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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1916
Page
16
A joint miners and operators subcommittee, tasked to prevent a strike in the anthracite fields, was ordered to reach an agreement before May 2. The United Mine Workers prepare for a Pottsville convention where a strike vote may occur. Both sides report cautious optimism while denying concessions.
Two mass meetings under the Cambridge district of the Middlesex County Catholic Federation are set for Sunday April 30 in East Cambridge Sacred Heart Church and North Cambridge St John’s Parish Hall. Notable speakers include bishops and local priests, with evening talks by Rev. James P F Kelley and others from the Common Cause Society. The St Peter’s School Alumni plans its May 11 party at Rowan Memorial Hall Dorchester, while Waltham K of C hosts a cabaret Monday to aid Mt Benedict Council Somerville’s building fund.
An advertisement touts Plant Juice as a universal tonic improving stomach, liver, kidneys and blood. It cites Boston conductor G C Bean praising relief from three years of dyspepsia and insomnia after using the product sold by Houghton & Dutton Co., Drug Department.
Members of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers meeting during Textile Week at Copley Plaza elected A. Farwell Bemis of Boston as president. New officers include vice presidents Frank Shore of Fall River and Russell B. Lowe of Fitchburg, with directors Philip Y. DeNormandie Herbert Lyman of Boston and R M Miller Jr of Charlotte for three years.
Morning and afternoon sessions feature Robert E Naumburg, William Hartshorne, and W Stratton among others at the Copley Plaza. Visitors include schoolchildren, mill owners, and factory men from across the United States as exhibition crowds grow larger. Some exhibitors protest humidity producing machines amid the opening show.
Exhibits show machines that spray a fine mist claimed to be needed in cotton mills, but nearby visitors fear the moisture causes colds. Young women operate the devices as a selected demonstration team, taking a break from routine work. They were hosted today at the Hotel Lenox by Chester I. Campbell, director of the exhibition.
The House passed to engrossment the jitney license bill restricting jitneys to fixed termini and placing licensing with local officials. Operators must post bonds set by local authorities, supporters say it protects the public in accidents while opponents cite street railway interests. The trackless trolley bill was killed.
The annual State banquet at Copley Plaza featured Mer M J Splaine representing Cardinal OConnell and John Burke of North Dakota. A letter from Cardinal OConnell praised the planned Fenway Knights of Columbus building and urged Catholic solidarity.
A health note asserts many stomach troubles come from excessive acid and fermentation rather than intrinsic illness. It recommends neutralizing acid by drinking water after meals and taking one to two teaspoonfuls of bisulated magnesia, asking a pharmacist for this specific antacid.
A building stands as a steady beacon of truth for those adrift in doubt seeking reliable light to guide them safely and calmly along their path.
A home remedy advises women to keep delatone powder to remove facial hair. Mix paste with water, apply to the hairy surface, wait about two minutes, then remove and wash. The skin should be free of hair after treatment, with a warning to use genuine delatone.
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