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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1895
Page
1
Two leading retailers in New York and Minneapolis endorse Pillsbury's Best flour. Acker, Merrall & Condit report twenty five years of satisfaction and recommend it to families. Park & Tilford note twenty years of steady good performance and full customer approval in their letters.
The Boston Post offers a free ride around Public Garden lake on Swan boats Monday Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 am to 5 pm for children under thirteen. The boats carry four per trip and tickets are on the first page of the Post. Thousands joined last year and organizers urge early attendance.
The Pillsbury company guarantees Pillsbury's Best flour to give full satisfaction. If any family within 10 miles of Boston finds cause for dissatisfaction, they may return the flour at the company's expense and receive a refund, no matter when or where purchased.
A Fairfield county report details Anna Bell a 14 year old girl who killed a 3 month old infant and hanged a 6 year old over a well then burned him with a poker after he refused to confess. The girl cooked for the family and later led the parents to the boy. The same girl previously disinterred a corpse for a breast pin and three years ago was cleared in a baby killing trial due to age.
PORTSMOUTH N H July 20 Harry Evans a well known young man who has been considered insane for some time and has occasioned the police considerable trouble was today examined by Drs Hessenger and Towle and pronounced insane He will be taken to the asylum at Concord on Monday.
Washington July 2 Secretary Lamont announced an order relieving several officers from recruiting duty. Named are Major John N. Coe of Boston and First Lieutenant George P. Ahearn of New Haven. Changes take effect October 1.
Henry Schmidt aged 19 drowned while swimming at Thomas Kagan's bathing pavilion on One Hundred Fifty fifth Street by the Hudson River at 11 this morning.
Electric launches rowboats and canoes are available at Jamaica Pond with steamers ferry boats and rowboats of all styles at Marine Park City Point. Rowboats and canoes at Leverett Parks and at Franklin ark with rowboats and canoes at Charles Bank.
Defender sailed to a practical victory over Vigilant in a first of two races for a $200 silver cup off Sandy Hook. Elapsed times show Defender at 3 18 40 and Vigilant at 3 52 15, with officials noting Defender led on elapsed time though official results await measurement and Monday’s rematch. Defender arrived at Bay Ridge after the race as crews celebrated the near record run.
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