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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1913
Page
7
Dr Charles W Eliot at Harvard Medical School argued preventive medicine will abolish poverty and misery and aid international peace. He predicted future doctors will prevent disease rather than cure it and that over half of U S physicians will focus on prevention.
Dr. Eliot discusses experiences in Ceylon and argues preventive medicine, funded by reformers like the Rockefeller commission, will surpass cure-focused work. He links disease control to fewer migrations tensions, cites Panama Canal Zone and yellow fever efforts, and envisions reduced international friction through proactive public health.
Nazaire Brodeur a well known Worcester county resident, died at his Webster home on Main Street after returning from mass at Sacred Heart Church. The 78 year old native of Canada came to Webster fifty years ago and was the last of a family of 12. He leaves his wife four children 16 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Mrs. Effie Glenn filed for divorce after her husband allegedly eloped with Mrs. Ione Pidcock of Moultrie. She vows to sue Mrs. Pidcock for 25000 dollars for alienation of affection, saying she would not take her husband back but seeks compensation for support of two young boys.
Mrs. Glenn files for divorce citing her husband J Glenn’s departure with Mrs. Pidcock after a marriage in 1902. Pidcock letter dated Sept 7, 1912 claims Glenn’s wife “not worth anything” and that a suit for divorce has started. The couple allegedly traveled from Atlanta to Moultrie to Texas and Christoval Panama, with Pidcock family home sold and Pidcock Jr. in college.
Alfred G. Mortimer, former rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, concedes in a letter to a Philadelphia friend that the church denied him charity after his misdeeds became known.
In Greenwood Virginia on January 5 the formal separation of Reginald Brooks and his wife Phyllis Langthorne of Richmond is disclosed. Brooks previously lived apart in a cottage on the mountainside while Mrs. Brooks hosted social events at Mirador and pursued fox hunting. She will receive $12,000 a year and custody of their two children.
The death of Rev. John Gerard Jr. prompts notes on his leadership as England and Scotland provincial from 1897 to 1900. Rev. James Hayes计划 six week West Indies trip visiting Redemptorist houses. Roxbury Mission Church staff invited to a minstrel show at St. Alphonsus Hall. Cardinal O Connell appoints Rev. Casimir Urbanowicz to St. Rocco s and Fr Olecknowicz moves to St. Joseph s Lowell. 40 hours devotion continues at Mt St Joseph s Brighton and Sacred Heart Ipswich. Rev. Robert Swickerath to speak at Hotel Somerset on Jan 19 with mixed gender audience for Holy Cross College event.
Sapor box ad promotes cough drops for relief from cold and cough. Includes Red Cross association and general health advice for quick soothing aid.
Major Fox hall Alexander Daingerfield, 73, longtime manager of racing and stable interests for James R. Keene, died in Lexington hospital. He had collaborated with Keene on famous Thoroughbreds and compiled six year winnings of 1,237,060 dollars from Kentucky bred horses. He served on the Kentucky State Racing Commission and his son is assistant secretary of the Jockey Club of New York.
A dispatch from Yekaterinburg reports Sedelnikoff, an imprisoned worker, recanted his prior confession in the 1911 murder of H. A. Emerich, the American superintendent of the Kyshtym Copper Company, saying police coerced his admission by beating and starving him for days before the inquiry.
A young woman asks how to forget a nearly yearlong but inconsistent relationship with an older man who left her. The columnist says such a man was never truly a lover and urges moving on, finding a real partner, and letting time heal the heartbreak.
A collection of home recipes including a three layer loaf with melted chocolate and vanilla frosting, a pork and potato stew with onions and milk, and a cold meat cracker bake with tomato sauce. Each entry includes contributor names and locales such as Mrs Edward Hughes North Scituate R I Mrs Frank M'Queston Hyde Park Winchendon and Mrs Joseph F Silver Walnut Street Braintree.
In Baltimore on January 5 the first blind telephone operator Miss Elsie Sonderman showed success at the Sheppard Pratt asylum exchange. The Maryland School for the Blind recently trained five more girls and managers expect to expand the program to additional workers.
Miss Virginia Le Seure granddaughter of former Speaker Joe Cannon made her debut at a Washington tea hosted by aunt Miss Helen Cannon.
Captain Clement Greatorex of the British cruiser Natal, carrying Ambassador Whitelaw Reid’s body from London, met Major General Thomas H. Barry at Governor’s Island and was received by Captain Albert Gleaves at the New York navy yard in informal calls.
Appleton officials seek a robust man to serve as city spanker a new municipal post backed by three pastors and the city's educators to discipline unruly children whose parents cannot control them.
Otto Forsberg claims his 15 year old bobtailed cat Mons is the most remarkable feline in Worcester. He says the cat not only plays the family piano but does almost anything else.
Advertisement urges readers with headaches upset stomach and foul breath to use Cascarets for quick relief. Claims cleansing the stomach liver and bowels improves mood sleep and energy. Promotes a 10 cent box and mentions children also need gentle cleansing.
Miss Mary Shearin is celebrated as the world’s oldest bachelor girl at 101, living at St. Joseph's Hospital in Denver where she is a permanent guest of the Good Sisters. Shearin has never worn glasses, stays active, and jokes that married life brings trouble while she remains single.
Berlin January 5 probable appointment of G Von Jagow German ambassador to Italy as secretary of state for foreign affairs follows the death of Herr Von Kiderlen Waechter December 30 a semi official announcement stated he is being considered as successor to the late official.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast and reliable cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims relief in five minutes, improves stomach health, prevents gas and belching, and allows eating favorite foods without fear. It urges readers to buy a fifty-cent case at any drug store.
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