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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1911
Page
8
Cross advertises two letter monograms in gold on London Lawn paper. Options include two quire sets with monograms on full size letters or cards, with pricing in dollars and per dozen tally cards also offered. No clear date or location beyond London Lawn reference.
The note urges choosing a date calmly, warning against a hustling environment. It promises shipment of the named date once selected.
A code based certificate worth $1.50 or more entitles the recipient to CROSS gloves or leather goods at face value. Suited for glove purchases when donor does not know recipient hand size.
Deputy Commissioner Edwin Mulready told Boston University Law School students that probation helps dependents and reduces taxpayer burden. He noted non support cases require contributions, theft cases pay restitution, and drunkenness offenders incur suspended sentences with later fine settlement.
A speaker argues punishment should deter crime and reform offenders, citing historic death penalties, costs of delinquency, and Governor Foss's call for reform. He notes probation funds aid families and reduce jail terms, with statistics on arrests, payments, and fines, urging wider adoption to save citizens and state finances.
Police and firemen under searchlights hunted wreckage of a three story concrete structure that collapsed at noon in Indianapolis injuring 21 and trapping workers who were eating lunch. The Prest-O-Lite project, halted by cold weather, was near completion when the fire followed the collapse.
Miss Grace F. Noera daughter of Ernest L Noera chairman of assessors of Saugus wed her boyhood sweetheart Chester I Barnard Harvard 10 The Rev William Gilbert performed the ceremony at Cliftondale Methodist Church The reception at the bride’s home drew over 400 guests before the couple left for their honeymoon They will reside in New York where Barnard is employed by the Bell Telephone Company
Mme Caroline M. Severance aged 92 votes in Los Angeles with friends and relatives present. Her daughter-in-law Mrs Pierre Severance accompanies back to Boston to share the historic event with the New England Woman's Club. Severance has long championed woman suffrage since 1853.
Prominent Boston figures figure in a slander suit against Mrs. Ethel Hooper Grew wife of Henry S Grew Jr president of the National Union Bank. Nellie M Doane a former nurse seeks 2000 damages alleging Mrs Grew denigrated her to prospective employers. The case rests with Municipal Court Judge Duff after hearing evidence.
At Harvard, Mrs. Pankhurst and aides caused a chaotic scene as students outside forced windows and were admitted by crowding and pushing. Police and university staff intervened after armed guards and a steam radiator incident, delaying speechmaking before Dr. Wesselhoeft introduced Mrs. Pankhurst.
The terminal division at Boston is rebuilt under Division Engineer J. L. Shanks to straighten tracks for Pacific type locomotives. The redesign supports moving large engines on the eastern Portland division route and plans a freight transfer between Boston and Portland via Portsmouth.
The United Improvement Association of Boston voted at the City Club to deny the Boston Elevated Street Railway Company the right to carry freight and express matter until passenger service improvements are made. Local improvement officials said they supported freight rights only after service upgrades.
The Boston Opera Company premiered Massenet's Thais with two new principal singers and lavish staging. Ridder as Athanael gave a careful performance while Mme Brozia, though limited in range, shone in the oasis scene and Act V duet. Cast included Nicias by Clement, Myrtale and Crobyle by Fisher and Swartz, with Galli dancing and Renaud anticipated for a later replacement.
James S. Graves of Washington and Harriet M. Wallace of Cambridge Mass obtained a marriage license in Philadelphia on December 6.
Mrs. Julia Peterson, 48, reportedly despondent over money, inhaled gas at her sister in law Mrs. Bertha Rowell’s Dorchester home on Blanche Street. Neighbors heard the gas and her son Joseph forced entry. gas jets were found and shut off before police and Dr. Parsons declared death. She had recently worked in a Boylston Street dress shop and left a Swedish husband and a widowed mother and siblings.
An aid to beauty article promotes delatone as a painless method to remove facial hair. A second application may be needed for thick growths. Paste is applied for two to three minutes, then rubbed off and washed. Druggists sell an ounce for a dollar.
A derailed vitality leads to many so called diseases and warnings of decline. The advice prescribes a home remedy of compound balm wort syrup sarsaparilla compound cardiol and eadomene compound to restore vitality and poise, claiming removal of fatigue back pain headaches and memory loss.
Nervous fatigue and strain raise risk of breakdown and illness. Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People are advertised as a blood and nerve tonic that strengthens nerves, improves sleep and appetite, and helps cases of neurasthenia. Personal testimonials from Lowell and Brewer cite relief after use, with instructions to obtain by mail or at druggists.
Mrs Earl C Liddle of 140 Althea street Providence Rhode Island describes three years of illness with three months bedridden. Despite a good physician she could not be treated to relieve the spells and suffocation that troubled her daily.
North Paris Maine resident Fred C Lowe a Civil War veteran and Co D 14th Maine Infantry narrates a long struggle with sciatica. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with his recovery after years of crippling pain swelling in the left leg and weeks of helplessness.
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