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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1914
Page
8
Fannie Crane aged 65 died at City Hospital from burns after a lamp exploded at 9 East Canton Street. Her sister Susan, a half invalid, nearly perished while attempting to rescue her. Susan sustained burns but is expected to recover.
An old home recipe for darkening hair uses Sage Tea and Sulphur, now sold as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy for about fifty cents. It is claimed to restore natural color, stop dandruff, soothe the scalp, and darken gray hair after regular use.
Mrs. Joseph B Shore dashed through a wall of fire and smoke in her hallway yesterday. She protected her baby at her breast and dragged her terrified niece Rose Salzer to safety by the hand.
A fire on the third floor landing at 19 Stillings Street spread rapidly through a kerosene soaked attic. Mrs Shores grabbed her children and escaped through the blaze with minor injuries, while firefighters praised her panic-driven, life-saving actions. the blaze caused about 1000 dollars in damage.
Woolson street in Mattapan will retain its current name and not be changed to Wilson in honor of President Woodrow Wilson. The decision by the Board of Street Commissioners was announced yesterday, despite local wishes for the change.
A series of letters from Massachusetts residents praises the Osmo-Chemic physicians for treating bronchial illness indigestion and a tumor. Mrs Secord recounts recovery after life threatening symptoms and urges others to seek the Osmo-Chemie treatment for relief. Mrs Wilkinson credits the doctors with saving her life after chronic distress and a right side tumor.
At the 50th annual Boston Amherst alumni dinner at Copley Plaza, President Meiklejohn urged wealth for athletics alongside instruction, citing a 4 to 1 ratio. Sidney Chamberlain praised leadership, amid lavish decor, songs, balloons, and tributes to long-ago classes and Amherst figures.
Dr. T Frank Lynott of Chicago offers a free trial of a medicine claimed to dissolve uric acid, tone kidneys, and ease kidney bladder and rheumatic troubles. He asks sufferers to send symptom numbers age name and address to receive a free supply and a medical book plus advice.
A catalog of health complaints includes back pain frequent urination nervousness weight loss bladder soreness weak blood loss stomach pain general debility dizziness right rib pain abdominal issues and nerve or joint pains including sciatic rheumatism kidney and liver concerns heart palpitations hip joint neck or head pain and muscle soreness.
A campus program features fireworks and cheers as Amherst honors a $100,000 gift for another professor. President Meiklejohn argues for a teacher who blends knowledge with life to form big minds, while Rev. Stone warns against overemphasizing efficiency at the expense of religion and moral training.
The Sunday Post previews Bank and His Animal Friends in a new travel themed strip. Readers can expect light humor and ongoing adventures with the bank character and their animal companions as they journey to new places.
Ida Kaplan described Samuel Kaplan as emotionally distant from their October 1912 marriage until September 1913. She testified she begged him for affection and that he showed no signs of love, leading to her eviction and a later police visit. the District Attorney took no action and she was granted a decree nisi.
George A. Lewis, 69, longtime president of the Beacon Falls Rubber Company, died at his home in Naugtuck after weeks of illness. He led the firm for 18 years and was a prominent figure in the rubber industry for about 50 years. He is survived by his widow and two sons.
Col Arthur W Warfield assistant adjutant general of the state died tonight in Providence of apoplexy in his 56th year. He was a descendant of one of the original Minute Men from the Revolutionary war. Gasolene Gus and Dolly Dimple, in the next Sunday Post, are funnier than ever.
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