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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1905
Page
2
A historical medical advertisement claims Dr Shoop Restorative cures nervous causes of various ailments. It offers a free full dollar bottle to prove effectiveness, cites a long track record, and invites readers to request books and place an order by mail.
Evanston man Tabor writes a tale built on emotions and passion using a live model for scenes of love making. The model plays female roles while Tabor acts male characters in his home with his wife present. Tabor describes simulated encounters ending when passion subsides.
Edward C. Potter Jr says his Harvard sophomore bride Lisa Marshall eloped last Saturday and parental opposition over religion is untrue. He reports they plan to stay together in Cambridge, introduces her to friends, and enjoys music and campus life.
In Mahandy City Penn on January 18 the coffin of Mrs Elizabeth O Rourke could not pass the doorway a larger entrance was created by knocking a hole in the wall. The hearse was too small and had to be dismantled. Twelve men served as bearers weighing 350 pounds.
Boston lawyer William G. Brooks sued Miss Alice Maude Poole of Rice's Merry Shop Girls for jewelry valued at $5000 given as engagement gifts. A third jury awarded Brooks $750 after she claimed the pieces were personal property and not recoverable.
A Massachusettes meeting of the New England Shoe and Leather Association urged Congress to repeal the 15 per cent duty on hides and urged untaxed hides. EB. 8. Woodbury presented a resolution for untaxed hides. Officers elected include President George F. Daniels and Secretary George C. Houghton.
Boston readers tout Quinona as a cure for skin pimples nervousness sleep loss and fatigue. Residents from Roxbury and the area report complete relief after use and praise the product’s complete formula on the label. Free medical advice offered by The Quinona Co. in Boston.
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female organ derangements causing moodiness backache and nervousness. It cites Kate McDonald of Woodbridge New Jersey praising recovery from uterine troubles and urges ill women to consult Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
Three women requested legislation in the Massachusetts Legislature yesterday. Mary A. Livermore and others asked for a constitutional amendment to strike out the word male in the first line of Article 3 of amendments defining voter qualifications.
Alice Stone Blackwell urges that women in cities and towns outside Boston, qualified to vote for school committee members, be allowed to vote in caucuses. Mary M. Riddles and the Massachusetts State Nurses Association press for a governor appointed nursing registration board with five year terms and nominee submission from the association.
Emily Richards, the East Haven district school teacher known as the pretty school marm, skated in freezing weather. Her feet frostbitten on the ice, a town doctor diagnosed the condition. The school committee closed the school until she can return to work.
John N Woodfin, chair of the Vermont State Prison Board, reports Mrs Mary Rogers the condemned killer is calm and not broken by fear. He says she will be executed on Feb 3 and that gifts and letters pour in but will be destroyed for safety. Her meals remain plain and prepared in the prison kitchen.
London reports Lady Curzon recovering from illness has shown gratitude by giving money or its equivalent to many of the poor who sent sympathy. An old cleaning woman, a nurse, and several villagers received gifts including a turkey, tea, sugar, and food orders. About $500 was distributed in monetary aid.
New York January 18 E C Potter Jr Harvard sophomore son of a Broad Street banker and grandson of W H Havemeyer sugar king who eloped on Saturday with Miss Lisa Marshall daughter of Duncan Marshall may lose a fortune thereby as his father is said to take drastic action over the union.
A grandson born to Mrs. Potter would receive 200000 in a trust set up by W. H. Havemeyer and pledged to him at birth. He is threatened with disinheritance if his parents do not relent, leaving him potentially a millionaire someday. The trust income now makes him independent of his father and supports Harvard studies.
At a recent meeting of the Dry Goods Clerk Benefit Association officers were installed. Arthur Burwell was named president with A Moulton as first vice president and J H Sommerville as second vice president. Other officers include J B Spare as clerk Herbert Burwell as financial secretary William Slack as treasurer G H Carver as sergeant at arms and B S Brookings with C E Restall as trustees.
Margar et Pumphret widow of William Pumphret dies. Funeral from daughter Mrs. P. J. Lane residence 189 Princeton Street East Boston Friday 8 15 a m Requiem mass at Sacred Heart Church 9 Relatives and friends invited Flowers omitted
The House adopted 12 articles of impeachment against Judge Charles Swayne of the Northern District of Florida. The speaker may appoint seven managers to present the case to the Senate. The vote split along partisan lines, with 24 Republicans joining Democrats against tabling and three Democrats voting with Republicans to table.
A Cambridge quake report could not be verified by Harvard Observatory. The Agassiz Museum caller claimed a tremor around 11:30 pm, but Crimson astronomers did not feel any movement and did not pursue the claim due to streetcar rumble from Huron Avenue.
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