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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1906
Page
5
A patient endured years of distress described as skin humor agony. The medical sequence began with severe pain and worsened despite treatment, leaving family heartbroken. The physician labeled the case incurable after early attempts to help.
A Brooklyn mother recounts using Cuticura products to treat her infant son’s stubborn skin disease. She credits the ointment, soap, and Resolvent with dramatic improvement and eventual cure after years of suffering and failed medical care. The ad promotes Cuticura’s external and internal treatment sets for skin humors.
Brookline police use citizens in plain clothes and patrols to catch daylight burglars targeting fashionable homes. A resident on Clinton road declined to discuss losses, while Chief Corey shields details of the burglaries and taken property, with estimates in the hundreds of dollars.
Regular trips from Rowe's Wharf to Nantasket Beach and Nan-tasket Point attract many excursionists seeking cool harbor sails in midsummer. Boats depart hourly, with half hour intervals to the beach and evening sailings for Paragon Park visitors. Band concerts and surf bathing complete the popular outing.
The Globe Theatre drew a large audience as Miss Lillian Lawrence opened her limited engagement in A Scrap of Paper. The Boston crowd cheered her entrance, with flowers sent from stage boxes and affectionate tributes from friends as the cast delivered a spirited performance.
Austin and Stone's Museum showcases Sig Jouvine's troupe of 20 musicians and dancers with Tarra telle dances and high merit numbers. Featured acts include Senorita Lola de Cubas and Solus sisters with additional entertainment like penny vaudeville and The Minstrel Maids stage show. Cast list includes Marion Burke Pearl Hudson Grace Howard and others.
The Palace Theatre presents a lively stock company burlesque bill with The Grafters and Doping the Winner. A satire on racing scenes features a strong cast Frank Graham Al Patterson Milton Schuster James Dixon Clarence Wilbur with musical numbers by Tillie Cohen Hattie Mills Grace Lawrence Grace Graham Mae Taylor.
A Nahant Line trip from Lincoln Wharf offers a harbor outing to Bass Point Nahant with experiments on the electrical scintillator. Spectators see powerful colored searchlights and reflections on steam and bursting bombs. Dancing skating and open air band concerts provide additional entertainment for visitors.
Gilbert and Sullivan production last night featured Otis B Thayer as Major General Stanley and Harry Luckstone as the Pirate King. Cast also included Louis Fitzroy George Tallman George Shields Mary Carrington Hattie Belle Ladd Belle Mallette Ruth and Ruth Williams. Clarence Rogerson conducted. Next week presents Martha by Flotow.
The Man from Now starring Harry Bulger in Henry W Sav age's summer Tremont Theatre production enters its tenth week. Thursday marks the 76th performance as it nears a New York run, with a chorus of 80 and the original cast including Walter Lawrence, George O'Donnell, John Keefe, and Helen Hale.
The melodrama drew large crowds at Bowdoin Square Theatre with an extended cast from the Lothrop stock company. Charlotte Hunt excels as Millie Drayton while Gertrude Binley as Marion Drayton earns audience sympathy. The show runs one week with a Friday testimonial for Mr. Jay Hunt.
The crowd at Revere's Wonderland packs the park as Sadie Knowlton the champion bicyclist performs the chutes ride and Frank and Bob stage an acrobatic act with their dog Tip. A 164 foot high balloon by Harry Canfield will launch at 5 pm carrying parachute drops. Master of ceremonies Fred A. Bennett plans beach carnival amid expanded theatre and new acts.
More than five thousand children dressed in red white and blue enjoyed free admission to Lexington Park Theatre and a merry go round ride under a cloudy day management offer. Banda Rossa is set to perform next Sunday with vaudeville acts led by Gracie Emmett and her company in Mrs Murphy's Second Husband. The Ma carte sisters perform a dancing slack wire routine with a serpentine wire dance. Probst trio deliver wooden shoe and roller skate acts while Tooheys duo and Chalk Saunders entertain audiences with cartoons and sketches.
The Fadettes orchestra drew repeated encores at Keith's Theatre last night as Boston visitors praised the ensemble. Highlights included the Mignon overture A Day at the Circus and Harry Davenport in Our Bazaar. King Alfonso XIII coronation footage and a bullfight reel drew strong crowds.
A pelican arrived at Nantasket Beach and escaped from a pen at Bostock Animal Arena. The bird eluded keepers, sparked a crowd frenzy, and a prize was offered to capture it. The show features La Belle Blanche, Slide for Life, and other acts including Sig. Renaldo and Juanita Davila.
Norumbega Park featured a well balanced vaudeville program with Burke's Musical Dogs performing acrobatic and musical tricks. The bill included Charles Kenna in The Fakir and the Dixie Serenaders with Rae and Benedetto in a revolving ladder act. Jackson and Hoon returned by popular demand for a finale.
Popular excursion from Boston on Thursday August 2. Special express train leaves South station at 9 80 a m Back Bay 9 34 arrives Newport before noon and allows about six hours for visiting points of interest. Secure tickets in advance as number is limited.
A testimonial for Jay Hunt at Bowdoin Square Theatre promises the biggest bill yet with acts from Faust Wages of Sin Colleen Bawn and King of the Desert. Miss Hunt and her family will appear in several plays as vaudeville acts intersperse the drama for about three hours of entertainment both afternoon and night.
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