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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1905
Page
4
An 83 year old man, S C Thomas, credits Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey with sustaining his health as he and his wife celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on September 14, 1904. He claims the whiskey is a grand medicine for the elderly and expects to live many more years.
An advertisement touts Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey as a health tonic and medicine with over fifty years of record and millions of cures. It claims broad medical uses, hospital acceptance, and government recognition as medicine, with direct sales and free booklet from the Duffy Malt Whiskey Co.
Professor Wood testsifies as star witness while police recount knife and pin finds at Tucker home. Details unfold about blood at the Page house door as cross examinations continue and defense opening looms.
In a crowded courtroom the audience mainly consists of women ages 16 to 60, dressed matinee fashion, jostling to observe the Tucker murder trial. The report notes the packed corridors, long lines, and a mix of spectators including Marion Manola and Dr. Wood as testimony unfolds about bloodstained clothing, the Tucker knife, and details of the case.
General Whitney of the State police was recalled at the opening of court as Mr Vahey continued his cross examination. The witness and attorney argued over notes from Waltham and Tucker arrest details, with the witness saying he referred to two interview times at the police station.
Dr. John William Pomfret testified at Tucker trial describing two impressions of Tucker’s teeth made after a night at Newton police station. He said casts could show which upper and lower teeth produced the marks and that the sheath’s tooth impressions could closely match Tucker’s dentition.
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Deputy Chief George C. Neal testifies April 9 details in the arrest case. Evidence includes broken knife blade fragments and a stick pin found in Tucker’s room, later delivered to Chief Shaw and General Whitney. Neal recounts searches of a coat, pocket items, and the cellar for the knife handle and blue vest, with no further findings.
Constable Patrick J. McAuliffe testified he recovered a broken knife blade and a pin from a short brown jacket pocket in Tucker's room and delivered them to Mr. Neal. Tucker said he worked until about midnight then left the house and walked in Weston.
Professor Edward S. Wood testified about a stomach sample from Mabel Page. He described five ounces of semi fluid matter showing minimal digestion, with starch largely intact and meat fibers only superficially affected, indicating digestion began just a short time earlier perhaps one to two hours.
State Officer Daniel W. Hammond testified about handling knife fragments found in a sack coat pocket and a pin given to Mr. Neal during a search at the Tucker house on April 9. He also recounted a timed route starting at Weston bridge to estimate travel to the Page house and back via East Newton street and Riverside road.
State Officer George Dunham testified he delivered clothing and Mabel Page's stomach to Dr. Wood and searched for J. L. Morton of Charlestown Massachusetts and others listed on a postal card found in Tucker's pocket. He found no trace of any of the persons.
An Indiana woman credits Postum with curing lifelong coffee related dyspepsia and stomach troubles after swapping coffee for the beverage. She recounts severe illness before adopting Postum and notes she now feels well and needs coffee no more, praising the product from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and its booklet The Road to Wellville.
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