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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1916
Page
7
A vintage advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle safe laxative for children. It claims quick relief for feverish cross moods and constipation, urges mothers to check tongues, and warns against counterfeits while recommending a 50 cent bottle from the California Fig Syrup Company.
A five year old girl, Dorothy May, survives infantile paralysis with a paralyzed left arm. Her mother uses a daily game naming the strong right arm Polly and the weak left arm Sweetheart to teach patience and recovery through effort.
A mother narrates how Polly and Sweetheart, two lively children, keep Dorothy May cheerful and hopeful as she recovers from illness. Doctors now see potential for walking without a crutch by spring, with further improvement ahead and deep gratitude to her patient mother.
A correspondence reveals appreciation for heartfelt notes and a response to a “double dare” about loneliness on the road. The writers express sympathy for travelers away from home and praise clever drawings, noting shared affection for children.
A letter from J E H discusses reissuing favorite pictures like Tess of the Storm Country. Actress A R replies, noting her clean wholesome plays and gratitude for reader interest and the schoolwork praise.
Miss Elsie Greenwall gave Cumberland street as her address and was sent to a Westboro sanitarium after a Central Court arraignment. Sergeant Kneeland of the Back Bay purity squad reported she was held on a charge of idleness and disorder, claiming narcotics left her unable to obtain dope. She said she paid up to a dollar for a heroin tablet.
The Lexington School Committee led by Jay O Richards Robert L Ryder and Hal lie C Blake sent a printed sheet to town citizens outlining the proposed junior high school project for Lexington next year. The issue will likely go to a town meeting vote.
M Fred Dubois 27 married was seriously injured when an emery wheel burst at Fairbanks shop in St Johnsbury Vermont Pieces struck his scalp and back of the head causing a scalp wound and fracture He was taken to Brightlock Hospital.
At a secret consistory in Paris on December 4, Pope Benedict announced the nomination of ten new cardinals after a meeting attended by 28 cardinals. The despatch from Rome details the list of the new cardinals.
Pope Benedict announces major church reshuffles led by Bishop Maurin and Du Bois becoming archbishops of Lyons and Rouen respectively. Two more cardinals to be named soon. He endorses the new code of canon law crediting Pius X and Cardinal Gasparri, and confirms several bishop appointments in the United States and Canada.
Converse fights a Malden fence permit on a marshside street arguing the plan illegal while police fail to protect the factory from theft. The dispute splits residents, costs merchants an estimated 15,000 dollars monthly, and prompts a hostile advertising campaign taunting officials and promising further boycotts.
The article reports Hagan claiming city funds are wasted and proposing paying city employees by check to save about 100000 dollars yearly. It covers a reform council campaign launch by Good Government Association with nominations for three year council seats and a one year term, plus a platform stressing honest administration and avoidance of graft.
The Spanish steamer Pio IX of 389% tons gross sent a wireless call for help from Cadiz. The cause of distress is unknown. The ship departed Galveston November 5 and New Orleans November 16 for Valencia and Barcelona. no further reports have been received.
The Telephone and Telegraph Society of New England will become a permanent body with a president and officers elected and a constitution and by laws adopted at the first formal meeting tonight at the Quincy House.
The Melrose reported sighting a large gray German submarine off Block Island near noon Saturday. The second officer identified it as a German fleet craft and it sped southward as customs were notified.
About 1500 women filled St. Ambrose Church Dorchester for the second night of a Passionist Fathers led retreat at the Blessed Gabriel Monastery. Father Bede CP preached on Sin as the sermon topic. The retreat concludes Friday.
An ad touts making cough syrup at home using 21 ounces of Pinex and sugar syrup for about 54 cents a pint. It claims quick relief for coughs bronchitis and throat irritation with a patented mix from The Pinex Co Ft Ind Wayne.
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