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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1917
Page
6
Judge Morton of the United States District Court granted the petition of Attorney General Atwill of Massachusetts for leave for the State to intervene in the Boston and Maine receivership proceedings.
An advertisement urges American adults to guard against kidney trouble from rich diets. It promotes Anuric double strength to dissolve uric acid and ease backache headaches and rheumatism, plus a weekly laxative pellet recipe by Dr. Pierce.
Mrs Roberts Stopies of Sage Avenue Washington Park Illinois writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills helped her after nervous spells backache and female trouble. She notes increased energy despite worry and credits the remedies with keeping her youthful appearance.
An advertisement touts Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer as a harmless, ready to use liquid that conceals gray hair. It promises natural, even color without an artificial dye look and offers a full money back guarantee. Available for 50 cents at Liggett’s and other drug stores in several cities.
The Boston Chamber of Commerce telegraphed to Senator Lodge and Congressman Gardner in a final bid for aid to avert a grain famine in New England. Dealers reported widespread stock starvation in Massachusetts and ovens pleaded for oats and grain as hundreds of horses suffer.
In freezing weather many animals lack oats, risking unfitness for work. Dr. Francis H. Rowley of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will inspect horses and livestock today after a Holyoke farmer complained of ignored relief appeals. Grain exports go to Europe while domestic shipments lag, with New England dealers appealing to the Interstate Commerce Commission as the Eurylochus sails 365,000 bushels to Marseilles.
Telephone Girls of New England staged Off to the Front a musical war drama by George L. Fleming. The initial performance drew a full audience with Helen Murphy and Dorothy Ballou sharing top honors, joined by James E. Gordon and John F. McCurdy in key roles as Harriett Gray Rosalee Wadsworth Ben Watson and Privilege. Moving pictures recorded rehearsals and the screen performance.
Middlesex Republican members set party aims aside to back President Wilson during the crisis. About 300 gathered at Hotel Brunswick for Lincoln Night as Samuel L. Powers urged preparing for peace rather than war. Speeches by Guy A. Ham Henry Co. Attwill and Rev. Frederick W. Hamilton highlighted Lincoln the Man of Honor.
A letter to the editor from Adelaide Proctor of Waltham Massachusetts reviews recent Post editorials on suffrage. She labels them supportive or critical and cites an old piece on Chicago law non enforcement. Proctor signs as secretary of Public Interests League of Massachusetts Anti Suffrage Association.
The East Boston court house built for 167000 is deemed inadequate and requires costly alterations. Councillor Wellington urged the City Council to act on Judge Barnes’s communication, citing urgent need for larger quarters.
A packed Somerville Theatre audience enjoyed the Clarendon Club’s two act musical comedy The Millionaire Suitor. Joseph O Knox led as Nathan Kabibble with Amy Beach Wood as Maisie Hall and Harold S Turner as the Englishman. Brenda Carroll Briggs and Eleanor Wadd headed lively dance numbers as the show closes with a repeat performance tonight.
The Belgian government reports Germans are arresting Bruges workers and sending them to the Yser front for military labor. About 75 percent of those required to report have been taken, ages 15 to 45, leaving home briefly and returning malnourished with minimal meals.
An order to spend $50,000 for restoring Faneuil Hall along colonial lines and fire proofing the structure was introduced in the City Council by Councillor Attridge and referred to the finance committee.
William Werner, elevator man at Louis' Café, was trapped for two hours when the elevator jammed between the third and fourth floors. Firemen from Ladder 8 at Fort Hill Square freed him through a small window after a 30 foot ladder was placed against the rear of the building. Werner operated the car alone and had no passengers. The rescue drew a large crowd.
A two alarm fire swept the basement of Charles River Stores on Beverly Street causing heavy property damage. Firemen faced extreme cold dense smoke and frequent small oil explosions during their efforts yesterday afternoon.
A major fire in Section 4 of the Lovejoy Wharf storehouse sent heavy black smoke from the basement as firefighters labored in relays to confine the blaze to one section. Hose teams, a Fireboat 381 hose line, and a near-miss collision involving Chief Mc Donough marked the incident. no injuries beyond one firefighter burned and a property owner placing the loss as potentially heavy. The building, owned by Lovejoy Wharf Corporation, remained under assessment as Schrafft Candy and Loose Wiles Biscuit companies reported no danger to employees.
The article asserts city life causes nervous debility linked to stomach trouble and cites Mrs Christina Jackel of Dorchester describing relief after taking Plant Juice. It notes the Plant Juice man at Houghton Dutton drug department explains merits to locals daily.
An old advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a physician prescriber remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments It claims strong results from countless users and urges readers to try a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York mentioning the Boston Daily Post or Boston Daily Past.
London and Glasgow prepare for their annual industrial fairs despite wartime strain. The London event runs Feb 26 to March 9 at the Victoria and Albert Museum with toys guidance and complimentary tickets via the British Consul General in Boston. The Glasgow fair centers on textiles and foodstuffs with Board of Trade support. An inquiry room will offer commercial information.
A noon gathering of the chairmen of the 20 groups convenes to discuss coordination and event planning for the Washington Memorial observance. Attendees aim to align schedules and responsibilities for the ceremony and related activities.
Poslam offers a versatile skin remedy claimed to rapidly relieve itching eruptions and a range of conditions including pimples rashes eczema acne chilblains scalp scale burns and similar afflictions. The ad promotes Poslam soap and provides a free sample request address at Emergency Laboratories New York City.
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