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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1920
Page
11
Boston Everett and Chelsea police report raids netted Lewis Swett 17 and three accomplices for highway robbery and larceny in Malden Melrose and Chelsea. Swett’s wife Barbara Gray 17 aided by providing key details about the ring and its thefts.
Portland Maine resident Mrs. Philip Quinn testifies that two boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills improved her nervous weakness and digestive distress after overwork. She reports relief from dizziness headaches and palpitations and endorses the medicine sold by druggists or direct mail order from Schenectady New York. A free booklet Diseases of the Nervous System is offered.
Philadelphia man John O’Brien reports years of constipation and illness improved after using Sulpherb Tablets. The ad urges readers with bad digestion to obtain tubes from their druggist, noting the tablets contain sulphur cream of tartar and herbs and differ from ordinary sulphur tabs.
Patrolman T A McDermott of the Lagrange Street station rescued 87 year old Mrs Georgianna Hughes from a fire in a Tremont Street building. She was on the fifth floor after overturning a candle and the flames reached her clothing. She was taken to City Hospital in serious condition.
Two more youths, Gordon Rivers, 21 of 72 Baldwin Avenue West Everett and John W Coughlan 16 of 20 Devens Street Everett, were arrested shortly before 1 am by Lieutenant Bruce and a raiding squad in the roundup of boy bandits bringing the total held to six. Coughlan confessed involvement in an attempted break with the gang at 42 Winthrop Street Everett.
Enthusiastic planning for a Ship-by-Truck demonstration runs May 17 to 22 with a route starting in Boston and stopping in Gloucester Lowell Worcester Taunton and final return via Bridgewater Brockton Stoughton Canton Dedham Needham and Newton. An entrance fee of 0 will be charged and committees led by A E Binford George Reed H Ross Maddock P V Sullivan and Lt Col Theodore C Baker report progress.
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