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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1909
Page
2
Black Feather Taffeta Petticoats 65c each with value 1.00. Corset Covers lace and embroidery trimmed 75c each value 39c. Lingerie Waists made from batiste and lawn 1.47 value 2.50. Nineteen Women’s Cloth Suits in navy blue 5.88 value 12.50.
Danny Barry, a Post composing room staffer, departs for Utica New York to play first base for Charley Dooley's New York State league team. The Highlanders own his contract but Utica will field him this season with a release option back to the major club. The Post staff surprised him with a ruby ring as a symbol of friendship and future baseball hopes.
About 50 representatives of the Italian colony attended a dinner at Marliave's in Boston hosted by the Boston Italian Club to honor the newly appointed Italian consul Gaetano Poccardi. Speeches by Gaetano Lanza and Poccardi highlighted the occasion.
The Allan line steamer Hesperian reached port from Glasgow with a fatal accident on board at Halifax. Fisherman James Travis fell into a hold while unloading freight and died. his two children witnessed the tragedy. A second death, Jane Shaw, a child passenger, died of pneumonia and was buried at sea. The Shaw child would have joined the family Westward.
A sudden five minute tornado blasted the western region as 66 mph winds from the northeast swept ashore. It toppled roofs and walls, hurled bricks, and damaged schools, churches, and factories. Police and fire crews aided victims as telephones, power lines, and transit were disrupted. The St. Stanislaus Church suffered the greatest loss with damage around 125000 dollars.
An advertisement promotes Marine Eye Remedy as an eye tonic claimed to soothe and relieve tired inflamed or irritated eyes. It touts quick comfort and general eye health support with minimal details on ingredients or dosage.
Court sessions reveal Chester S. Jordan’s dramatic arrest as details emerge of his wife Honorah C. Jordan murdered last September. Prosecutors outline a grisly trunk crime with dismembered remains while Crowley describes the hunt, trunk delivery, and shocking confession under questioning.
President Eliot warned Boston teachers that the public school system has become a machine producing uniform products. He urged greater individuality in teaching, more university leadership, and a shift from drill to engaging methods. He predicted more women teachers and emphasized better preparation for married life.
An old warning about kidney and bladder care urges recognizing symptoms like backache dizziness and dark urine. It promotes a gin Murax Buchu blend as prompt relief and restoration, claiming it should be taken at first signs and continued after symptoms fade.
Article touts a patent laxative remedy Syrup of figs as permanently overcoming constipation through proper personal care and nourishment. It claims the product assists nature rather than supplanting natural functions and urges purchasing from the California Fig Syrup Company at leading druggists, one size, regular price per bottle.
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