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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1915
Page
5
A blaze starting from clothing near a stove gutted the upper apartment at 27 and 29 Warren Avenue Malden last night. The roof was destroyed and flames jumped to adjacent roofs as water damaged the other flats. Isaac Ivolte and family lived in the fire’s origin. No other fires started and damage totaled about 2000 dollars.
An advertisement touts Rheumasalts as the quickest pleasant relief for constipation and related ills. It claims the lithia drink cleans the stomach and intestines, reduces toxins, and can be used by adults and infants, urging readers to ask druggists or order from the Rheumabath Company in Minneapolis.
Boston markets report meat prices at their lowest in five years with turkeys and fruit cheaper. A good turkey can be had for 25 cents per pound on Washington's Birthday, and flour remains at 9.50 dollars. The drop is blamed on shipping dangers due to Germany’s war zone assurances, steering shippers to domestic sales.
Market listings show beef sirloin porterhouse rump and rib cuts priced from 18 to 37 cents per pound with corn fed quality. Butter eggs grapefruit oranges lemons lettuce and celery listed with varied per pound or per unit costs. An ad announces a rail excursion from Boston to the California Expositions with liberal stopovers and scenic route options.
Mayor Curley outlines a plan to lay 25 miles of granolithic sidewalks at a total cost of 200000 dollars. Abutting property owners would pay half, while the city covers the remaining 100000 dollars. The mayor directed Commissioner Rourke to include 100000 in the annual department estimate. The council had voted to request provision for these sidewalks, making a cut unlikely.
The Vermont House passed a bill to abolish the attorney general's office and send legal affairs to county state’s attorneys, with the governor empowered to hire special counsel for statewide matters.
Frank James, 74, longtime member of the James gang, died on his farm near Excelsior Springs Missouri after months of ill health and a stroke earlier in the day. He and his kin were famed for Civil War era robberies that terrorized several states.
In February a Congregational and Baptist gathering includes solos readings and music led by Gordon Bible Tyffoston and Mrs. Alonzo, with services at First Baptist Rockland. The Massachusetts conference delegates Warren F. Low and Harold C Feast share duties. New England Student Church service scheduled at Harvard on Feb 21-22 with speakers Talcott Williams Rathbone and others.
Professor Walter Dennison of Swarthmore College lectures on The Battlegrounds of Julius Caesar in France and Belgium in Connection With The Present War. The talk at the Boston Society of the Archaeological Institute of America will include lantern slides and battlefield models at the Public Library lecture room.
Southboro February 1 A corrected bulletin states Deerfoot Farm was never quarantined and that a recent report was mistaken. The outbreak involved eight hogs from East Buffalo New York found with foot and mouth disease at a nearby slaughterhouse two miles from Deerfoot Farm.
Archibald Thomas, a two year old known as the leper on Venikese Island off New Bedford, died after a pneumonia illness. The youngster had lived in isolation for six years amid the island settlement.
A State Board of Charity announcement recalls Archie being taken from his home in Upton to the island in 1909. He was cut off from outside world and his mother attended him most of the time until his illness progressed.
After several delays caused by the sea danger the battleship Georgia sailed from Charlestown Navy Yard in a fierce manner heading toward California. En route she will pause at Newport to take on additional men.
A newspaper note promotes ethine double strength as a remedy to remove freckles caused by February and March winds. Sold by druggists with a money back guarantee if it fails, with claims of noticeable improvement after a few applications.
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