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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1906
Page
7
Charles E. Kidder a 34 year old former turnkey in Fitchburg spent yesterday in Charles Street jail. Police say he took 200 from prisoner Joseph Saarl without security and have chased him for nearly a year. His wife denounces the accusation saying he is innocent.
Miss Florence M. Jones 17 and Forrest F. Wickes two years older wed in Marblehead after meeting at a Watertown baseball game. Rev Charles Vanderpile officiated with both families present. The couple plans to live in Watertown.
Mildred Nelson, 32, of Worcester, lies at the Relief station with a spine fracture after a mysterious fall from a window at 18 Causeway street Berwick. Walter Knight, hotel proprietor, reported a man who registered as Mr Johnson and wife of Andover. The incident occurred after 4 am yesterday with no clear cause found in the room after a search.
A dense sale notice lists LADIES' SUITS coats skirts and waists with varied fabrics and trims. Items include silk coats wool blends and fancy mixtures with sale prices ranging from under 2 to about 14 dollars and up to 25 dollar value garments. The ad specifies guaranteed satin linings and elaborate ornamentation across several styles and lengths.
Fine cotton challies with small neat figures on light grounds sale price 4 1 2 cents. Fine dress ginghams mill ends in lengths 3 to 15 yards regular 12 1 2 cents per yard sale price 9 cents. Mohair suitings in tan cadet blue gray former price 12 1 2 cents sale price 6 1 2 cents. Eden flannels reproducing fine Scotch flannels sale price 10 cents.
Fine linen Damask table cloths offered at 25 percent discount. Items include 2x24 cloths valued at 4.00, 2x24 cloths valued at 7.00, 214x244 cloths valued at 5.00, 2x24%4 cloths valued at 4.50, 244x2% cloths valued at 6.00, and 214x2%4 cloths valued at 4.50. Sale details follow each item.
Advertises widespread reductions on lace curtains rugs and upholstery items with multiple former prices and sale prices for items such as lace curtains madras rugs mats and couch covers. Mentions imported curtain madras irish point lace and velvet and axminster rugs with sale percentages and lower prices.
Local sale advertises boys wear from ages 3 to 16 with bloomer pants wool jerseys and wool suits in serges and mixes. Former prices range from 50 cents to 4 dollars with many items heavily discounted during the sale.
A crowded sale of ladies garments features corset covers skirts and drawers with prices cut dramatically. Items include lace trimmed drawers nainsook night robes and gown reductions alongside white lawn waists and heatherbloom taffeta petticoats while Nemo self reducing corsets are offered in summer sizes.
Advertises fancy silk braids in widths and colors and imported Persian bands and trimmings. Prices range from 5c to 75c per yard while supplies last.
Advertised sale lists fine bleached and heavy bleached sheeting in multiple widths with former prices and low sale prices. Bleached pillow cases 46 inch cotton fabric offered at reduced rates. Product quality described as best available.
Stock tak ing forces liquidation of odd and soiled blankets and silk neck scarves in black pink blue lavender with bold price drops. Former prices shown with odd per pair figures and final sale prices range from four to nine dollars.
Paris reports a tempest of scandal as Lisowath and his retinue of dancers join the city. The king’s party allegedly ruined rooms once used by Russian visitors, scattered lobster shells and fish remains, and left unwashed porcelain and broken items valued in the thousands. A sacred-dancer retinue was added recently, and even a low-grade ballet troupe fled in disgust after brief exposure to the scenes.
Boston spends about one dollar per resident annually on public recreation items like music in parks baths playgrounds flowers and piers. New York and Philadelphia trail with 45 and 45 cents respectively while Baltimore 60 and Detroit 55 lead among larger cities. The article notes total U S recreation spending reaches 10 million dollars and cites rising budgets in major cities.
Arthur Dunshee, unmarried, cut his throat with a razor at his brother’s Bristol residence today. He was despondent, and the death is ruled a suicide by his act in the home.
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