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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1910
Page
7
Chief Wiley of the Chemistry Bureau in Washington argues for intensive farming to boost yields and nutrition. He compares “mush and milk” to packaged foods, cites low per acre output, and notes a shift from extensive to intensive farming, urging investment in worn New England lands as a wiser move.
Chief Wiley addressed nearly 100 Massachusetts Agricultural College alumni at Youngs Hotel. He urged returning to traditional farming, warned against cheap wheat, and predicted prices will rise. The talk touched cold storage, farmer profits, and future bread sources. Officers for the coming year were elected and named. Speakers included Dr. David Snedden and W. H. Bowker.
Judge MelIntire and counsel in the Glover will contest visited the Glover laundry and home in Waltham. Attornies Elmore Tupper Scott McFarland Gove Linnell Johnson led the tour with reporters denied entry. The group followed the route from Moody street bridge to the hospital wall and the laundry driveway as evidence steps.
Lawyers and a probate judge visited the Glover laundry and nearby house as part of a will contest inquiry. The party examined hiding spots, the stairway, windows, and a pantry route while photographers filmed. Cross examination by Attorney Jesse M. Gove will continue in East Cambridge this afternoon.
A vintage ad promises complete satisfaction on any Kabo model with easy returns and exchanges. It also markets a Reducing Corset for stout women and a Maternity Supporter for expectant mothers.
Granville C. Tyler a retired leather merchant of Brookline quietly married Miss Mary T. Skeuse a nurse of Allston on February 2 at Boston. The 68 year old groom, 30 years older than his bride, announced the ceremony after care she gave his sister. The couple, now in Washington, will reside at the Tyler home on Harvard street Brookline.
Prize winners announced in Gilchrist Company's annual art needlework exhibit. Contenders submitted centrepieces, scarfs, lace work, pillows and framed pictures. Notable prizes include Miss Margaret Rourke for a 36-inch centrepiece and Mrs G H Perry for a 27-inch centrepiece and Odd Fellows design.
Surgical and hospital supply house of F. H. Thomas Co destroyed by fire at 7:30 p.m. yesterday. It had been open for business at new quarters, 691 Boylston St., corner of Exeter St. No injuries were reported. The blaze caused extensive damage to the building and stock.
A denial issued from Groton states Grafton D. Cushing did not fall from a horse. He slipped on a board walk near Groton School, injuring a leg ligament, and plans to return to Boston soon. Cushing, among the legislature’s wealthier members, often spends weekends at Groton.
In a session opening fight over woman suffrage, Natick resident Mrs. Hannah Cunniff voiced frustration over taxation without voting rights. Natick and Boston figure Robert Luce contrasted her point, noting his own $300 Boston tax without a vote. The exchange signals a heated campaign ahead.
Patrick Hayden aged 49 was instantly killed at Waterville New Hampshire while working in the lumber camp of J N McCoy A dead limb fell from a tree as he chopped it down striking him on the head.
New York February report by the stock exchange special committee condemns several firms for involvement with the Columbus and Hocking Coal and Iron pool whose January nineteenth collapse caused three stock exchange failures. The document releases limited censure with no harsher action.
In New York on February 8 Cecilia Roanie a 38 year old woman was found dead frozen in a crib near a window. The baby had kicked off blankets during the night and a bottle of frozen milk lay beside.
General dissatisfaction spreads among 14 shop and mechanical crafts on the New Haven railroad as Federated Trades Council delays action on wage demands. The council represents 15 000 workers seeking 6 cents an hour and an eight hour day across workshops. Conductors and trainmen wage scales take priority, delaying final talks and provoking local calls for immediate council action.
Gertie McPherson, 38, with a long police record, failed to appear in court to answer a charge of stealing from a department store. Special Officer Cartwright had arrested her last week after she dropped her foot on a stairway during a pursuit. Bail was set at 300 dollars and posted by Francis Whalen of 1625 Washington Street.
The American consulate at Canary Island reports ex president Castro of Venezuela arrived there from Spain. Plans or movements are unknown, but it is believed he aims to monitor Venezuela developments from a vantage point and return if conditions favor him.
President Taft sent a special message to Congress urging relief for workers injured on the Panama Canal before the May 30, 1908 compensation act. The measure would provide compensation to injured employees or to their families in case of death.
William Paine a blind man and owner of the general store was trapped as flames enveloped the building in Barnstable on February 8. He became unconscious from smoke but friends searched through fire and smoke and freed him through a small window.
Ten minutes after ignition the store and the New York and Boston Despatch Express Company office and stables beside it were ruined. Fire began in a wooden nest threatening the town center. Volunteer firemen halted the blaze after destroying the building and contents. Express messenger John Doyle lost $20 cash and other property. Total loss estimated under $400.
In Pawtucket Rhode Island R J Coats thread mills shut down one by one as back-boys and doffers strike for restoration of a 10 percent wage cut. Mule spinners and twisting room workers were affected, signaling a repeat of last week when about 2500 operatives were sent home.
Fridrike Hermann of Clinton seeks divorce from Otto Hermann after nearly 33 years of marriage begun in Germany. She alleges cruelty while the couple lived in Clinton and other places. The case may be heard in the Superior jury waived court at the courthouse next week.
A 50 cent case of Pape's Diapepsin is advertised to end dyspepsia heartburn gas and other distress within five minutes. The ad claims it digests and assimilates food preventing sour risings belching headaches and stomach miseries with regular use and warns it eliminates need for laxatives or liver pills. It urges readers to obtain the product from their druggist and to keep it in the home for quick relief.
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