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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
2
A winter journey from store to home amid drifting snow and a stubborn old white horse. The narrator carries letters and a grocer’s string tied package of CHASE & SANBORN'S tea, awaiting Marm and the warm firelight by the snowbound yard.
Funeral services for Edward J. Donovan city clerk of Boston were held at St. Anthony's Church Alliston with a cortege of over 100 carriages. The City Hall flag stood at half mast as pallbearers and dignitaries attended including Mayors Hibba rd Fitzgerald and Quincy and ex-Congressman Conry. Interment followed at Calvary Cemetery with a large contingent of clergy and city officials present.
A Louisville resident testifies that Cuticura cured his grandson of eczema in childhood and later cured his own severe case after decades of suffering. He cites a dramatic winter with virulent sores and notes witnesses can verify the claim.
The ad touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills as cures for eczema psoriasis scalp issues acne and facial disfigurement. It claims testimonials prove extraordinary results after others fail and offers a free book on skin care plus a addressed sample.
Bennjamin D. Greene and John F. Gaynor arrived at Atlanta federal prison for processing with no assignment yet. In Denver, Fred C. Binfils was found guilty of assault on Senator Patterson and fined 650 dollars plus costs.
Gloucester fishing schooner Senator Saulsbury, arriving with a lost rudder, dragged anchors in a gale and was driven ashore at Brooklyn. Wet cargo of salt will be discharged tomorrow and a float attempt planned.
Inspector Gaddis at police headquarters arrested Rufus H. Sabin 38 of Melrose on larceny charges for stealing three diamond rings valued at 245 dollars from Martin K. Shaum of 1222 Washington Street alleged to have occurred on May 4 last year.
The Hattie F Knowlton, sailing under Captain Charles Glass, lost her fore gaff as the storm raged and reported the mainsail jibe. The Teresa and Alice, under Captain Perry, entering the north basin, dropped an anchor when its cable parted.
Harvard plans major reforms in athletics aligned with President Eliot's viewed policies. The board of overseers will ratify his report, expected within a month, signaling radical changes to athletic policy despite a finance focused departmental update.
Harvard President Eliot proposes restricting football to two intercollegiate contests per season and opening games to undergraduates free admission. The plan, debated at the New England College Association, signals a major shift in Harvard athletics affecting traditional rivalries with Yale Dartmouth Carlisle Brown and others and raises questions about which games would remain.
The Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture favors reducing the winter milk standard toward the summer standard. Secretary J. Lewis Ellsworth of Worcester says any standard is artificial and varies with season. A half percent drop in solids and lower fat content are suggested to equalize winter supply.
A defense tactic may push for a lunacy commission as the judge weighs Thaw's sanity at the time of White's killing. The trial panel filled with 12 sworn and provisional jurors as two hundred more talesmen are summoned. Dr. Butler travels from Roanoke to testify for the defense.
Plymouth County Court records show Henry J. White suing Albert C. Burrage for 2000 with a 5000 attachment on Burrage’s property. Other suits involve General Electric, Hanson Manufacturing, Wirt Company, and cash claims linked to Burrage and nearby Burrage Monponset, with a depressed town and shuttered factories noted.
Providence officials report six crewmen missing as barge Treverton, a four mast steel vessel, broke from the Lykens during last night’s gale. Tugs Swatara Tamaqua and Lykens left to search the drifting vessel.
The article reports Theodore Whitmore in Harrison jail claiming he was not involved with his wife Helena Whitmore’s murder. He denies giving Georgia Dickinson his wife’s bracelet and says Elliot assisted with trunks and a telegraph message on December 26. He asserts Elliot delivered a trunk and sent a telegram, and claims one trunk remained unsent.
A 50 mile gale swept up the coast with heavy rain. The D. A. R. steamer Prince Arthur arriving at Yarmouth from Boston endured a severe gale, a sea smashed the bridge railing and swept lobster crates into the sea. About 160 passengers were sick.
The tug C. B. Sanford sailing from Newport New York with six barges in tow lost two barges during a gale off Watch Hill. The crews of the Jula and the Helen were saved, but the two barges drifted ashore in Gardner's Bay.
The piece argues health as the first consideration over cost, praising Graves' Maryland Malt Whiskey as a higher quality, though pricier, option. It emphasizes genuine authenticity with sealed full quart bottles and the proprietors’ facsimile signature as proof of purity and effectiveness.
The Maine Coast Transportation Company's steamer Massasoit bound from Lubec to this port was driven ashore Tuesday night at Cutler and lies high on the beach with part of her keel swept away. If another storm comes, salvage may be unlikely. Captain Bray and crew escaped danger and could reach shore from within the harbor. The vessel, formerly the O. C. Carpenter, came from the Great Lakes.
CUR EID Wm J Jones Roxbury says doctors failed to cure him but the Inhalatorium cured him in three months. Ashmore Cox North Cambridge reports relief from catarrh after other doctors could do nothing. Frank Rice Fall River says nine years of bronchitis and catarrh ended. Mrs Malinsky Bridgewater notes relief from deafness and stomach catarrh. Lewis Foster City states asthma and catarrh cured. Peter Montville Uxbridge was deaf six years. Arlecks Lynn found rheumatism and catarrh cured in ten days.
Death notices from City Hospital Boston and East Boston announce deaths of John Atkins Ellen Dowling John Martin Nora Mullen Mary Riley with funeral details including dates addresses and church services in Roxbury Dorchester Charlestown and East Boston. Relatives and friends are invited to attend services and mass follows at designated churches.
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