Record Wool Cargo by German Freighter Essen
The German freighter Essen arrived off Quarantine reporting the largest Australian wool cargo to Boston, 11 730 bales, plus chrome ore from the far east. It sailed 13 200 miles from New Caledonia via St Vincent in 10 days for 2800 miles, amid westerly gales. Cargo valued at 2 500 000 dollars.
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Essen
New Caledonia
Australasia
Cape Verde Islands
Boston
Far East
St. Vincent
Fire Routs Guests At Leighton House Winthrop
A blaze at the Leighton House on Grover and Crest in Winthrop sent 10 guests fleeing at about 10 30 last night. A passer-by raised the alarm. firefighters contained the flames to the upper part after an hour of work. Proprietor John P. Lillabach woke the guests, who later returned.
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Leighton House
Grover and
Crest Avenues
Winthrop
John P. Lillabach
Mense
C. P. Adams
Back Bay
Danderine promises lustrous hair and dandruff cure
An advertisement touts Knowlton s Danderine as a cheap, quick fix for soft fluffy hair with no dandruff. It claims applying the product shows immediate shine and over two weeks new, fine hairs sprout, asserting it as the only sure hair grower and dandruff destroyer.
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Knowlton
South End Church Fire Destroys 1872 Building
A massive fire destroyed a historic church on Columbus Avenue. Police detail 150 men at the scene as alarms moved from first to fourth. Incendiary origin suspected by Sexton Lane, with the steeple and vestry area heavily damaged and valuables saved from the vestry.
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Sexton Lane
Lane
Fire Fight Aboard US Submarine G 1 Near Newport
Lieutenant Kenneth Whitney and the crew of the submarine G 1 battled a stubborn fire in the forward compartments for about thirty minutes near Newport Rhode Island. They checked the flames before reaching gasoline storage tanks amid suffocating smoke throughout the vessel.
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Newport
R. I
Kenneth Whitney
United States Naval
G 1
Fire Damages Submarine Tied at Goat Island Slip
A submarine tied at the torpedo station slip on Goat Island near harbor storehouses housing torpedoes and explosives caught fire. Naval fireboats and torpedo station fire crews battled the blaze as crew members woke to flames and smoke. Lieutenant Commander George W. Williams notified Rear Admiral Austin M. Knight, who ordered a court of inquiry to convene tomorrow.
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Goat Island
Torpedo Station
George W. Williams
Austin M. Knight
Narragansetta Bay
Queen Louise Hard Aground Near Sea Girt New Jersey
The British tramp steamer Queen Louise remained hard aground on a sandbar off Sea Girt New Jersey late tonight with no prospect of release before tomorrow morning's high tide. Five tugs and two revenue cutters worked for three hours using flood tide and the ship's engines but only moved 25 feet north, showing no real headway toward freeing the vessel.
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Manasquan
N. J
Sea Girt
Fire at church and boarding house on Cazenove street
A fire destroyed interior rooms of a church and adjacent boarding house at 17 Cazenove Street, driving residents into the streets. Flames threatened the LeBrun apartment and Back Bay Hotel occupants, as Miss Millie Jillian Barter aided lodgers to safety amid smoke and panic. Firemen fought to prevent spread.
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Cazenove Street
Columbus Avenue
LeBrun
John Lane
Back Bay
Wleham
Duke
Clarendon Street
Millie Jillian Barter
C. S. Gor
Abraham
Frank Tose
Eliot Objects to Unions in Moral Critique
In New Haven on February 9 Dr. Charles W. Eliot former Harvard president sent a letter to Charles F. Pender of the trolley men's union. He says unions have raised wages and shortened hours but harmed members' character and happiness due to violent methods and moral decline. He argues civilization depends on universal steady labor, not reduced work.
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New Haven
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Charles F. Pender
Trolley Men’s Union
Pyramid Pile Remedy Promises Free Trial Samples
A public notice claims Pyramid Pile Remedy cures piles quickly without surgery. It invites readers to mail name and address for a free trial sample, then purchase a 50 cent box at drug stores, asserting reduction of inflammation irritation itching sores and ulcers and a quit of piles.
Pyramid Drug Co Coupon Offer for Free Trial Package
A vintage coupon offer invites readers to fill in their name and address on a cutout form and mail it to Pyramid Drug Co at 406 Pyramid Building, Marshall Michigan. It promises a free trial package of Pyramid Pile Remedy mailed in a plain wrapper. The form asks for Name Street City State and includes lines for entry.
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Pyramid Drug CO
Pyramid Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Free prescription promises eye restoration and glasses relief
An advertisement urges readers to try Optona for eye health. It touts stories of improved vision and reduced pain after using a home solution: dissolve one Optona tablet in warm water, bathe the eyes two to four times daily, with effects said to appear quickly. It warns that early care could save many from blindness.
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Optona
Feel Young Olive Tablets Ad Promotes Gentle Constipation Aid
An old advertisement urges readers to avoid harsh laxatives and try Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle, nonpainful remedy for constipation. It markets olive-based tablets as a mild stimulant that supports natural bowel action without gripping or harsh side effects. The copy emphasizes gentleness, age suitability, and non medical sounding cure.
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Edwards
Olive Co
the Oliy Company
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Stephen Roblin
Hosea Ballou
Miner
S. K. Canfield
Losea Ballou
Ballou
Tufts College
Canfield
Samuel Abbott
Alonzo Miner
Universalist. Church
Schlitz
Jos. Gahm & Son
C St
Boston UN
Jor
Queen Louise Hard
DR. Pierce
Re. Pierce
Buffalo
New York
People’s
Common Sense
Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo, N. Y
Elizabeth Lovdahl
Berkeley
Cal
Piorea
Eliot
City
Dr. Edwards
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