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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1900
Page
2
An advertisement proclaims a $3 monthly treatment plan valid until February 1 for a wide range of ailments including catarrhal and bronchial issues, stomach and kidney troubles, deafness, rheumatism, and more. It claims past patients understood the promise and that many who accepted the low rate were satisfied, while others doubted it.
Massachusetts National Bank votes to absorb Broadway National, with William A. French retiring as president and John W. Weeks named successor. Frederick H. Curtiss becomes cashier, others join the board as the bank plans expansion to take in Broadway’s inter ests. The bank reports strong equity and a large oriental client base in Boston.
A physician argues that vigorous old age comes from ample digestion and wholesome food not dieting. He cites hearty seniors at meals enjoying beef, mutton, and lobster, argues against food cranks, and promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe aid for digestion. He notes widespread travels use the remedy and lists price and dealer details.
Doctors McCoy and Powell set a temporary $3 monthly fee for January only, promising no deviation. The $8 rate covers all diseases and patients, with a cap of $38 monthly for ongoing treatment until cure.
A list of patients from Malden to Roxbury credits Doctors McCoy and Powell with dramatic health recoveries. Miss Minnie Murray improves from bronchial and heart issues. Mrs. A W Howard recovers from chronic stomach trouble. John Larsen regains appetite after a severe cold and consumption symptoms lessen. John H Williams sees his hearing fully restored. A Hanson cures chronic throat catarrh and stomach distress. Joan Hallgren's offensive breath from catarrh vanishes.
James Dumphy of S92 Ninth Street South Boston suffered extreme dyspepsia but has recovered enough to eat normally now.
New York January 9 Merion Mason the actress has begun steps toward a divorce from Jack Mason. A prominent actress is named as corespondent in the case. The suit involves a transatlantic liner and the Hotel Cecil in London with trial reportedly in New Jersey.
Mrs. Sarah F Staples lies between life and death from a knife wound in her Jamaica Plain home as husband Edward W Staples sits in custody at Station 13. He admits jealousy over a female cashier and claims she stabbed herself. investigators report five revolvers and kerosene oil found at the scene. The couple married eleven years and own or operate local businesses, with one child living with a grandmother in Philadelphia.
The No. 10 East Fifty-fifth Street home of Joseph Pulitzer was destroyed by fire. Two women, identified as housekeeper Mrs. Jellett and governess Miss Elizabeth Montgomery, died amid a blaze that cost an estimated 300000. Pulitzer and a son were away at Lakewood New Jersey. the fire was blamed on a likely exposed electric wire in the conservatory.
An 1899 Parker advertisement touts the Magnetic Hindoo Three Star Ring Box as a path to wealth and luck. It narrates dramatic success stories, urges cautious ordering due to limited supply, and promotes the box as a mysterious powerful charm with magnetic energy guiding fortune.
The article recalls a blaze at the Pulitzer residence on Fifth Avenue once again after fireproof safes stored papers and a spaniel named Rikky died. The five story brick brownstone house faced two prior publicized fires on January 14 and March 9 of the previous year due to defective flues.
The Boston Credit Men's Association met at Young's with President John D. Morton presiding. Officers elected were John R. Ainsley as president, Charles R. Bott and George J. Graves as vice presidents, Frederick C. Kimball as treasurer, and John J. Henry as secretary. Erastus Wiman of New York and others spoke on credit systems and a proposed clearing house for commerce.
The steamer St Louis bound for Europe tomorrow will carry out 35900 ounces of silver valued in pounds as part of a planned overseas shipment.
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