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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1904
Page
5
A letter from Florence Worden testifies that Paine's Celery Compound cured her nervous prostration after a year of invalid isolation. She details neuralgia relief, restored digestion, and stable health following four bottles, noting her doctor’s astonishment and renewed appetite for life.
A Philadelphia woman reports relief from severe headaches insomnia and despondency after using Paine's Celery Compound. She credits renewed energy confidence and health to the remedy noting it cured heart trouble indigestion dizziness and nerve weakness. Professor B E Phelps endorses the patent medicine as a life restoring nerve tonic.
An 1890s style advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a perfect stomach substitute, promising relief and digestion independent of the stomach. The text also reports on Hancock School leadership, noting Miss Ellen C. Sawtelle as a candidate for master and detailing current Boston female principals and potential male successors for the vacancy.
The Taunton drama centers on Maurice Bostwick a flamboyant real estate man and Mrs Clara Clark both indicted for conspiracy to extort from Maurice Mason and Mrs Madeline Brabrook. Clark arrested in Raynham and bail posted while Bostwick faces pending arrest as trials loom next week with grand jury findings confirming the charges.
London reports confirm Mrs Florence Maybrick has been moved to a convalescent home outside Aylesbury under a religious sisterhood. She will stay until July when a special licence allows her release on ticket of leave terms, with Duchess of Bedford credited for mediation in securing six months of outside confinement.
About 20 dignitaries and Elks gathered at the Revere House last night for the Edwin Forrest Club's 12th annual banquet. Julius Zaeder received a diamond ring for retiring presidency and True W Priest of Portsmouth earned a silver loving cup, presented by J Fred Roesch.
At the Engineers' Union 16 meeting last night officials said state law violations by Boston commissions are common. They noted eight hour laws and weekly pay mandates being ignored at city institutions and called for action, including possible legal steps, to address unsanitary conditions at Pierce farms and Deer Island. A committee was elected to press Mayor Collins on the issue.
Boston unions report activity with Labor Notes listing the Painters Union at Pythian Hall and the Car and Locomotive Painters address by Alderman Kneeland. Delegates from Gas Fitters elects delegates to Worcester convention. Building Trades Alliance to form constitution. State machinists plan Worcester meeting and organize under Walter Ames.
New York on February 4 reports that a plan for reorganizing the United States Shipbuilding Company has been reached. It satisfies bond holders represented by Samuel Untermyer and Schwab Sheldon interests, and all litigation will end.
A city council debate pits Good Government Association founders against nonresident voters. Brandeis denounces importing outside talent while O Connell blames Chamber of Commerce for high costs and calls for an independent city auditor. The exchange paints a tense view of Boston governance and reform efforts.
Edmund Phalen, a noted cari caturist, testified in East Cambridge Probate Court where wife Gertrude sues for separation on cruelty. He admitted calling his wife and daughter names, wielding a revolver at Elsie, and tossing dishes after meals, while insisting his temper reflects a family unruliness beyond his control. Edna and Virginia corroborated harsh treatment toward their mother.
A minister credits Rexall Mucu-Tone with restoring his energy after backache and catarrh of the kidneys. He praises the remedy, says it keeps him healthy by boosting stamina, and credits a friend for recommending it. The piece suggests ministers face fatigue and proposes Mucu-Tone as artificial support to nature.
William Collier opened in New Haven under Charles Frohman presenting Richard Harding Davis farce The Dictator. A very large audience gave the star and performance an enthusiastic welcome.
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