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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1910
Page
8
In Holyoke a hoarded fire alarm at the Immaculate Conception parish school caused panic as 400 pupils hurried to exit. George Boisey tripped on stairs, his skull fractured. others were injured including a leg break. Fire caused no structural damage.
Washington December 15 The Senate confirmed Joseph R Lamar of Georgia and Willis Van DeVanter of Wyoming as associate justices of the Supreme Court.
Aldrich Clisbee Co introduces Lushus Chocolates with a Boston plant and direct from the dipping rooms sales. Factory and new sales room offer same day pickup for orders placed before 3 p.m. Prices range from 40 to 100 cents per pound, available through New England stores.
Bad weather hampers trawl operations with light catches likely as buyers expect haddock and cod prices to rise. Yesterday 11 trawlers reported 158.0 pounds of fresh fish including haddock and cod among the haul, while vessels such as the Catherine & Ellen led landings.
West Roxbury residents press for a Post feature by asserting their three year old Annie Catherine Briggeman of 352 Grove Street matches the beauty of pictured children. Neighbors praise her golden hair blue eyes and high forehead.
The 6500 ton deadweight Carrier, capable of 10 to 12 knots loaded, launches September 20 and heads to repair after arriving from Cu ban ports with molasses bound for U S ports. The four masted schooner General E. Greeley, damaged in collision with Belle Halladay, is to be examined in East Boston. Captain Brockett reports light damage to his ship. The Belle Halladay captain Nathaniel Brown is injured but not seriously. The schooner Eagle, from Bangor with 110000 feet lumber, arrived at Dorchester after a leaky voyage from Portland caused by ice damage.
Maritime notices list arrivals and clearances at Bangor and coastal ports. Vessels from Glasgow to Norfolk, plus coal shipments and tugboat tows, appear alongside navigational notes and almanac details of sunrises and tides. The report documents several steamers and schooners in transit or preparing for departure, with vessels tied to various ports and destinations.
Mrs Hannah T Welch woke to smoke in her Cambridge Street lodging at 16883 as six Harvard students and three women were roused. They fought the flames despite smoke, escaping with little but belongings lost. Damage pegged at 3000 dollars.
Bridgeport Ohio reports William Oliver Jr after 212 years in prison without a word returned to St Clairsville and declared insane. He remained silent in Probate Court and is said to have not spoken for the last two years. He was known as the silent prisoner at Columbus.
An advert claims Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets provide relief and cure for dyspepsia. Endorsements from A Ellins, Chas F Buzzell, and Mrs Jas Barton highlight early success and broad physician and pharmacist support. The pitch notes a 50 cent box suffices and promotes national use for sour stomach heartburn and related digestion issues.
United States Secret Service raided the Capital Investment Company and four branches in Chicago with 30 police and 15 DOJ agents. Papers and records were confiscated as agents reported chief owner Sidmon McHie may be in Florida. Simultaneous raids hit Aurora and Joliet, targeting bucketshops including F. J. Holzaphal, Campbell & Co., and Postal Telegraph Building.
The speaker argues farmers are eager buyers who will pay for goods if informed about them. Farmers nationwide read farm papers. a well targeted national farm paper reaches diverse farmers and provides exactly what each reads for. The emphasis is on using a farm paper to connect sellers with agricultural buyers across the nation.
A historical notice promotes a homemade cough syrup using Mentho Laxene and sugar syrup. It claims fast fever and congestion relief, simmers into a healing cough remedy, and prescribes a teaspoonful dose 8 to 10 times daily, adjusted for children.
A lone bandit robbed the State Bank at Paradise Kansas taking 2500 dollars after forcing the cashier to unlock the safe He tied the cashier and four others with rope stuffed rag mouths and threatened to kill anyone who cried for help The robber bought a rifle and ammunition at a hardware store then rode off on a horse as a posse pursued him.
Chas H Evans of Somerville Massachusetts reports his two week old baby suffered a severe head and facial eruption that resisted doctors and hospital care. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the child recovered fully, hair regrew, and the eruption did not recur nearly five years later. The testimonial promotes Cuticura as an economical skin and scalp treatment available worldwide from Potter Drug & Chemical Corp.
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