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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1908

Page

4

Rose Fletcher Moves Into Eliza Farrel Family Home

Rose Fletcher, an orphan niece, arrives at Sylvia Whitman’s East Westland mansion after inheriting from cousin Eliza Farrel. Tension rises as Sylvia mans a careful welcome while Rose recalls a hidden memory of hospital stays and murder whispers swirl around Eliza’s death.

New York Herald Co Henry Whitman Sylvia New East Westland Rlma White Abrahama Rose Fletcher New York Flora Barnes Horace Allen Whitmans Albion Bennett Lucinda Hart Miss Farrel Eliza Farrel Rose Mr. Whitman Mamma Paris New England Horace Henry Eliza

Boston Finance Commission probes city department expenses

Eight city department heads appeared before the Finance Commission to review appropriations and suggest economy. Mayor Hibbard ordered consistent yearly reductions and monthly percentage-based expenditure reports. Attendees included Murphy Folson Leary O Kane Minton Sullivan Gilman and City Treasurer Slattery.

Finance Commission Hibbard John H. Murphy Charles Folsom Edward J. Leary Joseph O'Kane John M. Minton Election Board D. H. Sullivan

Message in a Bottle Reaches Boston Skipper

A Dublin cable reports Maurice Cummings of 184 Charles street Boston received a sea message found ashore near Kirkee Clare. The bottle, tossed from the steamship Ivernia on Sept 21 1907, named Cummings and two companions James Shaughnessy and J J Hennessy. Cummings confirms the voyage from Boston on Sept 17 and thanks The Post for locating him. He belongs to Cummings & Lyons grocers in Roxbury.

Post Dublin Maurice Cummings Charles Street Clare Kirkee Coast Guard Ivernia Cunard Line Maurice. Cummings Boston Mass Cummings Europe James c. Shaughnessy Nahant J. J. Hennessey Lowell Mr. Cummings Cook Shaughnessy Hennessy Cummings & Lyons Kenwood Road Tremont Street Roxbury

Warner's Safe Cure touted for kidney disease cure

An advertisement features Warner's Safe Cure as a universal remedy for kidney disease and related ailments. It includes patient testimonial from H S Brewer of Rochester New York praising relief from diabetes and urges trials with free bottle offers and single price pills.

Warner H.S. Brewer Rochester N. Y Arner Safe Cure CO Boston Daily Post

Little Boy of Whitman Saves Mother From Fire

Five year old Jimmy Rooney of 28 Cherry street saved his mother from burning to death during a home fire. He tore off her blazing wrapper, snuffed flames from her head, and alerted his father who was nearby. The blaze rekindled and Jimmy and James Rooney battled remaining flames, injuring Jimmy’s hands. Mrs. Rooney is said to recover.

Abrahama Mamma Sylvia Eliza McAllister Chicago New York Papa New Yor Andi Rose Terribel Little Jimmy Mr. Rooney James Rooney Mrs. Rooney

Republicans Will Get Jobs in City Hall Bid

Edward C. Graves of the Republican city committee declares at Ward 12 meeting that a partisan purge will remove non partisans and replace them with loyalists. He says the mayor will reward campaign workers as a “plum” system returns and promises city jobs for supporters.

Edward C. Graves Republican City Committee City Hall Hibbard Republican Club Ward 12 Graves

Washburn-Crosby process removes cellulose from flour

The text describes how careless milling leaves cellulose in flour and how the Washburn-Crosby milling process eliminates all cellulose, preventing visible or detectable contaminant in the product.

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