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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1916
Page
17
Cologne Gazette infers the Bremen was lost in a mid Atlantic storm after Alfred Lohmann, head of the German Ocean Navigation Company, declined to confirm torpedoing or capture and only said the vessel was not torpedoed or captured.
Julius Hurter Sr widely known to naturalists as a snake hunter and collector died at his St. Louis home at age 74. His vast reptile collection, regarded as among the world's most comprehensive, is said to have been bequeathed to the Smithsonian Institution.
New York reports that the health department may be given authority to commit drug addicts to city or State institutions without court involvement. The recommendation will be presented to the joint legislative committee investigating the drug evil at its next meeting.
A historic health ad touts Tetrasal a natural alkaline salt and lime phosphate mixture to cleanse blood poisons from auto intoxication by stimulating liver and intestines with a daily morning glass of water containing a teaspoonful of Tetrasal. Distributed by E Fougera & Co New York.
The Boston Post reports a surge in letters to the Post Santa fund as hundreds of boys and girls request Christmas gifts. Donations from individuals and groups, including the Dorchester Daughters of Maine Club and Cigar Makers Union No. 97, pour in to buy dolls, toys, and essentials for families in hardship.
The list shows numerous donations from individuals and groups, including Dorothy M. Ashland New Hampshire two dollars and Mary memory gifts from Waverly and Winchester, with many small sums. The total contributions reach a reported amount of 1,183.81 alongside dozens of names and locales.
Water Town resident Miss Anna Hevern testifies to relief from six years of stomach and digestion issues after using Plant Juice. She reports headaches, liver sluggishness, blood problems, and skin blotches improving after 30 bottles. The Plant Juice Man markets the product at Houghton and Dutton Co. drug department.
Fire Commissioner Grady announced transfers across ladder and engine companies including Donahoe to Ladder 15 McClay to Engine 34 Hanton to Ladder 13 Kenney to Ladder 12 Dwight to Chemical 4 Leary to Chemical 12 Williamson to Engine 7 Cronin to Engine 48 Ahlstrom to Engine 11 Beeman to Chemical 11 and the retirement of Turner after 33 years service.
District Attorney Swann announced a test case will be prepared soon to determine the validity of John J. Dillon's order that all cold storage eggs be stamped as such before sale. He said laws in other states are being studied.
Wellesley College embraces simple hair and modern styling. The campus abandons marcel waves and frizzed fronts along with spit curls as it shifts away from elaborate fashions.
The Wellesley students discard Marcel waves and stage frills in favor of strict Doric hairdos. Miss Ruth Hodgkins, head of the town salon, notes most girls prefer hair combed straight back with coils at the nape, reflecting puritan simplicity and current fashion. Mary Walker is cited as a pace-maker in hair styling.
Treat pimples and redness with Poslam. It soothes inflamed skin and stops itching. Relief comes quickly and redness fades overnight. Poslam claims to heal eczema acne herpes rash and other skin conditions. Drugstore sales and free samples from Famergency Laboratories in New York.
Catholic churches mark the Feast of the Immaculate Conception with special prayers. In the United States the occasion holds extra significance as the church here is under the Immaculate Conception patronage. Colonel Edward L. Logan will speak on life at the Mexican border next Sunday for the South Boston Council K of C.
The piece hints at Colonel Corn’s fortune turning in the enduringly optimistic tale featured in the forthcoming Sunday Post, promising another chapter of his adventures.
The Woman's Alliance of the Unitarian Church Jamaica Plain hosts a Christmas gift sale and supper at the parish house today. Bishop Logan H. Roots of Hankow lecturing in Cambridge and Rev H Boyd Edwards of the Eighth Regiment speak at the Benjamin & Rothh Club dinner in Mattapan tonight. Rev John J. Lockett exits Andover and becomes pastor at Greenfield First Congregational Church. Newtonville Universalist Church Yuletide festival concluded last evening with a successful social. Rev Paul Gordon Favor previously led Prospect Hill Congregational Church and serves as president of the ...
Federation of Churches reports a minister has taken over the pastorate at South Church Farmington Maine marking a new clerical assignment and church leadership transition.
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