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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1908
Page
9
Franklin Square House residents hear Mayor Hibbard joke about job tenure for husbands of City Hall workers. Miss Nicholson declines to discuss the remarks and says she does not know if any residents are involved with City Hall employees.
A Norristown Georgia woman Lena V Henry reports she avoided an operation after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She praises the cure for female troubles and urges others to try the product, noting decades of use and widespread success helping displacements, inflammation, and related symptoms. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice.
Harvard coaches test the freshman crew in cold drizzle and uncover a strong newcomer Perry Smith from Chicago’s Hill's School. he shows natural form at No. 6 while experienced Groton and Volkmann school alums populate the rest of the lineup.
Ex Senator HB T Harvell of Rockland died suddenly yesterday afternoon after falling ill near Milk and Washington streets. Death is believed from heart failure. He collapsed in the street, was pronounced dead at the hospital, and his body lies at the morgue awaiting postmortem. A Civil War veteran and former Massachusetts senator, he left a widow and daughter.
Parents of Florence E Bennett of 4 Melbourne street Dorchester report no word from their daughter after she eloped Tuesday with Gordon Brooks Underwood 22 son of the Manchester Hardware Co president and Tufts Medical School senior. They think the couple may be in Providence awaiting graduation in June.
The Red Tag Sale at Wolf's My Clothier on Hanover and Portland turns a dull month into a busy spree. Shoppers find real value in every reduced item and quality claim as the store emphasizes truthfulness as its live wire.
The Well-Informed World seeks a simple pleasant and efficient liquid laxative. The California Fig Syrup Co. offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a known value remedy. Buy genuine California product from leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis launches work from the International Congress in Washington to stamp out the disease. It predicts future generations will see consumption as rare as smallpox and urges individual health care and early cough care. Virgin Oil of Pine (pure) is advertised as a quick remedy for colds and coughs, distributed in % ounce vials by Leach Chemical Co., Cincinnati.
In Dover Maine on February 26 the Foxcroft Exchange Hotel room containing Mrs. Phebe Woodbury was discussed at the Herbert Woodbury murder trial. Everett Lovejoy testified about the door being bolted from the inside and the witness admitted to telling Helen Woodbury he believed the lock was set, while denying he said he had turned it back.
The defense stresses Mrs. Woodbury prepared to die by own action as strong evidence alongside Dr. Magrath’s autopsy indicating no murder. Everett Lovejoy testified about a key turning in the lock, and the trial featured dramatic recreations of the death chamber and heated cross examinations. Prosecutors and witnesses disagreed on mattress and hat placement, and bank books plus a $500 endowment policy were found in the victim’s room. The hearing is slated to continue tomorrow.
Special rain coat sale announces the reopening at 16 Summer Street. Goodyear Raincoat Company received 2000 advance creations from New York for men and women including silk rubberized coats. Of the 2000 garments, 500 will be sold at special reductions during reopen week.
An era of home study grows as many seek better positions and earnings through reading. The New Werner Edition Britannica offers 73 study courses designed to boost success, with volumes available by small payments and monthly installments. Free sample copies and details are offered by the American Newspaper Association in Boston.
The Sharon Fortnightly Club hosted a women only entertainment at the Sharon town hall on February 25. Mrs. George Fowler and Mrs. Edward Aspinwall performed duets by Lanza and Moje, with solos by Amy Woodford Finder and Charles Fonteyn Manney. Jessie Frye accompanied the duets. Agnes O'Brien played piano and provided music for dancing. Ida Merriam read a story titled A Sailor Girl's Experience on an Island Where Women Rule, followed by a comic nautical song.
A reader asks if he may desert a wife sunk by drink. Mildred Champagne notes if the wife is beyond help the man is morally justified to leave and seek a better life in a distant city, advising quiet departure and no further drama.
Two workmen were injured when a dynamite cap exploded in a Savin Hill ledge while James Doyle and Antonio Rubini worked with hammers. Doyle, 36, of Dorchester, was hospitalized with a severe cut above the eye. Rubini, 44, of East Boston, suffered facial and limb cuts and was sent home. A rock drill hole showed a dynamite stick left about 15 years ago was triggered by the blow.
Personality powers Howe's new three night program starting this evening and Saturday matinee at Tremont Temple. The varied program blends humor and history with scenes from Holland Zulu life and the French navy plus wild animals hunting the polar bear and rapid automobile racing among other features.
Mrs P Jennings of James River Virginia details months of pain under the left breast and terrible breathlessness. After consulting several doctors she followed Miles Medical Co advice to use Dr Miles Nerve with the Heart Cure and completely recovered.
The text highlights a lighter vein of pictures reflecting a composing programme of unequalled merit, emphasizing distinctive style and quality in presentation.
Laura Jane Bates describes using Cuticura Soap Resolvent and Ointment to treat a young woman with scabies incipient paresis rheumatism and severe skin eruption. After seven weeks of treatment and a home bath regimen the patient improved dramatically regaining strength and securing employment in a month. She offers to vouch for Cuticura products.
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