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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1912
Page
4
Councillor John A. Coulthurst introduced amendments to city ordinances aiming at Mayor Fitzgerald's practice of paying overtime to his office staff and at city junkets. Another amendment sought to require auditing of the mayor's office incidental expenditures.
Recertification recommendations call for banning city paid time work and trips for officials or others. Detailed expense accounts must be filed before trip payments by the city auditor. Investigative reports on municipal travelers would be printed for public information.
An Ohio man testifies after four years of rheumatism that Uric-O cured him and restored activity. He says two bottles did more than doctors and baths, and urges purchasing or requesting a free trial. The ad highlights uric acid removal and action on kidneys and muscles.
The Finance Commission criticizes the Mayor and the highway division chief for failing to submit itemized expenses from a summer trip abroad costing the city 2300. It vows to require itemized bills before audits. The Mayor proposes 1 190 000 in expenditures including 130 000 from the Parkman fund for Franklin Park zoo and 900 000 for highways.
Article promotes Marjorie Hamilton drugless fat reducing treatment claiming dramatic weight loss for Dr. J T Bright and W W Schmitz. Describes Hamilton as Calendar Girl founder with extensive Denver operations and worldwide interest, touting non drug, non diet methods and free booklet to readers.
The Phillips Congregational Church on West Broadway in South Boston traces its roots to 1823 with 13 members led by Rev. Hawes of Glastonbury. The church built multiple structures, notably a 1836 brick edifice at West Broadway and A Street and the 1859 sanctuary costing 36 132. The present pastor is Rev. F. B. Richards, in service for six and a half years.
The zoological gardens of Boston will receive real grizzly bears. Arrangements with the Department of the Interior will bring bears from Yellowstone Park along with other wild animals. Bears have already been shipped under this plan to Philadelphia Toronto and Kansas City.
Mrs. Lillie Gleason of Framingham files a divorce libel in East Cambridge against her husband John A. Gleason now in Oakland California. She cites abuse and failure to support and has an attachment on his property worth 6000 dollars.
Arthur H. Upton, inspector of milk for Chelsea, was notified by the Board of Health that his services would end after March 1. Dr. William S. Walkley of Washington Avenue was appointed to fill the vacancy.
In Dover Delaware on February 26 Charles P. Wright alias Dick Wright pled guilty to four indictments of robbery and was sentenced to fourteen years in prison plus 70 lashes with a cat o nine tails. The court ordered 40 lashes on March 2 and 30 more on March 9 for a total of 690 lash equivalents.
The Italian reading room at Garibaldi Hall on North Street opened last evening with a musical program and speeches by Dr. Rocco Brindisi and Eben M. Shute. It offers Italian and English books, newspapers, and magazines as a supplement to evening classes run by the Italian social centre under the auspices of the YMCA.
Hyomei vapor treatment is recommended for stubborn chronic catarrh. Inhale steam nightly with a pocket inhaler, breathing from a bowl of boiling water under a towel. A 50 cent bottle, or complete $1.00 outfit, available from Coths Hyomei Co. Buffalo NY.
John Emery Harriman, one of the last survivors of the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment, died of heart failure at his son’s home in Brookline aged 79. Born in Haverhill, he enlisted in 1861 and served in Baltimore during the Civil War. He worked in newspapers and printing and is survived by four sons.
A cabin fire on the Presidential yacht Mayflower at the Washington navy yard caused a scare but was quickly extinguished. The city fire department responded to the blaze with no major damage reported.
Piles is a fearful perny but relief is possible with Pyramid Pile Remedy. A free trial package is mailed in a plain wrapper to any writer who sends name and address to Pyramid Drug Co. 434 Pyramid Building Marshall Michigan. A full-sized box costs 50 cents and may cure.
The tuz Pioneer with a scow in tow foundered off Point Comfort in dense fog today. The crew were rescued by a passing schooner and landed at Fort Monroe.
Washington February 2. Attorney General James Swift arrived to argue before the Supreme Court in two cases. The first concerns advancing the motion in Chester H. Jordan v Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The second concerns Baltic Mining Company v Commonwealth over alleged violations of Massachusetts foreign corporation tax laws.
In Maiden Lane jewellers report a surge in paste and imitation stones as a wave of city robberies fuels demand. One large sale involved paste gems worth 180000 dollars to a prominent social woman.
Nathaniel Bradbury of 74 Swan Street Medford filed in Suffolk county clerk’s office to annul his marriage to Catherine E Bradbury claiming a child born January 1912 does not belong to him. He states he married on September 2 1911 after knowing her only a few weeks.
A series of letters from patients describe dramatic improvements in hearing after Osmo-Chemic treatment. Testimonies claim relief from deafness in one or both ears, with witnesses praising the doctors and urging public release of their experiences.
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