Murdered Daughter Sparked by Worries and Ill Health
Mrs. Emily Maygayre confessed to police that she shot her 12 year old daughter Margaret as she slept in their Ashton Hotel apartment. The girl was ill with influenza. Mrs. Maygayre said she sat by the body for two days and had tried to kill herself but lacked the courage. Financial fears and delayed payments from an inherited lumber business contributed to her distress.
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New York
Emily Maygayre
Margaret
Ashton Hotel
Hyomei Inhaling Outfit Promoted to Fight Spanish Influenza
A newspaper advertisement urges immediate home treatment to prevent Spanish influenza. It promotes Hyomei inhalers with Oil of Hyomei as a germ killing antiseptic, claiming easy prevention and protection for those exposed. The ad stresses daily use, portability, and that prevention benefits community health.
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Boston
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Advertisement Claim
Advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant kidney liver and bladder remedy. Claims purity is guaranteed with every bottle and a sample is offered by sending ten cents. Mentions Boston Daily Post and asks readers to request a sample bottle from Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Boston Daily Post
Bauer Chemical Co
18Th St
New York
Bear Oil Grows Hair Kotalko Ad For Hair Growth
An old advertisement claims Kotalko, an ointment using beaver oil and other unique ingredients, cures baldness dandruff and hair loss where other products fail. It offers a $300 guarantee and a testing package by mailing 10 cents or stamps to John Hart Brittain BX-301 Station F New York City.
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John Hart Brittain
New York City
Eyes Need Relief Say Bon-Opto Makes Vision Sharper
An ad urges readers to use Bon-Opto eye baths for strained tired dim or blurred vision. It claims relief from burning itching and aching eyes and notes doctors say it strengthens eyesight by about 50 percent in a week in many cases.
Untimely Mail Delays Hopeful Plea Raises Despair
The $money was demanded immediately provoking a dire threat as mail was delayed by a storm. Jackson did not receive the letter until today revealing frustration and high stakes amid the communication breakdown.
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Jackson
Engagement Teas And Luncheons In Regency Etiquette
A Miss Alice Stuart piece advises an afternoon engagement tea for 20 guests, with a separate dining room table service and strict tea emphasis. It notes no menu cards are required and offers a winter luncheon menu featuring oysters, bouillon, fish, timbales, game, and dessert, suggesting plain cards may be used.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Family Blood Purifier
After influenza, claims Hood's Sarsaparilla cleanses blood, destroys disease germs, restores appetite and kidney and liver function. A long history of 46 years of use, sold nationwide by pharmacists, with Hood's Pills recommended as a mild laxative.
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Hood
Campaign to reunite Jewish families raises 312000
Boston Jewry backs the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society fund drive to reconnect thousands of Massachusetts families with relatives abroad. Isaac Heller announced last night more than 312,000 has been raised since the campaign opened Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Jewry
Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society
Massachusetts
Atlantic
Isaac Heller
Influenza after-effects linked to blood tonic treatment
A Marlboro woman describes recovering from influenza with Dr Williams Pink Pills. She faced weakness, stomach distress, rapid heart action, and nervousness and credits improved appetite, strength, and heart rhythm to the pills. The ad urges readers to request the free Building Up the Blood booklet and to buy the pills locally or by mail.
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Honorious J. Laconture
Broad Street
Marlboro
Mass
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
England
Spain
Deafness Restored by Osmon Chemic Doctors Claim
Mr Geo Yates of Everett Ave Fiverett Mass recounts complete deafness until Osmon Chemic Physicians treated him. He cites banished noises and restored hearing. The ad extols Osmon Chemic treatment for catarrh deafness bronchitis stomach diseases nervous disorders skin issues birth marks moles and facial blemishes.
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Geo. Yates
Charlestown Navy Yard
Everett At
Fiverett
Mass
Cummings Defends Cohalan in Letter to Post
Matthew Cummings defends Judge Daniel F. Cohalan against branding by George Creel as cowardly. He charges Creel with British propaganda in a letter to the Post, outlining support for the Supreme Court justice’s stand.
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George Creel
Daniel F. Cohalan
Matthew Cummings
Justice of the Supreme Court
The
Post
Creel
Mr. Cummings
Meeting with Wilson and Cohalan sparks Irish self rule debate
Matthew Cummings reports a tense New York meeting where Justice Cohalan, leader of a 20 million strong Irish constituency, confronted President Wilson. The delegation alleges deliberate snubbing by Woodrow Wilson, with Creel accused of aiding England. Cummings questions Ireland’s future self determination within the League of Nations and peace talks.
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Cohalan
Creel
Ireland
League of Nations
Wilson
Supreme Council
Paris
Justice Cohalan
Washington
America
Trish
Coolidge to Attend G O P Dinner in New York
Major General Leonard Wood Governor Calvin Coolidge and Will H. Hays have accepted invitations to the Young Men's Republican Club annual dinner on March 30 in New York. George H. Bell said presidential candidates will be asked to attend and state their positions on national issues. Invitations go to Senator Hiram Johnson and Herbert Hoover.
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New York
Leonard Wood
Calvin Coolidge
Massachusetts
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Young Men’s
Republican Club
George H. Bell
Hiram Johnson
California
Herbert C. Hoover
Justice Cohalan Defends Against Creel Attack In Meeting
A speaker defends Justice Daniel F. Cohalan against George Creel who called him an infamous traitor at Ford Hall. The record cites Cohalan winning libel suits against the Evening Mail with a $5000 judgment and an unconditional apology. Cohalan led Irish American efforts urging self determination for Ireland during Wilson administration talks.
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George Creel
Daniel F. Cohalan
Supreme Court of
New York State
Ford Hall
Creel
Wilson
Washington
Supreme Court
America
Justice Cohalan
Evening Mail
Mail
Cohalan
Post letters to editor answer science and history queries
Readers seek quick answers on Griffiths nationality and acting career. They discuss astronomy suns and the birthplace and age of Senator Hitchcock, Merrimac River origins, and the 1912 move of India’s capital from Calcutta to Delhi with Britannica and Statesman Year Book citations.
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Hitchcock
Nebraska
U. S
Gilbert Montell Hitchcock
Omaha
Neb
Phineas W. and
Annie Hitchcock
Monell
Sir
Merrimac
Franklin, N. H
Pemigewasset
Winnepesaukee
White Mountains
Crafton County
India
Delhi
Calcutta
the Statesman
Question on false statements in marriage license
A discussion concludes that a marriage properly performed between two unmarried people by a legally authorized officiant remains legal even if false statements were made on the license. The law may punish those who filed false statements, but such falsity does not invalidate the marriage or affect the legitimacy of the children.
Birth and Residency Rules for U S Presidency
A child born to American parents while abroad is a natural born citizen if the parents retain and claim American citizenship for the child. The person must later return to the United States and satisfy a 14 year residency, along with age requirements, to be eligible for the presidency.
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Sir
United States
King and Queen of Spain wedding year noted
Alphonso XIII wed Princess Victoria Eugenie on May 9 1906 in a ceremony marking the royal union. The granddaughter of Queen Victoria of England linked the Spanish throne to British royal lineage in 1906.
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Sir
Spain
Alphonso XIII
Victoria Wugenie
Queen Victoria of
England
Quincy to Hold Winter Carnival on Third Hill
Mayor Whiton and the Quincy Chamber of Commerce discussed plans with the carnival committee for a winter event on Third Hill Saturday afternoon. The program features snowshoe races, skits, toboggans and bobsleds as the first such affair in Quincy with strong resident cooperation.
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Whiton
Quincy Chamber of Commerce
Third Hill
Quincy
Lamont F E Stevens, Former State Auditor, Dies at Wells
Lamont F E Stevens, who served as state auditor in 1891 and 1892, died at his Wells home today after a long illness. He had recently been in frail health and passed peacefully, leaving a legacy in state financial oversight.
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Wells, Me
Lamont FE
Stevens
Correct usage of "built" vs "build" in physique phrases
The proper noun phrase is "a wonderful built" is unidiomatic. In standard English describe someone's physique as "a wonderful build" or "an impressive build." The singular "build" noun fits after "a" and sounds natural, while "built" describes the act or state as an adjective in other constructions.
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Green
Postmasters Nominated by Wilson Include Conner of Portsmouth
Washington February 9 1913 Joseph P Conner of Portsmouth New Hampshire is named among postmasters nominated by President Wilson. The list released today includes additional appointments across the nation as part of the administration's routine federal staffing.
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Washington
Wilson
Joseph P. Conner
Portsmouth
N. H
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