Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup Endorsed by Readers
A series of testimonial quotes praise Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup for curing coughs and improving health. Ernest E. Curry of Morris Plains New Jersey and William Campbell of Newcastle Delaware report rapid relief. Geo Gabriel of New York City commends its effectiveness for children and adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bull
Ernest E. Curry
N. J
Btato Hospital
Morris Plains
William Campbell
Farnhurst P. O
Newcastle Co
Delaware
Geo. Gabriel
Second Ave
New York City
Warning Against Substitutes for Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup
A medical ad warns readers to avoid substitutes and insist on Dr Bull's Cough Syrup with the Bull's Head trademark on the wrapper. It touts large bottles priced at 2 1/2 cents and urges purchase from all druggists.
Jealous Rivalry Sparks Knife Attack in Boston Room
George Kitzerian of 371 Western Avenue Brighton is jailed for assault with a knife on Mary Desmond at 81 Leverett Street. He claimed Louis Aroto, of 2 Hull Street Place, is the man wanted for stabbing him last month. Desmond hospitalized with deep cuts. officers note rival suitors and prior skirmishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kitzerian
Western Avenue
Brighton
Louis Aroto
Hull Street Place
Station 3
Mary Desmond
Miss Desmond
Leverett Street
Kitzerian
Station 4
Hudson Street
Aroto
Twombley
Lailer
Desmond
Child badly burned fixing fire at Cambridge home
Alice Hilliard, 12, daughter of William Hilliard of 3 Union Place Cambridge, ran down burning stairs while trying to fix a fire. Mrs Lynch on the lower floor extinguished the flames. A two year old slept in an upper room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Hilliard
William Hilliard
Union Place
Cambridge
Consul-General Genoa Vacancy Fills via Persia Appointment
In Washington on December 15, Richmond Pearson accepted the Persian post by cable. W. H. Bishop is named to succeed him as consul-general at Genoa, Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richmond Pearson
Persia
W. H. Bishop
Genoa
Italy
Rice Dead After Knife Wounding in Cambridge
Chester A. Rice, colored, of 170 Elm Street, Cambridge, died at Massachusetts General Hospital on Sunday from knife wounds allegedly inflicted by James W. Steamer, colored, 29, in the West End on December 4. Steamer is held on $1000 bonds for manslaughter after being charged with assault and battery with a knife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester A. Rice
Elm Street
Cambridge
Massachusetts General Hospital
James W. Steamer
West End
Rice
Steamer
Lost Time Money Revealed In Building Trades Hearing
Daniel Buckley, treasurer of the Plasterers Tenders Union, testified about advancing lost wages to members who could not work. He described dated orders from Sept 21, 1902, for sums 2.50 to 18 dollars tied to lost time amid Conservatory of Music building tensions. Jerome Lynch testified about Cashman claiming to be business agent and maintaining fair and unfair lists targeting non union labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Buckley
Plasterers’ Tenders’ Union
Lynch & Woodward
John T. Cashman
Building Trades Council
Buckley
Conservatory of Music
Majestic Theatre
S Bartlett
Mr. Bartlett
Messers
Bartlett
Anderson
Jerome Lynch
John J. Cashman
Cashman
Building Trades’ Council
Lst
Sata Cashman
Fragmented Historic Text Note Contents and Style
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a beamed or ornate item and a name like Ca, with vague references to slalleer and branes. It reads as damaged archival material lacking clear events, dates, or identities to identify a definite news item or outcome.
Enormous Britannica Offer Reaches Homes
An ad notes the Twentieth Century Edition of the Britannica is made affordable by the American Newspaper Association. Flexible payment plans allow delivery of all 81 volumes on receipt of one dollar, bringing a renowned reference work into homes and libraries nationwide. An inquiry coupon invites full details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Britannica
American Newspaper Association
Red Fox Ale Sales Increase Daily
Red Fox Ale sales rise steadily day by day as demand grows among customers. Local outlets report stronger taproom turnout and broader distribution boosting overall revenue and brand visibility.
Miss Blaney to Recover After Morphine Incident
Attleboro today reports Gertrude Blaney, 19, who was said to be dying from morphine in Roosevelt Hospital New York, will recover and be discharged tomorrow. Her father, William Blaney, notes her difficult path from nurse in New York to hopes of a musical stage career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attleboro
Gertrude Blaney
Roosevelt Hospital
New York
William H. Blaney
Briggs Hotel
Miss Blaney
Wellesley College
Gertie
Boston
Berkshire Hills
Harry
Conservatory of Music
Keith’s
Garner Fleming
Captain Blaney
Lexington Avenue
Sixty-fifth Street
Dorchester Parish Succeeds Rev Maguire to New Post
The Rev. Michael Maguire after three months at St. Peter's Catholic Church Dorchester left the Dorchester parish on Sunday to succeed the Rev. Father Keating as parish leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Maguire
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Dorchester
Father Keating
Why Be Fat Getting Fleshier Every Day
An advertisement touts a weight loss treatment by Prof. F J Kellogg of Battle Creek Michigan. It promises rapid fat loss and improved health using a home remedy with a free trial package sent in plain wrap. Readers are urged to mail name and address for the trial, along with testimonials claiming cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Kellogg
Kellogg
Battle Creek
Mich
Curate Transfer at St Edward's Church Brockton
Father Keating, longtime curate at St Edward's parish, is reassigned by Archbishop Williams to serve as curate at St Patrick's Church in Brockton to assist Pastor Rev J J Kelley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Edward’s Church
Brockton
Father Keating
St. Edward's Parish
Archbishop Williams
St. Patrick's Church
J. J. Kelley
Hebrew School Fair Opens at Horticultural Hall
A bustling Hebrew Industrial School fair opened at Horticultural Hall in the West End with a babel of voices and coins clinking. Attendants include Mrs. Ehrlich, Mrs. Ratshesky, Misses Friedman and Shannon at candy and fancy tables, with many local women in white gowns bearing a scarlet H. The event features Dutch costume booths, rare silver and gold gems, and chaired displays by Hebrew Women's Sewing Society and Loom Lodge, all to benefit the Hebrew Industrial School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horticultural Hall
Hebrew Industrial School
West End
King's Head Tavors
North
Lewis Streets
Julius Spitz
Henry Ehrlich
A. C. Ratshesky
Felix Vorenberg
Harry Liebmann
Carl Brandt
Ben Levy
A. Koshland
Elsie Friedman
Laura Shannon
Amy Pinkett
Bessie Herman
Maud Friedman
E. 8. Goldstein, Jr
L. Hyneman
G. B. Beckman
Bernard M. Wolf
F. Taussig
B. Ruff
Pauline Symonds
Matnie Loventhal
Clara Kopfer
Eva Harris
Elea Rosenbaum
Estelle Hyneman
Moses M. Morse
L. Marr
Lena Conrad
Miss Benari
Edwin Dreyfus
Mise Lishek
Ehrenfried
Hebrew Women’s Sewing Society
Charles Weil
8. Friedman
M. Friedman
Philip Strauss
J. Liebman
Levinseur
A. Steinert
J. Hermann
J. Rosencrans
J. P. Morse
Minnie Goldsmith
L. Klaus
A. Isaacs
F. Weiscoff
Jacob Bornstein
M. Benjamin
Harry Cohen
F. Davidson
J. Daniels
T. Friedman
S. Friedlander
8. Goldsmith
J. Ratshesky
Mark Andrews
Nathan Bernstein
Asher Hyneman
Adolph Ehrlich
J. R. Morse
Edward P Wilson in Bellevue for sanity examination
New York December 15 Edward P Wilson whose closest friend is Hattie Wilson of 655 Bridge Street Lowell Massachusetts is at Bellevue undergoing mental health evaluation by authorities to determine his sanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward P. Wilson
Hattie Wilson
Bridge Street
Lowell
Mags
Bellevue
No Choice At Portland Nomination In Maine Mayoral Race
Portland Me December 15 second election for mayor produced no candidate with a majority. The City Council with a Republican majority will select the mayor. Incumbent F E Boothby likely to serve a third term after vote totals Boothby 4049 Ingraham 38767 Fox 394 with minimal changes from the earlier election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland. Me
F. E. Boothby
Boothby
Ingraham
Fox
Killings
Little tots drop notes to Santa Claus at VOA boxes
A child’s note to Santa Claus asks for a big sled a drum an air rifle games handkerchiefs an umbrella and candy. The solicitation appears among many letters in the Volunteers of America collection read by six VOA volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Thomas Ashley
Volunteers of America
Volunteers
Hood's Sarsaparilla Strongly Promoted Against Humors
The advertisement claims humors take possession of the body as Lords of Misrule and cause pimples, itching, and debility. It asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla expels these humors, restoring strength, peace, and pleasure and builds up the system, with thousands of grateful testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Impersonators Portrayed as Santa Claus Across City
Readers report individuals posing as Santa Claus stationed in multiple city sections. Children believe the figure is real, delivering requests early. Some notes are crude, with misspelled messages and faded handwriting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Santy
Volunteers plan Christmas charity in Boston area
The narrative describes childish longings and the belief in Banty, as the Volunteers plan a large Christmas effort. They will distribute 1000 baskets and clothing to the needy, with a Christmas tree at Pleasant Street bearing gifts to cheer many children. Colonel Robert C. Gardner weakened by work, and Colonel J. J. Keppel to succeed him after Christmas, with Adjutant Thomas J. Noonan in temporary charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Boston
Pieasant Street
Robert C. Gardner
Volunteers
Booth
J. J. Keppel
Atlantic Coast Regiment
Gardner
Keppel
Thomas J. Noonan Ia
Gas Fatal to Seeley in City Hospital Death
R. H. Seeley of 86 Springfield street died at City Hospital from gas poisoning. An inmate woke to the odor about 5 am and traced it to Seeley's room. He was partly conscious, unable to speak, and died after being moved by a doctor. Death considered accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Seeley
Springfield Street
City Hospital
Seeley
Sullivan Attacks Western Divorce Decrees
The Charitable Irish Society gathered at Young's last evening as Joseph M. Sullivan of Suffolk bar spoke on Marriage and Divorce Laws of Ancient Ireland. He argued that divorce law originated in pagan times and that Irish grounds for dissolution were as frivolous as Western states' decrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irish Society
Young
Joseph M. Sullivan
Suffolk Bar
Ireland
Asthma Treatment Offer Promises Free Course and booklet
An old advertisement describes a Wheatsal asthma treatment claiming a cure and exemption from attacks after a trial. It offers a free test course to applicants with a prose description of their case and asks for names of two others with asthma to receive a booklet and free treatment by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pectoniansn
Swamp Root Ad Claims Kidney Health Benefits
An old advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles and claims many patients improved after using it. It includes testimonials from a physician endorsing the product and recommending it for unsatisfactory results with other treatments.
Swamp Root advertised kidney remedy urged for relief
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as the cure for kidney and bladder troubles. It urges readers to test urine samples, promises relief, and offers free sample bottles by mail from Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York, referencing a Boston Daily Post offer. It claims wide endorsement and urges purchasing bottles locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer
Binghamton, N. Y
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Boston Daily Post
Union Station Plan Passed in Senate City News
Washington December 15 The House approved a Senate bill creating a union railroad station in the city with a $4,000,000 price tag. It would sit north of the Baltimore and Ohio depot at Delaware and Massachusetts avenues with a plaza park in front. The Pennsylvanian tracks would move via tunnel between the Capitol and library building. Government aid includes $1,500,000 to the Pennsylvania railroad and $500,000 to the Baltimore & Ohio, plus the plaza park. Also approved was a bill allotting New York Indian lands, with the Ogden Land Company claim to be resolved in court before a potential purchase up to $200,000 for Indian benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Baltimore & Ohio
Delaware and
Massachusetts Avenues
Pennsylvania Railroad
Capitol
Plaza Park
New York
Train Kills Man In Belmont Incident
An unknown man about 30 years old was struck by an express train on the Boston & Maine Railroad in Belmont tonight. He died while being transported to Boston. The man was described as 56 feet 10 inches tall, a likely OCR error for clothing or build.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belmont
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston
Democratic Club of Massachusetts elects officers by mail ballot
The Democratic Club of Massachusetts held its annual meeting at the Winthrop building. A nominating committee report led to officer elections for the coming year with multiple members and an executive committee chosen to serve terms ending in 1905 and 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Club of
Massachusetts
Winthrop Building
John W. Corcoran
Clinton
Edwin Sheafe
Boston
Illiam H. Brown
Charles F. Adame
Concord
Robert M. Burnett
Southboro
James B. Carroll
Springfield
Patrick A. Collins
John C. Crosby
Pitts
William C. Endicott
Danvers
Thomas Gargan
William A. Gaston
Charlies
Hamlin
Osborne Howes
Brookline
Henry W. Lamb
Waldo Lincoln
Worcester
Godfrey Morse
Richard Ory
Josiah Quincy
Frederick J. Stimson
Dedham
Irving Lodge Dance Holds Thirteenth Ball at Berkeley Hall
The thirteenth annual Irving Lodge 1 O F ball was at Berkeley Hall last night. Grand march led by President Edward Cogan and Miss Carrie Rockett, with numerous couples including George W Rockett and Helen Rockett, H J Wantzell, A H Schechting, M W Hanaley, P G Cheney, M G Morrison, J Morgan and D Brady, and 150 other couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Ledge
Berkeley Hall
Edward Cogan
Mica Carrie Roctett
Harry Clark
Helen Rockett
Joseph McMannus
Alice Clarke
George W. Rockett
H. J. Wantzell
A. H. Schechting
M. W. Hanaley
Cured of Tuberculosis Despite Poor Odds
A Boston mother testifies that her fifteen year old son, once near death from tuberculosis, was cured after five months at the Koch Lung Cure in Boston. She recounts doctors' doubt, the treatment at 861 Boylston Street, and his rapid recovery, inviting verification at 853 Harrison Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Koch
Boylston St
Boston
Sithou
Harrison Ave
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John W. Bull
Annie Winkle
Diamond Est
Brooklyn
Andrew Zillig
Hickory St
Buffalo, N.Y
Kirk Feid
D Street
8. B
Washington, D. C
A. C. Meyer & Co., Sole Proprietors
Baltimore, Md
Con Keefe
Cambridge Street
Plasterers
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Boe
Aoc
Assenkent
Firga Heeek
Itil Chambers
Atrial
Wilson
Estes
Portland
Pirnis
Sayr Poys
Pitot
Chris Mae
Wwe
le Gai
Bules
Ronan
Stillin
Thomas J. Noonan
Sullivan
eLearn
Loute Mo
Rowny Anborn
Towa
Fis
Peer
Patna En
Pia Boden
Frank Whetzel
American Supreme Building
Chicago
Union Station
Democratic Club
Irving Lodge
Dr. King
King Dental
Washington Street
Avon Street
Jordan's
White's
Crosby's
Oxford
Duce
DE Butts
Revere
Benjamin F. de Butts
Town Hall
Eustace
Catherine
Thomas F. Eustace
Clarkson Street
St. Peter's Church
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