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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1903
Page
5
An advertised remedy claims catarrh is a blood disease best treated internally rather than with sprays or washes. A speaker cites relief after using Stuart's Catarrh Tablets, noting the product contains no opiate or cocaine and is suitable for children and adults.
Senator Harrington develops three measures to shift nominations to direct vote for Congress and Suffolk county officials, and to curb close contests in the Boston councillor districts. House chair Luce drafts a primaries bill with direct plurality voting, six Tuesday primaries before elections, Boston precinct voting, and aligned with general election laws.
Franklin Square House residents attend a concert in Haynes Hall led by Mr Emile EB Renaud with assistance from Miss Ethel G Lee and Miss Pula Margaret Olson. Accompanist is Miss Anna Cahill.
Insomnia linked to overworked digestive organs that struggle with nighttime digestion. Beecham's Pills offered as a remedy to relieve this burden and improve sleep by aiding digestion during the day.
An old advertisement copy urges readers to use Beecham's Pills to aid digestion and achieve natural rest. It claims proper stomach function depends on the body doing its work and suggests occasional doses for better sleep and wellbeing.
A Syracuse inventor claims a remarkable home remedy can quickly heal rupture. He asserts positive, guaranteed results and promotes his method as a safe, simple cure for sufferers seeking relief without professional treatment.
Syracuse inventor markets Electrus a new electrical appliance claiming to cure ruptures with a steady current stimulating tissue and nourishment. Judge Bartollette of Kentucky is reportedly cured after over 20 years. The Electrus Co. offers free complete details from 4 Wood Building, Syracuse.
Laura Bryant, 18, told a Post reporter she loves a man who may be married. After a dramatic attempt at self harm on Main Street she recounted a two week romance, jealousy, a hospital incident involving carbolic acid, and a confrontation with Walter Sullivan. Her parents in Rockland Avenue struggle to keep her at home while she wanders Brockton seeking love and stability.
Jan. 21 Judge McIntyre hears the will contest of Herman C. Rowell who died Nov. 6 at age 26. The house and lot worth about 3000 is left to his sweetheart Sadie Munson. His sister challenges the will claiming undue influence by Munson and her mother. witnesses note Rowell’s lack of regard for his future mother-in-law.
John Witkos was sentenced to five months in jail for stabbing Ignacy Cebula, a fellow countryman, the day before his planned marriage. In court, a bloody shirt, Cebula’s hat cut in five places, and the bloody knife were shown as key evidence amid the tense scene before the bride-to-be.
Jan 21 in Lawrence, J. W. Barrett and Mrs Ellen Knight, once estranged, wed at Duncan Wood's steamship agency with Wood, a justice of the peace, officiating. They then bought Melbourne tickets and sailed from Boston on Sunday, the bride having lived in Lawrence previously and the groom recently returning to England.
Five Holyoke girls form a Bachelor Girls Club and swear not to marry. Members include Alice Godin niece of Dr Brindamour Bonvouloir daughters of the city treasurer Kitty Prew daughter of Fire Commissioner G J Prew and Irene Guyott daughter of Theodore Guyott. All under 20 and noted as society favorites.
Charles E Delmore and Sophie Doriot were arrested at 3 30 this morning in the old Ladd house 563 Middlesex street Lowell by Captain Kew and Lieutenant Downey They had eloped from Malden a week earlier Both were married and took the other party s child and money Delmore left a wife and three children Mrs Doriot left her husband Neighbors had threatened punishment and both were held in 500 each for the grand jury in Police Court today
In a Probate Court case Mary J Bryant vs William H Bryant the court granted the wife custody of their minor son William and alimony of 12 per week after days of hearing. The judge noted Mr Bryant's questionable conduct but found no proof of gross intoxication or adultery and suggested wording changes to the separation decree to avoid harming his reputation.
The Majestic Theatre nears opening in late February or early March with Robert Emmet as the likely attraction. Boston shows report a busy period with stars like Mabel Colcord in The Pride of Jennico and Dan Daly at the Park Theatre. Notables include Maud Hoffman in Julius Caesar at the Colonial and Arthur Byron returning to lead Mary Mannering at the Hollis, with Mrs EB Whibley at the Boston Theatre in Ninety and Nine. Grand Opera House seats were filled with Tracy the Outlaw crowds, and Henrietta Crosman headlines a Tremont matinee with Nance Oldfield and Madeline. Boston Theatre’s In Old Kentucky gains momentum as Bessie Barriscale’s marriage to Sumner Gard is announced. Bowdoin Square Theatre highlights One of the Bravest and a grand fire scene, while Keith’s features Wood and Ray and Golden Gate Quintet coming to town. Also noted are cycling history celebrations, Lady Olga’s boa act at the Nickelodeon, Sam Scribner’s Gay Morning Glories at the Palace, and The Ninety and Nine headed for the Boston Theatre.
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