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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1914
Page
11
Readers across the country send small donations to fund Mollie Waddy and Tony the elephants. The Elephant Editor vows to publish a full report later and urges no further collections while funds cover gear and howdahs.
A flood of small donations pours into the Boston Post Elephant Fund as children and families from Roxbury Newton Centre Charlestown Milton Lawrence and West Hanover pledge coins and money orders to buy Molly Waddy and Tony and to fund elephant equipment.
A health ad urges women to restore blood with Dr Williams Pink Pills. It links symptoms like headache backache poor appetite and pallor to blood quality and promotes booklets Plain Talks to Women and Building Up the Blood from the Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
A reader warns soaps high in alkaline salts damage skin by roughness and redness. Savon Cadum, produced under a French chemist’s supervision, is recommended as a rational aid to nature for healthy beauty. Sold by drug and department stores at 50 cents a bar.
A long list records contributions acknowledged for the Howdah Fund with totals including 6471.02 from Evelyn and Lorimer Cummings and many names across Massachusetts towns. Amounts range from 5c to several dollars, with donors such as Mary Whiteacre, Margaret Fitzgerald Giaurau Peie ne, Alfred Pike, Harry Wieman, Evelyn S. and Harriet Brown, Millie Pearce, Louisa Vickers, and others. Collected by Elizabeth P. Foote at 310 Washington St Dor.
Miss Dorothy E. Reilly of Dorchester writes a short tale titled Tony and the Lost Child about the elephants Waddy Mollie and Tony taking up residence in Franklin Park. The Elephant Fund Editor publishes the story for young readers of the trained elephants.
Eddie seeks his sister Gertrude after she disappears while playing. They discover her at Franklin Park riding an elephant with a keeper helping and explaining her adventure.
Announcement of the full staff for the new St Elizabeth's Hospital after a $250000 city drive by the Boston archdiocese. Dr John W Lane named surgeon in chief, with Dr John R Slattery remaining superintendent. New and reappointed physicians listed across visiting, outpatient, surgical, throat, gynecological and eye departments in Boston and adjacent towns.
Cardinal William O Connell preached at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross urging a return to faith to bring peace to nations. He announced plans to travel to Rome for an ad limina visit and thanked parishioners for their support as he departs to lead his people in faith.
Members of Boston Lodge No. 34 Loyal Order of Moose from across the region gathered at National Theatre for memorial exercises. The program featured a hymn, prayer by James M. O'Sullivan, a roll call read by Fred A. Herbert, a drum salute, taps, and an oration by Congressman Wooda N. Carr. A various vocal and instrumental lineup followed, with the stage décor evoking an old garden.
The warmest April day on record in Greater Boston hit 87 degrees as crowds surged to parks and beaches. Estimates credit 80 000 at Franklin Park 100 000 at Revere Beach and 20 000 at Marine Park. Forecasters predict cooler and rain today.
The Boys Reading Clubs of the North End stage a performance of Julius Caesar tonight at Jordan Hall. Students from the club will present the Shakespeare play in a public reading with emphasis on dramatic scenes and historical context.
In New Brunswick, the two Mullin children were killed with an axe in their home nine miles from Newcastle. Park Sobey, accused of the murders and of attacking the father, was found dead in a backwoods camp and is believed to have killed himself.
Fire discovered in the engine room of the Plant line steamer A. W. Perry from Boston. The blaze spread rapidly as crews fought the flames with two alarms summoning Halifax fire apparatus. The Perry arrived last night and none of her cargo had been removed.
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