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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
10
Advertisement states the piano factory will sell directly to customers at factory price and forbids retailers and agents from earning commissions. It warns of third party sellers who offer $50 to $150 commissions and urges buyers to purchase directly to keep the money.
Advertisement proclaims Dr Edward's Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy to stimulate the liver and bowels easing indigestion and bad taste. It claims relief without griping and suggests taking one or two at bedtime for quick calm, priced 25 cents per box from The Olive Tablet Company Columbus Ohio.
Alexander Light alias Gaidzakian, 40, a Shaksperian actor, arrested at 54 St Stephen street Back Bay by Inspectors Kilday and Wise. Charged as a fugitive from justice for a $19 larceny in St Louis. Bail set at $800 before he disappeared, later marrying Ida M Capps in New York. Light claims to be the only Armenian Shaksperian actor in the country.
Treasurer John Dearborn of Warren Brothers says John M. Murphy, former New York agent, may have shared his 5 percent commission on Highway Commission contracts with Tammany figures. Murphy earned about 11 000 on a 200 000 New York contract, while Dearborn claims the firm knowingly trusted Murphy's commissions and kept their hands clean.
Queenstown authorities order baggage inspections for all arrivals including US passengers under the arms import ban proclamation.
Mrs Stivers of Medford, just past her 18th birthday, asserts she is one of the state’s youngest grandmothers and can show five generations alive in her family. Christmas will bring father John Ham 55 of Somerville, grandmother Phoebe Tracey of Maine, daughter Adora Lawrence 18, and grandson Paul to her home.
The No-license League of Lynn petitions for a recount after Tuesday's Lynn vote favored license by 58 in a city election. They cite historical recount gains from 1908 to 1909 and last year, blaming a large enrolment this year as the cause, per Secretary Freeman H. Newhall.
Hyde Park residents protest exterior wooden fire escapes for Fairmount and Greenwood grammar schools. Schoolhouse Commission chair Charles Logue says frame buildings use wooden escapes to match structure, arguing iron lasts longer but fire danger remains similar. He notes escapes aid only if fire starts outside and that evacuations would be rapid if inside.
Massachusetts Memorial Commission members visited Gettysburg to pick a site for a large memorial arch at the entrance to Hancock avenue from Taneytown road. Col F E O Skelton led the party with Col Lewis E Reitler of Philadelphia. They will seek funds of 30 000 to 50 000 from the next Massachusetts Legislature pending approval by the National Park Commission and the War Secretary.
Two schooners were beached at the harbor head after storms. The American Team from South Amboy carrying coal, bound for Castine Me, was run aground and leaking, to avoid sinking. The James B Drake from Philadelphia to Portland was towed from Nantucket without both anchors, with the Acushnet assisting to keep the vessel afloat if it moves.
At noon service in St Pauls Cathedral Miss Hildegarde Brandegee played the violin for the first time in Boston since returning from Paris. She is the daughter of Probate Judge Charles Brandegee of Farmington Conn and formerly lived at 12 Sutherland road Brookline.
Boston club marks its 20th year with plans for a grand Jan 12 1914 celebration. At the annual meeting Charles F Dole was elected president Edward H Chandler secretary and new council members include Miss Alice A Burditt and George P Morris.
Mazie the Motor Maid embarks on an exciting escapade in the upcoming Sunday Post tale. The feature highlights her daring journey and bold driving exploits, promising lively action for readers.
An advertising claim touts Cascarets as a simple cure for constipation bilious liver and headaches. The copy promises a cleansing action that freshens the stomach liver and bowels by morning and notes a 10 cent price and suitability for children.
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