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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1919
Page
8
Ten persons including the motor man and conductor of a Bay State street railway were severely injured when the Brockton to Quincy car jumped the tracks. It plowed 75 feet through the roadway and ended in a ditch against a big tree. several others were slightly hurt.
Dozens of passengers were injured when the front vestibule of a streetcar collapsed at Washington and River streets. Motorman Patrick Gannon was thrown through the vestibule window and landed in the road ten feet away. Over forty people suffered cuts, bruises, and shock as officials and a local pastor rushed to aid victims and establish a makeshift hospital.
The advertisement promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a remedy for postmeal distress. It claims no gas, sour risings, lump in the throat, biliousness, or bitter morning taste, and urges taking a tablet for prompt relief after rich meals. It notes effectiveness for banquet attendees and stresses a 50 cent box in drug stores.
The article warns that most soaps and shampoos use excess alkali, which dries the scalp and makes hair brittle. It recommends ordinary refined coconut oil as a gentler alternative, noting one to two teaspoonfuls cleanse the hair and scalp, produce rich lather, rinse easily, and leave hair soft and manageable. Coconut oil is inexpensive and available at pharmacies for family use.
In a Paris restaurant during a leave from the trenches, Big Ed Harmon plans to let Jeanne order while Calhoun learns to say a French dish. Explosions light the sky as German shelling rattles the city, and Harmon vows to protect Jeanne and her sister Marie amid the danger.
At Franklin Park Zoo two ostriches, Peggy and another, strutted through snow without minding the cold. The piece notes ostriches thrive in California conditions and recounts a harsh wartime joke about Germans and Russians. It also mentions Lodz factories halted by material shortages, with theatres and stores operating except during parades.
Reports from Warsaw state Lodz and other Polish cities are in a state of anarchy with rough elements looting and imprisoning employers until they pay. Workers parade with red flags listen to agitators and shout Down with the Jews and Down with the Mayor as crowds seek funds and influence.
Mrs Sarah B Johnson wife of Frank Johnson reportedly killed herself by cutting her throat with a razor in a barn behind her Bedford Street home in North Lexington, just days after a prior jump from a third story window.
A mongrel dog named Cream Puff receives the strongest endorsement from the Animal Rescue League officials at 51 Carver Street as volunteers are asked to provide a good home. The story notes many mixed pedigree dogs in care, praising mongrels as faithful and intelligent compared to thoroughbreds.
Seven boys aged 13 to 16 were before Judge Barnes in East Boston Court on a burglary roundup tied to the Noddle Island district. The arrest of 16 year old William Harlow led to the delinquent youths being held for a January 15 hearing. Victor Brusendorff and James Regan of the New Richwood Hotel pleaded guilty to running a disorderly house near a military post and were fined $1000 each, with Regan's case continued for funds. Traffic disruption followed when a subway trolley wire caused a short circuit at Haymarket square, interrupting service during peak hours.
King Alfonso of Spain, as reported from Madrid, said in an interview he hopes to visit the republics of South America soon. He added that both sides are called to play a big part in the future history of the world.
The amusing and highly human tale of Chignole, nicknamed The Flying Poilu, by Marcel Nadaud, a three times wounded French flyer now retired from service. The story appears in next week's Boston Post Sunday Magazine and is hailed as one of the war’s greatest narratives.
Old time drugstore ad touts California Syrup of Figs as a universal remedy for biliousness constipation and stomach upset in children. It promises gentle relief within hours without griping and warns buyers to insist on the genuine California Fig Syrup Company product.
A laboratory tour describes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound production. It highlights herb sourcing, solvent extraction, sterilization, pasteurization, and sterile bottling. Testimonials from women attest to its health benefits for female ailments.
A Chicago chemist named Geo H. Mayr imports ingredients and sells Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. The ad claims it cures stomach liver and intestinal ailments by removing catarrhal mucus and reducing inflammation including appendicitis. One dose reportedly convinces Riker Jaynes Drug Stores.
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