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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
6
A historic advertisement outlines a separate Baby to Miss Annex store adjoining the Women’s Store. It details girls and infants apparel including dresses hats coats petticoats and waists with assorted prices and several item notes.
Ex fire commissioner Benjamin W Wells releases a report through February 1 urging new firehouses tighter Roxbury building controls and a high pressure water system using the Charles River Basin. He calls for a pumping station near Mt Vernon street and full truck and boat upgrades to reduce fatal fires and horse deaths while integrating drivers into regular pensionable ranks.
A New York beauty specialist claims a simple home treatment using glycerine tincture cadomene rose water and borax can develop bust arms and neck for undeveloped women. The method requires applying a mixture to skin twice daily for several weeks with no one knowing its purpose. Experts reportedly call it essential for modest womanhood.
The Cunard Steamship Company was fined $400 by Judge Dodge in federal court for failing to prevent the landing of an alien before immigration officials examined him.
John F. Kennedy of the Boston Central Labor Union on the Finance Commission urged Mayor Hibbard be asked to resign School House Commissioner Noyes. He called Noyes a detective who harmed harmony and urged appointing a practical builder. The committee will meet to consider the motion with Bell Noyes and Sturgis invited.
Conductor Charles Albert of the Boston Elevated was found guilty of larceny of fares and sentenced to 30 days in the house of correction by Judge Almy in the District Court at Cambridge. He lived at 25 Cottage Street, Watertown, and worked in the Cambridge division.
A man’s body was found in the Muddy River near Brookline Avenue Back Bay Fens by three boys who pulled it ashore. A silver chain remained on the trousers suggesting possible robbery and foul play. the man’s identity and cause of death were not yet known.
The will filed in East Cambridge Probate Court lists public bequests from the late Rev Father John S Cullen of St Patrick's Watertown. Donations include 500 dollars each to Home for Destitute Catholic Children Elizabeth Hospital Little Sisters of the Poor and to Archbishop John J Williams for the Boston Ecclesiastical Seminary. The residue goes to the archbishop for St Patrick's Watertown.
In Fitchburg on July 1 a reform movement posts blacklists in saloons identifying those convicted of intoxication since May 1. Brewers rules bar serving those who drink to intoxication or have prior arrests for drunkenness, aiming to curb intemperance and shift liquor trade to a more respectable footing. Local saloonkeepers and police say they support the plan, though heavy drinkers seek workarounds. dealers anticipate short-term profits drop but hope broader reform sustains a legitimate industry.
Transit Commission begins geological sounding for the Beacon Hill tunnel continuation to Cambridge. A 25 foot steel drill with a 10 horsepower engine advances on Pinckney Street. Hard pan slows progress to about eight feet daily. shaft depth near 90 feet remains, with samples saved for plans.
Charles W. Glidden conferred with Weather Forecaster Smith at the Federal Building for insights on wind direction and speed around the Berkshire Hills and Green Mountains. He predicted the weather bureau will become essential to safe aerial navigation and foresaw wireless telegraphy aiding upper air condition reports for sky pilots.
Dawes, an upholsterer of Somerville, has been missing from his home since Sunday night. His wife and relatives fear misadventure, noting his temperate habits and sudden absence after leaving at 6 o clock from 13 Berginia street for a short walk. He has not communicated since.
Major Walter S. Hale of Brookline resigns as aide to the Governor due to heavy business commitments. The Governor promotes Captain Guy Murchie from the First Heavy Artillery to major and names him aide to fill Hale's vacancy.
The Newton Club, longtime prominent local organization, ceased to exist last night. In Lowele, the body of an unknown man about 50 was recovered from Western canal this afternoon by James I F O'Donnell.
The John C. Haynes Memorial Hospital for contagious cases nears completion on Corey Hill and will open about August first. Located near Commonwealth avenue, the seven acre site includes fireproof ward buildings, a separate kitchen, power house and laundry, with modern sanitary features and ample sunlight. The gift of John C. Haynes, former Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital Association vice president, who left 175000 for construction, prompted naming the facility in his honor.
Miss Ann Pearsons of Northfield Vermont describes a severe facial eczema that covered the ear and neck, caused raw and inflamed skin, and required medicated dressings. After trying several doctors, she found relief within three months using Cuticura Soap and Ointment and occasionally Cuticura Resolvent Pills to cleanse the blood, a result she recommends to others.
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