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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1909
Page
2
Prof. A P Anderson Entwicks steam explosion to blast starch granules into tiny particles yielding crisp porous grains. These foods promise easy digestion and appealing taste and are sold by grocers nationwide. Include a ten cent package to try.
Acting Mayor Brand will press Mayor Hibbard for an explanation of the lost order requiring city autos be painted a distinctive color with City of Boston on the sides. Brand cites abuse of official car privileges at City Hall and urges taxpayers’ interests be prioritized.
Readers respond to the hot weather question with quotes from Boston area residents. Names and addresses appear, including Mildred Dona Hues in East Boston and A C Condon in Boston, sharing playful and pointed remarks on heat and summer.
Mrs. E C Reger of 17 Lincoln Street Reading asks police in Boston Buffalo Cleveland and Indianapolis to locate Hallie Reger 21 son of E C Reger a Boston store buyer. He left Indianapolis July 17 for Niagara Falls to sell his return ticket then head to Boston. He last sent a postal card from Buffalo at 8 am Monday. fear harm occurred.
At Rugby Park Matta pan the O Connell Literary and Athletic Association outing drew nearly 500 attendees for a full day of festivities including a pig s head dinner. Colonel Roger V Scannell shed tears over the absence of his famous Kerry pack goat, the crowd enjoying music athletic games and Mallow Spa water amid a large volunteer committee.
Mrs Joseph Lancaster of Boston and Count Guido Costarelli DeGregorio eloped on the Baltic and ar rived in Dublin amid heightened notoriety after a wireless message to the captain.
Gregorio and Mrs Lancaster travel by boat and train pursued by a Pinkerton detective hired by Mr Lancaster. The man denies his identity and guards the couple in Cork and Dublin, while boarding to Kingston. They share a hotel and breakfast, prompting a waitress to remark they seem like relatives.
Old Home Week celebrations in Taft plan parades band concerts and fireworks. The cruiser Salem will host officers and crew with athletic events clambake and dances while Salem Common receives gifts from Mayor Hurley.
Captain W H Walsh John McLean and Albert Gardner of the Volunteer Life Saving Corps swam five miles from Revere Beach to Bass Point Nahant in about two hours despite a strong tide and cold water. Robert Stafford started but quit near halfway. the group postponed a full 10 mile round trip due to the conditions and weather.
Services were held in Caleb Chase Hall to honor Miss Daisy Brace of South Boston who drowned at Sarnia Ontario while vacationing with her sister Mary Brace an Salvation Army ensign. Brigadier and Mrs Connett led the service with staff officers assisting.
A short ad promotes Marine Eye Remedy for red weak weary watery eyes. The copy suggests soothing effects and favorable response to use, identifying marine-based solution as a desired eye comfort product.
The steamship Indramayo on the New York to Orient route arrived two days early with a diverse cargo valued around one million dollars. The voyage included a tame 20 foot boa constrictor, a python, a honey bear, goats, a parrot, and other animals. A crew member attempted suicide by leaping overboard but was rescued. a parrot fell overboard but was saved. The ship carried 9000 tons of cargo including 600 tons of hair from China and large rubber consignments, with stops at Kobe Shanghai and Hong Kong en route.
Rev. Joseph E. Perry of Warren Avenue Baptist Church denounces visible arrest disparities urging liquor license funds to reduce public shaming. He argues public figures face reform obstacles and business may suffer when pay is constrained by cutthroat rivals.
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