Thousands suffer kidney trouble unseen by many
A Boston Daily Post advertisement extols Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney, liver and bladder issues. It warns many suffer from undiagnosed kidney disease and lists symptoms and benefits while offering sample bottles and reassurance of product purity and certificates. It directs readers to Binghamton New York for purchases and free information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Boston Daily Post
Steamer Wrecked Off Nova Scotia Saves 700 Men
A steamship struck Iron Bound near Nova Scotia and 700 passengers and crew were rescued after a life line was stretched to shore. Women and children were prioritized in the basket transfer as boats faced danger and cold weather. The Trusty, Guide, and Hazel aided, with survivors housed on the island and later transported to Halifax. Captain Boothby maintained order and oversight throughout the ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boothby
Mount Temple
Trusty
Guide
Hazel
Bridgewater
Armories
Halifax
Iron Bound
St. John
Berwin Attacks Good Government Group In Boston
Alderman William Berwin delivers a sharp broadside against the Good Government Association and its president Lawrence Minot during a Boston board session. He claims corruption and questions financial dealings while recounting his own political fate and a costly bet by his brother on his re election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Government Association
Lawrence Minot
Alderman Berwin
Alderman Woods
Michael Sughrue
Finance Commission
Board of Aldermen
Charles Draper
Berwin
Mark Berwin
Hibbard
Harvard
Minot
Billings
Holy Cross
Woods
Better Lighting Plan for Boston Public Schools Proposed
A committee of two electricians and three oculists urges replacing current lighting in Boston schools with a more efficient semi indirect system. They say direct lighting is poor and present methods waste energy, selecting colors for walls and noting current costs would fall. The board filed the report and thanked the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
P. J. O'Daly
Vothers
John Greenleaf Whittier
Fireman Falls From Ladder During South Boston Blaze
At a three story wooden building at 43 Broadway South Boston a fire caused $500 damage. Fireman William A Baldwin of Ladder 35 fell while descending a ladder injuring both legs and was taken to the ladder house. Walter H Brown of Montello fainted from smoke but recovered quickly. The blaze’ cause remains unknown. the first floor housed a dry goods store and the Tilden Club occupied the second floor. the third floor was vacant. Blue: Piles cured in 6 to 14 days by PAZO OINTMENT 60c.
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Broadway
Boston
William A. Baldwin
Walter H. Brown
Montello
Tilden Club
Pension System for B
President Tuttle told the Post the Boston and Maine pension plan is undecided and unlikely to be set up soon. He warned that implementing a pension would cost several hundred thousand dollars annually amid unsettled finances.
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Boston & Maine
Moths
Tuttle
First Afternoon Tea Held at Unitarian Headquarters
The first afternoon tea of the season was hosted yesterday at Unitarian headquarters 25 Beacon Street by Mrs Curtis Guild Jr and Mrs Samuel A Eliot. The annual reception is planned for January 1.
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Unitarian
Beacon Street
Curtis Guild, Jr
Samuel A. Eliot
Cure of Rheumatism with Dr Williams Pink Pills at Cazenovia
A blacksmith, John Riley of Cazenovia New York, suffered severe inflammatory rheumatism and could not walk. After taking Dr Williams Pink Pills he recovered fully and has remained at work with no relapses since.
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John Riley
Cazenovia
N. Y
Dr. Williams
Secret Boston Firemen form a covert union
About half of Boston fire department privates have organized a secret group described as a medieval style mystery club. They exclude officers, claim a membership near 400, and have begun lobbying mayoral candidates for raises of 200 annually for five year veterans and longer meal breaks.
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Fire Department
Wells
Mullen
Fitzgerald
Boston
Mayor Fitzgerald Tours Four Wards in Campaign Swing
Mayor Fitzgerald spoke to large crowds across Ward 11 and Ward 10 events in Church Street, Ward 12 at Concord Club, Ward 7 at Hudson Street School, and a banquet at the Scots Charitable Society in Hotel Somerset. He defended his administration against Hibbard and challenged a debate in Faneuil Hall.
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Fitzgerald
Scots’ Charitable Society
Hotel Somerset
Postoffice
Democratic Club
Ward 11
Charles Street
Harry Frothingham
Republican City Committee
Hibbard
Faneuil Hall
Church Street Engine House
Martin Quigley
Somerset
Concord Club
Concord Street
Ward 12
Hudson Street
Christopher McCaffrey
Postmaster Hibbard draws strong crowds at two Republican rallies
In ward 7 on Common street and ward 12 at Republican HQ supporters praised Postmaster Hibbard. Walter Webster chaired the ward 7 event, while crowd sizes in Ward 12 exceeded room capacity as Hibbard debated Mayor Fitzgerald and the Finance Commission question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hibbard
South End
Walter Webster
Common Street
Ward 12
Fitzgerald
Finance Commission
Dr Porter Antiseptic Healing Oil Advertised
Dr Porter’s antiseptic healing oil advertised for old chronic sores. The ad promises cure with the product and notes druggists will refund money if it fails. Includes customer reassurance and pricing cue.
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Porter
Two Men Arrested in Burglary Case at Storer Street
Officers of Division 2 arrested Albert Ryan, 36, of 155 Condon Street East Boston and Thomas Howard, 28, of Cliftondale yesterday afternoon. They charge both with breaking and entering the premises at 17 19 Storer Street and larceny of two coils of rope valued at twenty dollars.
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Division 2
Albert Ryan
Condon Street
East Boston
Thomas Howard
Cliftondale
Storer Street
Dyspeplets Sold In Aluminum Bonbonniere
An old style advertisement notes Dyspeplets as sugar coated tablets for heartburn. The item is offered in a decorative aluminum bonbonniere priced at 10 cents.
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Bright
Dr. Kilmer
Nova Scotia
G.G
Good Government
William Berwin
Alderman Clark
Suffolk County
Curley
Leary
Battis
Flannagan
Baldwin
Bangs
Clark
Draper
Finigan
Bell
Chicago
Douglas Traiter
Washington Street
Boston Globe
Nostr
van Hares
B. & M.S Pension System
Pres. Tuttle
Unitarian Ass’n Tea
New York
Paina' Ae
H. W. Harrington
John B. Moran
Hood
C. I. Hood Co
Lowell
Mass
PTET
Williams
Williams Medicine Co
Sohmentady
2. Y
Piso
ING Dental
Washington, Cor
Allanson
Roslindale
Mary J
William Allanson
Church of Our Saviour
Albany Street
John
B. Clark
Kerrigan
West End
Blessed Sacrament
Curry
Roxbury
Jame Jr
Ja Joanna EE
Ham T. Currye
Waverhill
Selemn
Requie Saints’ Church
Centre Street
Roxbyr
Bird
Cambridge
Georg
Punera
Eld Kane
Annie
Martin M. Kane
Church of the Sacred Heart
Walsh
Thomas
Mary A. Walsh
Cassidy
Paris
Alshe
Thomas M
Thomas and
Frances Walsh
Gate of Heaven
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