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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1908
Page
4
Christmas shopping reshapes Boston as evergreen trade dominates the market district. South Market Street teems with decorations and crowds pack Fanueil Hall and Tremont Street while fakirs hawk toys. Policemen stand watch as shoppers fill arms with purchases.
The Boston Chamber of Commerce and the Boston Merchants Association pressed for lower express charges. Rail commissioners heard that local 50 mile rate may drop from 26 to 20 cents with a compromise acceptable to the American and National Express companies. James E. Jackson and M O Adams spoke for petitioners and the firms respectively.
Remick's at 12 Tremont Row showcases Christmas books for children with catchy songs. The firm, known for publishing popular songs, promotes new hits like I Used to Be Afraid to Come Home in the Park. Henry Y. Marshall leads the professional department with daily demonstrations of published successes.
Chief Shippy ordered Assistant Chief Schuettler to detail officers each Friday to arrest violators of the city anti-spitting ordinance.
Queen Alexandra telegrammed General William Booth, head of the Salvation Army, after his cataract operation. She expressed concern for his recovery and hope his sight will be fully restored. Booth’s doctors say he is progressing well and likely to regain his sight.
London, Dec 21. King Edward ends the current Parliament session. The King's speech lauds the American battleship fleet visit in Australian waters as a source of gratification. It cites several agreements aimed at peace, including arbitration treaties with the United States and Canada and an accord on North Sea border regional status.
In Rochester Minnesota Mrs Nellie C Purcell who had been discharged as cured from the Rochester Hospital for the Insane locked herself in a large trunk sealed the lid and inhaled chloroform causing her death.
In Pennsylvanias Schuylkill Valley Veterinary Association meeting Dr. John W. Williams of the University of Pennsylvania described a cat that swallowed hatpins and a dog that had fed on poker chips and glass.
Patrolman George A. Lehnhoff of the Sixty first precinct testifies that his 71 year old mother from Bronx improved after taking Cooper's New Discovery. He credits the medicine with curing stomach pain and enabling normal activity, while Cooper warns many so called cancer cases may be misdiagnosed.
A preliminary meeting at Sewall Hall approved a charity ball for February 19 in the Intercolonial Club clubhouse. Led by John I. Masters, the event unites nearly 2000 members from British Charitable Society and allied groups including Victorian Club Canadian Club Intercolonial Club British Empire Club and others.
Marlboro reports the W. L. Douglas Shoe Company of Brockton will occupy the Commonwealth factory in Marlboro. A stock company will take over the factory and lease to Douglas, with about 600 to 700 workers and a daily output near 5000 pairs. The move is aimed for early next year.
The Glen Shirt and Collar Co expands with a rear extension nearly doubling capacity. New entrance on Hamilton Place adds spacious show windows and broadens Christmas offerings in men’s, women’s, and children's furnishings.
Carnegie testifies on steel tariffs arguing cost figures vary by method and rail prices, praising Schwab while challenging Gary and Schwab’s costs. He says U S steel can compete with foreign firms, warns that removing duties would not greatly lower prices but would curb protection. He praises structural steel use and vows to stay in Washington to finish his views.
A DIY cough syrup recipe uses Granulated Sugar and water to make a pint syrup, plus 2 ounces Pinex added to a pint bottle. Cost about 54 cents, compared with $2.50 for store bought syrup, claimed to relieve deep seated coughs within 24 hours and aid colds bronchial and chest pains.
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