past Boston hosted Rockett Lodge I O O F M A members and friends for a regalia ball celebrating its Mth anniversary. Floor Director William Penn and Mrs Penn led the grand march as 160 couples danced through 23 dances, with festivities lasting until 2 o'clock this morning.
The ninth annual ball of Division 10 A Q O H was held in Everett Hall. About 200 couples attended the event, with President William J. Scanlon and wife leading the grand march. Attendance was the largest in years.
The Emmets of Bunker Hill celebrated their fourth reunion and ball last night at Monument Hall in Charlestown. The hall was festively decorated with national colors and a prominent portrait of Robert Emmet, with a floor marshal overseeing the event.
John C Driscoll assistant to James O Brien floor director. John Dr Cadogan first assistant. Edward Callaghan second assistant. John M McGrath and John Sullivan named chief of aids.
Last night a large Dorchester gathering honored Mr P J Tivnan with a gold watch and chain from party spokesman P J Mullaney. A staged telegram lured him to South Station while friends enjoyed a surprise home reception with Mrs Tivnan. Entertainment was provided by Jack Kenney and P H Woods.
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