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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1908
Page
4
An old advertisement touts a seasonal cough remedy mixing Virgin Oil of Pine with Glycerine Whiskey claimed to cure curable coughs and break a cold in 24 hours. It instructs a teaspoonful every four hours and promotes asking for Leach's Virgin Oil of Pine compound from Leach Chemical Co Cincinnati Ohio.
Judge MecSurely ordered detectives to seize James Ten Eyck Jr in Syracuse New York. The Syracuse University rower and son of coach James Ten Eyck was indicted with two alleged confidence men for swindling farmer Christ Hanson of 1300 dollars. Police say he was nearly a victim and the innocent stakeholder in a fake pool game run by Levy Sheppard and Thomas Burns.
Salem report states James Ten Eyck Jr was arrested by a Chicago judge and detained in Syracuse last summer at the request of local authorities for stealing 1300 from Stephen S Gauss a bank messenger. The case never went to trial and was settled to the district attorney’s satisfaction.
Andrew Scheler, years old, scaled a tall chimney of an abandoned Paterson brewery as classmates looked on with pride. He plunged to his death, shocking onlookers gathered on the street below.
A Scranton woman makes a remarkable discovery said to be a powerful beauty aid. The report highlights a simple, effective method that could reduce wrinkles and enhance facial appearance for everyday routines.
A charity fair at the Hotel Vendome funds a Day Nursery program. Prominent attendees include brewer Smith, Miss Dorothy Crosby, Grace French, Mrs. Stanley P. Clemens, and several Misses and Mrs. Voorhies and Ladds among others listed from left to right. The event gathered local supporters and featured society members in attendance.
In New York on December 1, federal counsel Frank B. Kellogg grilled John D. Archbold during the government suit to dissolve the oil trust. The probe seeks to unravel who controls the Security Oil Company of Texas and related oil firms linked to Standard Oil.
Mr. Kellogg pressed for details on 2 700 000 loans to James McDonald by the Anglo American Company 4 Standard subsidiary to fund secret Manhattan Oil purchase. Archbold denied government influence on resignations and asserted Standard pipelines and refineries were acquired to grow business and not dismantle competition. He will consult counsel on acquiring a list of Standard companies past 1882 to 1899. Adjournment moved to tomorrow.
In Los Angeles on December 1 Jim Barry a boxer left a grip at the Santa Fe station containing boxing gear and 1500 dollars. He later found a Bible and tracts inside. C A Greenleaf found a box with gloves and boxing items and the same money. The conductor notified officials and Barry was relieved.
A seasonal remedy claims to clear pimples and blackheads with two ounces rose water one ounce spirits of Cologne and four ounces Sartoin mixed in hot water then cooled strained and combined. The formula reportedly originated in France and is said to yield remarkable improvements with persistent use.
A charity fair for the South End Day Nursery opened in the Hotel Vendome state suite with a tea parlor in laurel decorated dining halls. Harvard Glee Club and vaudeville performers entertained. Mrs. Stanley Philip Clemens led the auxiliary with chairmen at candy, fancy, flower, doll, baby, handkerchief, grab and Chinese laundry tables. Prominent patrons included Mrs. Oliver Ames and Mrs. Henry Higginson among many others.
Miss Anna M. Bates of the Prescott school resigns after 35 years in Somerville public schools. She will end her duties January 12, 1909.
Miss Bates leaves service after long tenure due to family wishes. In Somerville she earned many friends and taught locally regarded as one of the best. A former pupil sits on the current school board, which orders special mention in the report.
Boston keeps George Gray Barnard's works on view at the Museum of Fine Arts for another month. The colossal The Hewer statue by Trinity Church will stay in place through January 1, and works including Boyhood and The Return of the Prodigal remain displayed. Barnard plans to depart for Paris on December 8.
A well dressed young man visited Justice of the Peace W Taylor Wright in Camden and sought a six month trial marriage. Wright declined to offer such an arrangement, saying he does not do business that way.
Manager George Batcheller schedules a professional matinee of The Hastings Show at the Gaiety Theatre tomorrow afternoon. The performance starts promptly at 2 15.
On the second day of Charles E. Davis’s murder trial in Omaha jurors were completed, attorneys spoke, and two witnesses testified. Grace Throne Rustin, widow of Dr. Frederick Rustin, described hearing a pistol shot and finding her husband after the shooting. She said Dr. Rustin claimed a man shot him and noted $75,000 in life and accident policies, with $23,275 already paid.
A private viewing of the pedestal for the late Bishop Phillips Brooks statue was held on Huntington Avenue lawn by citizens from Trinity Church and the architects with Bishop Lawrence. The group sought design harmony with church architecture and found the wooden pedestal satisfactory. a stone pedestal will soon replace it.
Chief William J. Biggy of San Francisco police was drowned late last night when his patrol launch sank returning across the bay. The incident occurred as he was heading toward shore after a patrol. He held the top rank in the city police department and his death shocks local authorities.
An advertisement claims Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets improve digestion by providing essential fruit and vegetable essences that aid the stomach. It promises a free trial package by mail and urges asking a druggist about the product with a 50 cent price for purchase. The address given is F. A. Stuart Co. Marshall Michigan.
The Philathea Class of the Second Congregational Church Dorchester with Baraeas assistance presents the comedy Mr Bob at Whiton Hall Centre street tonight. Miss Charlotte Vaughan Johnson coaches the amateur cast and Miss Jessie M Nute directs the Philathea Glee Club providing interludes. Proceeds fund remodelling of the Philathea Class room after the church fire.
Mrs. Horace B. Sanborn, 55, of Franklin New Hampshire, was found dead by hanging herself to her bedpost with a shawl during a period of temporary insanity due to illness.
Amesbury December 1 Clarence Cameron employed by the Gypsy Moth Commission was electrocuted while clipping moths nests from trees. It is believed his clippers touched a wire killing him instantly. It is thought all his relatives live in Nova Scotia.
An advertisement touts Rexall Mucu Tone as a blood borne cure for catarrh. It claims internal treatment via a physician developed formula and guarantees refunds if not cured, offered in 50c and 1 dollar sizes by Riker Jaynes Drug Stores.
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