Boston Drug Co Free Samples
Boston firm at 105 Chauncy Street offers free samples of their merchandise.
30 Dec 1892
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1892
Page
1
Boston firm at 105 Chauncy Street offers free samples of their merchandise.
An explosion at a Milnesville coal strip injures eight men. James Jamison Abra Kolokoski and Monroe Fritzinger are gravely hurt. five others are less seriously injured. Italians and Hungarians among the wounded. A dynamite miscue and flying rock caused the blast. mine car crushed. town overwhelmed by shock.
Representative-elect Jerry McCarthy of Charlestown caused a stir by proposing to pledge Suffolk county delegates to vote for Henry Cabot Lodge for Senator. Parkman Meyer and others urged unity. McCarthy pressed caucus pledges, provoking criticism from Ratshesky and Bennett supporters. He withdrew the motion after backlash at the dinner.
A local belief centers on a robbery claim involving F. L. Ed wards with reports of a run away incident. Details are unclear from the fragmentary text but the gist suggests concerns over an alleged theft and a missing person. Further reporting is needed to confirm names and sequence.
The Malden community suspects foul play as Frank L Edwards disappeared after leaving Somerville depot with two men. Reports detail drinking sprees in Boston, sightings with two associates, and a later boarding of an 8 40 train with strangers. His wife cites his devotion, while investigators seek clues to his whereabouts and possible robbery or entrapment.
Bob Slavin, noted comedian and minstrel, died suddenly this morning in Tempo. Once a beloved stage figure, he suffered hard luck for two years and sources say a broken heart was the principal cause of his death.
Dec 29 The schooner Neva bound from Shelburne to Providence was leaking with four feet water in the hold after a Dec 26 distress sighting off Nantucket Shoals. A prize crew from bark Chestina Rodman rescued six sailors, who joined in pumping and salvaging the vessel, now en route to Baltimore.
The Boston Gas Company faces a dispute over pricing amid a claim that gas can be sold at $1 per thousand feet for fuel and power while illuminating gas remains priced higher. The company rents Bay State Gas pipes at high rates, charging the public while profits accrue to the gas trust. The practice, involving extensive pipe rental and cross-ownership, is alleged to inflate costs and keep prices high for consumers.
An explosion at the entrance to the prefecture of police offices in Paris caused windows to break and wood damage but no deaths. Experts attribute the blast to anarchists, noting a bomb with chlorate powder and two pounds of explosive material. Fragments suggest a large device. an earlier timing could have killed many.
Sawyers case pauses as duplicates of the will are presented from safety deposit vaults. J L Stevens testifies the Cruelty to Animals Society funds total about 40 000 invested in March 1889 and 6000 in current funds. General Butler asks for more time. court grants until 9 15 Friday. Probable conclusion expected by Tuesday of next week.
Havana December 20. U S Senate committee visiting Governor General received and promised aid for quarantine studies. American consul-general Ramon O Williams urged creation of a physicians committee to discuss prevailing contagious diseases. Governor-General appointed the panel today, with first conference planned tomorrow.
Advertisement stating Gibson's Whiskies are strictly fine in every part and bottled under Moore and Sinnott's label for gallery druggists grocers and reliable liquor dealers.
Hicuiano Lieut reports a single fish trap catching 160 barrels of herring on December 29. The haul is the largest ever for a fish weir at this season, with the market price listed as five dollars per barrel.
The forecast for Friday from Washington lists fair conditions for Maine New Hampshire and Vermont with variable winds. Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut are also fair with variable winds and slightly colder in Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts and Connecticut. Eastern New York is fair with variable winds.
A notable group of citizens and officials openly recommend Dr Bull's Cough Syrup promising relief for coughs. Endorsements come from local leaders and public figures stressing trust in the remedy.
From Monte Carlo a young American, trusted with his mother’s money, took £3500 from her and, after failed gambling, killed himself by stepping before a passing train near Vintimiglia. A second gambler, unnamed, shot himself aboard a train leaving Monte Carlo after heavy losses. The Monte Carlo gambling tables continue to prosper.
An inquest in Buprorp on Christmas Day examined the killing of Alfred Fildes. Witnesses testified that William Leary obtained a gun during an argument after drinking at Patrick O Leary's saloon. gunfire followed. Dr Garry de N Hough said the boy bled to death from a leg wound. Leary is jailed in $15,000 on manslaughter charges.
Mrs Mary P Gray aged 80 mother of John W Gray news dealer at 150 Main street West Everett died from a stair fall after a dizziness episode. She suffered a spine fracture and died within minutes. Funeral services set for 1 30 Sunday at J W Gray residence.
Lynx dispatch says Clark E Billings was found Dec 29 in a house on Essex street. He had been ill since Dec 24 and could not notify his family.
An archaic advertisement touts Salvation Oil as a universal pain remedy, claiming quick relief and personal satisfaction. It presents itself as a simple, self-applied solution priced at two cents per bottle with promising results.
Do you realize that you make a book twice as valuable when within reach at all times The vital point about a Revolving Bookcase The Danner Cabinet in Boston offers a 16 inch square 3 stories pattern at a price not shown The text notes popularity and substitutes but promotes the original alongside a Boston agent listing
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