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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1904
Page
5
Swedes Beda Nielson and Alfred Nyquist, steerage passengers aboard the Cunard Saxonia, were married at Mrs. Clarks immigrants home in East Boston. Rev. Mr. Larsen conducted the ceremony after it was explained that marriage was required to land. The couple then departed for Malden to reside.
Last week Atlantic ports shipped 37 911 barrels of apples, lifting the season total to 1 474 681 barrels. The year 1903 saw 2 424 923 barrels. The data reflects ongoing export activity and compares current totals with prior year figures.
A night foreman at the American Locomotive Co. describes years of coffee and tea use causing headaches and nerves. After switching to Postum Coffee, he reports no headaches or heartburn, reduced nervousness, and a 14 pound gain in two months. He claims 94 families he knows also switched to Postum.
Captain George F. Titus and Engine 32 saved Vito Sauro and his family from a blaze at 521 Main Street Charlestown. Nine family members including 9 month old Charles were pulled from smoke as flames raged through the rear two floors. The captain said the smoke was the worst he faced and suspected incendiary arson linked to a prior dispute.
A blaze in a Roxbury building owned by John Flynn and occupied by Michael Doherty Jerome Pugnetti D Sully and Vito Sauro caused smoke injuries to Engine 32 firemen. Police conduct a rigid investigation to determine the cause and any perpetrator.
Paine's Furniture Company presents a wide show of furniture across floors from first to sixth. The first floor features chairs and couches. tables, desks, folding screens, and hall clocks appear on display. Bedrooms on the fourth floor show Louis XV to solid and heavy mission designs. The second floor highlights Oriental and domestic rugs and music cabinets. The sixth floor adds hotel pieces, children's furniture, Morris chairs, and dressing-room fittings with Circasian walnut cases. Sofa pillows in many varieties complete the exhibition.
A Mexican resident recounts long piles suffering from 20 years, stating Pyramid Pile Cure provided dramatic relief after first use in July 1902. The advertisement asserts suppository form is best, promises quick, painless action, and urges readers to request a free booklet from Pyramid Drug Co. in Marshall, Michigan.
Albert Taylor alias William Cahill faces trial in the Superior Criminal Court for breaking and entering and stealing three overcoats from Vorenberg Clothing Company and others. He acted as his own attorney during cross examination, showed familiarity with criminal trials, and admitted multiple prior convictions. Police found hotel checks on him and records show a December 1892 reformatory sentence for forgery under the name Walker.
Mrs. Agustus M. McInnis of 29 Winslow Street Roxbury was arrested by Deputy U S Marshal Puhl after an indictment by the U S Court of New Hampshire last year for presenting a fraudulent pension claim to Captain A J Holtz New England pension agent She allegedly used a false certificate bearing the name Agusta McCrane and obtained cash She is to appear before Judge Lowell tomorrow morning
The Hon John A Coulthurst corrected a Post report of his Morgan Memorial address stating his remark about Thomas W Lawson’s charge that legislators are bought and sold was a poetic exaggeration. He argued public service corporations dominate Massachusetts legislation due to bribery, jobs for constituents, social ties and corporate influence, but he did not attack the current speaker and upheld his integrity.
Activity remains strong at the Boston fish pier as 15 vessels arrived since Saturday. High cash returns prevail with haddock, hake, cask, pollock, and large cod fetching top prices while the Lyndhurst of London arrives with 3500 tons of sugar and a 29 member crew. A fatal hemorrhage ends David Robbins’s 20 years on the pier, and trade totals show imports surpassing prior year with Cunard Saxonia and other ships aiding a busy weekend.
Shipping notices list arrivals and clearances of steamers sailings and tug-towing operations. Names include Admiral Dewey, New York, Norfolk, Lehigh, Patience Calhoun, and Charles F. Pritchard with barges. schooners Adeline Starkey Agnes May and others. Details cover ports such as Norfolk, New York, Boston, St John New Brunswick and Cape Breakwater routes.
A handsome Washington street display at the Talbot company showcases gents furnishings inside a snowbanked case lit by electric globes. Features include shirts, linen wear, neckwear, umbrellas, gloves, dress shirt protectors, hats, cases, and a festive line of overcoats, suits, and juvenile items.
Hon George James of Scranton Pennsylvania says catarrh caused foul breath and discomfort for twenty years. He praises Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder for instant relief after first use and cure after several bottles. The statement is presented as testimonial.
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