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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1916
Page
3
Edison plans two weeks of camp life in the Adirondacks with a simple apparatus a hook a bent pin hook and a birch rod The trip may include Henry Ford if he can join the party as it departs at dawn tomorrow for the wilderness excursion led by Edison himself with science experiments to follow.
Edison declares a two week excursion into the deep woods with four men and two cars, no guns, and camp gear including four tents. Burroughs and Firestone join in Roxbury and Orange, N J, as they prepare to rough it and fish with improvised gear. General Nickerson discusses diet and longevity with his family at his Hyde Park home.
Workers at United States Steel plants and major meat-packers nationwide are in the process of organization. They near presenting wage and working condition demands, announced by Frank Morrison, secretary of the American Federation of Labor, in New York on August 27.
Brigadier General Frank Stillman Nickerson celebrated his 90th birthday with a fatherly lesson on eating as a habit. He completed ninety years of daily experiments by sharing three good squares with his children and grandchildren yesterday.
A mass meeting of Revere Jews at Tifereth Israel Synagogue condemned a recent agreement between the American Jewish Democratic Congress and the American Jewish committee as treasonous to Judaism and harmful to Jewish welfare. Resolutions denounced the compromise, with speakers including Robert Silverman Abraham Alpert M M Aisner and Julius Meyer.
The Aug 26 field day features events such as 100 yard dash 16 pound shot put 220 yard dash 440 yard dash 880 yard dash boys race hop step and jump members race men members race women spear throwing girls race under 15 sack race one mile run running broad jump and two mile run.
Miss Dora Booth daughter of General William Booth offers to be inoculated with infantile paralysis germs and endure the disease through all stages to aid in the battle against the plague. She spoke at her father's Blue Point Long Island home after returning from a sail on Great South Bay.
Miss Booth proposes donating her blood to serum research after observing plague ravages near her. She believes a healthy body and medical care could counteract paralysis and save many children if scientists can use recovered patient blood and ready treatment. The offer reflects her trust in scientists and hope for swift cures.
A Boston advertisement promotes Plant Juice as an herbal stomach remedy for indigestion and related symptoms. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. Anna Harris of East Boston who claims years of suffering ended after three bottles. The Plant Juice representative narrates availability at Houghton & Dutton drug department.
A speaker argues for personal sacrifice to save lives, proposing to donate blood for a plague serum. She believes in binding duty to country and asserts her perfect health would help endure inoculation and recovery, potentially aiding immunity and treatment.
Workers at the Charlestown navy yard chain shop and rope works are determined to surpass last year’s production. They push for higher output and faster turning of goods despite challenging schedules.
Dr Simon Flexner director of the Rockefeller Institute says serum from human blood is premier in treating infantile paralysis. He based his claim on institute experiments and clinical corroboration. He urged adoption of the treatment to members of the American Medical Association in an article for the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Patrolman John R. Sullivan of City Point station was badly cut in the neck and head while arresting William Kenney of 685 East Second Street South Boston on drunkenness charges. William’s brother Peter, 50, was arrested on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon after allegedly drawing a knife. Patrolman George Buchanan aided Sullivan by intervening as the Kenneys fled.
Both Kenneys fared badly in the battle as they were finally subdued and taken to the station.
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