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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1902
Page
7
The new United States Mortality Bulletin reports a drop in consumption deaths from 245 per 100 000 to 10 per 100 000 over ten years. Life expectancy rises from 31.1 to 35.2 years, with emphasis on Dr. T. A. Slocum's claimed free treatment program and four remedies for lung and related diseases.
Four free remedies claim to cure and prevent consumption and many wasting illnesses. Dr. T A Slocum's cures are marketed as the result of pharmaceutical skill with explicit usage directions. Write to Dr. Slocum at 98 Pine Street New York to receive the remedies from Slocum Laboratories.
In New York on January 28 the Albert T. Patrick trial resumed with Captain James A. Baker of Houston detailing Rice’s anger at Patrick over the will. Baker described meetings after Rice’s death, the vault visit with nearly 8 million in securities, and Patrick’s claim of residuary legacy. The court excluded a 65000 dollar check. Dr Hamilton Williams reiterated lungs injury from a gaseous irritant. Baker’s cross examination continues tomorrow.
Miss Annis Draddy and Herbert P. Goodwin wed in Municipal Criminal Court yesterday with Clerk Ingalls officiating. The scene was described as a happy conclusion to a long history of records and broils in the clerk’s office as a dusty volume mused on the future.
MI ONA described as a new remedy called A Certainty in Medicine that treats diseased digestive organs rather than the food. MI-DNA allegedly calms mucous membranes, stops irritation, reduces congestion, and prevents fermentation to restore digestion and enable full appetite without distress.
An advertisement promises free two days of MI-ONA treatment for residents with indigestion and related stomach issues. A booklet on wellness is included and readers are urged to visit the store for a free sample.
Boston public grounds chief William H. Doogue oversees removal and transplanting of several large trees in the Public Garden to beautify the grounds. A 20 ton tree figure is shown and work will continue for days. Doogue blames mud from subway excavations for damage to trees and denies criticisms by New York horticulturist Mr Parsons, promising a forthcoming sensational statement.
At a Brookline joint meeting of Selectmen and the school committee Mrs Robert Treat Paine 2d was chosen to succeed Mrs Elisabeth Cabot on the School Board serving until March when an election will fill the unexpired term of two years. Mrs Paine is Cabots niece and inherits her interest in education and philanthropy. She resides on Heath Street and is prominent socially and hosts many entertainments.
The annual meeting of directors reelects Charles A. Cotting Nathaniel J. Rust and T Jefferson Coolidge Jr for three year terms. The 1901 report shows 26 percent growth in assets income and in force insurance over five years with 7 percent higher expenditures. Policies issued and paid totaled 6877 for 13 627 119 dollars. Outstanding business stood at 822 000 with total obligations 14 450 119 dollars. Assets reached 30 859 673.49 dollars plus market gains of 1 962 059.76 dollars not used for reserves.
Boston audiences enjoy a packed closing week as Foxy Grandpa ends its Boston run while Tom Moore and Morocco Bound engagements draw crowds. Maude Adams, Blanche Bates, and William Crane headline the season with diverse acts from contortionists to violin recitals and bird lectures by Ralph Hoffmann.
Tenor George Hamlin presented a Strauss only program at Steinert Hall last evening. The recital featured songs drawn from Opus 0 17 19 21 and 27, highlighting Strauss as a central figure in German music.
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