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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1914
Page
8
Fire completely destroyed the Prosit Club summer house at the Heights Sharon this morning. The blaze consumed all furnishings and left the cottage a total loss. The site housed the Profit Girls' Club of Dorchester during summers and weekends.
An old health ad promotes Jad Salts and Rad Salts as kidney flushing remedies. It claims meat consumption harms kidneys and that regular intake dissolves sediment, relieves backache, and prevents bladder irritation. The text touts lithia water as safe, inexpensive, and beneficial for blood purity.
A warning against cough syrups containing morphine chloroform and opiates marketed as balsams or syrups. Father John’s Medicine is promoted as pure nourishment that builds the body warmth and protection against exposure and run-down illness.
Chairman George E. Brock Dr Franklin B. Dyer and Assistant Superintendent A L Rafter denied reports of friction between the School Board and the board of superintendents. The dispute centered on the board removing power over courses of study and textbook approval from the assistant superintendents.
Dr Dyer said the revised Commonwealth statutes required the superintendent of schools to control courses of study and text book selections. Assistant superintendents gain explicit branch duties while accountability shifts to individuals. the School Board claims no abolition, despite reports of friction and a renewed emphasis on specialized roles.
Fire from a cellar blaze at a Nash lodging house in Natick on February 4 knocked out 14 people including the proprietor’s wife. Firemen rescued 11 lodgers and the woman from the upper floors. Two lodgers on the danger list were later reported out of danger, while the 1-year-old Walter and the other residents were carried down ladders.
Chairman Hugh Bancroft of the Port of Boston Directors answered Senator Horgan who charged in the State Senate that the funds allocated to the Directors were not wisely spent.
Chairman Bancroft details Wyman’s 1912 assignment to compile statutes on railroad access to South Boston terminals. He explains Wyman’s $1000 for a 60 page report after two months’ work and outlines how a $75 000 three year appropriation funded various harbor and channel projects in Boston Bay.
The United Shoe Machinery Company defeated a government bid to amend its Sherman Act complaint. Judges Putnam Dodge and Brown denied the motion to broaden the charge from a full monopoly to only the fastening machinery insole-uppers. The court reserved ruling on dismissal while allowing a final hearing on that issue.
Wesleyan University trustees announced the resignation of Professor W. P. Bradley, head of chemistry since 1997, effective June. He will become a chemist for a major rubber company.
The St. Joseph Missouri sanitarium at 2 Ny Main St. publishes a free book detailing tobacco’s deadly effects and a three to five day stop plan. Those seeking a copy should send their name and address at once.
A city wide vice crusade in Malden gains momentum after a Board of Trade inquiry labels the town in a state of immorality. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children reports a recent case sending a young mother and infant to Sherborn, while another infant goes to the State Board of Charity. Authorities draft plans with clergy and civic groups to curb vice, and Mayor Lehumaker may appoint a police matron to monitor alliance halls and youth behavior.
The State Department has received for delivery to Senator Elisu Root the gold Nobel Prize medal recognizing his work for international peace. He will also receive a cash prize of 40 000 dollars.
Brookline relatives reject Providence rumors that missing stenographer Miss Arlin is hiding there. They believe she died by her own hand in a pond near her Marion street boarding house. Dr W J Rogers, a cousin, says the Providence tale is absurd and Brookline police share the view. They will resume search when Brookline Reservoir ice breaks to help solve the case.
Frederick McDougall a 31 year old man from 58 East Brookline Street South End was seriously injured when a telegraph pole rolled off a flat car he was unloading in the Forest Hills freight yard Jamaica Plain. The item notes a lighthearted Sunday feature about Hank and animal friends motor boating.
Miss Florence M. Peters 28, of 41 Kenwood Street Brookline, fell from an outward bound car on Starvard Street after signaling the stop. She tripped, fractured her skull, and died from the injuries. Medical Examiner Cutts ordered an autopsy and the body was sent to a local undertaking establishment.
George Hanson allegedly fired three shots at his former house keeper Miss Ruth Carlson near Fountain street and Curry lane. A bullet struck Carlson in the right elbow. Hanson then shot himself in the head. Benson fled. both Carlson and Hanson were hospitalized with Hanson not expected to survive.
The final lecture of the course, under the American Medical Association Public Health Education Committee and the Women’s Municipal League of Boston, will be held at 4 15 at the Women’s Municipal League rooms on Marlboro Street. Dr James Lincoln Antington will substitute for the ill Dr Charles E Ziegler. The talk is titled The Midwife Problem and Its Solution. Dr Huntington has studied the midwife issue in Germany England and the U S.
A physician advises eating ample, good foods to restore balance and warns dieting as harmful. He attributes stomach issues to acidity and recommends neutralizing acid with bisulated magnesia after meals for quick relief. He's clear that neglect may lead to ulcers or cancer and discourages patent medicines.
Advertises the J. B. L. Cascade internal bath to cleanse the colon, claiming improved health and energy. Promotes free book by Dr. Tyrrell and cites endorsements from John B. Smith U S Sealing Co. executive.
An advertisement-style claim promotes Sargol tablets as a quick weight gain remedy. It asserts thin people can gain 5 to 8 pounds in two weeks and 10 to 24 pounds a month, with the new flesh remaining. It emphasizes six flesh-producing elements, easy digestion, and a money-back guarantee.
A former sailor claims Captain Collings cured his rupture at home without surgery using a self invented method. The ad promotes a free book and remedy, offering to mail it prepaid with no obligation, urging immediate request by clipping a coupon.
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