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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1900
Page
3
A sensational advert claims the Indian Doctor uses magnetic healing to cure deaf, blind, sick, and lame people with laying on of hands. It promotes no examination needed, promises permanent cures, and offers free consultations daily from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. with evening hours for men. Office at 233 Tremont St. corner Eliot.
Boxing editor notes that a fifteen round Byers versus Mulvihill match at the Kirtland Club has agreed decision rules to prevent draws. Referee Captain Bill Daly will award a verdict if no knockout by round fifteen, with potential extra rounds until a clear winner is found. The plan aims to deter time-wasting and protect patrons from distractions while boosting the bout's credibility and the club’s standing.
In a 20 round bout at the Hercules Athletic Club Brooklyn Kid Broad and Fddy Lenny fought to a draw. The event took place tonight with both fighters unable to secure a decision.
The League of American Wheelmen president Thomas J. Keenan says he cannot seek re election citing impaired health and business demands. He notes potential successor Samuel of Baltimore and denies Bidwell of New York will run, while ex president Potter claims Bidwell did not consent to his name being used.
Melrose A. C. trounced the Centrals of Somerville in all events except billiards on February 5. Billiards result Franklin 150 Carr 109 total 250 for Central while M A C Leslie 89 Boerum 150 total 239. Pool Day 150 Central Littlefield 48 forfeited Whist M A G 816 plus 4 Central 308 minus 4.
The annual meeting of the Press Cycling Club elected Henry W. Dewey as president and W. A. Shattuck as vice president with D. N. Robinson secretary and John Mardon Jr. treasurer. New members numbered twenty nine were admitted, and plans for anti decline in next April membership were discussed along with highway improvement talks by Albert A. Pope and Otto Dorner visiting Boston.
A collection of testimonial letters from police officers and other readers praising Swamp Root for kidney and bladder ailments. Letters claim rapid pain relief and improved nightly sleep, with endorsements from James Gook Hugh E. Boyle and Joseph Travers, Theodorus Van Wyck, and others.
A patient recalls illness from overwork on the Exchange floor and nervous neuralgia. He credits his physician for guiding him to Swamp Root to strengthen his nervous system and kidneys, saying it helped more than any tonic he used and now keeps it at hand.
An editorial style advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as the leading kidney remedy. It asserts kidney disease causes broad ailments and promises free sample bottles to readers who mail their addresses from the Boston Daily Post. It cites hospital use and physician endorsement and notes available fifty cent and one dollar bottles.
Rooters packed Sudbury alleys as Hayden Stone Co defeats Chase Barstow in three straight games. Goldsmith topped the pins with 242, Grant second. Beckman Clancy Patterson and Haskins also posted notable scores. The score follows.
Jamaica A A swept Fruit with three straight wins at the Carruth alleys. McIntosh led Fruit with 561 pins, while Jamaica A A star Withington totaled 501 and both Carriers contributed solid games for the victors. Team totals show Jamaica A A 822 in the final frame sequence.
Two Dickerman Manufacturing shop teams clashed in a fierce Sudbury alley contest for a silver water pitcher. In the second championship duel, Room 1 swept all three games with Beal the top scorer and Lampron and Stockin delivering high marks.
The South Boston Yacht Club celebrated its thirty second anniversary at Paul Revere Hall with about 600 guests including prominent Boston yachtsmen. A formal land march was skipped, Mullaly's Orchestra played, and dancing lasted into the morning after an intermission supper in Talbot Hall. The stage bore the national flag and club ensign. W Wallace Kee oversaw the floor with James P McShane T Q O Nicholson and twelve aides assisting.
Cyclists gathered for a ballroom style event at Odd Fellows Hall last night as members of the Massachusetts Bicycle Club and Massachusetts Division of L A W attended the mid winter meet. Captain A D Peck acted as floor director in Chipman Jr absence with aides and officers in club dress and uniforms.
Captain Hare of the University of Pennsylvania met Captain Daly of Harvard in Cambridge to discuss next fall's Harvard Penn game. No decision yet, but both captains are eager to schedule a single date, with Harvard and Pennsylvania each hoping for different preferred dates.
A match game of battle billiards at the Tavern last night pitted Charles Yorke and Frank Downes against Dr. David J. Ingraham and Al Beck. Yorke and Downes won with 250 points to 18. Dan Daly served as referee.
James Laing the professional advises beginners that golf relies on skill over brute strength. He stresses accuracy over power, suggests starting gear under $10, and outlines a basic equipment budget including driver, irons, bag, and remade balls as economical practice options.
A roundup of racing moves features Ollie Graves ranked second among last season’s winners. Star Winter and Sidney Pointer are not to be trained by Dave McClarey, while John F. Payne will camp The Admiral at Reasville. The Maid is under Richard Gurtis in Lexington. Sphinx, the Electioneer son, to appear at Madison Square Garden this month. Will Leyburn and other horses stay in training, with George Leavitt preparing Miss Duke for early races.
Corey Milliken & Co. took three close candle pin games over Curtis & Sederquist at Sudbury alley with Vicker Meredith Shannon and Crosbie delivering strong play. Harris topped Malden Club interclub scoring with 220 and 566 pins weekly while Dale of Kernwood had 563 as runner up. A St Paul report notes Yale rower Langford’s arm was crushed and amputated near the shoulder in a rolling mill. Columbia crews train under Dr. Peet and plan to race Annapolis and enter Harlem regatta. Western ball players adopt roller polo as Fisher joins Richmond squad to face Muncie Royal Club in seven games. New Yorks First Naval Battalion to hold athletic meet aboard the steamship New Hampshire on Feb 9 featuring multiple contests.
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