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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1897
Page
5
The public sought Munyon’s great medical advice in Boston drawing crowds from New England. Extra doctors were telegraphed and residents flocked to the Tremont Temple for consultations amid high demand and a generous response from the city.
Skilled physicians provide a thorough examination and advise the best course to pursue for recovery, outlining treatment options and steps toward getting well.
A postal card will bring one of Muryon's trained doctors to your bedside when you cannot visit the office. The service emphasizes home visits by qualified physicians to provide medical care in patients' homes.
A historical note explains that physicians prescribe treatment and any druggist can supply the remedy. The guidance emphasizes medical access and pharmacist availability as part of patient care.
The Gloucester fishing schooner Helen G Wells arrived without owner Captain William N Wells who was washed overboard while aiding a sailor east of the Georges in a Friday gale. The ship carried 10 000 pounds of fish, and Walter F Doucet brought her into port. Captain Wells, 53, left eight children, the eldest 19. The vessel will sail to Gloucester for repairs after unloading.
In London February 1 a report says the British steamer Gardenia commanded by Captain Rutherford bound from Stettin to New York on January 27 appears lost in ice off Greifswald Prussia. The German steamer Persia from New York January 16 reached Hamburg January 29 and is ashore in the River Bibe.
The Cunard freighter Sylvania damaged East Boston wharf and sheds fifty feet long, opening a wide hole. No injuries reported among laborers. Repairs estimated at $2000. A cracked plate on the bow will be replaced in Liverpool.
The Provincetown annual town report shows net liabilities of 72004.90 with assets of 21114.19, a total valuation of 1922128, 1752 personal property and polls assessed, 63 polls, 80 vessels, 131 horses, 64 cows, 1019 dwellings, 930 acres, 729 registered voters, population 4555, and a tax rate of 20 per thousand for 1896. A town meeting is scheduled for Monday.
It was 2 below zero this morning in Barre Vermont with frigid conditions reported across the area. Residents faced sharp cold as local thermometers registered subzero levels early today.
The Hollis Street Theatre presented The Geisha a delightful musical comedy praised for its clean humor bright dialogue and rhythmic melodies. Dorothy Morton Violet Lloyd Mark Smith and Charles Swain earned high praise for performances with Lloyd singled out for charm grace and audience encore. two weeks in Boston expected to be profitable.
Boston patrons applauded Hoyt's farce A Milk White Flag last night with fresh scenery costumes and music. George A. Schiller Belle Archer and Clarisse Agnew drew praise for humor and dance while a strong chorus and skilled cast signaled a successful engagement and planned matinees Wednesday and Saturday.
Last evening at the Boston Theatre Walter Damrosch inaugurated a two weeks season of German opera presenting Wagner Tristan and Isolde. A large fashionable audience attended with Lilli Lehmann Paul Kalisch Emil Fischer Carl Somer Fritz Derschuch Rita Eibenschuetz and Paul Lange in principal roles. Full performance report to follow in news columns.
Georgia Cayvan stars in Mary Pennington Spinster at Tremont Theatre Boston. The play by W R Walkes follows a college educated woman who manages mills and upholds women workers, partnering with Geoffrey Armstrong to resolve a strike free of labor conflict. Ends with marriage in name only and a happy conclusion as other cast members include Annie Sutherland and Frank Atherley.
The announcement states that the engagement of 'Little Individual' will close on Saturday evening, with details about the engagement end time and related preparations.
Ward and Vokes open a week at the Columbia Theatre with The Run on the Bank replete with new songs and dances. The act features a burglar-turned-musician plot and includes George W. Day, Alexander Heindl, the Bootblack Quintet, and other performers. The engagement ends next Saturday with Fallen Among Thieves to follow on Feb 8 under Davis and Keogh.
Bowdoin Square Theatre hosts the second week of The Electrician with writer Charles E. Blaney receiving praise. Leading actor William Morris anchors a seasoned company including Arthur Sprague P Aig Anderson John B Ince W F Phillips Etta Hawkins Jean Williams and Annie Ward Tiffany. Scenic detail of a Cripple Creek interior bank bank interior and hotel scenes praised. William Gillette’s Too Much Johnson scheduled for Feb 8.
The Castle Square company delivers a complete Wagnerian Lohengrin with strong Elsa and Lohengrin performances by Clara Lane and Ling. Critics praise the dramatic interpretation and chorus effort. Owing to demand, the opera extends another week with 7:45 evening and 1:45 matinee starts.
The final weeks of R A Barnet’s extravaganza at the Museum continue a strong run with packed audiences despite a blizzard. Family favorites and lavish scenery appeal to children and adults alike, while advance ticket demand remains high. On February 18 Boston will see the horse drama Thoroughbred with an excellent cast.
The week at Keith's features new views including a domestic scene with a baby and par e goric search, Niagara Falls scenes, and Governor's Island retreat. John Stone Bennett shines in A Quiet Evening at Home with Miss Bennett and 8S. Miller Kent delivering recitations. The Glinserettis acrobats thrill audiences, Thorne and Carleton draw praise, and Charles Sweet is billed as a tramp musical comedian with notable talent.
Proprietor Lothrop showcases a strong singing program at the Howard Athenaum with Mile Troja receiving a tremendous ovation yesterday afternoon. May Howard Ida Howell Phyllis Allen Raymon Moore and the Vassar Quartet headline a varied bill including sketches comedies and living pictures through the week.
The Grand Opera House stock company presented Kentuck a vivid South tale with a blue grass heroine and rival suitors and horses. Cast members including Jack Woodford Wallace Campbell and Nadiné Winston earned praise, while the De Forrests, Filson and Errol, and Ed Doherty supplied further acts and laughs.
Nineteenth century theater notes Wood makes his last Boston appearance this season in Out in the Street at the New Grand Theatre. The production showcases new scenery including Washington Market at night and a blazing oil works finale. Cast features James Mack, H C Barry, Harry Leslie, Lora Addison Clift, Marie Warren, Virginia Melville and many others with a strong supporting company.
Visitors watch Wallace the lion roar and leap as trainer Professor Johnson braves the den hourly. The blue faced gorilla sits beside the evolving chimpanzee display, while Governor Wolcott’s Banquet lions return to public adoration. Russian baby wolves grow more charming, Massachussetts tagged pup draws notice, and Cuban atom Chiquita continues popular performances in the reception hall.
A traditional remedy, Bull's Ugh Syrup promises fast cough relief with simple ingredients. The ad emphasizes effectiveness and home-use suitability for immediate comfort.
A new repertoire of songs and dances closes this week as the Streets of Yeddo performs its last run, highlighting a farewell program with traditional numbers and modern pieces for audiences.
Rentz Santley burlesque company returns with Paris and Pleasure at the Palace Theatre. A chorus of pretty girls, a rustic meets city plot, living pictures, lively dances and songs, and clever vaudeville turns by Fisher Crowell Curtis Gordon Dawley Waldron Sullivan and the Engstrom Himore sisters. The finale recalls a New York stag party.
In the sixteenth evening of the series the Boston Star Orchestra Club performed with Mme Alna Burch. Selections ranged from Lohengrin Tannhauser Aida and Orpheus overture to Tschaikovsky Gillet Titl Spilman and Haydn. Mme Burch offered an aria by Arditi and two Oscar Weil songs with violin obligato. Encores heightened the show.
The Kneisel Quartet with Harold Randolph in Association Hall last night offered works by Henschel, Brahms, and Schubert. Randolph, new to the city, displayed fine piano touch and will join the Symphony Orchestra Thursday in Cambridge. The program included a new quartet by Henschel and a noted Schubert quartet, praised for its length and interpretation. The next concert is set for February 15.
Billy Baker, known as the Beanpole, is busy at Austin Stone's Museum and will share resident points of value about Boston before next Saturday night. He has attended many sights, witnessed a snowstorm reminiscence of Toronto, and enjoyed a sleigh ride despite missing his favorite horse. The day featured acts by Howe and Lergtry and Kit Whirlwind among numerous entertainers in the lecture hall. Church Army meetings at Emanuel Church on Newbury Street promote aid to New York's poor with General Hadley leading discussions and citing Julius S. Huyler as an example of saved life.
The week starts with three featured acts in curio hall No 1 led by George Pineault the 21 year old Canadian middleweight lifting 500 pounds with one finger and 2504 pounds dead weight He holds the world champion belt valued at 200 dollars and bets it against a breaker of his records Also featured are Dubee’s animal circus and Windfield the tambourine king Curio hall No 2 offers Decoma the hypnotist showcasing hypnotism’s powers in a satisfactory display.
Myste rious Adams the wizard seduces the crowd with swift hands while Grimaldi Halbert the juggler creates roaring laughter with agile balance. Ella Howard's female minstrels and Marion and Cole's comedy meteors headline a varied vaudeville program.
A crowded roller rink on West Newton Street enjoyed a lively program led by Professor Franks, Professor Regan, and Miss Susie Somers. Campbell's Military Band performed a new musical programme as spectators admired fancy skating and anticipate the upcoming costume carnival.
The entertainment committee of the Bank Presidents' Association extended a complimentary banquet to Boston bank officials last evening in the Quincy House. Seventy five persons attended as L. W. Burlen presided and F. M. Kerr served as secretary. Guests included Messrs. Church and Perkins. The committee reported a $3000 net from the recent show as speeches and an orchestra punctuated the event. Discussion focused on repeating the show at the Bijou Theatre on Washington's Birthday with most members favoring the idea. A committee will report at the next association meeting.
The zoo chimpanzee died yesterday despite health measures. Her glass house was kept at an even temperature of eight degrees, and Saturday afternoon the attending physician gave up hope. The zoo plans to bring over a larger replacement chimpanzee from London.
The 227th regular meeting of the Baptist Social Union at Gilbert Hall Tremont drew about one hundred members and guests. Leaders from home and foreign missionary societies argued for consolidation to relieve debts of $100000 and $208000, with emphasis on victory in missions.
The Portuguese Union Benevolent Society of Boston celebrated its fifth anniversary at Columbus Hall with Viscount dé Valle da Costa as guest of honor. Rev. Pimental spoke on parental duty and the church, and Dr. Monteiro delivered the main oration. A banquet and dance followed with many members and guests in attendance.
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