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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1915
Page
6
A renowned physician argues most intestinal and organ diseases stem from stomach acidity. He promotes bisulated magnesia over patent medicines, advising a teaspoonful in water after meals to neutralize acid and let the stomach heal.
An advertisement urges readers to protect their eyes from strain. It promotes Optona tablets dissolved in warm water as a nightly eye bath, claimed to clear inflammation and prevent blindness. The piece warns many neglect eye health and should act promptly.
W C Summers of Kansas City Kansas testifies that after a bout of acute kidney trouble a ten dollar bottle of Dr Kilmer Swamp Root cured him and has kept him healthy for fifteen years. He sells the remedy through Grand View Drug Co and swears to the truth of the statement before Notary Charles Wilson on August 11 1909.
Letter to Be Kilmer and Co of Binghamton New York offers a sample bottle of Swamp Root for ten cents and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. The notice urges mentioning the Boston Daily Post and notes regular fifty cent and one dollar bottle sizes are sold in drug stores.
Advertisement promotes The Williams Treatment as a remedy for uric acid related ailments including rheumatism and kidney bladder issues. It offers a free 60c bottle and a follow up 10c postage request to a distribution department in East Hampton Conn, with a promise of sending a regular 60c bottle by parcel post.
A Maine man endorses rapid heating plant investment while Boston boosters praise the Post campaign. Boston firms cut radiator and boiler prices 5 to 10 percent as managers push capacity buying and stable employment.
The Bankers and Tradesman editorializes that Build Now is wise when used for genuine need, warning against speculative building that diverts tenants. It cites Boston as a model, noting rising construction costs and activity in January 1915, and shows a jump in real estate mortgages from January 18–23 to February 1–6 as lenders respond to the campaign.
Andrew A. Cahill, superintendent for McGovern & Co., says good weather could boost the Dorchester tunnel crew from 150 to as many as 600 by April 1 as the Post advocates the Build Now campaign. He notes a 70-foot shaft in West First Street and rapid progress on river soundings, aiming to push arches and shields for the twin tunnels with three eight hour shifts. President Charles Gaston Smith of the Institution for Savings backs helping homeowners via mortgages and bank lending toward building, with mortgage averages from 4000 to 4800 dollars and a steady money market.
A bold advertisement touts Crystalis as a miraculous hair grower winning gold at Brussels and Paris expositions. It promises to cure baldness dandruff and gray hair with a money back guarantee and a $1000 local fund if it fails to deliver.
Praises Build Now as a worthy slogan and urges banks and trust companies to adopt the plan. The letter recalls a 1914 initiative to build 80 two family houses, with lenders first refusing loans, a local trust company partially funding two homes, and an out-of-town lender charging high rates. The letter notes added costs and interest over four to five months and calls for institutional backing.
CHAS Dow advocates immediate financing for four houses, urging banks and trust companies to support a national Build Now project. He argues it will create jobs, benefit the people through savings bank funds, and deny stock speculators via national banks.
The Roxbury News backs the Build Now campaign praised by the Boston Post as worthy of support for public spirited citizens. It argues newspapers should unite, reduce jealousy, and drive building to create jobs for the unemployed, with Roxbury highlighted as a prime field for action.
The New England Association of Commercial Executives will meet at the Boston City Club February 20 to discuss regional boost efforts and adopted slogans. Speakers include C A B Halversen from General Electric on The White Way and E B Saunders of Simmons Law on Saws and How They Are Made.
The Roxbury Board of Trade announces a discussion on a Build Now boom to aid unemployment. A committee of lumber, hardware, paints, roofing, plumbing, and real estate dealers will be formed at the February 9 meeting to devise immediate relief efforts.
Dorchester resident Gus Kammerlee aged 66 and long time member of the Old Homestead company died at his home on Ashmont Street. Born in Germany he came to the U.S. as a boy and spent 29 years with the famed troupe performing Henry Hopkins. He leaves a widow and three daughters.
Benjamin Wonson of Gloucester, a fish merchant with W. H. Wonson & Son for 65 years and a 71 year member of Prospect Street Methodist Church, died at 11 Sayward Street. He leaves a second wife, two children from his first marriage, a child from his second, and four grandchildren. Funeral at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon.
The House voted 88 to 40 against Representative Gillett of Massachusetts and his proposal to remove all public building appropriations from the Sundry civil bill except those under construction. He argued the save would reach 9 million dollars amid a wider debate on economy and a possible treasury deficit next year.
Edward A. Filene urged a nationwide American discussion on enduring peace terms and neutralization principles. He said U S citizens of diverse origins can lead to a global conversation guiding Europe toward lasting settlement. The proposal envisions a national committee of experts guiding a broad civic debate.
Edward A. Filine urges clubs nationwide to discuss permanent peace terms and America's role in settling a lasting settlement. He emphasizes constructive debate and public involvement to support a durable postwar agreement.
National Made in the U S A Industrial Ex position opened at Grand Central Palace from March 6 to 18. The event aims to promote goods and apparel made in America, reflecting strong patriotic support among American women.
An advertising feature extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a safe tonic to restore nerve strength after stress and burnout. It claims to lubricate the body's "motor," improve liver function, renew red blood, and aid digestion without alcohol or narcotics, presenting the product as a public formula.
Springfield case William Roy pleaded guilty to second degree murder for killing his three weeks old son on January 15, 1914. Holyoke case John Poulacas pleaded guilty to second degree murder for killing Mary Pappas on December 11, 1914. Both men received life sentences.
Collector Billings warned American seamen to sign aboard foreign ships bound for Danish ports only if a guaranteed return passage is promised. The alert aims to protect mariners from trapped or exploited positions while at sea.
An American notice promotes a home remedy drawn from English treatment for catarrhal deafness and head noises. It claims the internal remedy with Parmint and hot water can restore hearing, easing Eustachian tube swelling and middle ear secretions.
Mrs H N Oliver of Hodgdon Maine reports two years of salt rheum on hands and arms with swelling numbness watery blisters itching and burning. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the symptoms improved within weeks and her hands became soft and healed. Ad requests Skin Book and Cuticura Dept T Boston.
An advertisement touts Rheumasalts as an internal bath to cleanse the digestive system and relieve chronic constipation. It claims rapid bowel, liver, and kidney action without griping, describes uric acid solvent properties, and promotes consumption with a daily dose of two teaspoonfuls in water. Sold by Rheumabath Company and stocked at Riker-Jaynes stores.
Advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a mild, instant laxative replacing calomel for liver and bowel relief. It claims they protect teeth, avoid gum issues, and improve headaches and sluggish feelings from constipation. Available from The Olive Tablet Company, Columbus Ohio, 10c and 25c boxes at all druggists.
A Boston hospital ad invites inspection for the Mass Co-Operative Hospital Inc at 401 Marlboro Street near Massachusetts Avenue. It specializes in neuritis nervous and stomach diseases with 26 rooms and medical departments. Back Bay contact 4 Back Bay 807.
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