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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1913
Page
7
Rev. Anna Shaw of the National Woman Suffrage Association addressed a large noon rally in Pemberton square. Massachusetts Governor Foss promised to grant women the ballot as he praised Massachusetts women who seek liberty and reforms.
A Boston reader claims Tona Vita cured nervous debility after a year of fatigue irritability and poor appetite. He says one bottle felt stronger and attributes the improvement to the tonic. Tona Vita is marketed as a substitute for long rest cures and is sold by leading Boston drug stores.
John D. Rockefeller Jr on behalf of the Bureau of Social Hygiene explains its creation work and plans. He stresses a constructive, scientific approach to the social evil, not sensationalism, and promises December publication of agent studies to shape a New York City plan gaining public support.
A 1912 verse celebrating the new year. It urges readers to seize early chances, improve themselves, and work with vigor before the year fades, praising effort, hope, and a buoyant spirit.
William Wood of 1030 Washington Street South End laments his bride of a few months left December 17 taking money clothes and other items. The 56 year old woman and 53 year old man met on Washington Street last October and married three days later by Rev. Hayes. Wood claims hypnosis and seeks her return.
The Bureau of Social Hygiene formed in winter 1911 to study vice in New York and Europe. Members include Katharine Bement Davis, Paul Warburg, Starr Murphy, and John D. Rockefeller Jr. It funds a Bedford Hills lab to diagnose and treat offenders and to inform humane reform strategies.
In Harkersburg West Virginia on January 26 Mrs Nora L Shockey of Ravenswood and Joseph W Wacek of Freemont Nebraska wed within half an hour of meeting for the first time after exchanging photos through a matrimonial correspondence bureau Wacek proposed and was accepted in the next mail.
The Union warns in an alarming editorial that war seems inevitable between Peru and Bolivia. The claim rests on Bolivia's warlike preparations and remarks by General Ismael Montes the Bolivian ambassador in Paris and other Bolivian officers. Bolivia aims for a port on the Pacific.
More than 60 delegates from county Catholic societies gathered at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross with Daniel J. Nyhan of Atlantic presiding as acting president since James F. Burke's death. The group elected Nyhan as president and a slate of vice presidents and officers, plus an auditing committee including Katherine Sheridan and Mary Carroll.
Mrs Power, keeper of a Maplewood boarding house in Malden, was charged with murder after her husband James Power died of a cerebral hemorrhage following a quarrel in which a pail of dirty water was tossed. Medical examiners cited blows as cause. Mrs Power claimed self defense.
Bishop W. Boyd Carpenter headlines noonday services at the Cathedral today and on subsequent days while other clergymen switch posts. Rev Samuel Snelling resigns Emmanuel Church rectorate to lead Nantucket St Paul’s winter services. Frederick B. Allen’s Episcopal City Mission tenure to continue with an assistant. Rev Andrew Archibald and Mrs Archibald depart for Pasadena with Archibald resuming Dorchester duties in April. Rector Alexander Mann spoke at Yale and Charles Fulton opened a series on modern parables The Making of a Man.
Ad promises Cascarets cure for headaches nervousness dizziness gas and constipation. Claims a 10 cent box from a druggist will cleanse liver and bowels, end misery, and leave head clear and stomach sweet by morning for months.
Poem laments the and ends with farewell to the island harp once used to tell of light freedom and song. The speaker notes the harp’s past joy mixed with sadness and hopes it rests until a more worthy hand returns. The verse frames patriotism, love, and fame as transient winds over the instrument.
The Rev. James Hayes and the Very Rev. Joseph Schneider arrive in St. Thomas West Indies and plan return to the U.S. within a month. Wireless instruments installed at Holy Cross College Worcester by Daniel S. Lynch. Fr. Frederick A. Murphy sends $5700 for China. lectures in Medford and New York. Ciborium award to Fr. Michael Byrnes. Lt. Gov. Walsh to attend Stoughton Guild event. postponed from Jan. 20. New students join St Anselm's College Manchester N H including Richard Noonan and others.
Burke and Co renowned tailors present a great reduction sale now at all stores. Overcoatings and suitings priced as low as 15 dollars. Bargains highlight a wide range of menswear options.
A brief item noting connections between New Bedford and Joseph Brooks of Jersey City, New Jersey. The article context suggests a social or civic link, with no further details provided in the fragment.
In Atlanta on January 26 an elderly merchant, E. H. Seymour, experienced a home invasion that ended with his bed catching fire while he slept. Neighbor J. M. Thompson rushed through smoke to wake him, recalling a popular song about sleeping through a blaze.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a quick harmless cure for indigestion and sour stomachs. It claims dramatic relief within minutes for bloating gas heartburn and sour undigested food with a money back guarantee.
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