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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1901
Page
2
A critique of fake radical cures for dyspepsia notes fears of humbug among readers and promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. It explains the product uses known digestive ferments and ingredients, is not secret patent medicine, and works by aiding digestion after meals rather than acting as a cathartic.
George E. Roberts reports fiscal year 1901 coinage at 176,999,132 pieces worth 134,340,781 dollars. Gold 99,065,715. silver dollars 24,298,850. fractional silver 10,966,648. minor coin 2,009,568. Costa Rica gold coins added. Silver bullion stock declined from 83,268,054 to 52,562,927 ounces. World gold coinage and industrial use noted.
There is probably no city in the Union with greater demand for skilled laborers than Jacksonville Fla. About a thousand buildings are being erected and any erector could secure a good wage job. The Joy Line offers a low Boston to Jacksonville rate. send a 2c stamp to Geo. F. Tilton for full particulars.
Tension rises between Selectmen and Winthrop voters as third town meeting approaches in the High School building. Cratch criticizes Monday voting as crowded and unfair while pledging to seek a full hearing. residents plan to press for an investigation of the town finances amid heated dispute.
A Brookline, Massachusetts servant turned jewel thief traveled to New York with 1500 dollars in diamonds. She adopted multiple names, checked into the Gilsey House as Marion Wanamaker, and told reporters that diamonds always fascinated her, claiming she stole because she cannot resist the temptation.
A brief notice states that Orangeiie acts promptly and thoroughly to cure and correct the underlying cause. The wording emphasizes swift, comprehensive action without detailing the specific issue or remedies.
Scituate residents rally to save the old light tower as waves creep toward the venerable structure. The breakwater and sea spray threaten the sight amid signs of neglect, drawing thousands of visitors to witness the aging beacon and spur local action to preserve a key town landmark.
Washington reports the Senate’s main business for the week is the Hay-Pauncefote treaty to abrogate the Clayton-Bulwer pact and allow Isthmian canal construction by the United States. Lodge will seek executive session to consider the treaty with a strong expectation of ratification.
A Boston newspaper endorsement urging Salem D Charles to be reelected as Street Commissioner highlights his three years of satisfactory service and earlier legal and public service background from Jamaica Plain. The piece praises impartial policy, notes his roles in the Legislature and Aldermen Board, and appeals to voters as a civic duty.
Manuel Francis aged 16 fell through weak ice on Shank Painter Pond. Earle Reed used a sled line to reach him, pulling Francis onto the submerged ice. Both boys were helped by companions and escaped unharmed.
New sleeping car service leaves South Station Boston at 6 PM with through connection to Buffalo Detroit and Chicago via Boston and Albany New York Central and Michigan Central. Marketed as the best quickest and safest direct double track service from New England. Send for West Round. A. P. Hanson G P A
COLORADO SPRINGS December 8 Pretty Nellie Lewis age twenty who won fifty thousand dollars in a breach of promise suit has received over a thousand marriage proposals from men in all states. She remains faithful to Sam Strong whom she sued after he vowed to marry another woman. Strong was shot in a Cripple Creek saloon brawl. Nellie keeps her job at a Colorado Springs store while her family prospers from the inheritance. The Lewis family migrated from Newark Ohio years ago.
Colonel Fred Bogan Camp Spanish War Veterans elects 1902 officers led by Commander Thomas L. Hayes and senior vice commander Edward J. Merrick The junior vice commander is John J. Dwyer paymaster William F Murray Jr and quartermaster John Hickey Theatrical Mechanics benefit at Park Theatre crowds capacity nearly a score of vaudeville acts. charity fund boosted and three hours of entertainment.
The British four masted bark Falla of Ettrick lies at Wiske's wharf after tow from Chatham by the Maverick. She carries 12 462 baskets of sugar from Samarang Java for Nash Spaulding & Co. Built by Russell & Co Port Glasgow in March 18M, she spans 278 14 feet, 42 feet beam, 2413 feet depth, net tonnage 2195, crew of 24 including two Japanese. voyage length 150 days due to barnacles sea grass and storms near Delaware Breakwater prevented reaching port.
Traffic on the South ferry was suspended causing pedestrians to switch to the North ferry amid crowded boats. A dredging operation continued before Union wharf with prospects of Union wharf hosting three berths for the Metropolitan steamship line. The Boston steamer fleet added new vessels, including British Empire replacements, while Nova Scotia trees arrive for the season. A mix of ships from Antwerp to Genoa and several local cargos, including coal and lumber, move through Long and Commercial wharves.
About 9 30 Saturday evening Joseph McGovern aged 33 living at 55 Dover street was struck by a piece of iron falling from the Elevated structure near 119 Washington street. He was found unconscious, treated by Dr Beecham, and later returned to his home with head and neck injuries.
London reports it is not yet decided when King Edward will visit Ireland but the plan points to April at the earliest. Cork will host an international exhibition around that time with opening by the King and Queen. The King has chosen the coronation medal design, showing the royal couple on the obverse and Britannia on the reverse.
Paris dispatch notes Rostand published an appeal in verse urging children worldwide to give Christmastide gifts for Boer mothers and infants in South Africa. The poem contrasts reader happiness with Boer suffering and depicts a Santa Claus delivering coffins rather than toys.
A Burlington man overate duck on Thanksgiving Day and suffered indigestion. His wife suggested quack medicine, with a nod to G. O. Taylor Whiskey as a toning aid. The ad notes sealed bottles carrying the firm name on face and neck labels, sold by druggists and grocers, not by measure, with C. H. Graves & Sons as sole bottlers.
In Washington on December 8, Cabinet members mourn the President and note Mrs McKinley’s bereavement. They receive Christmas gifts from Mrs McKinley, including slippers and black wool handiwork. Cortelyou brings a message urging no gifts. the ladies plan to send individual mementoes instead.
Itinerary of tours from Boston to Washington January through May under the Personally-Conducted Tourist System of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Obtainable from D. N. Bell, Tourist Agent, 205 Washington Street, Boston.
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