Tug Narragansett Refloated After Muddy Launch Day
The Narragansett built for Staples Coal Co. stuck in mud at the ways after launch at low water. Eureka and French towed lines to free her but both attempts failed until high tide.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1912
Page
5
The Narragansett built for Staples Coal Co. stuck in mud at the ways after launch at low water. Eureka and French towed lines to free her but both attempts failed until high tide.
City Hall reports the Finance Commission is quietly investigating salary increases for city employees under the current administration. Bills for gasoline and auto repairs are also under review, with a full report expected from the commission.
Mrs O L Eklund of Newport R I reports her husband’s six month eczema healed in two weeks using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment after hot water washes and repeated applications. She notes red spots and white scales vanished, dandruff stopped, and hair loss reversed, with a full recovery. Initial symptoms included itching and sores. treatment advertised worldwide with free samples.
After a week of business effort you welcomed the weekend with plans but felt exhausted and blamed heat for inaction. The text argues the root cause is your body's condition from neglecting Nature’s needs and organ performance, not the weather.
An advertisement touts Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a universal health aid that strengthens organs and wards off illness. It claims fifty years of physician approval, urges purchase from druggists or directly at $1.00 per bottle, and warns against substitutes while offering a free medical booklet.
Governor Foss met yesterday with Railroad Commissioner Macleod Grenville S. McFarland and David I. Walsh and other Democratic leaders to discuss the state ticket. Several names were discussed but no action was taken. Frank J. Donahue is likely to be the secretary of state candidate with organizational backing.
The governor plans to run his own campaign with the state committee hands off. Charles B Strecker may not seek re election as State Auditor this fall. The railroad question will dominate the campaign. Lieutenant Governor Frothingham is expected to withdraw, leaving Joseph Walker and Everett C Benton as the contenders for the Republican nomination for governor.
Beverly July 29 Mrs William Howard Taft leaves Parramatta tomorrow night for Washington to spend a week or more and will be at the White House when officially notified that he will lead the party in the fall campaign. Mrs Taft will act as hostess during the week.
Boston health officials say a colony of flealess rats plagues the waterfront. Despite catching hundreds of rats, no fleas have been found while lice are present. Officials note lice do not carry bubonic plague and no plague has been detected.
New York dispatch reports the Main docked at Quarantine tonight carrying 2583 barrels of beer for large New York importers. The report notes officers cautioning crew about off duty conduct and the danger of unfit performance of duties.
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