Munyon's Paw Paw Becomes Boston Talk
Munyon's Paw Paw tonic astonishes Boston. 18 000 bottles sold amid reports of remarkable cures. Drugists and the public respond to the claimed health benefits and widespread demand.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1903
Page
2
Munyon's Paw Paw tonic astonishes Boston. 18 000 bottles sold amid reports of remarkable cures. Drugists and the public respond to the claimed health benefits and widespread demand.
MIRACLE CURE CLAIMS PAW PAW AS stomach blood heart and nerve tonic. Dr MUNYON asserts Paw Paw cures dyspepsia constipation and fatigue, reduces alcohol desire, energizes the nervous system, and should be tested by doctors clergymen and mothers for home use and institutional adoption.
Albert Champion, the celebrated French rider, loses to Hugh MacLean of Chelsea by a lap and 75 yards in a 20 mile motor paced race at Charles River Park. George Leander of Chicago finishes third after a rough start slows him. a protest from Champion is to be sent to the board of control.
The Boston public schools will open on Wednesday September 9 1908 with entrance examinations. Normal School tests run September 9 and 10 at 9 am in the hall of the Normal School Dartmouth and Appleton streets. High schools September 9 and 10 at 9 am in respective buildings. Subjects include English history geography arithmetic and bookkeeping. Latin schools exams September 9 at 9 am with boys at Warren avenue and girls at West Newton street. Applicants must show character and vaccination certificates where needed. Thornton D Apollonio secretary. Jd A Merry named postmaster at West Chop Massachusetts.
Sadie Knowlton, South End rider, aims to exceed Margaret Gast of New York by riding 1000 miles in under 99 hours. She began at Tremont and Hanson streets, covered 50 miles by 10 15, reached Acton for 75 miles by 12 50, and finished the first 100 miles at 3 30. She then started the second century, lost two hours after an Acton wheel accident, and reached 200 miles at 1 this morning. She remains optimistic with favorable weather.
Readville Aug 27 15 000 watched Dan Patch fail to beat Lou Dillon s mile pacing record under rough footing from two day rain. McHenry guided Dan Patch through a 2 00 12 mile while Lou Dillon s time remained unbeaten and Billy Buck set a Readville stake record in 2 07 4.
Albert Champion, finishing a race, headed to Revere cycle track to race Jimmy Moran tomorrow. Moran, staying at the track, logged several miles in 1 14 to prove his speed against the French rider.
At Charles River Park Benny praised Champion and Caldwell as an evenly matched pair. A painting of Harry D. Elkes on a bicycle, 30 by 20 inches, by Bushnell of Frisco, was donated by Colonel Sheehan for the memorial meet souvenir. A racing card includes trick rider Fred St Onge eyeing a race with Pete Berle at the Harry Fikes memorial event. The second annual 10 mile road race benefits the Peabody Home for Crippled Children at Hyde Park on Sept. 5 with prizes over 300 dollars. entries close Sept. 8 with H. E. Dunderdale.
Harry Mitchell, a lineman, was badly burned and an artery severed after touching a live 43 400 volt wire while repairing an electric pole on Market street in Somersworth. He is hospitalized in critical condition at Highland Hospital.
Article extols the Koch Tuberculine inhalation treatment as a universal cure for consumption. It cites Dr Edward Koch’s vaporizing apparatus and oil-based tuberculine, with patient testimonials including Mrs Eliza J K Thomson of Waltham Mass. It notes free consultations at the Boston office 861 Poulston Street and mail order home treatment.
At Democratic city headquarters 226 Washington Street supporters gather for filing ward committee and state office papers. Senator Fitzgerald heads the committee and expects calmer proceedings than past filing events.
Two 17 year old Malden boys confess to Chief Emerton that they laid a plank on the Boston and Maine Saugus branch near Linden station on August 19 to see a wreck. They will not be prosecuted due to their age.
Willie K. Vanderbilt Jr. reached Newport from New York aboard the turbine yacht Tarantula with a stop at New London due to fog. He plans to depart for Newfoundland the next day and return to Newport later.
Edward A White 27 son of Mr and Mrs John B White died by self inflicted throat cutting at his Augusta home. He had just returned from St Anne de Beaupre for treatment and showed signs of mental derangement earlier today.
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