Promised home hair removal trial in Boston area
An unsolicited newspaper promo offers a free trial of a home hair removal treatment that promises to improve complexion. Readers are urged to mail name and address with a two cent stamp to Elinor Chapelle in Providence, Rhode Island, before the offer ends.
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Boston
Elinor Chapelle
Sec’y
W. FE
Pine St
Providence
R. I
Boston Post
Elinor
W. E. Pine St
Smart Tailored Suit for $9.00 by New England Mills
An advertiser claims to offer to order women’s suits at $9.00 including material and workmanship. They say five large New England mills supply mill ends of fine woolens, promising unbeatable value compared with rivals. Also promote long coats, separate skirts, and a one piece dress at set prices.
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New England
Cssctene
Owes Her Life to Eckmans Alterative Recovers Patient
Testimony from Griffith Indiana details a dramatic recovery from catarrhal pneumonia to good health and weight gain after using Eckmans Alterative. The sworn affidavit credits the remedy with saving a life and improving breathing, with ongoing claims of success in bronchial and lung ailments. Eckman Laboratory promotes the product as non-poisonous and habit forming, with districts listed for purchase.
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Eckman
Wm. Berg
St. Michael's Church
Shoreville
Ind
Rev. Wm. Berg
Jos. Grimmer
Riker- Jaynes Drug Stores
Houghton & Dutton Drug Dept
Police Inspect Hotel Registers In City Investigation
Police in plain clothes began inspecting hotel registers on Sunday Feb 2. Serceants from several stations visited hotels and copied names from registers kept from Friday night through Sunday morning. Proprietors awaited word on the purpose of the inquiry as the checks continued.
Police Visit Hotels to Copy Registers Stirring Protests
Plainclothes sergeants visited second class hotels Sunday morning to copy guest names from registers. The operation followed a February meeting of police captains led by Superintendent William H. Pierce. Protests emerged as owners worry about license decisions and police secrecy.
Bill to Spoil Cafe Harvest
Washington lawmakers seek to curb inflamed inauguration visitor rates by a House measure. Rep Johnson of Kentucky proposes ceilings tying hotel cafe and lodging charges to pre2018 rates, with a $100 fine and duty to support complainants during litigation.
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Bill
CAFE
Washington
House
Representative Johnson
Kentucky
District of Columbia Committee
Grand Jury Report On Keliher Case Expected Forenoon
Suffolk grand jury, reviewing the Keliher charges, will issue its report today forenoon. Jurors heard three witnesses yesterday forenoon and spent the afternoon examining documentary evidence provided by several witnesses.
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Suffolk
Keliher
Jurors Expected To Report Today In Local Case
District Attorney Pelletier said he had no statement about the week’s work and expected jurors to report today. Joel Dodge, a former grand juror, attended yesterday but was excused, with summons possible if needed. John J. McHugh, brother in law of “Big Bill,” faced questions over deposits and ties to Mrs. Anna Kelcher. McHugh said he deposited funds at his sister’s request to salvage what he could for her and her child. Wilson W. Lockhart, Cole man’s chauffeur, testified he earned $15 while Cole man drew $12 and described trips with Kelcher and Cole man to New York and Back Bay. he could not illuminate charges or events from their visit.
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Pelletier
Joel Dodge
John J. McHugh
Big Bill
McHugh
Wilson W. Lockhart
Coleman
National City Bank
Cambridge
New York
Kelcher
Back Bay
Keliher
Lockhart
Welsh Church Bill Rejected by Lords
London February 13 The House of Lords rejected the Welsh disestablishment bill by 252 to 51. Its fate mirrors the Home Rule bill requiring passage in two successive sessions of the Commons before becoming law.
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Lords London
House of Lords
House of Commons
No Message From Bryan Visits Princeton Social Call
Colonel E M House, ally of Bryan and Wilson, arrived in Princeton at the invitation of the President elect for a social visit from Miami. The President elect said House brought no message from Bryan and offered no cabinet personnel information.
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Princeton
N. J
E. M. House
William Jennings Bryan
Wilson
Colonel House
Mr. Bryan
Miami
Fla
New Haven Seek London Commission in Grand Trunk Case
In New York on February 13, John D. Lindsay asked United States Judge Mayer to appoint a commission to travel to London and take testimony from Grand Trunk directors. The move relates to indictments of President Mellen and Edson J. Chamberlin over a supposed monopoly pact in Sherman Act violations.
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New York
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada
New England
John D. Lindsay
Mellen
New Haven Road
United States
Mayer
London
Grand Trunk
Edson J. Chamberlin
William Rand
Vermont
New Haven
London depositions sought in Extentions case
President Mellen's attorney said the defence wants London depositions from directors to show it was hard to borrow money in London last November and that this held up the extensions. The board raised 380000 pounds for construction before November 1, then Alfred Smithers ordered a halt from Montreal under policy said to stem from money scarcity.
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Mellen
London
Alfred Smithers
Montreal
Smithers
Lindsay
Questons
Trolley Hold Up Man Caught After Fight
Chicago beat noted as second trolley robbery in 18 hours. A man naming himself John Fogarty boarded a northbound Wentworth avenue car at Twenty-ninth street and, at gunpoint, robbed the conductor of 30 dollars. He fled but was later captured after a running pursuit.
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Chicago
Wentworth Avenue
John Fogarty
Twenty-ninth Street
Fogarty
Primary Elections for Postmasters in Senate Amendment
Washington Feb 13 Primary elections for fourth class postmasters are provided for in an amendment added to the postoffice appropriation bill by the Senate committee on post offices. The committee completed consideration but withheld the bill to gather information on certain changes.
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Washington
Postoffice
Senate Committee On Post Offices
Senate
Scent Murder in Burned Body at Haverhill Brick Yard
Police search the district after a man is found with head and spine in a burned shack in North Parish. The fire is believed to have been deliberate to destroy the body. No identification or clues yet.
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Haverhill
North Parish
Adventuress Sails On 16,000 Mile Bermuda Cruise
The schooner Adventuress sailed from Boston for Bermuda on the first leg of a 16,000 mile voyage to Seattle. Some crew signed off at the last minute, prompting Captain West to quickly hire replacements. John Borden of Chicago, Adventuress owner, is aboard and plans to hunt whales and polar bears in the far north next summer.
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Adventuress
Bermuda
Seattle
Wash
Captain West
John Borden
Chicago
Boston
Uplift Campaign Plan for Everett
Seventy five laymen and ten ministers from Protestant churches in Everett met at the First Methodist Church to form an organization aimed at morally uplifting the city.
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Everett
First Methodist Church
May Order Rush Work On Custom House
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Sherman P Allen intends to call on Collector Edwin A Curtis at the custom house to confer on the old building at the foot of State Street. The proposed tower addition has dragged on so long that rushing orders are expected to be issued.
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Custom House
Treasury
Sherman “P. Allen
Edwin A. Curtis
State Street
Miss Blanche Humans Dies From Typhoid Fever
Miss Blanche P Humans longtime Riverside Press employee Cambridge died at her home 142 Chestnut Cambridge after a five days illness of typhoid fever Her mother is critically ill with the same sickness and grave fears are expressed for her recovery.
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Blanche P. Humans
Riverside Press
Cambridge
Chestnut Street
Wilson Bills Pass Senate
Trenton New Jersey February 18 The Senate approved all seven anti trust bills favored by Governor Wilson and they will go to the House next week. Only three faced real opposition and each of those received 14 of 21 votes while other bills saw only scattering opposition.
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Trenton
N. J
Senate
Wilson
House
Success Depends on Good Health Race for Success
The passage states success depends largely on good health and warns that pursuing success can strain nerves and require sacrifice of proper exercise, urging balance between effort and wellness.
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Ad In 1900s
An old advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a balancing tonic aiding digestion and purification of blood, with claims of strengthening nerves and liver support. It promotes liquid or tablet forms and a trial offer via 50 stamps. Also advertises The Great Family Doctor, a medical adviser revised edition with free cloth binding offer for 31 stamps.
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Pierce
DR. Pierce
People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser
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