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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1904
Page
2
Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic praised Boston for an extraordinary encampment and parade. Leaders including General Black Adjutant-General Partridge and Chief of Staff McConnell called the reception grand eclipsing prior tours.
Patrolman Howell was attacked by an Armenian with a knife near Tyler street and Kneeland. A struggle followed as reinforcements from Station 4 arrived. A weapon flew and a woman, said to be the assailant’s wife, struck the officer with a banana stock while he defended himself and eventually subdued the attacker.
A Tokyo dispatch to Central News reports a large oil warehouse at Port Arthur burning fiercely as Japanese forces press the besieged to surrender, reflecting a critical moment in the siege.
Tokyo dispatch reports 10 officers and 100 men killed or wounded in the clash between Vice Admiral Kamimura's squadron and Vladivostok cruisers. The Russian cruiser Rurik was sunk in the engagement.
London Aug 17 The Yokohama correspondent of the Daily Mail reports the Russian cruiser Novik of the Port Arthur squadron seen off the Straits of Van Diemen steering toward Vladivostok The note explains the straits lie off southern Japan and the outside course suggests aiming for Vladivostok.
Shanghai Aug 16 The Russian protected cruiser Askold docked yesterday as repairs proceed Sentries posted around the dock The torpedo boat destroyer Grozovoi joined the gunboat Mandjur which was dismantled in March Chinese authorities plan to decide Grozovoi case tomorrow Saddle Islands report notes no Russian or Japanese warships there
Osmo-Chemic Physicians announce a limited four day offer at the G A R Encampment with free X ray examinations and trial treatment. They claim a complete cure for goitre hernia rupture and hemorrhoids and pledge to assume all risk. A five dollar accommodation is noted for visitors.
A verbose warning decries impostors and touts Osmo-Chemic treatment. It urges readers to avoid false pretenders and asserts the Osmo-Chemic Physicians will treat all curable cases starting at their Boylston Building office before August 20 for five dollars, with no extra charges. The piece frames the firm as legitimate savants amid a sea of imitators seeking money over care.
Advertises a health remedy by Osmo-Chemic physicians for goitre hemorrhoids and rupture with a No Cure No Pay promise. Claims licensed doctors endorsed by medical boards, risk-free treatment, and a limited offer ending August 20th.
Rev T G Lyons of 157 Shaw St Lowell Mass a well known clergyman describes starting in 1889 and suffering ulceration of the bowels from diarrhoea contracted in the army. He says Osmo-Chemic system gave first relief and improved his condition, urging others to seek their doctors.
The Cunard Line reduced eastbound first cabin rates to 60 dollars from 100 on Campania and Lucania and second cabin to 40. Other Cunard ships from New York and Boston ports see first cabin at 50 and second cabin at 30, cutting 30 and 12.50 respectively.
The Royal Blue line from Baltimore and Ohio offers guided tours under company supervision. Boston departures on Aug 27 and Sept 10 24 at 75 dollars include double lower berth, dining car meals, five days with fair admission, and trips to Washington and New York. Register by mail for itinerary.
A Syracuse minister Rev L A Church and longtime Syracuse resident endorses the New Radiant Light Treatment of the Osmo Chemic Physicians after saying it cured his bronchitis. The document lists alleged misrepresentations and unprofessional conduct against a doctor accused of advertising schemes and varied medical identities across cities. The piece labels the doctor as engaging in immoral practices while praising a controversial treatment.
A historical critique lists flaws attributed to Osmo-Chemic Physicians, condemning reliance on others’ ideas, questionable diplomas, aggressive advertising, low-paid assistants, dangerous drugs, and anti competition tactics. The piece cites over twenty years of advertising medical methods and urges public discernment.
The Osmo-Chemic Physicians claim twenty-one years of steady work and research have given them the largest and most successful specialized practice in New England with the greatest number of cures to their credit.
Week by week the Osmo-Checians list names and addresses of people cured and respected in the community. The public is urged to visit these locals, verify their statements, and recognize merit and conscientious effort behind the record.
Michael Kennedy of East Boston Massachusetts describes a ruptured condition two years ago. He sought Osmo-Chemic doctors who examined him and started treatment. He reports rapid improvement, discontinuing a truss and crediting the Osmo-Chemic system with a painless cure without surgery.
Clara M Wood of Kimberly Road Fitchburg Massachusetts writes that a goitre swelling near the neck caused suffocation and nervous distress. After Osmo-Cemic doctors diagnosed goitre and offered only help she says the disease stopped progressing and the swelling faded to normal, urging others to consider the Osmo-Chemic methods.
Mrs A of 94 Maple Street Gardner Mass reports 15 years of piles resolved by Osm o-Chemic treatment without cutting or detention in business. She says first application gave relief and after four applications the piles were gone, noting remarkable rapid relief after prior failures.
Claims a radiation based diagnostic service using the Radio-Aective Solution and improved Osmo-Chemice Screen to detect disease in any body part, offered without charge.
The Osmo-Chemic Physicians extend the 85 for complete cure for one week to accommodate those who will take advantage of the cheap rates during the G A R encampment.
J Al Plunkett MD chief consulting physician lists permanent offices in Boston Lynn Worcester Springfield Manchester Portland Syracuse Albany and Albany areas with multiple street addresses and hours from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm daily closed Sundays. Office locations include Boylston Building Boston 44 Central Square Lynn and 120 Main Street Springfield.
Henry Arthur, Lena Garrett and Belle are named in a Brunswick news notice from August 16 as the boat upset incident report. The item appears in a brief, fragmentary public notice or wire-service style blurb from the era.
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