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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1897
Page
2
Sanford's Ginger is marketed as a mineral water additive for hot or iced water milk or lemonade. It claims to quench thirst open pores relieve headaches regulate stomach and bowels prevent chills malaria and prostration and energize the languid nervous and sleepless. The ad urges asking for Sanford's Ginger with the Owl trademark and notes Potter Dive and Chemical Co as sole proprietors in Boston.
Seattle crowds report a Klondyke rush via steamer Nellie Ford with Patrick Murphy and eleven miners aboard. Travel plans include Dawson City trips, dredge schemes, and a Seattle‑backed river route suspended until spring.
A Rockland Mass resident describes severe dyspepsia and credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with marked improvement. She continues using Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills and recommends them to others needing relief.
The narrative follows Murphy who, after years of hardship from North America to South Africa, Alaska and the Klondike, now claims wealth amounting to near 200000 dollars in gold with potential claims worth a million more. He travels with a posse including Philip Moxom and others with sizeable holdings as they plan a San Francisco route to invest their fortunes. Murphy, lingering between excitement and secrecy, eyes a trip to Ireland as he reflects on his hard luck and rise to millionaire status.
Millionaire Murphy and his associates speak of Alaska as a promising gold country where ground has not been scratched yet. They predict the mother lode may be found inside the Alaska boundary and urge hard work despite privation.
The San Francisco mint issued a receipt for 3.775 million dollars marking the largest gold dust deposit yet. About 1 million comes from Klondyke sources with Alaska interests and Yukon miners contributing in earlier totals. Steamers Walla Walla Noya sail with 600 gold seekers. Seattle mayor Wood forecasts Yukon arrival ahead of rivals as boat builders rush to fill orders.
A dispatch from Crete reports international admirals meeting aboard the Italian flagship to oppose the entry of the Turkish squadron into Cretan waters if needed. A French warship sails to Sitia, an Italian vessel to Suda Bay, an Austrian to Castelli, and a Russian to Rotimo in response.
A new sled industry has begun to meet northern demand. Five hundred sleds have been produced at $12 each. Among the passengers booked on the Noyo tomorrow are ten women making the Chilkoot Pass trek to the Klondyke fields, plus Mayor A. C. Scott of Springfield Illinois and his son, who resigns to seek fortune in the frozen north.
Washington reports high officials quietly review Klondyke ownership amid doubt in recent papers. They find maps pre date recent finds show the fields lie east of the 141st meridian, within British territory by about thirty five miles.
On August 4 in Canea Crete report says Turkish squadron from the Dardanelles was approaching. Foreign warships accelerated steaming and international troops on shore prepared for possible complications amid Muslim excitement.
Miss Susan B Dennehy was arraigned before Judge Berry on a assault charge for throwing vitriol in Thomas H Kelliher s face. She pleaded not guilty and was held on $1000 bail for Aug 14. Kelliher s eye injuries are now deemed hopeless with possible lifelong disfigurement. The case includes a withheld motive and conflicting statements from both parties.
If you can spare a day, take a trip on the new handsome steam er Plymouth noted as the fastest from Boston. The voyage runs from Winthrop wharf 478 Atlantic avenue at 10 a.m. to Boston, arriving 6 30 p.m. The round trip fare is $1 with Jordan's Band providing music and meals served aboard.
An older health column extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as the best medicine to harmonize the body’s “life-strings.” It claims to correct digestion, invigorate the liver, improve appetite, and purify blood, curing skin diseases, scrofula, and 98 percent of consumption cases, with many testimonials and pellet remedies for constipation.
The historic windmill and surrounding land in Nantucket sold at the largest auction ever held there. Bidding started at 100 dollars and rose to 88 dollars, with the Nantucket Historical Association winning amid cheers from a crowd of onlookers and two bidders.
In Clinton Massachusetts on August 4, a celebration marked the fiftieth anniversary of Rev. George M. Bartel D D becoming pastor of the First Church Lancaster the oldest in Worcester County. Notables like Rev Edward Everett Hale and Rev E A Horton spoke. The town presented a solid silver tea set and 100 in gold while the Worcester Association of Unitarian Ministers gave a loving cup. The church was established in 1653 and had seven ministers before Dr Bartel.
At 84 West Rutland square Boston on August 2 the Rev Samuel E Howe joined Robert McD Moser of this city and Gertrude A Peakes of Milo Maine in marriage.
A Boston sailor on the coal barge Wilkesbarre drowned in Boston harbor this morning at 6 30. Captain saw him vanish from the P N Read rail and a rescue attempt followed with Read pulled from the water unconscious into a boat. Read boarded the Wilkesbarre in Port Johnson Saturday and is believed to be 83 years old from Boston.
In South Boston on Aug 3 Mary Barrett eight months old daughter of John and Nora Barrett died. Funeral at 88 Sixth Street on Aug 4 at 2 PM. In this city Aug 4 Mary A Cook widow of John W Wagner aged 54 with funeral at St Johns Episcopal Tremont Street on Saturday at 10 o’clock. Relatives and friends invited to attend.
Edward Nash, a United States Express wagon helper, was discharged from New York Hospital after a quiet night with no recurrent insanity. Dentists say the cocaine used for pain after seven teeth were extracted at 16 West Twenty third Street affected his mind, exposing a hypochondriac condition.
American Wringer Company advertises Colby wringers Ball pearing wringers and combination roll wringers with prices from $1 to $7. Listings show various discounts and missing percentages. Address listed at 9 Archa Street between Franklin and Summer streets for repairs and sales.
Earle Reynolds, champion ice and roller skater, rode two large pneumatic wheeled bicycle skates along asphalt on One Hundred and Sixth Street. He demonstrated ease of propulsion, fancy figures, and claimed advantages over bicycles including easier repair and less fatigue. The device could rival the bicycle in travel and appeal.
Continued report details Alice Barrett’s year long misappropriation of employer funds at Codmans. Clerks Walter Briggs and Gerald Street ran the office as elder Codman aged and ill. Barrett’s altered dress and denial of authority point to a deliberate scheme to cover losses before her death.
A young woman fabricates gifts from Miss Wheelwright and an $800 bank withdrawal to justify lavish dresses and jewelry. Her mother accepts the tale, while the ruse centers on affection and imagined benefactors, exposing the youngster’s need to deceive to maintain appearances.
The article details Miss Barrett’s speculative losses and deepening deception at Codman & Codman. It notes her fear of detection under new firm ownership and her plan to destroy evidence. Her mother mourns the shock, while a brother laments media focus on the case.
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