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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1906
Page
2
Greenfield January 4. George Cameron 26 told Hartford police a tale of crossed letters and misdirected telegrams while seeking his mother. She had traveled to Hartford after a telegram from him, but lack of his address kept them apart. He later learned she remained in Hartford.
Pittsburg social circles react as Mme Marta Sandal Bramsen, a noted prima donna, proclaims stockings and corsets barbaric. She cites athletic training and a bikini like style, recounting travels with her husband, ski tours, and multilingual skills while sparking concern among athletic young women about bare feet and hosiery trends.
The speaker expresses shock at many American women wearing items and comments on hosiery. She believes it benefits the foot and is superfluous, noting she cares for her feet as much as her hands. She prefers sandals to shoes.
Mrs Mae E Ferguson a Brooklyn widow sues Thomas W Tepham a society beauty doctor for 15000 claiming he destroyed her appearance by cosmetic treatment. Tepham says her claim is blackmail and that he treated her sunken cheeks with white vaseline saving her life amid Brights disease.
New York January 4 The Washington Heights Baptist Church on One Hundred forty fifth street and Convent avenue failed to raise a $60,000 mortgage after three years of collecting $20,000 to match an offer by John D. Rockefeller. The City Mission Society pledged $20,000 but required a $60,000 mortgage for the loan.
A clue places Maria Johnson, former domestic in the Chase household at Swampscott, in court for the will contest when the case resumes January 23. Police chief Samuel Harris reports new information while investigations into Mrs. Jennie P. Chase death continue with arsenic evidence disputed by several witnesses.
Carrie G. Shattuck, housekeeper for Lincoln Larrabee, faced a Chelsea Police Court hearing on a $1110 theft charge. The case was continued for three weeks.
An advertising notice promotes Blake whiskey as a superior old blend suitable as beverage or medicine. It boasts strong sales, claims guaranteed quality, and offers full quart bottles at low prices. Distributed by Adams, Taylor & Co of Boston, established 1839.
In Rutland Vermont on January four a 70 year old retired Congregational minister Rev Dr Norman Seaver married Mrs Ellen S Pond the 60 year old housekeeper who had cared for him since his wife died in January 1904 The ceremony at the Congregational church was officiated by Rev Dr George Phillips with only relatives and close friends present.
Miss Florence Beadle, a Dorchester store cashier, was robbed of daily receipts and trading stamps near her home on Wednesday evening. She chased the thieves, identified Goode, and said Hern matches the second suspect. Goode held for Superior Court. Hern to be arraigned. Police speculate the same pair may be linked to a prior assault on Miss Gertrude Riley nearby.
In Lowell on January 4 Thomas Wood faced four charges of assault and battery against his wife Annie Wood 24 mother of five. Judge Hadley attempted peacekeeping as testimony described choking beating and throwing objects while Wood argued Annie’s drinking and noisy behavior. Witnesses noted Kitchen utensils hurled into their bedroom and a stove threat amid a tense court scene. Wood denied abuse claiming only a hat removal due to color change in her hair.
Lowell plans major freight facility upgrades with the New York New Haven Hartford line committing 100000 dollars. A proposed complex on Maple Street features a 300 by 40 outward house and a 200 by 25 inward house, plus a paved driveway and track areas. The railroad seeks city paving of about 500 feet, likely to be approved.
Salem January 4 In a crowded Court House room the county commissioners rejected all bids for the Danvers River bridge between Salem and Beverly and the Warren Street bridge at Gloucester The move came from new member Moody Kimball of Newburyport who asserted the commissioners violated bridge statutes.
An old advertisement touts Colds Cause Sore Throat Laxative Bromo Quinine as a world wide cold and flu remedy promising to remove the cause and urging readers to call for the full name and look for the signature of E. W. Grove, priced at 25 cents.
Bridgeport reports a long awaited reunion as two boyhood friends, Joseph Lee and Ezra Purdy, now adults with Civil War service histories, meet again on Main Street while a new Security building is under construction. Their paths diverged after Yorktown days, but fate reunited them after more than four decades.
Catarrlets nasal remedies claim quick relief from all forms of catarrh by soothing the mucous membrane and improving breath. The ad urges using with Hood s Sarsaparilla to purify blood and remove the cause of constitutional catarrh, promising radical permanent cures and mail order availability for 50 cents from C I Hood Co Lowell Mass.
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