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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1919
Page
10
An advertisement promotes Mustarine the original mustard plaster in a yellow box. It claims rapid relief for headaches neuralgia toothache and backache in six minutes and touts benefits for bronchitis lumbago and sore feet with no blistering, urging purchase for 30 cents.
A week into a strike that has paralyzed Buenos Aires harbor for six weeks, a Uruguayan naval officer commanding a steamer requisitioned to keep traffic open was attacked in Montevideo's banking district. He fired into the air to escape. Montevideo reports docks crowded and seven transatlantic liners unloading there.
Casualties from the war department releases soar to record levels with about 1500 additional names added today. Most listed are slightly or undetermined injuries, while fatalities total 87 for the nation.
The casualty roll includes 171 New Englanders with three deaths two from disease and one in action. Lieutenant Louis F. Rantlett of 357 Central Street Auburndale leads the severely wounded. The breakdown lists killed in action, died of disease, severely wounded, wounded undetermined and slightly wounded with specific counts.
A long list of names from New England and nearby states shows casualties in service. Entries include Killed in Action and Died of Disease with soldiers from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine and beyond, along with officers and ratings and their hometowns. The roster names Pt, Lt, Sgt, Corp, and other ranks with city or street designations across Worcester to Boston, Hartford to New Britain.
Advertisement offers The Williams Treatment to cure rheumatism kidney and bladder diseases caused by excess uric acid. Promises relief from stiff joints sore muscles and back pain and bladder weakness. A free 75 cent bottle is offered with the notice plus 10 cents for postage.
Lester de Frates Jr. a 9 month old Somerville baby weighs 30 pounds 6 ounces and is 34 inches tall. His proud father Lester W. de Frates of 18 Fountain Street says the weighing earned Uncle Sam’s seal as a super perfect baby and vows Somerville will outdo Brookline in baby size. The claim sparks a playful city rivalry as the youngster cheers for Somerville pride.
Pt Giusseppe Risso Milford Conn Pt Joseph A Sussman 72 Islington St Portsmouth NH Pt Peter Bartoszewicz 90 Henry St Pt John R Bowden Stafford Pt Patrick F Ducey 3 Bowman St Neponset Pt George A Eddy Monson Pt Frank V Fitzpatrick 175 Brook St Providence RI Pt Adolph Holtz 33 Main St North Pt Paul H King 50 Webster St Pt Antonio Kuica 28 Alden ast Thompsonville Conn Pt Brackett Parsons 35 Congress St Pt Charles A Ryan 270 So Matin St Putnam Conn Pt Joseph W Richards 9 Williams St Newton Upper Falls Pt Nicholas Somander 98 Jersey St Ansonita Conn
Romania has asked allied ministers in Bucharest to station Romanian frontier guards and customs officials on the border with Bulgaria to curb trains of wool flour and other goods entering Bulgaria. It notes Dobrudja as Romanian, says guards are not fighters and protests Bulgarian territorial gains under armistice terms. It also urges return of Dobrudja museum treasures and asks for a Romanian commissioner in Constantinople to protect Romanian subjects.
The Metal Mine Workers Industrial Union No. 800 I W W voted to call off the strike at the copper mines in the Butte district. The walkout began Friday Feb 7 and ended Feb 17.
Hampden County farmers respond to a Coolidge era questionnaire showing 35 of 61 saying they need no help while 26 seek wages from 18 to 75 dollars a month. One grower declines to name a price, arguing wages rises drive workers away. Many rely on emergency help and doubt soldiers will seek farm work locally.
Lawrence Corbett, 15, of Columbus avenue Somerville and John H. Cooper, 17, of Cambridge were ordered returned to New Hampshire to face a federal charge of breaking into a Canobie Lake building used as a post office. A third implicated boy is in the navy.
A vintage advertisement promises rapid relief from nasal congestion and catarrh. The fragarant antiseptic cream claims to clear air passages in the head, soothe inflamed membranes, and stop nightly breathing struggles after applying a small amount in the nostrils.
Clinton February 17 Officials of the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board reduced their damage estimate from 50 000 to 25 000 after a feed pipe burst at the Wachusett dam power plant. Two large turbines were not seriously damaged. Lancaster Mills, closed for part of the day due to power loss, resumed full operation using its auxiliary plant.
Advertisements claim nitro-phosphate nourishes nerves and body cells to end excess thinness. It markets quick weight gain and health improvements, urging use despite caution that it promotes flesh growth and should not be used by those who do not desire weight gain.
Advertises Mentho Laxene syrup as a preventative and treatment for colds and coughs. Claims early use aborts illness, relieves coughing, and may prevent pneumonia. emphasizes no opiates, pleasant taste, and guaranteed refund by The Blackburn Products Co. of Dayton Ohio.
A traditional hair care piece extols a fine shampoo made by dissolving a small amount of canthrax in hot water. It claims to remove dandruff oil and dirt, create a cooling lather, and leave the scalp clean and hair glossy and fluffy.
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