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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1903
Page
5
Soak hands in hot creamy Cuticura Soap, dry, and apply Cuticura the skin cure and emollient. Wear old loose kid gloves at night with finger ends cut off to air hands, or wrap with bandage. for red rough chapped hands this treatment offers a speedy cure when other methods fail.
Advertises Cuticura Resolvent Ointment and Soap as universal cures for blood and skin humors from pimples to scrofula. Claims rapid, permanent relief for eczema, rashes, and itching with testimonials from mothers. Lists prices and international depots in London Paris Sydney and Boston.
Saharet, famed dancer once seen in Boston, returns from five years in Europe after touring Germany and various capitals. She joined Anny Held's company, drew sharper notices than the star, led to contract changes, and now performs this week in vaudeville at the Howard, showcasing improved grace and renowned Spanish dances.
In Lynn on February 11, a Boot and Shoe Workers' Union stitcher Joseph Harrison was arrested after firing a revolver on Washington Street amid a tense confrontation with about a half dozen men. He said four men had threatened him the previous night and warned him to leave the city within 24 hours. The episode followed assaults on female workers from D. A. Donovan & Co. and others, with eggs and mud thrown by crowds near factories. Officers escorted workers to Lasters Hall to avoid harm as tensions rose. The report notes fewer women in crowds and that a Knights of Labor cutter reportedly returned to Herrick's factory to rejoin the union.
In Haverhill on February 11 strikers, urged by District Attorney W Scott Peters, pressured strike breakers amid police orders. Violence claims surface as Goodyear workers return to Hazen Goodrich & Co. and Hilliard & Tabor factories prepare for new cutters.
A historical ad recounts a long battle with catarrh and bad breath. It praises Gauss Combined Catarrh Treatment as expeditious relief and claims a cured customer from Helena Montana. The notice offers a free trial package by sending name and address to C K. Gauss, 1130 Main St Marshall Michigan.
Has many testimonials from those cured proving the invention will revolutionize rupture treatment. A Syracuse inventor introduces a new electrical appliance, trade marked Electrus, which he sends to patients for trial and endorsement.
About 200 ring spinners and carders at the Cocheco cotton mills in Dover New Hampshire walked out today. They protested a mill time change moving start of work to five minutes earlier in mornings and at noons, arguing wages and schedules were tied to the old practice. Agent Fish said he saw no grievance and expected reopening in a few days.
A short item claims a home cure to stop drinking, described as possible for any woman to give. No scientific evidence or verification provided. The text presents the remedy as a secret, with emphasis on its ease of use.
An odorless tasteless cure claims to curb alcohol desire by adding to coffee or food. Miss Mary Roberts credits the remedy with saving her brother and urges women to help others quit drinking. Dr J W Haines offers free trial packages from Cincinnati Ohio for those who wish to test the product.
Washington notes a one and a half hour executive session where the Senate confirmed numerous nominations and ratified the Alaskan boundary treaty. It nearly acted on the Greece commercial treaty, with Senator Cullom pushing and Senator Hoar seeking time to review consular trial provisions. The commerce bill conference report was approved, sending a suit to the President while debate continued on statehood and Colombia. The House advanced the sundry civil appropriation bill, covering part of its pages.
The opening performances of The Storks are set for the Majestic Theatre with Richard Carle and company rehearsing as the lobby nears completion. Other shows include The Little Host at Columbia, The Peddler at Grand Opera House, and The Ninety and Nine closing at Boston Theatre with Way Down East to follow. The schedule notes vaudeville acts at Keith’s and Nickelodeon exhibitions, plus concerts at Music Hall and Symphony Hall with seats on sale.
At Adams School East Boston a oil portrait of former Head Master Robert C Metcalf was presented by Superintendent Seaver and received by master F F Preble. Mr Remick attended and greeted many old friends and pupils new and old who had not seen him in years.
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