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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
4
The Knights of Pythias camp on Franklin Field will break up this afternoon a day earlier than planned because heavy rains left the ground waterlogged. Yesterday a large section of the camp was underwater and tents could not be used, forcing brigades on the Talbot avenue side to relocate to higher ground.
Heavy rains and ground dampness drive Maine Wisconsin Maryland Ohio Indiana brigades from Camp Flooded. By dawn many camps abandon low ground for lodging houses and city hotels as 6000 men shrink to about 2000 awaiting order to break camp.
A reader praises P and G Naphtha Soap praising its miraculous effect on laundry. She notes she finishes washing by eleven o clock, claims it saves time, and urges housekeepers to try the product, saying it is sold in most city groceries.
The biennial Knights of Pythias election at the Hotel Somerset elected Henry P. Brown of Cleburne supreme chancellor by acclamation. A three candidate race for supreme vice-chancellor ended with Hanson leading on the final ballot. Major-General Arthur Stobbart was re-elected. R L C White of Nashville re-elected supreme keeper of records and seal.
Major General Stobbart received a rousing welcome at Camp Lyon after his re election by the supreme assembly yesterday afternoon. Staff officers and ranks hurried to arrange a warm greeting despite a heavy rain as the commander stepped from the carriage.
Mothersill's Seasick Remedy promises relief from sea and car sickness with no cocaine or morphine. It comes in 50c and 1.00 boxes, sold on steamships and in Boston druggists, with prepaid shipping and testimonials upon request.
A day program lists 10 a m drill contests and a 3 p m band concert at camp followed by awards at 3 30 p m and camp closing at 5 p m. Peter Woodman Lodge 72 Lynn and Iolanthe Temple 51 Whitman Mass hold exemplifications at Mechanics Hall and Union Hall. A Salem Marblehead historic pilgrimage departs 10 a m with two hours in Salem and one hour in Marblehead then Paul Revere route tours on Saturday.
Tombstone Arizona August report details General D K Wardwell and his leprous wife living in a mountain camp. Officials seek removal. Wardwell vows to become a leper to keep them together, studying doctors while denying medical advice. The pair face separation and controversy.
In Charlotte on August 6 pitcher Stoehr of Anderson North Carolina club held the local team without a hit through thirteen innings in a 15 inning game. He allowed seven hits in the first game and won. the second game ended in a loss on an error by the first baseman.
Two fishermen were trapped on a slick Nahant rock as a rising gale driven tide swept to their waists and higher. A Boston woman alerted the Humane Society and surfmen Wickin Woodman and McIntyre finally reached them after a perilous half hour in a lifeboat. The exhausted pair, rescued at 5 o clock, were treated by cottage residents and sent home to Brighton.
An article extols Birt's Head Wash as a solution to dandruff and scalp oiliness. It argues common soap dries hair, promotes hair loss, and claims the product cleans to the scalp, nourishes roots, and leaves hair silky. Ingredients include refined soap glycerin white of eggs coconut oil and salicylic acid.
Daniel J. Tobin of Cambridge Mass was re-elected president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters at the convention in Detroit. Officers chosen include Peter Burke Boston Lawrence J. Gray Providence Thom as I Hughes George W. Briggs Michael J. Sheehan and Patrick D. Daley. Peoria Ill was chosen for the 1910 convention.
Water Commissioner Hannan announced after a Finance Commission conference that the department will cut 25 to 50 employees. He expects savings of about $35,000.
Mayor Hibbard plans a special city council meeting next week to transfer 182 203 29 dollars from armory funds to the city treasury in hopes of holding the tax rate down. The board previously rejected a similar order and adjourned until September. The tax rate will be declared within two weeks.
Three German balloonists were taken into custody after landing yesterday a short distance south of Warsaw Russian Poland. The balloon was seized by the gendarmes.
The advertisement explains a 96 hour process to prepare wheat by steaming, curing, dextrinizing, flaking, and toasting at 400 degrees. It claims raw or partially cooked wheat is indigestible and stresses that maple syrup finishing makes the product appealing. It targets parents and emphasizes nutrition and taste.
An ad extols wheat as ideal for hot weather and urges daily meals. It highlights Map!Flake as the preferred preparation and claims children praise the product. The message invites readers to order a package and let the food prove its quality.
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