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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1902
Page
2
An advertisement extols Dr John W Bull’s Cough Syrup as the only absolutely safe cure for coughs colds and throat ailments including whooping cough croup and bronchitis. Customer testimonials from e g Rachel E Van Blarcom Paterson New Jersey praise its quick relief and nightly dosing.
An old advertisement touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as the best remedy for coughs, warns against dealer substitutes, and features a Bull's Head trademark. Purchasers are offered a calendar and medical booklet by writing A Meyer & Co. Baltimore Md. to request the freebies.
Michael J. Driscoll, a juror in the Foster Dickinson case, was jailed for two months for contempt of court after appearing intoxicated. The incident halted proceedings, prompted a jury restart, and drew criticism of the jury selection process from Judge Lowell and local election officials.
Joseph N Christie longtime Brookline resident and former Brookline fireman died at his Thayer Place home after a long illness. He leaves a widow two sons and a daughter. Christie was a 20 year veteran of the Brookline Fire Department and was active in the local Elks or notable fraternal order.
Representative physician of the Koch Lung Cure at 361 Boylston St Boston reports the International Tuberculosis Congress in London favoring the Koch treatment. The Boston clinic offers free consultations and trial treatments while promoting inhalation therapy to kill germs and heal the lungs. Offices are listed in major cities including New York Philadelphia and Baltimore.
In Groton on January 28 ex Governor George Sewell Boutwell reaches his 80th birthday. Messages flood in from East and West and from notable figures such as Rex-Governor Claflin General Bancroft and Erving Winslow. A life sized pastel portrait from Purdy’s studio arrives as a gift while many familiar and unfamiliar friends send warm wishes.
James Gilbert of 1% Thorndike Street was hit by a coupe driven by John F. McDonald on Tremont near Boylston yesterday afternoon. He suffered a broken right leg after stepping from a crowd onto a plank walk by a new building. He was taken to Emergency Hospital. driver held blameless.
Mayor Willard sent a communication to the Board of Aldermen reappointing all city administrative officers whose terms expire this year.
Arch ie Mc Eachern of Canada won the 15 mile motor paced race at the Second Regiment Armory in Philadelphia. Bennie Monroe and Otto Maya retired after accidents, as Mc Eachern clocked 24 414 5 for a world indoor record.
Brief notices report the Class of 1900 reunion at the American House with a reception and banquet, a 40 hours devotion at Angel Guardian, and multiple injuries from city incidents. Incidents include medical episodes at Grove Hall, car accidents on Washington and Lagrange, a junk-shop burglary investigation, a skull fracture from a wagon mishap, a minor fire on Carver Street, and hospital treatments for several residents.
Superintendent of Streets Donovan and City Engineer Jackson departed for Philadelphia to inspect a pumping engine under construction. The trip delays office seekers as no action will occur until his return Friday afternoon.
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as safe for children and adults to aid digestion and growth. It includes parent testimonials from Hooboken New Jersey and Erie County praising benefits for babies and picky eaters, urging large sweet tablets after meals for better appetite.
Washington reports from Ankara that Ellen M. Stone, the American missionary, and Mme Tsilka remain in captivity as brigands hold them. The latest despatch says negotiations have not produced the hoped-for release.
The West End Street Railway Company asked railroad commissioners yesterday to approve a new line from Washington Street to City Point with a double track to L Street and East First Street and P Street in South Boston. It plans construction after frost and seeks joint pole use with Malden and Cambridge electric companies. no remonstrance was filed.
A schoolteacher Miss Ev Barnard of Oxford Kansas recounts her coffee withdrawal story. She describes coffee causes headaches and nervousness and credits Postum Cereal Food Coffee with relief and stable health after proper preparation. She notes Postum available through first class grocers.
Firefighters battled a fierce blaze in a tenement on Fleet Street. Rescue teams entered through windows and recovered charred bodies including a woman and Pilate and his wife. Three more victims were found on the second floor as onlookers watched in horror.
Victims’ bodies were brought into Venuti's barber shop after a fire. Firefighters and police faced a grisly scene with charred remains, including an infant, a woman with a broken hip, and a mournful crowd crying nearby. A boy identified family members among the victims as an Italian man faced questions about identities. Ambulances moved burned remains to hospitals as investigators worked.
Nearly 200 Mosquito Fleet Yacht Club members and guests attended the annual banquet and business meeting at the United States Hotel. Commodore Charles P. Mooney hosted as toastmaster and surprised Treasurer Cornelius J. Driscoll with a gold watch and diamond stud. Aldermen Slattery Norris and Speaker Myers urged channel widening in Dorchester Bay. Officers for the new year were elected: Commodore Charles P. Mooney, vice Commodore Clement J. Moriarty, secretary John M. Sullivan, treasurer Cornelius J. Driscoll, directors Thomas W. Flood Frank J. Hannon James H. White.
Early today an alarm from Box 217 reported a fire at 951 961 Columbus avenue owned by Robert Treat Paine and used by Thomas Meehan and Morse Fuller. Nine horses perished, six owned by Meehan and three by Morse Fuller, with losses around 2000 dollars. cause unknown.
A large hotel fire at the Lindell on Seventh Street and Washington Avenue drove 230 guests into sleet last night. Women were carried down by elevators. mothers with infants escaped through smoke. Merchants estimate losses at 296000 to businesses and 25 in hotel damage from smoke and water.
At Judge Braley's injunction hearing, Brine witnesses described violence and intimidation by the Team Drivers' Union. William Hornick testified about days worked for Brine and relations with strikers, while William Ashman and James Davis recounted assaults, harassing threats, and mob scenes.
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