Blood Wine Promises Kidney Cure In Early 20th Century Ad
An old newspaper ad touts Blood Wine as a guaranteed cure for kidney disease and related ailments. It includes testimonials from John T. Foster Worcester and others, claiming dramatic health recoveries, plus a claim of a free blood test and bottles for fifty cents.
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John T. Foster
Manchester
N. H
Rock of Gibraltar
James B. Mirick
Worcester
Mass
A. Davis
Washington Street
Boston
Dan A. Metzel
S. 8Th Street
Terre Haute
Ind
Tarbox Hearing Today Report Says Tarbox Charges Set Tomorrow
Newton officials plan a formal hearing on charges against Chief of Police Fred A. Tarbox. Mayor Weeks and Tarbox declined to comment on the report as the case preparation proceeds for the morning proceeding.
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Newton
Fred A. Tarbox
Tarbox
Weeks
Miss Emma Nash to take three month leave for California
The Reed School of Whitman principal Miss Emma Nash will depart after Christmas with her uncle, Hon. Horace Reed, on a three month leave of absence granted by the school committee. Other notes mention talks by Mrs. Mary Alden Ward on Venezuelan troubles and child labor, and several local civic changes.
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Emma Nash
Reed School
Whitman
Horace Reed
California
Mary Alden Ward
Women's Educational and Industrial Union
Ward
J. E. Morse's Funeral Today
The funeral for James E. Morse the well known athlete who died in New Mexico last week will be from 117 Brookline avenue Back Bay at 9 30 this morning A solemn high mass will be celebrated at St Cecilia's Church at 10 o'clock
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James E. Morse
New Mexico
Morse
Brookline Avenue
Back Bay
St. Cecilia’s Church
Hurley Declines Salem Postmaster Candidacy
Salem December 22 Mayor John F Hurley states he is not a candidate for postmaster despite reports to the contrary. He clarifies his position and dismisses rumors of seeking the Salem post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurley
Salem
John F. Hurley
Soap Trade Ad Claims Fels Naptha Beats Boiling
An advertisement extols Fels Naptha soap for cleaning clothes by soaking rather than boiling. It asserts the naphtha in the soap accomplishes and surpasses the traditional boiling method for stain removal and cleanliness.
Poor Outlook in the Coal Situation
The article reviews September to November 1902 coal imports at Boston Portland Philadelphia and Baltimore with quotes from Boston dealers. It notes prices from 12 to 18 dollars per ton and predicts no relief soon as speculators influence markets and suppliers struggle to secure hard coal for customers.
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Boston
Mass
Portland
Philadelphia
Baltimore
One Coal Vessel Arrived With 4550 Tons For Everett Coke Works
A solitary coal shipment arrived yesterday via the Norwegian steamer Sif from Louisburg carrying 4550 tons destined for Everett coke works, escorted by Boston Towboat Company tugs. Demand in Europe and the Atlantic coast has surged, with 30 steamers chartered to carry about 120000 tons and freight at 1.80 per ton, mainly to New York and this port.
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Sif
Louisburg
C. B
Everett Coke Works
Boston Towboat Company
Europe
United States
Inchmore
New York
Young Brothers
Brookline
Philadelphia
Ocean
Valley Forge
Lykens
Dela Ware
Lancaster
Marcus Hook
Monitor
Harrisburg
Ashland
Sandy Hook
Dudley Pray
Cuba
Covington and Buccaneer
Buffalo
Buttress
Wyalusing
Bonanza
Bluster
Burden
Ysaac T. Campbell
Baltimore
Brewster
Perth Amboy
Tobyhanna
Beverly
Leader
Iribal
Liverpool
Bragdon
Knickerbocker
Curran & Burton
South
Boston
Commonwealth
Everett Company Gives Coke to the Poor
The New England Gas and Coke Company plans to distribute 2000 bags of coke this week as a Christmas gift to the poor of Boston. Associated Charities will handle distribution at six stations, with the company delivering to these points.
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Associated Charities
Boston
Somerville
Charlestown
Everett
Cambridge
Chelsea
Coke Company
Everett Company
The
New England Gas and Coke Company
Bos
No Delay With Coal Vessels In Boston Harbor
Boston Chamber of Commerce officials met with harbor master Captain Bragdon to discuss suspending mid stream lightering rules for coal cargo. Coal dealers argue congestion worsens as few deep water wharves exist, urging temporary latitude to ease unloading. Metropolitan Coal Company official supports suspending the rule to allow tower lighter operations to relieve the harbor, noting many vessels could be unloaded sooner at wharves if allowed.
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
B. F. Bragdon
Chamber of Commerce
Metropolitan Coal Company
Boston Harbor
Boston
Criticism of Newton Coal Dealers Over Shipping Practices
Newton, Dec 22. The coal situation steps up slightly but consumers still face fuel shortages in small quantities. Rumors critique a Newton dealer for shipping 100 tons of coal to Boston while denying local requests, and claim surrounding towns are supplied by Newton dealers who refuse deliveries to their regular customers.
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Newton
Boston
Oil burners and cost efficiency from experience in 1902
In a letter to the editor, Waltham writer critiques M L Sever and asserts oil burners produce smoke, carbonize kerosene, and require far more cost than coal. He cites heat units: kerosene 140 000 per gallon versus coal 14 000 per pound, claiming 200 gallons of oil per ton of coal. Experience cited from five years of testing.
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M. L. Sever
Barnum
Fugitive Chicago Financier James L Board Ruled Bankrupt
The Chicago financier James L Board, once spending about 200000 dollars a year and linked to diverse ventures from mining to suspender factories, fled a Chicago judge’s order seeking his return for explanations of his collapse. He lived at the Auditorium and Auditorium Annex, held countless stock in many corporations, and indorsed papers for large sums. A receiver is appointed for the Chicago property, largely unknown stock. He recently owned over a million and maintained a luxury Port Huron home near Canada.
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Chicago
James L. Board
Monte Cristo
Illinois
Beards
Board
Port Huron
Mich
Canada
Has $12 000 Wants A Wife In Wilkes Barre
John Fisher of 26 Northampton Street, Wilkes Barre, declares a fortune of 12 000 dollars for a wife. At 47 he seeks a 35 year old German born, first class housekeeper who can tend a poultry yard on a farm he plans to buy. He prefers an unencumbered widow if suitable.
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H. O. Hiscox
Malden
First Baptist Church
Calvary Baptist Church
Albany
Charles L. Dean
Wilkesbarre
Penn
John Fisher
Northampton Street
Fisher
Polish girl sentenced for trampling Kaiser image
Berlin reports a Polish pupil Kopec was sentenced to 14 days in Inowraszlau for lese majeste after throwing a brooch bearing Emperor William's picture to the floor and stamping on it during a school event in Posen. Brooches were gifts to pupils during the Kaiser's visit.
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Berlin
Kopec
Inowraszlau
Posen
Emperor William
Electrical Worker Caught in Belting at Local Plant
James Watson of Holister-Cabot Electric, 14 Station Street near Brookline station, suffered severe lacerations after being caught in belting yesterday. He was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital in serious condition. Watson is listed at 20 Warren Street, Cambridge.
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James Watson
Holister-Cabot Eiectric Company
Station Street
Brookline Station
Massachusetts General Hospital
Watson
Warren Street
Cambridge
Ammonoosuc River Breaks Ice In Franconia Floods
Snow has mostly melted in Littleton area as a warm spell brings thaw and yesterday's rain. The Ammonoosuc River roared into flood levels, especially at Franconia where roads lie under water. Dynamite was used to break ice jams in the river at noon.
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Littleton
N. H
Ammonoosuc
Franconia
Bishop O Connor Jubilee Marks Priesthood Anniversary
The Newark crowd notes the 25th anniversary of Right Rev Bishop John J O Connor a pontifical high mass was held. The article quotes reflections on literary effort education and metropolitan living with remarks on Colonel Higginson Whitman Hale and Longfellow connections and a best selling history for youths.
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Newark
W. J
John J. O'Connor
Judge Dewey Denies Candidacy for Police Board Chair
Judge Henry S. Dewey states he is not a candidate for the Boston Police Board chair, noting he resigned a $4000 position to return to law practice and would not be able to practice law as chair. He adds no further comments and seeks to be excused from further questions. The piece surveys ongoing speculation about his potential appointment and the broader political maneuvering around Governor-elect Bates and the police commission.
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Henry
Dewey
Robert F. Clark
Boston Police Board
Post
Police Board
Police Commission
Department
Judiciary
Bates
Judge Dewey
Surveyor MacCarthy
Clark
Charles Purtis
Curtis
Harry Adams
Willard Howland
J. P. Hutchinson
Republican City Committee
Pemberton Square
Hutchinson
Charles H. Innes
Police
John L. Bates
Colonel Higginson Reaches His 79th Birthday at Cambridge Home
Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson celebrated his 79th birthday quietly at 25 Buckingham Street Cambridge with close friends and relatives. He remains active in literature and comments on modern writers leaning toward journalism, noting personal openness to public life or continued literary achievement if suitable. He helped found the Authors' Club and recently worked on a biography of Whittier.
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Longfellow
Colonel Higginson
Whittier
Thenmias Dunn English
Edward Bhverett Hale
United States
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Buckingham Street
Cambridge
Authors’ Club
Koch Lung Cure testimonial from Lucy Smith
Mrs Lucy Smith of Somerville testifies that after three years of consuming illness and failing lungs the Koch treatment at 361 Boylston Street Boston cured her. She describes rapid relief, regained flesh strength and color, and urges others with consumption or asthma to try the therapy, offering to confirm facts at her address.
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Koch Lung
Boylston Street
Boston
Koch
Mt. Pleasant Street
Somerville
Lucy Smith
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Williams
McNamee
Neg T. Collins
Maplewood
J. E. Morse
Coal Club
Metropolitan Company
Metropolitan
Eee Cinemaendaneen
Hood
Hoon
Waltham
Kaiser
Ammonoosuc River
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Higginson
Hy .Samarjian
T. W. Higginson
Dr. King
King Dental
Avon Street
Jordan's
White's
Srosby’s
Oxford
Phelan
Steptoe
Boylston St
Hotel Touraine
Summerfield Purest
Best
Cobb Hersey & CO
Dewey Square
Visible Typewriter Co
Bromfield St
Lowell Institute
Brine
East Cambridge
Elien Ann Brine
Robert Brine
Otisatreet
Langley Road
South Station
Dover
Pepery
C. ¥. Beard
South Framingham
L. D. Knott
Lebanon, Y
M. L. Craffey
St. Louis
Sanborn
Iowa
J. C. Curryer
St. U Minn
Whetzel
Asdtem
Frank Whetzel
American Express Building
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