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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1913
Page
14
Judge Dodge heard experts on what defines a macaroon with testimony from Emil Lefavre Rudolph Rabethge and John Bate as jurors sampled the evidence.
The government accuses Washburn & Co. of Brockton of selling macaroons adulterated by using corn syrup instead of sugar, claiming it lowers taste and appearance. Witnesses debate whether coconut macaroons qualify as genuine, with experts citing glucose content and almond-based recipes as comparisons. Jury examines the exhibit during trial.
Thousands cut living expenses by Tudor Tea a trial 10 cent packet makes 100 cups of the most delicious tea in the world. Ad highlights affordability and quality of Tudor Tea for households seeking savings.
Count Alvaro de Ramones announced in Madrid that Spain will resume formal relations with the Vatican. The cabinet is selecting an ambassador to the Vatican.
Wholesale stock offered at retail by S and S Hl Harrison Co at 662 672 Washington Street corner Beach. Coats include Ulsters Raglans and Conservative models in Scotch Heathers Chinchillas and black kerseys priced 35.00 and 17.50 respectively.
W K Kellogg rejects claims of monopoly and explains Kellogg’s selling policy for Toasted Corn Flakes. He cites competition, argues policy reshaped distribution, widened package size, and cut consumer price from 15 to 10 cents, while signaling possible legal action if policy is illegal.
A rear coach of a Chicago and Oak Park elevated train derailed and plunged into the street at Fifth avenue and Van Buren curve in the Union loop. Two men in the car escaped injury by jumping to a forward car as the train, which had just discharged several hundred passengers, lurched downward.
Five year old George Winn led his burned and blinded mother from a cellar after a gas pipe leak caused an explosion. Two older siblings escaped uninjured as a gas company inspector noted the leak but said it was not his jurisdiction. George Zink helped contain the blaze until firemen arrived.
Everett police report on a bunco scheme where a man claims a bill of lading for a package at the railroad station and requests payment for charges. Victims pay between 5 cents and 1 dollar and never receive any bundle or delivery.
David W. Collison, assistant keeper at Seven Foot Knoll lighthouse, faced drifting ice and bad weather to fetch Father Johns Medicine from Sparrows Point after cannot travel to Baltimore. He credits the remedy with curing colds and throat and lung troubles and notes its fifty years of use.
Washington January 8 Negotiations to craft a decree dissolving the Union Pacific Southern Pacific merger resume with Attorney General Wilberts and Union Pacific officials. The Supreme Court ruling prompts a revised plan likely rejecting distributing Southern Pacific stock pro rata to all shareholders of both roads. Lovett Van derlip and Schiff join the talks amid reticence on the outcome.
Miss Frances G. Curtis, a candidate for the school committee, spoke at a Longwood house rally at Miss Mary T. Palmer’s residence on Autumn Street. She urged balanced education stressing mental and physical training and the value of habits that prepare children to be useful citizens, noting support for Boy Scout and Camp Fire Girls programs.
Advertises overcoats from 45 dollars and finest imported chinchillas and elysians with rich trimmings. claims superior tailoring by Journey man tailors. Shop listed as H Harrison Co at 662 672 Washington St Beach, with errant punctuation.
Mrs Grace W Robbins of Somerville obtained an injunction restraining her husband Horace M Robbins and Lilly A Johnson from removing money in Union Trust Company and Waltham National Bank. A special precept allowed attachment of up to 10000 dollars.
Mrs. Robbins sues in the Superior Court seeking 25000 dollars for alienation of her husband’s affections by Lilly A. Johnson. She alleges plans to leave the state and that Johnson sold real estate to this end. An injunction restrains withdrawals from two banks and affects safety vaults as well.
James A. Watson campaign for City Council spoke from a taxi outside the Courthouse on Pem berton square to about a hundred supporters in heavy rain. He called Laurence Minot and Edmund Billings tax dodgers and accused the Good Government Association of fakirs while vowing to continue his campaign and investigate highway plans and tax dodging if elected.
Three hundred cats, including famous feline beauties, entered the cat show at Mechanics Building in connection with the Boston poultry exhibition. The event showcases the house cat as a prize-worthy breed, with numerous prizes offered to that category.
Warmth and smudging saved oranges and lemons after two cold days. Citrus experts estimate about half the $50 million crop may be marketable despite earlier damage. San Bernardino groves largely uninjured, thaw averting further loss. Railroads face about $9 million revenue drop from reduced freight. Rain expected from San Francisco northward, reaching southern California soon.
Harro presents an overcoat and suit sale consolidating with S. H. Harrison Co. stock. Retail clearance offers include $25 $28 and $20 suits and overcoats at one price $11. Located at 662 672 Washington St. near Beach.
A three point cat show offers first prize worth three points toward a championship needing ten. About 350 in gold specials and many silver cups dot the officials’ desks. The event, the largest cat show this year in the country, runs today and tomorrow with 81 cats listed for sale at prices up to 175. The day features two brown tabbies Tom and Jerry, 10 years old, with Jerry the heaviest at 16 1/2 pounds. Poultry exhibits break attendance records despite bad weather, with extensive displays from Pank & Pollard and other firms showing incubators, hen houses, feeds, and golden pheasants.
Opera star Riccardo Martin of the Metropolitan Opera announces a forthcoming Post feature next Sunday detailing voice training methods used by famed singers. The series aims to guide aspiring vocalists with insights drawn from his own technique and career.
A 50 cent case of Page's Diapepsin is advertised to digest all foods and end indigestion in five minutes. The ad claims quick, positive relief from dyspepsia with no gas belching or stomach distress, and encourages readers to buy at any drug store.
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