Dire Poverty in Hale Street Boston Explored
A Post report chronicles extreme hardship in Hale Street, West End Boston, where over 1000 people in crowded houses live in two room dwellings. Many rely on charity as prices rise and illness rises, with families like Olinsky and Bronstein facing chronic want and cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale Street
Green Street
West End
Boston
Max Mitchell
Associated Charities
Post
Crescent Place
Edward Everett Hale
Two Firemen Hurt In Thawing Pipe Fire
Mayor Glines praised the firemen as workmen thawed frozen pipes in a stable. Officer detail under Sergeant Woodman held a large crowd. Fire disrupted Fitchburg railroad service as tracks nearby were blocked for hours and trains gained schedule time back after 1 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glines
Armatrong
Woodman
Fitchburg
Cambridge Man Narrowly Survives Wood Alcohol Poisoning
Gibay Edwards, 87, of 1649 Winter Street Cambridge, was brought to Relief station after drinking wood alcohol mixed with cheap whiskey. He had recently consumed hard liquor, and friends found him groaning. Doctors used a stomach pump at the hospital and expect recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards
Gibay
Winter Street
Cambridge
Pal
Starving mother and baby of Deer Island inmates face ruin
Aged Mrs Welch and her week-old grandchild starve as John and Michael Welch serve sentences for wood theft from millionaire Pendergast. Judge Churchill fined both women but they cannot pay. Police verified the tale of hardship and neighbors can offer little aid. The mother, rheumatic and frail, has cared for Michael, a one-armed son, who has lived with her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Olinsky
Russia
Olinsky
Annie Brown
Chelsea
Welch
Doh Welch
John
Michael Welch
Pendergast
Churchill
Deave
Hickey
Oscern Keyes
Ryan
Station 19
Welches
Welchs
Michael
Harris Perkins
No. 9
Fanny
Perkins
D. Solomon Gordon
Gordon
No. 3
Weinere
Hyman
Canostine
No. 4
Sutton Street
John Welch
Keyes Akd Ryan
Pea
Light cure praised by Dr Plunkett in Boston talk
A Boston audience hears Dr Plunkett extol the light treatment as the future of medicine. He claims it kills disease germs by penetrating skin and tissue, sparing the patient, and argues old age could be a germ related issue with long life possible via proper precautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plunkett
Iin
Boston
Acteria
Open Letter Promotes Osmo-Chemie Treatment in Boston
Henry Plyetsch of Mayberry Street Wilmington Mass writes from a Boston institution praising Dr Plunkett and his X Ray diagnosed spinal neuritis treated with Osmo-Chemie light therapy. He credits the treatment with curing back and head pain once poisoned by copper exposure and urges others to seek similarly described care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Plunkett
M. T
Otter
Dr. Plunkett
Hunry Plyetsch
Maviborg St
Wel- Inatonu, Mass
Poverty Strains Families Across City Tenants and Wages
An American-born craftsman and several households struggle as unemployment limits income to a dollar fifty weekly for one man while others work meagerly. Families rent four rooms at low pay and face foreboding hunger as wages fall and savings vanish.
Eating Slow and Grape Nuts Helped a Man's Health
A New Albany man with no stomach recounts a doctor’s advice to eat slow and shares how Grape-Nuts improved his health, enabling him to walk 25 miles daily. The tale links tooth care, digestion, and the product's praised effects. Nearby, a poverty scene shows John Welch and his wife in cold, empty lodging with a newborn and no food, sparking a mercy plea before Judge Churchill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany
Ind
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Had but little money Giangrade’s sudden disappearance shocks North End Italians
Vincenzo Giangrade of 197 North street vanished after a minor bank collapse. Neighbors doubt he stole large sums, believing debts and unpaid obligations pushed him to flee. He ran a small watch repair shop and money exchange and handled few money orders to Italy. The Italian community remains largely unmoved by the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincenzo Giangrade
North Street
Giangrade
North End
Giangade
Osmo-Chemic Light Treatment Cures Longstanding Stomach Trouble
Mrs Alice Edmester of Tuft Ave Everett Massachusetts reports fifteen years of severe stomach pain ended after physician Plunkett examined with X Ray and prescribed Osmo-Chemic light therapy. She credits the treatment with a dramatic relief and urges others with catarrh and related stomach ailments to consult the Osmo-Chemic doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Edmester
Tuft
Everett
Mase
Plunkett
They Will Cure You Osmo Chemic Doctors Endorsed by Patient
A Boston man, A Jones of 16 Unity Street, testifies he suffered numbness and leg pain before visiting the Osmo-Chemic physicians in the Boylston Building. After X ray exams and treatment, he improved and favors others with similar ailments to seek their care, claiming they can cure if the trouble is curable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Jones
Boylston
Mr. A. Jones
Unity St
Boston
Mass
A. Jones
Post Brings Relief to Destitute Mrs Canterlupa
The story of Mrs Canterlupa widow of Douglas court whose husband died after a fall, is aided by a Post relief effort. Six dollars in small gifts, two bags of coal, bread and milk, and flour from neighbors reach the family of six. A 17 year old boy and 14 year old girl assist, Italian neighbors offer comfort, and the mother speaks of her dead husband and hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. 20
H. Fernstein
No. 10
Morris Bronstein
Bronstein
Russia
Post
Canterlupa
Madonna of
Tony
Solon Cottle Died En Route Home From State House
Edmund C. Cottle, sworn in as a Massachusetts state representative the previous Wednesday, collapsed on a train returning to Woburn and died. Born 1842 in North Tisbury, he moved to Woburn in 1857, worked in leather trade, became a manager at American Hide and Leather, and served in city government. He leaves a widow and three children.
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Woburn
Edmund C. Cottle
State House
Cottle
Middlesex
North Tisbury
Martha's Vineyard
American Hide and Leather Company
Republican Town Committee Organized in Revere
The Republican town committee of Revere organized last night with A. G. Hall as chairman and George A. Dalirymple as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Town Committee
Revere
A. G. Hall
George A. Dalirymple
Indulgences Lecture Promised at Catholic Union Hall
At Catholic Union Hall this evening the seventh in the series of lectures on Catholic doctrines will be given by the Very Rev. William Byrne vicar-general. His subject will be Indulgences. President Reardon invites non-Catholics to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Union Hall
William Byrne
Reardon
A Small Spot May Be A Cancer Warning
A small spot may indicate cancer as early tumors often begin as pimples. Many die because they ignore initial signs or delay seeking care. The Osmo-Chemic Light treatment is claimed to kill the cancer-causing microbe by exposing it to light.
Cancer claim of Osmo-Chenil¢ torsue in Lawrence mass
Mrs Joel Bean of 299 Lowell Street Lawrence Massachusetts relates her experience with left breast cancer. After failing conventional treatment she sought Osmo-Chenil¢ torsue therapy and reports dramatic improvement and belief the cancer will be gone. She states no pain or inconvenience from the treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Bean
Lowell St
Lawrence, Maas
Bel
Osimo-Chemic light treatment cited curing Everett man
Mr E H Green of 41 Hancock Ave Everett Massachusetts describes a five year battle with consumption and debility. After years with doctors and X ray examination he started Osimo-Chemic light therapy and reports feeling like a new man, claiming a cure from a long stubborn illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.H. Green
Hancock Et
Everett
Mass
K. H. Green
Osmo-Chemic Physicians Offer Free Trial Treatment
A cordial invitation to patients treated for catarrh asthma bronchitis or consumption cancers or tumors who have not found relief with other doctors. They are urged to place themselves under the care of smo-Chemic physicians before January for examination and a free trial of the new light treatment.
Osmo-Cemic Physicians Offer Free X Ray Examinations
The Osmo-Chemic Physicians advertise free X ray examinations using a specialized Fluoroscopic attachment to inspect all body parts and determine the cause of illness with certainty. They state no charge for the examination.
Osm(o) Chemis System of Medicine Ad Office Notice
The Osm o Chem is System of Medicine announces offices at 18 Boylston Street Boston with hours 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. J Tee Plankett M.D. serves as chief consulting physician and permanent offices are listed at suites 8 9 10 3a.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Tee Plankett
M. Dd
Uites
Boylston Auding
Boylston St
Oston
Free Koch treatment extended to January 20
Public notice offers free Koch treatment to all callers before January 20 at branches across the United States. Tuberculine remains the only charge at cost. Offices listed in Boston New York Philadelphia Philadelphia Buffalo Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati Baltimore Washington Rochester. Prof Koch is credited as discoverer of germs that reduce consumption and the Tuberculine that destroys them. Call or write to the nearest office.
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Boylston St
Boston
West 22d St
New York
Arch St
Philadelphia
Franklin St
Buffalo
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Penn Avé
Pittspore
Garfield Place
Cincinnati
Nutan St
Baltimore
Lith
N. W
Washoe
South St
Rochester
Koch
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Hale Stonter
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Hale
PILES
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Washington Street
BR. HH. White Co
Oxford
Houghton & Dutto
E. S. Gibay
Abraham Cushnov
Cushnov
Con Keefe
Pennsylvania
Keefe
Jamaica
St. Croix
Cederland
S & Sons
Aed
Tokay
Madeira
Ain
Sto
Seration
Houghton & Dutton
Solon
Rep. Cottle
King
WWF
King Dental
Avon Stree
Sale
Ephraim Sale
Jones
Lagringe
Weltch
Jamaica Pinn
Anna
Henry Weltch
Bolste
Hinckley
Wakefield
Eugene
Board of Park Commissioners
Fairmount Street
Palestine Lodge
Palestine Lodge of Masons
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