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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1906
Page
2
Norfolk Virginia couple Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Hudgins celebrated their golden wedding. He is seventy nine and she seventy two. They credit Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a tonic surpassing other medicines for body and brain and bronchial trouble.
An old promotional notice touts Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a stimulant and tonic that strengthens nerves and digestion, aids the heart and muscles, and supports longevity. It claims medicinal use, free doctor's advice, and warns against imitations from unscrupulous dealers, urgingpurchase at $1.00 per bottle from the Duffy Malt Whiskey Co. in Rochester, New York.
Secretary Leslie M. Shaw reports a surplus of 25,669,322.61 and outlines proposals including national-law trust company incorporation, a Washington department savings bank, customs licensing reforms, protest filing fees, abolition of certain fees, relaxed drawback laws, merchant marine aid, a DC pneumatic tube system, a new hall of records, currency elasticity legislation, a revenue cutter tug for New Bedford and surrounding waters, officer pay raises, and lifesaving service pensions. Also notes 1906 fiscal year figures: total circulation rising to 2.812 billion, gold stock at 871.9 million, and government redemptions totaling 577 million with silver and gold certificates changes.
The total receipts reach 762,386,904.62 while expenditures total 736,717,682.01. Compared with 1905, receipts rise by 65,?5,634.67 and expenditures by 16,612,083.46. The excess revenues plus bank fund additions lift cash to 180,689,354.82, up 35,211,862.93 for the year. First quarter 1907 shows 5,871,314.27 in excess revenues over expenditures.
In Herkimer New York Chester Gillette allegedly planned to die by gas in his jail cell if found guilty of murder. Investigators found a gas stove and a tube running from the corridor jet into his cell. Guards turned off the corridor jet at night and removed the stove and pipe after the verdict was read.
A fire in Berwick Maine caused total losses of about 17000. Two three story wooden blocks on Main street, owned by Alvin Spencer and Herman G. Lord, each valued at around 4000, suffered heavy damage. Other losses included James Kearns 2000 C Decker 2000 and F A Sherman 2000. Fire departments from Somersworth New Hampshire aided control.
Daily Post and Sunday Post announce a Booklovers Contest with a $2000 prize. Answers must be mailed after the close date, arranged in numerical order, and may be in any legible form. Eligibility includes non employees. final decisions rest with the contest editor. A 25 cent catalogue lists about 7000 books used in the contest.
Readers are invited to study the Booklovers Contest Catalogue with details on problem count, submission period, and book identification rules. The catalogue lists titles and authors, explains capitalisation and author naming conventions, and notes cataloguing and proofreading standards.
William A. Whittlesey, prominent Pittsfield businessman and former state legislator, died at 55. He served in the Legislature in 1897 and in the State Senate in 1898. His wife was Caroline B. Tilden, a niece of Samuel J. Tilden.
Book enthusiasts join the Learn and Earn contest inviting readers to answer questions about titles and authors. Organizers promise prizes and showcase a schedule of events at local libraries and schools with participation details and eligibility rules.
Mrs Minnie Marden of Roxbury reports years of catarrh relief after trying many remedies. She credits Hood’s Sarsaparilla with a marked improvement in days and cure in three months. Advertisement notes Hood’s Sarsaparilla price and availability via druggists and mail order.
Washington December 5 The Secretary of the Treasury notified holders of United States bonds that interest maturing between January 1 and May 1 1907 will be prepaid without rebate on and after December 15 1906 Checks for the January 1 1907 interest on registered bonds will be mailed on or before the 15th of this month The total prepaid interest amounts to nearly 12 000 000 Secretary Shaw cited November surplus revenues of 7 000 000 and expected surplus receipts for the current month as motivation
Dublin businessman George B. Leighton declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate to succeed Henry E. Burnham. He outlined four priorities: forestry reservation for the White Mountains, development of the Portsmouth navy yard, elevating Boston to a first class seaport, and national regulation of corporations especially public utilities.
The Real Estate Exchange directors met yesterday and reaffirmed backing for liquor sales licensing at first class hotels until 12 o clock midnight. They passed a resolution urging all real estate owners in the city to vote Yes on the referendum next Tuesday.
Edward Hargraves 69 retired banker and woolen manufacturer died in Somersworth New Hampshire. He had been president of the Somersworth National Bank and Somersworth Trust Company and owner of North Shapleigh Woolen Mills. He also led the Great Falls Woolen Company and Saco River Woolen Company and served in the Maine Legislature born in Bacup England.
The article extols the Electro-Phoresis method as a germicide carrying an electric current to destroy tubercle bacilli and restore patients to full strength. It notes the marvels of electricity and recommends securing the recently issued book titled The Electropathic Method of Treating Tuberculosis for fuller explanation.
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