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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1901
Page
7
A promotional notice asserts catarrh is a blood disease and praises Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as an internal remedy. It claims sprays and washes fail to reach the disease and features a public speaker endorsing the product after relief from chronic head and throat ailments.
Chicago April 29 Professor Algie R Crook famed for declaring he never kissed a woman is reported engaged to marry The unnamed fiancée and her views are unknown Students wager she will change his view on kissing Crook declines to confirm or deny the engagement and laments the prior remark
The Graciosa Oil Company of Boston offers up to two million shares of treasury stock at 20 cents each in blocks of 100, par value $1, non-assessable. Purchasers receive 5 percent interest and a one year redemption guarantee at the price paid. Property includes 1000 acres in northern Santa Barbara county, California with railroad access by Southern Pacific and Pacific Coast lines nearby.
In Portland Maine on April 29 both carpenters and masons unions voted unanimously to strike May 1 unless contractors grant an eight hour day at the same current pay.
Manila hearing opens with claims of court martial ineligibility amid alleged schemes to cover Major Davis beef short age. Witnesses including Lieut Townley and Colonel Woodruff describe offers of 2000 dollars and rebates to shield a contested commissary account.
Arlington April 29 no arrests yet in a complex case involving the robbery of 1300 from the town treasury the theft of the tax collector book two check books and the firing of the Town Hall. Banks were checked and the discrepancy between expected deposits and actual balances is several thousand dollars. Treasurer Locke 74 and 27 years in office says the safe was locked and only he and Roland Swan had access. Police and fire investigators re examine the facts with possible startling developments anticipated.
The Devonian of Leyland line collided with the Edward W Perry schooner off Governor's Island in Boston Harbor. The Perry sank amidships after the impact, five crew rescued by tugs Ariel and Elsie as the steamer proceeded to East Boston. The Perry, built 1883, owned by Watergan Depuy of Camden, was later expected to be righted for repairs.
The Amulet is marketed as a mystic token for health love or fortune and urges sending 1.00 to D. B. Hayes at 100 Boylston Street Boston to receive the Amulet and league literature by return mail.
A young English playwright Bedford and inventor Cavor voyage to the moon in an air tight sphere coated with Cavorite. They encounter moon beings the Selenites and face confinement and the challenge of interplanetary communication while debating voyage outcomes and scientific aims.
In a dim alien habitat on the moon, humans cling to hope and hunger as Selenites present bowls of pale food. The narrator reflects on past failures and contemplates his doomed project while the creatures watch and offer sustenance. The scene ends with both men eating, before the report continues tomorrow.
For a time we spoke little as we faced the consequences of our actions. The fungus and the fear of fainting or starving shaped our thoughts while we waited. He urged persistence about the sphere and we clashed before I finally asked what we should conclude about the Mghts we glimpsed. He paused, signaling uncertainty.
Money to loan on first mortgages of real estate in Boston and vicinity. Monthly payments of principal and interest. No commission to pay. Workingmen's Co operative Bank offers easy systematic payments to pay off debt and own property free and clear. Secretary F E Burbank at 987 Washington St.
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