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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1916
Page
8
Advertisement quotes Mrs Hazel Hamilton from New Castle Indiana praising Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relief from monthly cramps backache and headaches. The ad urges readers to request Elbert Hubbard’s Life of Lydia E Pinkham from The Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts.
An advertisement claims a new Mulhall Method cures neuralgia neuritis sciatica and related nerve disorders at home without narcotics. It offers a free trial at the company's expense to prove the cure, inviting readers, including so called incurables, to write for treatment from Mulhall Co Room 132 A Col Allen and North Pearl Buffalo NY.
James G. Ingram of Cordele Georgia says he suffered Gall Stones for nine years and under medical care was told surgery was needed. After eight bottles of Kilmer Swamp Root he was completely cured and urges others to try it. Notary public E F Tison certified the affidavit on February 16 1915.
A promotional letter from Dr Kilmer and Company in Binghamton New York invites readers to send ten cents for a sample of Swalp Root and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. The note requests mention of the Boston Daily Post and advertises regular bottle sizes for sale at drug stores.
The article notes rheumatism likely stems from excess uric acid with no universal remedy. It cites varied results for many drugs and favors anti-kamma tablets for pain relief, as urged by Dr Schultze. It mentions widespread use and accessibility of A-K Tablets for headaches and neuralgic pains.
The article extols Minard's liniment as a fast remedy for sore and stiff muscles, lumbago, rheumatic pains, backache, sciatica, aching feet, and sprains. It credits Dr Levi Minard's private practice for its effectiveness and notes the product is creamy, antiseptic, stain free, and drug-free. A bottle is advised for immediate soothing relief from any druggist.
Port directors after a hearing postponed the Metropolitan Park Commission license to locate the Neponset bridge on the Boston side points fixed by the Park Commission.
A large Dorchester Board of Trade delegation opposed the current dock site. Attorney Daniel T. O Connell urged adopting the engineers plan moving abutments upstream by 30 feet and avoiding coal wharf shortening. The remonstrants argued economic benefits while officials urged cost concerns and a hearing before the Metropolitan Park Commission.
Governor McCall and the Executive Council pardoned Joseph A. Plouff once of Ware and ex president of the Lafayette Savings Bank of Boston who had been sentenced to state prison for larceny. Hben G. Perry of Boston was pardoned for abortion with leniency due to his age now 71. The council also approved Governor nominees including Arthur L. Millett to the Fisheries and Game Commission and Frederick R. Shaw for the Fourth Berkshire District Court.
An Americanization reception for newly naturalized immigrants is set for tomorrow evening at 7:30 at Ulysses S. Grant School in East Boston. The executive committee includes Benjamin F. Evarts Eva W. White Bernard Vernon L. M. Huggsan and Frederick J. Allan. Arrangements are led by the East Boston Y M H A naturalization committee listing Evarts Sisson Grossman Eskin Fin kelstein Schweig Bloom Fine Segal Braff and others.
Charles Barnes Presson longtime Boston Stock Exchange member died suddenly at his Gloucester home aged 72. Born in Gloucester he worked with Burnett Drake Co and FE D Bangs Co then ran his own brokerage. He leaves a widow and daughter Mrs Frank W Parsons with funeral scheduled Saturday at 2:30 PM.
A writer observes factory districts during lunch and after shifts to craft a realistic film about industrial life. He chats with young workers who reveal ages, home lives, and the strain of stooped labor, while figures discuss beauty marks and personal advice in a candid exchange.
Mary Pickford's talks will appear usually five days weekly in the Daily Post and each Sunday in the Sunday Post. The schedule emphasizes regular appearances by the actress in two newspaper editions.
Sir William Peterson of McGill University told the Boston Boot and Shoe Club at the Somerset Hotel that Canada would seek both financial and moral aid from the United States in the reconstruction period after the war. He pledged Canada’s friendly spirit in future U S relations and predicted Americans would provide money as well as support.
Fred B. Rice presides over a Boot and Shoe Club meeting discussing immigration policy after the war. Speakers argue the war was unavoidable and warn against unwanted newcomers while invoking divine aid and German national fate.
Ten persons died when the opera house collapsed and a gas explosion and fire followed in Mexia Texas. Numerous others were injured as the blaze threatened the town’s business district this evening.
The speaker notes Canada’s wartime pledge to England and the risk to British colonies if Germany targets France. He cites unity, duty, and public service as compensation for sacrifices and urges support, inviting readers to McGill to witness the campus under martial presence. The message ends with an outlook on the future.
C W Barron’s Oaks Farm Cohasset earns top honor in the 2 year old milk production class. Nugget’s Primrose produced 15 436 pounds of milk and 705 pounds of butter fat, beating Dolly Dimple by two pounds of fat and 1 426 pounds of milk. Nugget’s Primrose outproduced Cherry of Edgewater in milk and broke most 2 year old milk records. The cow, bred on Oaks Farm, weighed about 700 pounds at start and produced roughly twenty times her weight in milk.
Washington February 16 Wilson today signed the first defense bill. It raises the Naval Academy entrance assessment by 300 cents and makes immediate funds available including 500000 for Mare Island shipyard facilities and 100000 for New York navy yard improvements.
In London the parliamentary debate on Britain’s air defence highlighted frank admissions from cabinet spokesmen that conditions are far from satisfactory. Bonar Law Balfour Tennant acknowledged gaps while pledging efforts, and Joynson-Hicks pressed for firmer air service measures amid a plan for better army navy and munitions coordination.
Mr Balfour warned that Britain long failed to build a Zeppelins style airship fleet, lamenting Germany’s advantage. He urged urgent steps to catch up, saying Britain began ten years behind and progress may be limited but actions are underway.
Baron Astor of Hever Castle William Waldorf Astor took his seat in the House of Lords for the first time. The Lords met for about 20 minutes with no debate.
A drug store ad urges readers to take Cascarets to relieve dizziness coated tongue and sour stomach. It promises a gentle cleanse without gripe or sickness like salts or calomel and even suggests giving Cascarets to feverish children.
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