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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1906
Page
5
Mrs. Abbie A. Saultes of West Danville Vermont shares a testimonial recounting severe eczema on her hands that worsened despite medical care. After trying Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent beginning in May she reports a full recovery before cold weather, urging others to try the remedies.
Complete external and internal treatment for every humor from pimples to eczema may now be had for one dollar. A single set often cures torturing disfiguring itching burning and scaly humors when all else fails. Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills sold worldwide. Potter Drug & Chem Corp Beaton sole props. Mailed free How to Cure Itching Scaly Humors.
Benjamin Johnson longtime Faneuil Hall Market figure and turf owner with horses Steve Maxwell and Northern Light died at 84 at the Parker House. A Winthrop resident born in Sharon he was a Mason and Chamber of Commerce member and foster parent of stage star Marie Jansen. survived by a widow and his adopted daughter Hattie Johnson.
Ward 16 leaders attend the funeral of James Keenan a prominent Boston politician and former opponent of James Donovan. Keenan once led the streets department and served as a General Court representative. He had been hospitalized at City Hospital and Carney Hospital before dying Sunday.
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure for piles, claiming self administered relief at home without surgery. It offers a free trial by mail and states a regular course costs 50 cents from a druggist or by mail from Pyramid Drug Co., Marshall Michigan.
In Lawrence a 15 year old Russian girl named Katrina Kavelinsky faces deportation after her parents died in Russia. With limited English and supported by a small Russian community, authorities say she must be taken back unless a local family or friends step forward to provide support or guardianship. The case underscores the plight of a child left without relatives in the United States.
A well dressed stranger in Madison Connecticut acted oddly by tossing money to schoolchildren and selling cheap silverware to a plumber before heading to the railroad. He matched the Chicago circulars description of Frank J. Constantine, wanted for a murder in Chicago. he gave the name Martin L. Chase from Dennisport Massachusetts and wrote his name on Constantine’s circular. Sheriff Scranton questioned him and released him.
Washington report says Ensign Wade was acquitted of hazing after Navy Secretary urged reconsideration. The court’s original findings stand, closing the case, with Wade detached from Mare Island naval yard by order of the Navy Department.
Guayaquil reports Garcia era forces under General Franco and Colonel Andrade marching toward Quito to surrender arms. The Alfaro commission departs Guayaquil to affirm Alfaro as President, with political transformation noted nationwide except Loja and Azuay where recognition lags.
Jan 22. In dense brush by the Ware River some boys found a campers' lean-to believed to be the wild man's lair seen last month. Hen heads feet and carcasses of small animals littered the area.
Madame Sarah Bernhardt agreed to be photographed after pressure from managers and friends. At Marceau's studio in Boston she sat for forty poses, arriving with her maid and leaving with her entourage including Monsieur Mayer and Fictillon.
The London Liverpool and Globe Insurance Co sues Mrs. Susan DeForest Parker to recover 7000 for the yacht Scythian burned at sea. Plaintiff’s case ends as Wallace McFarland argues Captain Cardiff stirred the claim to harm Dr and Mrs Parker and that the inventory he swore to was not prepared by Dr Parker.
Madame Bernhardt toured Fire Department Steamers 36 and 6 on Mason Street last night as engines backed down streets and horses trotted the block. Chief Cheswell and Assistant Mullen invited her after backstage access at La Sorciere in Boston. The actress praised the quick response and fire crews demonstrated American steamer tactics.
The New England Deaconess Association hosts an all day prayer meeting at Bromfield Street Church auditorium on Wednesday June 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Leaders include Miss Josephine S. Fisk and Dr. George S. Butters among others with sessions on topics from deaconesses to hospital work. The public is invited.
A New York tug Gypsum King with one barge in tow struck the Murr ledges near Grand Manan in dense fog and is expected to be a total loss. The crew landed at Seal Cove. the barge fate unknown. The wreck mirrors a previous Warwick disaster at the same ledges.
Alexander Gould landscape gardener and Louise Garden nurse wed after a long acquaintance begun in Dufftown Scotland. Officiant Rev Father Michael T. McManus presided at St Marys of the Assumption Brookline. They will reside at 17 Aspinwall Avenue Brookline.
In Waltham on January 22, Joseph Colway faced larceny charges for stealing five boilers from Max Tankle. He planned to enlist in the U S Navy to escape imprisonment, but was rejected after an enlistment officer noted the navy will not accept persons dodging court sentences. Colway received a sentence to the Concord reformatory.
Governor Higgins told reporters in Albany that certain interests sought to divert public attention from the insurance investigation and shift legislative focus to other topics. He said political influences were involved and that he could name them but chose not to disclose.
In Greeley Colorado on January 22 10 year old Ethel Cunning ham saved her 80 year old grandmother from a vicious bull by waving a red skirt causing the bull to chase her instead. She escaped to a house and slammed the door as the bull struck the storm shelter. Grover residents plan a celebration in her honor.
In Great Barrington on January 22, H. C. Clark and assistant Rollin Smith shot four Sheffield dogs owned by Martin McCarty Stephen Delano Albert Schneider and Mrs. W. H. Crawford to prevent rabies. A prize Boston terrier owned by Farley A. Russell was found off its muzzle and taken to the station before being returned home.
A three week old foundling found in a South End hallway at 8 Clarendon Street is under state charity investigation. The State Board and special officer Frederick A. Burt seek clues to identify the child and parents, focusing on a note addressed to Mrs. Gunn stating the baby has no father or mother.
The Martello of the Wilson line and the Cambrian of the Leyland line docked after long voyages from the Atlantic. Officers reported summer breezes ashore though the Martello arrived a week late with a starboard list and new deck planks. The Cambrian was three days late while the Peter Jepson and Admiral Farragut brought warm weather stories from Jamaica and Mexico.
Dense fog disrupts shipping as the fishing schooner Mary FE Silviera ran ashore between Boston Light and Bug Light. She was floated last night with help from the tug Irving Ross and is not in immediate danger. The Savannah line steamer Nacoochee from Savannah was not heard from by sundown. The toy line steamer Old Dominion is a day behind schedule.
Crowd filled the big roller rink in Park Square for the Franks family return to Boston after years. Professor Charles Franks and baby Lillian, age 7, delivered acclaimed acrobatic acts with lavish costumes. Bank Officers' Association members visited the rink, while Miss Jessie Darling conducted morning skating classes gaining popularity.
Experts at the Arnold Arboretum say orchard and rose crops remain safe despite unseasonable buds and sap flow. They warn only a prolonged warm spell followed by sudden frost could cause damage, unlikely except in sheltered spots. Foreign shrubs show no effects so far.
Five Lancaster boys aged 12 to 15 stripped to smiles and took their first river swim of the season in the Nashua River yesterday.
Mild weather brought about fifteen thousand nine hundred people to Coney Island yesterday. Police estimated the crowd size as families and visitors enjoyed the attractions and renewed seaside activity.
A Nebraska woman reports rapid improvement after using Grape-Nuts to treat years of chronic constipation headaches and nervousness. She credits the food with restoring regularity steady nerves and strength while also aiding her baby during cholera infantum. The testimonial notes long-term benefit and endorses The Road to Wellville booklet.
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