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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1916
Page
8
A New York physician specializing in stomach and intestinal diseases links most intestinal troubles to stomach acidity, or sour stomach, and advises simple antacids over patent medicines. He endorses ordinary magnesia as an effective neutralizer, recommending a spoonful in water after meals to relieve symptoms.
The article frames preparedness as the battle against disease and promotes Plant Juice as a stomach remedy. It cites Mrs. FE F. Alexander of Cambridge as a testimonial, claiming relief from indigestion and dyspepsia after using Plant Juice, and notes the Plant Juice Man works from Froughton & Dutton Co. store.
Watch Your Step reopened at the Colonial Theatre last evening. The revival features the same lively melody, lavish costumes, sprightly dancers, and humorous ensemble with a stronger, more spirited performance.
Vernon Castle is replaced by Bernard Granville in the production with similar cast to prior run. Virginia Shelby Gertrude Rutland Bunny Wendell join the company alongside Eliza beth Brice still leading the female group.Harry Kelly Frank Tinney Charles King and the chorus maintain high spirits and audience appeal.
The Loews St James Theatre presents the Six Diving Lilies a sextet of sea goddesses in a large tank as the star attraction with Friday diving contests open to Boston amateurs. The rest of the bill features Harry Fentell Viola Stark Leslie Claire Milton Byron Albert Irving Stone Marion and photograms from Pathe News serials and Keystone comedies.
Advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a herbal kidney liver and bladder remedy for back and urinary troubles. Claims quick healing effects and urges readers to obtain a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co and to mention the Boston Daily Post.
Minard's lintment offers instant relief for cuts bruises and sores as a safe antiseptic and germicide that cleanses and heals. Nearly every New England home keeps Minard's ready for quick use and druggists supply it.
A skilled dog star named Jasper from Broadway headlines B F Keith’s Theatre in Boston this week. Audiences direct stunts, plus piano, lamp lighting, and box railing drops, proving Jasper’s quick understanding without cues.
Charley Chaplin resumes film presence in Boston at the Boston Theatre with a four-part burlesque on Carmen and a five-part romance The Half Million Bride starring Hamilton Revelle and Marguerite Snow. The vaudeville bill changes this week with The Country Club Girls musical comedy and other acts by Three Lyres and the Velde Trio.
Two female leads anchor the Modern Theatre program with love and adventure. Vivian Martin stars as a Scandinavian native in A Modern Thelma from William Fox. Cleo Ridgely headlines The Love Mask as the daughter of a Western prospector. Shorter releases accompany the bill.
Reports from Lubin and Lasky studios reveal mishaps and daring saves during shoots. A wrong office mix up delayed money, Lucy Blake dodged a speeding charge after her first car ride, and Mae Murray's rain scenes tested sprinklers. Nance O Neill and Victor Moore endure dramatic stunts while a blazing garage tests Anita King's nerves.
Hollis Street Theatre hosts George Arliss in a farewell Boston engagement with the Paganini role. The star’s company includes Margery Maude and Mrs Arliss among others as box office interest builds for eight o clock sales. Miss Maude Adams returns Monday with The Little Minister and Peter Pan matinees set for April 25 and May 2.
The Gaiety Theatre presents a week long engagement of Maids of America described as clean, fast and capable with Don Barclay and Al K Hall delivering strong comedy. The Temple Quartet and Mae Mack provide singing and dancing numbers alongside Norton and Noble. The two act satire The Lady from Starland with an intermission ollo completes the bill, signaling the managements push for wholesome shows.
Scollay Square Olympia Theatre tops the bill with the Mile a Minute comedy drama about a race between car and railroad train. The program includes Schrode and Mulvey in a singing dancing sketch, Rossdale Singers, Baltzer Sisters aerial act, and acts by Ross, Horn, Frawley, Bush and Shapiro. Theda Bara stars in Gold and the Woman with a strong cast. A Rascal's Wolfish Ways Keystone comedy and other first run features shown.
Closing week at Park Square Theatre features Margaret Illington in The Lie with a polished, well-trained company. The show has drawn favorable comment during its engagement, setting the stage for Easter Monday’s coming attraction Princess Pat starring Eleanor Painter and Hua Fallon.
Wolf's My Clothier at corner Hanover and Portland streets offers double legal stamps today on men’s, women’s and children's Easter apparel with a holiday tomorrow. Shoppers urged to buy now for maximum stamps.
The Tip Top Girls Burlesquers delivered a lively show at the Howard Atheneum featuring Princess Luba Meroff and Frank Harcourt in Obediah Skinner. Notable acts included Mabel Lynett, George Niblo, George L. Wagner, Edmund Hayes and Marie Jansen, and Eunice Howe with educated dogs. Patriots' Day program ends with new amateurs under Sam Cohen with a showtime at 52 es.
Mollie Make Believe from Eleanor Abbott is featured at Wave Theatre with Margaret Clark in the lead. The plot follows a imaginative girl fleeing financial trouble by staying with a freight train engineer and imagining a cheerful letters service. Also showing The Sign of the Cross with William Farnum, plus Sydney Drew Metro comedy and current events.
At Loew s Orpheum Theatre yesterday George Prim rose as minstrel king delighting local playgoers. He headlines a week long program with eight in his company and a mix of old and new minstrelsy. Daisy Harcourt, Jackson and Wahl, Halley and Noble, Laura and Billy Dreyer, Abel and Joe, Mildred Hayward and Violet Mesereau star in accompanying acts and a feature photoplay The Great Problem.
The program opens with The Mayor and the Mani cure by George Ade. Maxine brothers and Bobby perform a clever dog act. Other acts include Nobbe and Nelson Prince and Deerie Delmore and Moore and the Whitmark singers. Dorothy Gish leads the Triangle photo play with The Pathe News serial and Keystone comedies providing laughs.
Regular patrons will pack the Colonial Theatre Sunday to hear the Easter concert featuring Boston favorites. Thomas B. Lothian Grover Burkhardt and Frank Cauley have supervised weeks of prep and novel ties promise unusual appeal. Tickets are selling briskly.
Bowdoin Square Theatre drew a large audience with a vaudeville and moving pictures program praised as one of the season’s best. Acts included La Reine Hamil and company with an electrical pony, The Iron Claw episode with Pearl White, The Physical Culture Girl and The Man and His Hands, the Stanleys on the wire, Gilbert Gerard, Woodbridge Duo, The Life of Our Saviour seven reels, and other features such as The Inner Chamber His White Lie and The Baby and the Lizard. Charles Bradley sang Remick songs Underneath the Stars and They Did Not Believe Me, with a girls diving and swimming contest planned for Thursday.
Boston theatre notes report William Hodge closes his Majestic engagement this Saturday in Fix ing Sister finishing a 10 week run. Jobyna Howland takes over as sister last night replacing Teresa Maxwell Conover. Easter Monday offers The New Henrietta with Crane Ross Arbuckle Bingham Taliaferro. Opening will honor Majestic manager Thomas McGrath.
Boston's Franklin Park Theatre features Mary Miles Minter in Lovey Mary as the week’s feature. A vaudeville program runs with the latest episode of The Iron Claw starring Pearl White.
Waldron's Casino hosts a week of burlesque and vaudeville with an energetic cast led by Will J. Kennedy and Jack Miller. Lynne Canter, Flo Davis, Harry Evans and others star in On the Trail with high class vaudeville acts, song and dance numbers, and scenic beauty.
Castle Square Theatre audiences enjoyed Rose Dale with the Craig players delivering romance through Elliott Gray Rosa Leigh and Little Sir Arthur May. Villains Cavendish May and Miles McKenna drew sharp contrast while Meek provided comic relief. Next week features Romeo and Juliet and As You Like It.
May Irwin continues at the Plymouth Theatre in her latest and most praised comedy 33 Washington Square. Her company of talented players creates constant merriment and keeps the action at a bubbling pace.
Overweight individuals face discomfort and ridicule from excess fat. A simple method is advised: spend more time in the open air, take one capsule after each meal and one before bed, weigh weekly, and continue until weight reaches normal. The remedy is claimed harmless and aids digestion with noticeable results in a few days.
Columbus Ohio woman Mrs J S Barlow shares her drastic health recovery after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for six years of female troubles and nervousness. She reports weight gain from 118 to 127 pounds and regained appetite and strength with the medicine.
A Nashua woman Miss Helen Lynn reports severe itching and pimples on face neck and hands lasting about three months. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment she regained her complexion and was completely healed.
An old advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a mild laxative and liver aid, presenting them as a teeth safe alternative to calomel. It claims quick relief from constipation and dullness, noting the product costs 10 or 25 cents per box and is sold by all druggists.
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