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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1921
Page
16
Robert J. Mauser aged 80 of 94 Windsor street Cambridge ended his life yesterday afternoon by inhaling illuminating gas. His body was found by his daughter in law Florence E. Mauser with whom he resided. Despondency due to a two year illness is said to have prompted the act.
An advertisement extols a tonic claiming to boost heart function lungs digestion and brain performance. It promotes organic iron sold as Nuxated Iron and warns against metallic iron and substitutes with directions to look for the Nuxated label and TI marks on tablets.
The ad argues three key bodily processes affect health and links rheumatic pain to waste elimination. It claims NR Tablets improve digestion, liver, kidney, and blood function, promising relief in 25 days for 25 cents, with a money back guarantee and druggist endorsement.
A simple home treatment dissolves blackheads using calonite powder mixed with water on a hot wet sponge. Rub briefly over the affected skin then wash to remove all particles. The method claims to prevent enlarged pores and avoids squeezing.
An advertisement promises at home hair removal using a small original package of delatone mixed with water to form a paste. The paste is applied to cover the hairy area for about two minutes, then removed and washed to erase hair. It asserts no harm or inconvenience and warns to buy real delatone.
London April 26 Britain’s Keynes argues over reparations under the Versailles treaty. He notes a default is not defined but that Germany could be in voluntary default only by refusing a specific demand. He discusses the Reparations Commission, potential invasion rights, and the need for a general conference among allied powers before drastic measures.
The article praises George Brackett Seitz as versatile director writer actor and Pathe producer born in Massachusetts classically educated in Philadelphia studied at Friends School He joined Pathe in 1912 after writing stories and plays and authored works like Pearl of the Army The Shielding Shadow The Fatal Ring Nedra He starred in serials such as The Black Secret The Velvet Hawk Pirate Gold Bound and Gagged Rogues and Romances and Velvet Fingers He is six feet tall with brown hair blue eyes and is married.
An advertisement urges readers with hidden eye weakness to test sight and try Bon-Opto tablets dissolved in water for eye relief. It claims many users improved reading ability and reduced watering, with physicians prescribing Bon-Opto as a safe home remedy for eye troubles and strengthening eyesight.
The romance of long duration culminated on Sunday April 17 with the wedding of William Duncan the Vitagraph serial leading man and Edith Johnson his leading woman.
After completing Armand in Camille Nazimova production Valentino retreats to Palm Springs. He has leads in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and Uncharted Seas showing at Modern and Beacon Theatres this week.
Edward Sutherland to lead in Everything For Sale from MRealart with May Me vcy’s top cast. Lewis S. Stone appears in The Rosary alongside Edward Rose’s stage hit. Ben Turpin stars in Made in the Kitchen and She Sighed on the Seaside from Sennett. Jane Novak Jerome Patrick Helen Home Eddy William Conklin and Frankie Lee also in The Other Woman from W Hodkinson.
The excerpt lists actors Patsy, William Duncan, Edith Johnson, Frank Mayo, Carlyle Blackwell, Edge Evans, Evelyn M, William Farnum, Dustin Farnum, Allen M, Amber, Alice Lake and PRUMELLA HALL with film titles and mentions of studios, locations and requests for information. It reflects early 20th century cinema notices and star pairings.
Arthur P. D. Little of Brookline was elected president of the MIT Alumni Association. Other officers include Merton L. Emerson vice president and Walter Humphreys secretary, with a slate of executive committee members and council representatives.
The Boston market sees rising mackerel receipts with over 100 barrels landed by rail yesterday and more on the way. Wholesale price holds at 25 cents per pound amid brisk demand. Four vessels brought catches to the fish pier including Automatic and Little Jennie.
Leyland line steamer Winifredian will not resume the Liverpool to Boston service on April 30 after a prolonged overhaul due to ongoing labor troubles at British shipyards. The ship was withdrawn from the route weeks ago for repairs and overhaul.
Listing of steamers and tugs bound for multiple ports including Hamburg Bremen Norfolk Gloucester Portland and Perth Amboy with towed barges and schooners named such as Rahn Hopatcong Pequest Chemung Nicholas Murphy and Albert H Willis. Several vessels sail from New York Norfolk Gloucester and Boston with Port Antonio Tela and Grecian among destinations.
The Post Marine Record lists due today steamers including Cretic Genoa and Naples Sev erance Sabine via Jacksonville Prince Arthur and more with approximate dates. An ocean forecast notes east and southeast winds and overcast conditions for steamers from Boston and New York to Europe.
A druggist offers a tiny bottle of Freezone for a few cents. It quickly relieves hard and soft corns and caluses between toes without soreness, allowing removal by fingers.
Company of Indiana lowers retail gasoline price by three cents bringing the new figure to 229 10 cents. The reduction also applies to refined oils and naphtha, offering cheaper costs for motorists and traders alike.
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