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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1905
Page
4
A physician argues vigor in old age comes from wholesome food and good digestion. He observes hearty men aged 60 to 80 thriving on beef and mutton, warns against health fads, and touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as safe aid to digestion sold nationwide for 50 cents.
Injudicious living and especially bad teeth impair chewing and proper digestion. National Dental Parlors offers affordable, painless dental work with clear pricing and no charge if not appealing. Full sets from $4, gold crowns from $5, gold fillings from $1. Located at 13 Winter Street, Boston.
The Congregational Church in East Brookfield voted unanimously to unite with the Episcopal Church in the western Massachusetts diocese. A 400 member congregation sent a petition and the diocese committee accepted it. The society owns a large, handsome church building free from debt.
George A. Steele, 31, a refined journalist, pleads for durability against morphine in court as Judge DeCourcy sentences him to three to five years in State prison for forgery. A sanity exam may send him to an asylum. He faced credit and theft charges including forged checks and theft from a boarding mistress.
The evangelistic meetings start next Sunday evening at First Church Dorchester and at Park Street Church at noon Monday, continuing about two weeks in Park Street. The union spans 160 churches across five Greater Boston conferences.
News from Manchuria reports Prince Sviatopolk Mirsky, long missing and kin to the interior minister, was captured in May last by Japanese forces. He was stripped, paraded through Fengwancheng, insulted, and jailed without food for days amid broader prisoner mistreatment rumors.
Patrolman Edward F. Ferris detained Edward 8. Brown alias Charles Bates after a hand to hand fight near 907 Boylston Street. Police found a 16 inch nickel plated jimmy and five skeleton keys on him. Brown, photographed for the rogues gallery, will be arraigned in Municipal Court on burglary tools charges.
A Roxbury crossing Harvard square car driven by Motorman Vivian R. Giles stopped a two horse milk wagon on Columbus avenue after it tore past, tipping near Northampton street. Giles seized the bridle, turned the horses, and halted the team without injury or police assistance. Cambridge sends the letter on February 16.
Harold Negus aged 16 lies in hospital with a spinal injury causing paralysis of his lower limbs after a double runner sled collided with a telegraph pole on Wilson road. Teammate Charles Gifford 14 has an injured hip and Maud Lewin 12 suffers bruises and cuts. Negus may not survive. if not, recovery could take about two months.
The Rhode Island D A R held its eleventh annual meeting at Mathawson Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Providence. Mrs Charles Warren Lippitt was nominated for president general of the National Society D A R. Elected: State regent Miss Elizabeth H Swinburne Newport State vice regent Mrs Susan J Fisk Pawtucket State secretary Mrs Mary M S Robinson Newport State treasurer Mrs Martha A Jackson Kingston State historian Mrs Anna B Manchester Bristol Honorary State regent Miss Amelia Knight former vice president general of the National Society.
William H. O'Brien returned from Washington to consult with the national commander. Captain John B. Kenney heads to Fort Ethan Allen to establish a garrison. A smoker at Appleton Hall March 6 will invite many visiting comrades to affiliate by transfer. The graves committee reports on Memorial Day burial ceremony plans.
Boston reader Geo. M. Roberts advertises a 25 dollar Washington tour by Pennsylvania Railroad on Feb 24 offering all expenses paid except supper and a high day outing. Contact P A N E D at 206 Washington street, Boston for particulars.
Danforth William Comins of Brighton becomes the first Harvard Law School student to pass the Massachusetts bar exams in his second year. Despite a C average, he attracts attention for his grades and multiple talents including baseball pitching and musical composition.
A medical advertisement asks if catarrh causes many symptoms and claims Gauss Catarrh Cure provides a quick permanent cure. It offers a free trial package by mail to prove its effectiveness and invites readers to send name and address to E. Gauss, 3278 Main St., Marshall, Michigan.
Worcester representative Mark N Skerrett urged a joint rules committee to investigate the Foxboro hospital for dipsomaniacs and inebriates. He seeks to abolish the institution and turn buildings to the State Board of Charity for a school, citing extravagance and poor outcomes amid mixed testimony from officials and supporters.
The Norfolk Club gathered at the Bellevue Hotel for its annual dinner with more than 30 members attending. Senator Prentiss Cummings of Brookline presided and introduced principal speakers H A Harding and F E Nevins, while Capt Bill Dunham shared his usual fish story and others included E Olin Snow Dennis J P Edwards and Orlando McKenzie.
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