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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1919
Page
17
Eastport Missouri dispatch reports Maine's sardine canning season opening with Robbinston as the only active factory in the eastern region due to weak markets and high input costs. Herring supplies are plentiful for canning, but other plants await favorable conditions.
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a spring remedy to build up weak blood and relieve fatigue. It claims benefits for anemia, dizziness, and breathlessness with patient testimonials and a free booklet. Available from Schenectady vendor or local druggists at 50 cents per box, six for $2.50.
An old newspaper advice column warns that most soaps harm hair by alkali drying the scalp and making hair brittle. It recommends plain refined coconut oil, greaseless and cheap, rubbed into wet hair to produce rich lather, thorough cleansing, and easy rinsing for soft, bright, fluffy hair. It also claims dust and dandruff are removed.
An old advertisement promises relief for catarrhal deafness and head noises. It prescribes Armint double strength mixed with hot water and sugar, taken four times daily, to ease nostril clogging and mucus drainage. It suggests quick relief and cheap, pleasant preparation.
Stop that weakening persistent cough or cold with Eckman's Alterative a tonic and upbuilder in use for 20 years. Bottles priced 80 cents and 1.50. Available at Liggett's Riker Jaynes Stores and other leading druggists or from Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia.
In the last session for direct testimony in the Tague Fitzgerald contest Jacob Wasserman Peters appointee to the Board of Election Commissioners said on cross examination that the board does not investigate illegal registration unless names are properly on the voting list. He added the board will summon witnesses and investigate if evidence of crookedness is offered.
The hearing examined whether 203 names on the Tague district petitions were illegal and if the board properly allowed access to witnesses. Witnesses including Wasserman and Kane testified recounts were conducted under law and that opponents missed hearings or did not attend. Tague's rebuttal evidence is scheduled to begin next Tuesday.
Ralph Kirkland of 4 St James Street Roxbury faces larceny charges for stealing a touring car during the Lodge Lowell debate. He pleaded not guilty before Judge Duff in second Municipal Court. His widow mother testified, tearful, that she warned him about older companions. Kirkland remanded in $2000 bail with sentencing set for Friday.
Members and returning members of the 101st Infantry and their ladies will attend a complimentary ball in Exhibition Hall Mechanics building Thursday night April 24 the eve of the parade. Mrs William Taff of Brookline was elected chairlady of the ball committee at a meeting of the auxiliary’s executive committee yesterday.
Sixty American elm trees were planted in Central Park as a memorial to the city's hero who led the army navy and marine corps. Charles L. Pack, president of the American Forestry Association, commended the plan and said it is being carried out nationwide with a hearty response.
At the Old State House meeting the Bostonian Society announced new artifacts for its collection. Among them is a musket found on State street during the Boston Massacre melee and a sword from the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Exhibition of paintings and sculpture by women artists from the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors opens at Copley Gallery Newbury Street for two weeks. Massachusetts members contribute 19 of 34 canvases and all three sculptures, with notable works by Cecilia Beaux Rosa mond Coolidge Gertrude H Fiske Gertrude Bourne Mary B Titcomb Jeanie Gallup Motet Louise Allen Elizabeth Royce and others.
New York April 15 A strike on the Brooklyn Rapid Transit lines to morrow morning was declared imminent when Jindley M Garrison receiver of the company refused for the third time to meet a committee of workers representing the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America and instructed to submit demands for higher pay and improved working conditions.
At the start of the new period at Technology 28 men were dropped for poor scholarship. Of these 28, 23 were freshmen, about one percent of the student body, attributed to low entrance requirements during the S A T C period.
Doctor endorses Bon Opto tablets to treat eye strain and weak vision. Instructions say dissolve one tablet in water and bathe eyes twice daily, with a guarantee of up to 50 percent stronger eyesight in many cases or money back. Sold by Houghton & Dutton Drug Dept and major druggists in Philadelphia.
Mayor Peters said he will travel to Detroit to press Henry Ford on Boston as a potential motor car factory site. The move follows a City Council resolution by Francis J. W. Ford to urge Detroit talks, with Peters awaiting confirmation on Boston’s chances before planning his trip.
A Dorchester court yesterday denied a warrant charging manslaughter against Frank A. Miner a Boston Elevated motorman. The case stems from a collision that injured Patrick J. McMorrow 65 of 12 Leedsville Street and led to his death after the accident reported by Sergeant D J Hines of Police Station 11.
The Minute Men of '61, all 70 plus, gathered at the Revere House to mark the 57th anniversary of enlisting at Lincoln's first call. They joined at Faneuil Hall on April 15 1861 and fought in Baltimore on April 19. Stuart I. McClearn re elected commander with Cyrus P. Wardwell as vice commander and James M. Griggs as adjutant.
Montreal April 15 Sir Auguste Real Angers K C Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec 1887 to 1892 died last night of pneumonia at age 71 Admitted to the bar in 1860 he was a Conservative in politics sat in the Quebec Assembly 1874 to 1879 later serving as solicitor and attorney general He was a seven year judge and later sat in the House of Commons with interests in yachting and historical research.
In Tutuila American Samoa on Monday April 14 a large amount of silver believed to have been brought from German Samoa at the war’s outbreak was unearthed on American firm premises. The silver was concealed in terracotta pipes.
Queen City cotton mill in Burlington Vermont shut down today after a strike by weavers over working conditions. About 400 employees are affected, including eight in the weaving room.
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