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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1905
Page
2
A Baptist minister attributes his recovery from consumption to Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. He says the product saved his life and cites the death of a daughter to argue its effectiveness. The claim echoes patent medicine advertising popular in the period.
An advertisement promotes Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a medicine that strengthens health, aids digestion, and improves circulation. It claims government recognition as a medicine, 50 years of doctor usage, and offers a $1.00 bottle with a medical booklet, warning against imitations.
Nan Patterson the actress in jail for a third murder trial broke down when her counsel informed her Justice Greenbaum would not admit her to bail. She wept and waved her arms, then crying with her father, who collapsed during the visit. Warden Flynn sent for. father sent home.
Secretary Taft will detail retired Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles for duty with the Massachusetts organized militia under the Dick militia bill. The move follows a letter from Governor Douglas and a prior promise, with the detail expected to be completed tomorrow.
A 2 1 2 inch fire pipe break near the Old State House caused water to flood the tunnel and engineer's room. Water departments repaired the leak and restored service before midnight after fire boilers were extinguished and heat cut.
Thomas W. Lawson plans to leave for Washington to present evidence against Amalgamated Copper Company. He hinted action from the Attorney General and noted recent political investigations into Standard Oil spending in the Bryan campaign. Lawson warned of a coming market downturn as public reluctance to buy grows.
Miss Lilla Boothby sues Albert L. Chellis chief of the Saco fire department for 12000 alleging repeated delays of marriage and emotional distress after learning he wed Mary L. Bowers of Camden Me. She cites a year of billet doux and illness from heartbreak.
The Boston Art Club opened its annual show at the clubhouse with a largely attended reception despite bad weather. It features 182 studies by club members and a few outsiders, including works by C. Yyles Collier, J. A. S. Monks, Louis Kronberg, Melbourne H. Hardwick, Walter F. Lansil, and Walter Gilman Page. Five statues draw praise. The exhibit runs until February 4, daily 9 am to 10 pm, with Saturday closing at 5 pm.
The Sta tionary Engineers Union 16 reported that some Boston breweries are not adhering to the union scale for engineers. It was decided to distribute copies of the agreement to each brewery and ensure employers comply with the terms.
Newton reports an informal opening of Brae-Burn Country Club's new clubhouse with over 200 members inspecting the $60,000 structure. After dinner, many danced while others enjoyed skating at the event.
Catarriets nasal and other catarrh forms are said to be quickly relieved by these antiseptic tablets. They soothe the mucous membrane and sweeten the breath. Hood's Sarsaparilla is recommended to purify blood and cure the constitutional disease. Catarrlets available by mail postpaid for 50 cents from C. I. Hood Co.
Harold Wordsworth Page testified his sister Mabel knew defendant Tucker and detailed morning of March 31. He described leaving home at 7 40 AM to go to work at Boston & Albany and noted money in his sister's desk and purse, plus prior encounters with Tucker at the South Terminal and in the family home.
Mrs Mary Lynch, a native of Ireland, died last night at age 105 in Newburyport. She came to the city 60 years ago. Her children say she was born in 1799, though no birth record exists.
At the St Patrick and St Patricia committee meeting in Roxbury the Ward 17 municipal building at 431 Dudley Street was booked for the February 20 week for the third annual fair of the Total Abstinence and Literary Society. James J Hayes chairs the general committee and Annie Graves serves as secretary.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise a one day cure for colds with a money back guarantee if it fails. Each box bears E. W. Grove's signature and is priced at 25 cents.
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