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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1912
Page
8
Tonight in the city two serious accidents left riders with broken bones. Gustave Davidson collided while guiding a double runner, suffering a broken leg and deep facial and bodily gashes. George Cameron was sliding down a hill when his sled hit a heavy truck, causing a fractured hip and loss of consciousness.
Memphis authorities aided by railroad detectives went to President's Island to seek five bandits who halted dynamited and robbed a Rock Island passenger train near Hulbert Arkansas early Wednesday.
A letter from Holloway Lawrence recalls hunger after arrest during a 1907 suffrage protest in London. After days in a damp cell and a Black Maria journey, he describes a single meal of bully beef as the best he ever had, amid stark confinement and hardship.
Testimony in Washington exposes Edward Hines offering funds to Helen Seavers to view a telegram about the Lorimer hearing. Seavers swore money was offered to see the message and that threats of retaliation followed, with investigators planning further stenography tests as part of the probe. Also contains a personal letter from a reader about marriage and happiness.
A personal reminiscence recalls a July 4 1868 celebration on a mortgaged New York farm high in the Catskills. The narrator describes homemade rye, butter, fresh garden produce, a trout from the brook, and a family choice honoring a mother and brothers amid Civil War era conditions. Portland, Me. T. M. J.
Sunday Post readers will find one of the best entries in the ongoing Shorty McCabe series in next Sunday's Post Magazine. Don’t miss this installment concluding with continued adventures and familiar humor.
Readable fragments describe a short health note about a condition labeled piles with a nonstandard term. It references a time frame of six to fourteen days and mentions retention or treatment steps in a condensed medical context. The text lacks clear names locations or institutions.
Frank O. Johnson, first exalted ruler of Somerville Lodge of Elks and member of several fraternals, died yesterday at his Medford street home Somerville from a hemorrhage after a bursting blood vessel in his head. He is survived by his wife and one son.
An old home remedy promises a fresh complexion by nightly application of mercolized wax. The article claims mercolide absorbs lifeless skin to remove freckles tan moth patches sallowness liver spots pimples and other blemishes making the face look younger.
A clean-up sale at the Continental features bargains on furnishings. Four-in-hands drop from 25c and 50c to 15c, Barathea from 28c to 12c, silk lisle hose from 15c to 10c, shirts as low as 1.15 dollars from 1.50 and 2.00, and 1.00 shirts for 79c.
A woman argues that smoking cigarettes is harmless and compares it to alcohol use. She notes many disapprove yet drink, defends moderation, and contends societal views shift with custom. She claims only overworked or gossiping women avoid such habits.
A personal note laments misperceived virtues in a relationship. The speaker, addressing Peggory, retracts a rash impression, admitting Peggory is not what was believed and seeking understanding.
The Independent urges a reader to visit her mother in her final days and urges defying an unreasonable husband. It suggests she could replace him with someone else but insists no one can take her mother’s place.
James T. Pyle president of James Pyle and Sons soap makers dropped dead at his Weehawken office. The sudden death occurred today as he attended to business with his staff and executives.
An advertisement claims blood quality determines nerves and health. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a universal tonic curing nervous headaches neuralgia dyspepsia and related ailments. The pills are sold by druggists or mailed from Schenectady at 50 cents a box or six for $2.50.
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