Salem dedicates new State Armory for Second Corps Cadets
Governor Guild and staff attend the dedication of Massachusetts State Armory for the Second Corps Cadets and Company H, Wighth Regiment M V M in Salem. The three story brick sandstone building on Essex and Brown streets cost about 120000, features an 88 by 176 foot drill hall and 86 rooms, with a grand march, reception, and all-State shield presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governor Guild
Massachusetts
New State Armory
Wighth Regiment
Missud
Salem Cadet Orchestra
William H. Brigham
William A. Chapelle
John Bigelow
Ira Vaughn
Talbot Aldrich
Guy Murchie
John E. Kenealey
David H. Morgan
Fred R. Robinson
E. Dwight Fullerton
Holton B. Perkins
Essex Street
Company H
Brown Street
John C. Spofford
Boston
Health woes from cracked hands plague worker
A first person account describes severe cracking on the hands and arms with itching burning skin. The writer reports inability to move thumbs without flesh cracking and says sleep and work are often impossible due to the condition.
Cuticura cures fearsome eczema after months of suffering
A chef and steward described a year of severe eczema on his hands ending in dramatic improvement after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. He applied the ointment at night under cotton gloves and by dawn there were healed areas, with full recovery within a month and nine months of clear skin since.
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Walter Ttx
Somerset St
Boston
Mass
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Cure for Constipation Promised by Cascarents
Suffering from neglect of bowels and severe constipation is common. The advertisement claims Cascarrets is the universal cure for this ailment, promising relief and health benefits.
Conservatory Star Quits Studies for Opera Stage
Miss Evelyn Belloff a popular New England Conservatory student has abandoned her studies to pursue opera. She will understudy Adeline Norwood in the title role of Madame Butterfly, having received a Christmas Eve offer and already begun the stage career. Belloff came from Syracuse and studied under Charles White, appearing in Clayton Gilbert productions at Jordan Hall.
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Evelyn Belloff
New England Conservatory
PE Evelyn Belloff
New England Conservatory of Music
Conservatory
Miss Belloff
Adeline Norwood
Cals
Clayton D. Gilbert
Jordan Hall
Gardiner Hall
Boston
Penny Savings Bank Opens New Building in Boston
The Boston Penny Savings Bank, founded in 1861, formally opened its new 1875 Washington Street building opposite Cathedral. The marble and granite structure features a 60 foot dome, modern steel vaults, mahogany offices, and a night watch sleeping room. Deposits range from 1 to 1000 dollars with interest starting January 13 for early deposits.
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Penny Savings Bank
Boston Penny Savings Bank
Washington Street
Union Park Street
Board of Trustees
Scott's Emulsion Ad Promises Growth for Children
An advertisement asserts Scott's Emulsion strengthens weak children from infancy into robust youth. It claims pale kids gain energy and growth and offers a free "Complete Handy Atlas of the World" upon sending the paper name, address, and four cents to Scott & Bowne, 409 Pearl Street, New York.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Planet Hunt Long Waged by Amateur Astronomers
Health Commissioner John Ritchie Jr notes the idea of an ultra Neptunian planet dates back to 1880 when Professor George Forbes of Edinburgh urged a search. Other astronomers like David Todd of Amherst and Pickering built on Uranus perturbations, but such efforts have yet to yield results.
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John Ritchie, Jr
Ritchie
George Forbes
Edinburgh
Neptune
David Todd
Amherst
Leverrier
Adams
W. H. Pickering
Todd
Uranus
Woman Dies After Ingesting Carbolic Acid At Lowell Inn
A Lowell woman possibly Mrs Lathrop ingested carbolic acid at the Lowell Inn at noon and died later at St. John's Hospital.
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Lowell
Aldermen Fail Again To Pick Chairman In Brief Session
The Board of Aldermen deadlocked on electing a chairman with three ballots. Curley received four votes, Anderson six votes, Donnelly absent. Attridge and O’Hare split their preferences with no clear winner. Anderson had said he would receive a Democratic vote, while Attridge would not back Curley or Anderson.
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Hibbard
Alderman Curley
Curley, Giblin
Timilty
Whelton
Alderman Anderson
Anderson
Hale, Cotton, Brand
Ballantyne
Carr
Donnelly
Alderman
Rich Man Weds Nurse After Red Cross Tagging
Nicholas I. Schermerhorn, a Schenectady millionaire descendant, married Margaret Elizabeth George of Glen Falls who tagged him during a Red Cross fund drive at Ellis Hospital. The couple reportedly met last summer when she tagged him and he pursued her, leading to the wedding.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Nicholas I. Sccermerhorn
Ellis Hospital
Red Cross
Margaret Elizabeth George
Glen Falls
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Warner
Coats
Neel
Wamburg
Qra
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der. Ave
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Magn. Ave
Cambridgeport
Cambridge St
Cambridge
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Harvard
Hancock St
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Essex St
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Main St
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