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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1916
Page
9
A store statement argues that the chain uses its vast capital to buy goods cheaply and sell with the smallest possible margin. It claims pricing is fixed by cost of goods and selling expenses, not by competing merchants.
Building inspectors named several downtown elevator operators for violating doors closing rules after a woman fell to her death in a Tremont Street building. Operators warned that a second offense could revoke licenses while owners were told to supervise staff closely.
An advertisement touts Plant Juice as a herbal tonic curing indigestion and dyspepsia by fixing stomach function. It cites Frank Bean of Tremont Street as a testimonial, claiming dramatic weight regain and lasting improvement after using the remedy, sold at Liggett Drug Co. on Washington and Avon streets.
Author Sells Flowers to Aid Working Girls yesterday conducted her annual jonquil sale at 35 Newbury Street. Proceeds fund a Maryland Camp near Wells Maine for about 70 girls, two to three weeks of rest, led by Miss Sylvia Annabel, with help from contributing supporters.
A home remedy claims quick removal of hairy growths using a delatone paste. Mix enough powdered delatone and water to cover the hairs, apply for 2 to 3 minutes, then wash. Usually one application suffices, but buying delatone in its original package is advised for certainty.
In Juarez, six death row inmates were paraded through the streets before three executions. Juan Aguilar, Francis Rojas, and Jose Morena were put to death, while Crispin Guevara Rafael Galvis and Eligio Salcedo faced a halt as Colonel Fajardo suspended further executions. The crowd and soldiers reacted with cheers to the pause.
Harvard Yale and Princeton will send teams to debate next month on compulsory military service modeled after Switzerland. The final resolution reads that the United States should adopt a system of universal service inspired by Swiss practices.
Quebec February 15 A wooden structure housing the local offices of the Quebec Central Railway was destroyed by fire. Origin unknown. Most valuables saved and no baggage was lost.
At Wolf's My Clothier corner Hanover and Portland streets the chi sik turbans with fur pompoms named Geraldine after Geraldine Farrar are priced at 79c instead of 1.98 and look like a 3 hat. Wolf's includes legal stamps with every purchase.
The Malden city government is likely to appoint ex-Captain Martin A. Keneally of the Boston fire department as its new fire chief to succeed the late George Butler. Mayor and many Aldermen favor the move hoping to improve Malden’s firefighting services. Keneally retired from Boston at age 39 after a nervous breakdown and two years on half pay.
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Brom Quinine as a cure to remove the cause of colds and grip. It claims to destroy germs act as a tonic and laxative and keep the system ready to fend off attacks with a single Brom Quinine box bearing E. W. Grove’s signature. The price shown is 25 cents.
Elihu Root, as temporary chairman of the Republican State convention, delivers a caustic speech on Wilson administration and foreign policy. Frederick C. Tanner introduces him as the ovation greets the leader. Civities in France to speak on French Aeronautics at Special Aid Society HQ.
In a speech segment on tariff and economic issues, Mr. Root faced quiet, then drew repeated applause when criticizing Wilson's Mexican policy. He praised Theodore Roosevelt in advance remarks but omitted the reference later. The temporary chairman condemned the U S refusal to protest the Belgian invasion.
Joe Corbett brother of James J Corbett signs as a pitcher for San Francisco Pacific Coast League club. He will get a tryout to determine if he can still throw the ball he did 20 years ago with the Baltimore Nationals.
Paris February 15. News from the hostile lines says the Germans are directing a railway from Uskup to Monastir via Krusevo, nearly completed. Field Marshal von Mackensen reviewed Bulgarian troops at Uskup and praised their achievements in a public speech.
Advert states readers are rheumatic and promotes Kimer & Amend's 2851 as a renewal aid. Claims many letters from grateful users validate it and notes reliable druggists carry the product.
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