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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1900
Page
7
A Mrs M Kliner of Cleveland credits Peruna with curing her headaches and catarrh and endorses it as the best nerve and brain restorer. The piece notes sunstroke and nervous prostration common in July and urges using Peruna before meals, with complete directions and a request for a free Summer Catarrh treatise from The Peruna Medicine Co. Columbus, Ohio.
The summer show at the Columbia Theatre presents a revived Very Little Faust with Otis Harlan in the lead replacing Richard Carroll. New cast members Mamie Gilroy Kate Condon Helen Royton and Hugh Chilvers receive praise for singing acting and stage presence as the audience enjoys quicker action stronger chorus work and improved management plus new songs and fresh motion pictures.
The Tremont stock company opened its sixth week with Camille featuring Florence Rockwell in the title role. Rockwell impressed with heavy emotion and sympathetic interpretation. Gilmour as Armand and other cast members were praised. the paper notes upcoming comedies and a busy summer season.
The Boston Post announces weekly cash prizes for summer resort photos. Prizes are 10, 5, and 33 dollars for entries with news value and human interest. Submit titled photos with photographer name and address on back, keep copies, and mail to Editor Summer Resort Photograph Contest.
Greenville New Hampshire July 16 engineer Joseph Dion 53 died instantly in a fly wheel accident at No 6 cotton mill of Colum Manufacturing Company He was oiling the engine bearing when he was sucked into the wheel or knocked into it and fatally injured before the body was found.
An accident occurred in a mill pit with no witnesses until Peter Cutler, a roll coverer, found the injured man. The victim suffered severe head injuries, facial trauma, a broken left hand, and a badly bruised right hip. He is survived by a widow and eleven children.
Governor Roosevelt of New York Republican vice presidential candidate arrived in Chicago from the east and left by the St Paul road for St Paul to address the National League of Republican clubs convention tomorrow. He was accompanied by a party of Republican leaders and said he would be active in the campaign.
W R Hearst president of the National Association of Democratic Clubs issues an address calling clubs to publicly ratify the Bryan for President and Adlai Benson for Vice President ticket. He denounces the Republican party for imperialism and urges citizens to organize to preserve republican institutions.
The Castle Square Theatre hosted A Temperance Town last evening, drawing a large audience despite the heat. Cast members led by Lillian Lawrence Ruth Marian A Chapman Arabella and Leonora Gaito Patience Hardman delivered strong performances with notable support from Eva Westcott Roxana and Leonora Bradley Mary Jane Jones.
Keith’s Theatre hosts James Barrows in The Major’s Appointment with a tragic twist as an old soldier’s hoped government post ends in heartbreak. Digby Bell debuts a vaudeville monologue and street urchin act while Alex Heindi, Joe Flynn, and Nizarrop showcase instrumental and comic pieces. Milton Aborn and Hattie Arnold perform a seedy identity sketch, supported by Moreland, Thompson and others in a lively program blending drama and comedy.
A 200 pound volunteer proves hard to fool as Ernest Marshall hypnotizes him and induces a comatose sleep state then brings him out with quick forehead clips. Marie Marshall also demonstrates the cataleptic trance. The show features Chinko the orangutan in a golf suit and acts by the Frasetta family and others.
The London vaudeville company performs at the rustic theatre in Norumbega Park, delighting several thousand people and proving the homeopathic principle with a few “warm members” in the organization. Casino No. 2 along the river offers breezes, light refreshments, and a comfortable view of canoeing for a pleasant visit.
The Point of Pines theatre drew crowded crowds for two performances featuring Joe Welch in Hebrew life impersonations, the Germans in burlesque, Gavin and Platt in operatic sketches, Baroness Von Zetber in operatic selections, and soubrette Tessa Karry. A highlight was Marsh and his high platform dive into a water tank from a bicycle.
At the Nickelodeon yesterday Bosco the Australian snake eater drew crowds by devouring 14 rattlesnakes during the week as part of a diverse lineup. Also featured were George Hasard's creole dancing girls, Professor Wilson's dog Jack, the human balloon James Wilson, Nagano the European magician, and a string of vaudeville acts with amateur night planned Friday.
Nantasket Beach hosts daily afternoon and evening concerts by Perkins's Choro Militant Band through the season. The Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company provides the music with Rowe's Wharf Line steamers offering free seats from the Park Commission. A harbor voyage, a beach visit, and a return sail to Boston make an affordable outing with charm and variety.
The observer praises Lunette as a mysterious display described as pleasing and high praise. He notes the performer levitates without support and dances in midair while moving items. The craze spread to Paris where scientists studied the act for months.
Crescent Gardens hosts Children Week with free admission for all youngsters and guardians each afternoon and evening. Special features Wednesday and Saturday include fancy dancing with prizes for top child dancer. Burt Haverly All Star Combination entertains audiences along with Mme Flower and acts by Jones Sutton Mackie and Walker.
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Despite the oppressive heat, Palace Theatre draws good crowds as manager Waldron debuts a cooling system. The current program features the stock company in two skits Theatre Party and Rob and Hood, Chalk Saunders chalk talk, Partelas pantomime, and Ashley and Wooley Dutch comedy with Fred.
Bowman shares humorous stories in a pleasing monologue while Alice Leslie sings and receives multiple encores pleasing the crowd with her songs and performance.
The North Shore resort Bass Point Nahant drew thousands escaping city heat. Visitors enjoyed boating, bathing, free dancing, band concerts, fish dinners, and the popular ostrich farm at Bass Point House. Boats depart Lincoln wharf every ninety minutes beside North ferry.
Friday evening a testimonial benefit will be held at the Tremont Theatre for Miss Mary Sanders of the Ont Thea tre Stock Company. Sanders has won high regard among her associates and the management acknowledges her value as an actress.
Reverend John F. Cummins of Roslindale thanks Boyle Bros for offering a prize ox for his annual barbecue at Apollo Garden Roxbury. He recalls Edward R. Gray’s service with the Ninth Massachusetts and Camp Wikoff, and confirms the Aug 2 date for the event.
The first anniversary of the Sass lynching movement led by Lil lian Clayton Jewett was celebrated at St. Pauls Church in colored section. Miss Jewett was the principal speaker to a sympathetic audience that applauded her address. John W. Hutchinson attended and spoke briefly and sang several patriotic anti slavery songs.
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