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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1916
Page
4
Frank Luciano, a North End banker and businessman, waived an examination in police court and was arraigned on the murder charge of Eugenio Covino from the night of February 14. Judge Parmenter remanded him without bail for the March Grand Jury term.
Mrs. Jennie Moyer of Lima Ohio testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash restored her health after displacement and doctors warned she would not stand up straight again She promotes the remedies to other women noting relief from displacement weakness irregularities nervousness backache and bearing-down pains from the roots and herbs in the tonic
A promotional claim offers quick, lasting relief for persistent skin conditions. The notice invites anyone to try the products before purchasing, emphasizing universal access and customer gratitude.
Free sample of a 32 page skin book offered to anyone with skin or scalp troubles who has not found relief from other remedies. Address postal card Cuticura Dept. XX Boston MA for the free sample. Sold in every town and village in the U S.
An advertisement touts Sargol as a fattening aid for thin people. It claims the digestive system must absorb nutrients to increase weight and promises 10 to 20 pounds of solid flesh, with a money back guarantee and widespread pharmacist availability.
After trying many remedies, readers are urged to use Minard's liniment for hand and joint soreness. The ad touts fast relief without staining or blistering, calling it creamy antiseptic and safe for direct application.
Auction sales last night closed the Polish Relief Fund Bazaar at Mechanics Building Exhibition Hall. Bargains drew a crowd and boosted the fund after three days of activity run by Mrs. Edgar M. Young and Mrs. William R. Robertson of Brookline. An afternoon program featured Mme Grace Hamlin and Laura Palmer Ingalls pupils with Polish folk dancing.
More than 70 members of the W. and A. Bacon Company Employees Benefit Association and guests attended the second annual ball at Paul Revere Hall. The 8 p.m. program featured an orchestral concert and dancing until 2 a.m. Horace Bacon, Fred A. Kerry, Augustus Bacon and other officers attended, with a notable toe and aesthetic dance display by six girls under 12 taught by Lula Wiles Wyman.
Taunton witnesses the opening of the Magee Furnace plant on the old Agricultural Fair Grounds. The cupola starts fires with a 75 000 ton daily melting capacity. Chelsea workers will move to Taunton as new staff hires continue. Officers named Joseph L. Anthony president Robert M. Leach treasurer and Alfred E Stockbridge secretary and general manager.
John Aaronson of 146 Boylston Street Malden earned his Jinx Club membership after surviving a fire that gutted his home and saved seven valuable rugs. He later stored the rugs in a barn, but a thief visited before him and stole them leaving furniture ruined and plans to restart disrupted.
The will of Rose Hollingsworth of Charlesgate Beacon Street leaves $5000 each to the Museum of Fine Arts Massachusetts Institute of Technology Tuskegee Institute Radcliffe College and two $5000 bequests to Mt Holyoke College. Private bequests include Alice Stone Blackwell $5000 Alice Brown Boston $5000 and Dr William P Bolles $5000 with many other public and private gifts of smaller amounts.
Dense fog mixed with snow and sleet slowed harbor shipping yesterday. Ferryboats struggled to maintain schedules while tugboats moved cautiously, their whistles echoing through the blocked lanes.
New Haven Feb 23 Coroner Eli Mix tonight completed his secret investigation of the New Haven Milford wreck in which 10 people died and over 60 were injured He examined surviving train crew members railroad officials and Milford resident George W Clark the sole eye witness and indicated a public finding may come tomorrow noon
The Interstate Commerce Commission and the Public Utilities Commission of Connecticut plan a public investigation at a local hotel tomorrow morning. Chief Inspector Belnap and other ICC inspectors studied the wreck site today. C. C. Elwell will represent the PUC. The death toll remained 10 with one unidentified body at Milford morgue, believed to be Maduros Der Hovhannagsian. Fireman Harry Sweeney of Stamford identified. Injured patients at New Haven and Bridgeport hospitals mostly rest. Frank McNamara of Ansonia in critical condition with a punctured lung and dislocated shoulder. several others released to home care.
Passengers on New York New Haven & Hartford express No 53 from Boston to New York faced a scare when a piston rod snapped. The engine ran a quarter mile before stopping. no cars left the tracks. An extra engine was sent from New Haven to Meriden after a two hour delay. Northbound trains delayed briefly.
After a hearing before the Governor's Council the Port Directors will investigate a charge that cofferdam workers are endangered by the contractor's failure to employ steel sheet pile driving. Arthur N. Huddell represented the Central Labor Union and Chairman McSweeney spoke for the port board.
A 68 year old man, Ase Taylor, was revived after four hours of pulmotor treatment from Dr. C. Burpee and nurse Mabel Chapman. He had collapsed due to gas at Ernest A. McCurdy’s home, 252 Ferry Street, Malden.
The ad extols Anuric as a kidney tonic and cure for backache frequent urination and rheumatic symptoms. It cites Dr. Pierce from Buffalo and claims experiments show Anuric is 37 times more potent than lithia in removing uric acid. Consumers are urged to ask for a trial package at druggists.
Sister Mary Grulette aged 34 died yesterday at the Franciscan Convent in Orient Heights East Boston after a lingering illness. Born Rosanna Thebault she entered the order earlier in life and devoted herself to her vows.
In Canada funeral services are held this morning at the chapel of the convent with solemn high mass.
Mrs Archbold daughter in law of John D Archbold of Standard Oil was bitten by a rattlesnake on Archbold estates near here today. Doctors said a leather boot prevented full poisoning and the wound would not prove fatal. She shot the snake after the bite.
William A. Martin president of the Houlton Trust Company died in a Richmond hospital from pneumonia. He was injured last Thursday in a Seaboard Air Line Florida Limited wreck at Kingsland Bridge, Virginia, a word received here confirms.
A catalog of venues including Beacon Theatre Boston Globe Theatre St James Theatre Franklin Park Theatre Comique Theatre Allston Theatre Alliston Strand Theatre Haverhill Eagle Theatre Roxbury Colonial Theatre Andover Apollo Theatre Lyceum Theatre New London Conn Circle Theatre South Manchester Conn Colonial Theatre Augusta Me National Theatre New Bedford.
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