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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1914
Page
6
About a score of additional contributions to the boost Boston's business fund were received yesterday at the Mayor's office. They were turned over to William A. Gaston president of the National Shawmut Bank treasurer of the fund. Future news about the fund will come from Gaston.
When the stomach fails to work the entire system suffers. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are advertised as the cure, claiming to repair the stomach after meals, rebuild digestive fluids, and restore function within hours. A box costs 50 cents. a week’s trial aims to return the stomach to work.
Letter from E B Tingle of Tecumseh Nebraska praises Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root for his wife's kidney illness after trial of other patent medicines. He claims it brought relief and endorses the product, with notarized certification by C E Smith and Smith Drug Company.
A condensed promotional letter from Dr. Kilmer & Co. of Binghamton New York urges readers to send ten cents for a sample of Swamp Root and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. The ad notes available regular fifty cent and one dollar bottles at drug stores and asks readers to mention the Boston Daily Post.
Mayor Curley announced late yesterday he would resign his congressional seat on June 1. Within moments Cor nelius Reardon, the official stenographer, reported a fresh surge of activity as at least six campaigns to succeed him gained momentum.
Mayor Curley says he will resign his congressional seat on June 1 to permit September nominations for the unexpired district term and the full term. He cites House majority, cost of a special election, and city disruption as reasons for the timing. Names linked to the showdown include O Connell Fitzgerald Sullivan Hickey Duffy Collins and McEttrick.
The Civil Service Commission confirmed John A. Sullivan, Mayor Curley’s appointee for corporation counsel, just a week after the nomination reached the board. Sullivan had been appointed February 9 and his name reached the commission February 10, meeting the required layover rule.
New York City will ban retail sale of bichloride of mercury after March 1 except with a physician prescription. A sanitary code rule also requires poison labels on druggists bottles and warnings on containers marked Poison to prevent accidental exposure.
In Haverhill on Feb 17 a court ruled Loral M. Bates insane after proceedings over the death of his 3 month old baby in a Ward Hill shack. Bates was committed to Westboro State Hospital and Rose Manning’s case was filed.
Four Bates children remain in formal custody of Mrs. Merrill as their uncle and aunt in Billerica and Boston take over interim care. Grace Manning’s case also delayed with custody to Mrs. Merrill and Dorchester uncle John J. Gidney. Judge Winn reviews Manning’s case amid police investigation showing her earlier Hyde Park ties.
An advertisement promotes Croxone as a guaranteed remedy for kidney and bladder problems and rheumatism. It claims rapid relief from backache and uric acid buildup, with the product absorbing into the system and cleansing kidneys and urinary organs. The ad asserts high cure rates and offers a money back guarantee if first use fails.
Tony a nine year old poodle lives with Professor Frederick G Bond in Lowell. He sits on the piano bench during lessons and barks to correct mistakes. He favors classic songs, coffee and rolls, custard pie and chicken are his treats.
Mrs. Edmund Billings, wife of the Boston port collector, denounces billboard ad campaigns as boastful and ugly. She cites 25 percent off promotions as misleading and laments their influence on shoppers and visitors, urging restraint as billboards wane in impact.
Mrs Billings urges honest arithmetic teaching and warns against trying to swindle or get something for nothing. Mary Craft Gallup, club president, critiques a streetcar liquor ad showing two men with beer, fearing it could influence youth. She believes publishers strive to do their best.
Frank M. Yerrington, long associated with the local railroad industry and a maker of tourist pocketbooks, was found dead in his bed at 7 Albemarle Street aged 80. His daughter Miss Helen Yerrington, a transic teacher, is noted as his only close relative.
Mrs. Harriet D. Furbush faces a divorce suit by Wesley J. Furbush with numerous accusations of cruel treatment and unfaithfulness. Witnesses describe intrusions, a dressmaker's testimony, and a piano tuner named Wilde as corespondent, with the case highlighting marital strife and alleged improper conduct dating to 1904 1905.
The strike of speeder tenders in the carding department of the Pocasset mill was declared off as the wage schedule was adjusted satisfactorily and the management promised to remedy grievances about working conditions.
Naples reports two paintings by Raphael surface at the National Museum discovered by Director Vittorio Spinazzola. The Virgin Mary and St. Joseph were made for the Church of Saint Augustine at Citta di Castello and taken by France during Napoleon era. The pieces were saved by the King of Naples after Restoration. Spinazzola calls them youthful Raphael works.
Penal Commissioner Fred Gore announced an investigation into Edward Williams and May Baile case amid claims a guard supplied morphine at Deer Island House of Correction. Gore noted detectives searched the facility and questioned Williams's testimony while defending the court's guilty verdict. He urged clearing up the assertion of drug delivery.
Poslam heals every skin or scalp ailment with rapid results. It soothes itching and clears redness and blemishes overnight. Advertises Poslam as safest for eczema acne infant ailments. free sample offer from Emergency Laboratories in New York. Possum Soap noted as best for the skin.
The letter advertises Varnesis as a vegetable remedy for rheumatism and stomach trouble. It promotes an Exhibition Room at 140 Boylston street Boston to view testimonials, photographs, and a derrick used by a patient, with a registered physician in attendance and free consultations. It claims proof of results and invites readers to call or write W. A. Varney of Lynn Mass.
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