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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1913
Page
5
A page of the latest Paris fashions with color illustrations is promised for next Sunday's issue. The feature showcases current clothing trends and style guidance to readers planning wardrobe updates.
Two beauty recipes from a scrapbook offer a wrinkle remover and a face peeler. The wrinkle remover uses saxolite dissolved in hazel water for a wash, while the face peeler applies mercorized wax at night to shed worn skin and reveal a fresh under skin.
Advertisement claims the remedy eases stomach troubles by strengthening the nervous system and purifying the blood. Dr. Greene offers free mail consultation from 597 Albany St Boston.
Adjustment of grievances of the boiler makers and steamfitters at the Charlestown navy yard in Boston is expected to resolve after Navy Department conferences. Representative Curley of Massachusetts called for talks, with Assistant Secretary Roosevelt telephoning Admiral Colman, yard commandant.
Announcement says the department will not push the Taylor system and will meet employees halfway. Charlestown yard personnel objected to outside boiler work and furlough suspensions. Roosevelt vows future prohibition. Curley signals a committee should meet the commandant to present grievances and says a speedy adjustment is assured.
A Boston contingent of about 75 prominent citizens led by Lieutenant Governor David I Walsh leaves by private car for New York to attend the Woolworth Building opening. They will meet a Woolworth committee in New York and proceed to the Waldorf Astoria for dinner before the 7 30 pm ceremony when President will switch on 80000 lamps. Named attendees include Frank J Donahue Ever ett C Benton James J Storrow John Martin Charles B Hatfield Timothy E McCarthy H Addington Bruce George W Brooks Wilder Dwight Quint F A Spear E A Bardol Charles E Langell George P McLellan J W Reardon and about 50 more from Boston and Worcester.
April 23 reports the fall of Skutari to Montenegrin forces drawing joyous reactions in allied capitals led by Belgrade. The Bulgarian premier offers effusive congratulations to the Montenegrin premier while Austria warns it may act alone if powers refuse joint action to compel King Nicholas to surrender the city.
The fall of the fortress extends the naval blockade to Durazzo, as Austria-Hungary seeks to force Montenegro to evacuate Skutari. Vienna asks for a mandate or a willing hand from the powers to land troops, with a 40,000 strong expedition deemed sufficient. The ambassadorial conference in London met to discuss the peace talks and returns with cautious optimism from Asquith.
President Wilson and Cabinet members pledged full cooperation with an English committee planning a London 1914 exposition to mark a century of Anglo American peace. The outline describes a grand joint display of gains from peaceful cooperation between Great Britain and the United States over the last hundred years.
The dismissal of Daniel C. Palmer, Commissioner of Weights and Measures, cites yielding to temptation. He maintained an expensive home at 77 Morgan Avenue Melrose Highlands and a camp at Martin's Pond Reading, with an auto and other costly items, while earning $2000 annually. He reportedly spent many days at cafes and hotels near Adams House, with only three investigation days justifying state expense charges. his personal expense for the month exceeded $100.
The first scale of the Board of Economy and Efficiency reviews charges of padding Palmer’s expense accounts. Restitution may avert criminal action. The inquiry began after the board formed on January 22 and names listed include Norman H. White and John F. Sherman.
An advertisement claims Swissco restores hair to its original color and health. It targets baldness thinning hair and dandruff, offering bottles at 50 cents to 1.00 and a 25-cent trial by mail from Cincinnati. Boston drug stores also carry the product.
The Economy Board reported a personal expense over $100 to the attorney general after noting the subject was out of Greater Boston for three days. Governor Foss, with his council, decided Palmer must leave and notified him of the decision yesterday.
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