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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1913
Page
7
Harvard votes to establish a university press to publish scholarly works for knowledge dissemination. Printing will start in University Hall basement under C. Co. Lane, with a separate press building planned later and oversight by the publication agent.
John R. Tacheira and Frank F. Fialko of Lowell were arrested yesterday by U S Deputy Marshal James Ruhl for allegedly assaulting Manuel C. Pachio in the Lowell postoffice corridor on January 25. They appeared before U S Commissioner Hayes for a preliminary hearing on February 3 and were released on personal recognizance.
Readers query skin and hair issues. Advice covers blood purification with quinoxide tablets, a water massage glowene routine, a natural hair remedy from a hair wand, flavol powder to remove facial hair, yellow mingos for dandruff and itching, and glorial glowene with balm for tender skin and shampoos. Also recommends a flesh builder and venosol along with deep breathing.
A large crowd attended the 18th anniversary celebration of Hibernian Total Abstinence Society No. 1 of Boston at Knights of St. Rose Hall Worcester Street. Guests included Mayor Fitzgerald Councillor Attridge former Mayor Connery and other prominent temperance figures. Delegations from most Boston divisions attended and officers listed include Maurice Dineen president and James McConnellogue vice president.
Boston Progressive party announces unanimous resolutions against amalgamation with the older parties. The committee urges sincere and honest men to join the Progressives to place government in the hands of the people and to pursue social and industrial justice.
An old fashioned health ad urges mothers to use Syrup of Figs to relieve a listless irritable child. It claims the remedy cleanses the liver and bowels, is gentle, tasty, and not harmful, with directions on the package and the full name Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna.
A reader asks for a safe way to lose weight and is advised to obtain five grain thyroid tablets from a pharmacy and follow directions on a sealed tube. The responder claims the formula is widely prescribed by physicians and personally trustworthy sources call it harmless and very effective.
Migs B KR asks about dry yellow rough skin and a strong emollient remedy sold in sealed jars. The reader is advised to use a pure emollient freely twice daily to restore tone and color, with massage until absorbed. Marguerite asks about greaseless cream to protect skin from weather and preserve beauty, with a recommendation for a greaseless cream called rich balm in sealed tubes to ease burning roughness and provide soothing relief.
A reader asks for a hair solution to keep curls or waves through the night. The response recommends Gloriol Wave Alone, praising its effectiveness at curling and waving the hair for a week or more.
The text prescribes a tooth powder formula using 2 oz antiseptic powder, precipitated chalk 1 oz, powdered soap 8 oz, and powdered sugar 8 oz. Mix thoroughly and store in a sealed container. It claims to remove discolorations and whiten teeth while reducing decay and lasting long.
The Rev. George L. Cady accused Charlestown prison of assembling criminals of all grades and teaching trades of no value to their future lives during a talk at Filene's restaurant hosted by the Economic Club.
Dr Cady calls for classification reforms to separate delinquents from hardened criminals and favors a state use prison labor system. He proposes a state farm, wage payments to families, and broader adoption across departments. Dr Leonard highlights trust based reform with low escapes. Dr Gilmour notes a large farm where 1800 prisoners were confined over three years.
London reports Emmeline Pankhurst said militant suffragettes will pursue increasingly effective methods until women win the vote. She warned actions against the government remain necessary in revolutionary warfare, taking responsibility for the campaign. General Flora Drummond, jailed 14 days for an attempt to interview Lloyd George, was released with a stranger settling her fine.
Dublin magistrate sentences suffragette Mrs Mabel Purser to one month in prison with hard labor for breaking six panes of glass at the Custom House. She claimed her actions challenged a Commons claim that Irish women do not want the vote.
All local federal detectives attended United States Judge Hand's court to day to protect government witnesses in the trial of two alleged White slave dealers.
Foreign observers watched as Annie Grecio testified that she faced death threats from the defendants. A court melee followed as she screamed and was removed, then returned to recount being forced by Frank Filasto to flee to a Paterson resort. Joseph Ribuffo also stands trial in Paterson, New Jersey.
New York Jan 30. Before strike votes are counted the conference committee for four Eastern railroads reiterates offer to submit wage disputes to an impartial citizens board. Firemen vote ends tomorrow and results will be announced soon. Both sides favor arbitration of wages and demands but differ on Erdman law arbitration.
Professor Francis Greenwood Peabody retired from Harvard after 40 years as Plummer professor of Christian morals. About 200 guests attended at the Vendome, including Dr. Charles W. Eliot, Bowdoin’s President William DeWitt Hyde, and Bishop W. Boyd Carpenter. Speakers included Eliot and Revere Frothingham among others.
A curious new badge appears at the Spa in the last few days. About 50 pins mark membership in the Stenographers' Mutual Benefit Association. The long black bars feature a gold seven-branched candlestick with white enamel candles and a red flame, contrasting the white shirt collar.
Miss Alice Grady of Brandeis fame originated both pin and club guiding ideals such as system enthusiasm rectitude and efficiency. Members pledge a $100 savings bank life policy and attend lectures to cultivate thrift and character with a March 13 talk by Minor Chipman on efficiency.
Word from St John New Brunswick says the schooner Alice P Turner owned by the Boston Brokerage Company bound for Boston with spruce lumber is ashore in a bad way on the beach at Black Rock Parrsboro Bay of Fundy. Part of the keel is gone the hull is damaged and full of water. A tug will attempt to float her and bring her back to Parrsboro for repairs. She is 46 years old but rebuilt seven years ago.
Thieves entered a storehouse in the Fore River ship yards at Quincy late Wednesday night or early yesterday morning and carried off brass zinc and copper pigs valued around 1000 dollars.
Mrs. Eva M. Morand Flaherty formerly Miss Eva Morand of South Weymouth and longtime Boston teacher died at her home. She taught at Phillips School in the West End and later served as first assistant at Roger Wolcott School in Dorchester.
Portland Maine January 30. An organization named the New England Conference of State Federations of Women's Club was permanently formed at the final meeting. It endorsed the proposed national department of public health. The group represents 65 000 New England clubwomen and elected Mrs George H Fowler as secretary treasurer. Members at large named include Miss Georgia Bacon, Mrs George H Fowler, and Mrs William Burlingame.
Former Governor Robert P. Bass, Progressive candidate for U S Senator, calls for a March town meeting vote to choose a senator with the Legislature electing the favored candidate if needed. He argues a direct peoples vote is the proper solution amid the current deadlock and urges Progressive lawmakers to stay united.
English contralto Clara Butt and Kennerly Rumford will give a second concert in Symphony Hall Sunday afternoon. Butt's program features three rarely heard Dvorak biblical songs with organ accompaniment, plus Mendelssohn's O Rest In The Lord from Elijah, highlighting Butt as a premier oratorio singer.
Peter Mullin, chairman of the Cambridge park department for three years, resigned to Mayor Barry citing dissatisfaction with current conditions and a tendency toward extravagance in department management. Mayor Barry accepted the resignation.
The Leach Chemical Co of Cincinnati warns that substitutes are dangerous and urges customers to insist on genuine Virgin Oil of Pine packed in 4-ounce vials in wooden cartons with their label.
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