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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1911
Page
4
Boston opera fans will enjoy a winter run at the Boston Opera House with a stellar cast including Luisa Tetrazzini Bonci Lina Cavalieri and Mary Garden as manager Russell has secured the performers for several performances.
Florencio Constantino and Mme Lipkowska are unlikely to return to the company, leaving a void felt by many friends after two years as leading tenor and star. Manager Russell replaces Constantino with Bonet from the Metropolitan ranks, while Tetrazini commands high per‑formance fees elsewhere. Boston Opera notes New York price hikes will not be matched locally, keeping current ticket levels.
Miss Connolly tells a Post reporter she is engaged to John E. Lodge but wants the engagement kept private. She describes meeting him during his illness, their gradual friendship, and plans for a fall wedding with June as a possible date. A Post note says she later denied the story.
East Cambridge police arrested eight men after a small riot at 718 Cambridge Street. Patrol officers responded from Station 3. three were charged with drunkenness and five with disturbance. Arraignment set for the Cambridge District Court.
Harvard president emeritus Dr. Charles W. Eliot outlines rules for cheerful aging. He urges church attendance, moderation, sleep, temperance, and upright living, praising faith as a guide to longevity. He recommends reading Bacon and Emerson and notes Canada-US trade ties and Toronto’s civic engagement.
Dr Eliot argues moderation in stimulants is acceptable but habitual use is harmful. He cites research showing alcohol and tobacco reduce efficiency and mask fatigue. He favors regular moderate exercisewalking driving horseback riding rowing sailing and golf-like activities and stresses mental exercise and ample sleep for longevity.
Two hundred singing canaries were released during morning services at Central Congregational Church in Philadelphia causing brief consternation among worshippers. Birds roosted on hats and flowers as the choir sang through the anthem while Rev. C. L. Kloss planned to repeat the stunt on a future Easter Sunday.
Charles Stokes a laborer spent the night head down in a grain chute at a barn in Auburn New York. He entered seeking lodging and toppled headfirst into the chute where grain blocked his arms and he could not move. Rescued early morning he was taken to a hospital and expected to recover.
Women victims of Mexican rebels were driven into the interior toward Madero's camp. Railroad officials were ordered to aid the movement of a special train. The Maderos plan to travel a rough mountain route to the insurrecto camp, with possible delays until the younger Madero returns near Madeira, about 159 miles away.
Insurrecto forces clash east of Cabalona with federal troops caught between two rebel lines. An American automobile carrying James T. Williams and Charles McKean passed rebel lines to deliver a written message to Reynaldo Diaz. Diaz assured nonfire toward Douglas as McKean returned the note.
Washington April 16 rebels near the border dig trenches as orders to American troops forbid any crossing into Mexico. Officials warned not to cross the line and stressed border security.
Insurrectos retreat after second Bauche clash near Juarez as federals resume control. Casualties include six dead two wounded on the federal side. Railroad bridge and ties train destroyed. Navarro delays embargo on crossing river. No morning fighting. reinforcements move to Juarez.
Major General Wood issues instructions to army commands in Texas allowing civilian channels for cross border communication. He directs disarming any Mexican troops entering U.S. soil and keeping neutrality, with warnings to Douglas residents near the firing zone. Reports say insurgents have built trenches close to the border.
Several residents share relief after Osmo-Chemic treatment. Nellie Brown of East Watertown says she can hear again after two months of therapy. Beverly’s Nellie Donovan reports restored understanding. Lincoln’s Margaret Kimball notes left ear is now audible. Boston’s Fannie Record claims she can hear lectures. Medford’s C S Barker confirms full restoration of hearing.
Mrs Malvina Gonette of 11 Crescent Street Medford Massachusetts says she suffered ten years with neuritis and an abscess. She credits Osmo-Chemic Physicians with curing both conditions after three treatments and without surgery.
Miss Dagmar Kielst of 1060 Tremont St Boston says she has suffered heart disease since childhood and recalls her father's knowledge of skilled physicians. The excerpt captures personal health struggles in a Boston context.
A patient recalls visiting Osmo-Cemic physicians for treatment and feeling perfectly well again after the care.
Mr. Roland J. Ferguson of Somerville recounts how Osmo-Chemie Physicians relieved decades of pain and chronic bronchitis. He credits them with a cure that left him feeling ten years younger at sixty nine, after years of misdiagnosis and temporary relief.
The Osmo-Cemic Physicians announce a limited time offer for deaf patients starting treatment on or before April 29. One month of care including medicines is free, aiming to cure stubborn deafness and make treatment affordable before the offer ends in 11 days.
J. L. Plankett MD serves as chief consulting physician at permanent offices located at 18 Boylinten, Boston. Office hours are 10 am to 12 pm, 2 to 4 pm, and 6 to 8 pm daily, closed Sundays.
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