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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1903
Page
5
An advertisement extols Munyon's Paw Paw as a nerve tonic and stimulant made from paw paw fruit. It claims benefit for nervous indigestion overwork and worry, praising friendship, and suggests taking a tablespoonful three times daily. It cites Joseph Jefferson and promises improved digestion and nerve strength.
Arthur J. Johnson of East Boston denies marrying Edith Garrison of Revere Beach after rumors of a secret two week ceremony. The pair met at Revere Beach and later stories say their Mother to him promise led to a hidden engagement. Garrison left for New York after a hospital encounter with Johnson’s mother.
Narrative testimonials from Fred R. Pennell and others tout Peruna as a cure for bladder and kidney troubles. Included are endorsements from S L Earle of Jacksonville and J Brake of Petrolia, with patient anecdotes of rapid improvement and complete recovery. The ad urges taking Peruna at first signs of kidney trouble and offers free medical advice from Dr Hartman in Columbus.
Park commissioners plan immediate work on a Randolph Albany street playground rear of the Reece building. The site, 432.7 by 289.79 feet, includes four parcels the Bearse estate and the Leatherbee heirs holdings. Two brick and two wooden buildings and lumber obstruct the ground, to be cleared in months under eminent domain without a fixed price yet set.
Melrose August 21 The Hon George R Jones president of the State Senate says he will run again for re election despite news that Representative Aaron C Dowse of Malden will seek the fourth district seat. Jones believes constituents are satisfied and will support him. Davs is a personal friend and the contest will be friendly.
The Massachusetts Humane Society will award medals to three Waltham boys J J Morrissey Ernest Harpenny and J F Benson for entering the water at Duxbury to rescue two young women from drowning during a camp week with Company F. Officers of the regiment supported their medal case.
At a meeting of the Jewellers Union in Attleboro on August 21 a statement was drafted as a reply to manufacturers in Attleboro and Providence who accused the union of seeking a nine hour day with no wage cut and time and one third overtime pay plus a 10 percent piece work raise. The union defends its demand as fair and cites wage standings across crafts, noting jewellers are below average and that New York and other cities already operate nine hours. It urges temperate action and asks双方 to settle differences within each shop's members and work toward peace.
Workmen employed by the Metropolitan Water Commission found the body of an unknown man in Sandy Pond, part of the water system near Clinton. The body had been in the water about a week and is described as a foreigner about 35 years old, roughly dressed and evidently a laborer.
SERGT R B GORDON praises Cuticura Soap for skin troubles in this country, claiming no equal and noting it surpasses other soaps. It promotes Cuticura’s Soap Ointment and Resolvent for skin, scalp, hands, baby care, and antiseptic uses, with prices and distributors listed in London Paris Boston and more.
The Charles River saw scant canoe traffic as 80 paddlers rode glassy waters on a sunny afternoon. Mostly women and youth, the scene suggested Habberly’s removal may loom, with critics accusing the superintendent of lax patrols and harboring a tense mood among boathouse officials. A lawyer questioned Habberly’s past duties while letters criticizing his leadership mounted.
A vivid description claims a creature called Americanus Vampirus, described as a blood feeding South American Vampire with wings, explains park police actions on the Charles River. The tale ties the beast to political manipulation and a Weston escape, affecting canoeists’ safety.
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