This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1912
Page
8
Portland, Mo. Jan 30 American flags were hung in the rigging of at least 35 fishing vessels to honor Captain John A Willard of South Portland the oldest wholesale fish dealer in the city who died today from a paralytic shock He previously commanded fishing vessels before entering the wholesale trade.
An advertisement offers do it yourself beauty solutions. It promotes a canthrax shampoo mix to cleanse hair and relieve dandruff, a complexion lotion using spurmax and glycerin, a delatone hair removal paste, and a parnous fat reducer claimed to shed weight without dieting.
Actors from the White Rats union picketed the James J. Quigley theatrical agency on Boylston street in snow. They warned actors against signing Quigley contracts as unfair and urged others not to enter the agency. Quigley mocked the protest and said he would seek an injunction if the picketing continued.
Samuel W. Dike reports at the National League for the Protection of the Family meeting that Reno divorces are a “bad lot.” He notes Episcopal marriages show very low divorce, predicts trends after last summer’s denunciation, and says illegitimate divorce activity is confined to one county with many divorces followed by quick remarriage.
The comic section promises stronger laughs with Percy the Mechanical Man performing acrobatics and leaving readers to imagine the rest in the upcoming issue.
Lawrence Abbott says Colonel Theodore Roosevelt would accept the presidential nomination and would enlist if needed in war, in a letter to Edward C. Stokes received in Trenton New Jersey.
Captain Clark died of pneumonia at his Milton home on Ton ton avenue. Funeral from Mt. Auburn Chapel tomorrow at noon officiated by Rev. Alexander Mann. He leaves his wife and son Robert J. of Dedham. Born in Boston in 1888, he was appointed police commissioner May 1, 1893, and chaired the board from May 6, 1899, serving about ten years.
Bernard McKenna 11, son of Patrick McKenna of Cambridge, was brought to Dedham police headquarters as a runaway. He said he started at noon to walk to Providence to stay with his uncle James McKenna, a police ambulance driver there. His father was notified.
The Maeterlinck Pelleas et Melisande at the Boston Opera House featured Mme Maeterlinck in the title role with Faure music. A young actor Sheridan Russell appeared as Yniold in Act 2, revealed as a boy on stage. Cast included Rene Maupre as Pelleas, Jean Durazat as Golaud, Jean Durval as Arkel, and D Leo with Mme d Olige as the Queen. Caplet conducted. performance was intimate with a small audience.
A patent remedy recipe claims to ease backache kidney complaints and rheumatism. Fluid Extract Juniper Berries Compound Fluid Balmwort and Compound Syrup of Hypophosphites are mixed and taken before meals and at bedtime. Believers say it gently cleanses kidney eliminative tissues and reduces pain, swelling, and urinary trouble.
An advertisement claims gray hair and baldness make a man seem old and urges men to buy Hay's Hair Health to restore natural color and prevent baldness. It promises scalp cleansing, dandruff removal, and younger appearance, with pricing and dealer details including 1.00 dollars and 10 cents for a booklet.
Telephone your notice to the Boston Post Want Ad department. A lost or found advertisement on the next to last page costs 12 cents per line and the bill will be sent to you.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.