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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1904
Page
2
A patent health claim extols an Obesity Food that supposedly fixes fat buildup by directing nutrients to muscles and organs. It quotes a testimonial from Arthur K. Wallace of Abingdon and urges sending name and address to Prof. F. J. Kellogg in Battle Creek, Michigan, for a free trial package.
William Roland Walker known as Butler invites all Harvard men to his marriage to Miss May Theresa Deland at St Pauls rectory Cambridge on June 30 at 7 30. The Harvard Union figure is famed for lunchroom wine and hot dogs and his wedding has drawn wide notice from graduates and clubs including gifts from around the world.
Baltimore reports Mayor McLane was denied Episcopal burial rites by Bishop William Paret. The McLane family requested St Pauls Episcopal Church ceremony but was refused. The burial service at Greenmount Cemetery proceeded with officials and friends in attendance.
The North Shore beach season opens next week as visitors plan vacations. Boston and Maine publishes a booklet titled All Along Shore with half tone views from Nahant to Portland. It will be mailed for 2 cents in stamps. a portfolio of Marblehead to Portland views costs 6 cents.
Rumors say the New York New Haven & Hartford road will use Park Square as a terminal for a through New York and Boston electric line. Officials are believed to support the plan after property purchase. Nightly sleeping cars and daytime parlor cars would operate, with New York to Boston travel in eight to nine hours at about half normal train fares.
Dr. David J. Ingraham advertises free eyesight examination and correctly fitted glasses at low prices. He promotes solid gold Shurén centres for $8.50 and offers a cloth-born souvenir copy to celebrate his 900m anniversary in bust prese omers. Call on him at 10 Winter Street, open Saturday evenings, Ox 1288.
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union opens with Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor addressing the morning session at Paine Memorial Hall in Boston. The Boston Skirt and Cloakmakers' Union arranged for his reception. A mass meeting is set for Sunday night at Paine Memorial Hall with talks by Schlesinger Braff and other local labor leaders.
The Union Fraternal League opened its supreme congress at the American House with the largest attendance in years. John Merrill of South Boston was elected cabinet president and several officers and committees were named. Membership gains topped previous years and a plan to add two trustees and move to biennial sessions was approved.
The schoolhouse commissioners announce an unsatisfactory year for the 1903-1904 period ending January 31 1904. Only three of seven newly begun buildings were occupied by February 1904, with delays in drawings and execution and higher costs than expected. Plans for 18 buildings are in progress but only four are under contract. The board urges single contracts to improve workmanship and speed, amid labor disputes and bid admin issues.
The article explains catarrh affects the nose throat stomach and bowels and is tied to an impure blood condition described as scrofulous. It emphasizes catarrh is debilitating and requires attention, noting it is a discharge from inflamed mucous membranes caused by blood impurities.
Everett notes report Patrolman Patrick C. Murphy married Mary Agnes Knepiel of 27 Lynde Street by Rev. Father Butler this morning. The ceremony occurred in Everett with a religious service conducted by Father Butler.
A playful column urges choosing bold coffee over depressing routines. The author mocks dull rituals and promotes a robust, hot black brew as a remedy for weekday grind.
Advert text touts Postum as a coffee substitute that relieves stomach issues and fatigue, claiming sleep improves, nerves strengthen, and taste remains pleasant. It promotes a booklet named The Road to Wellville included with each package, and asserts Postum is a powerful builder.
State police announced an investigation into child labor in Lowell cotton mills during a Lowell Textile Council meeting. A Massachusetts AFL committee visited mills in April and reported to officials, prompting a weeklong inquiry led by police.
The dead man found near Hull's Point is believed to have died by his own action. The deceased is George C. Yeaton a gunmaker from Portland Maine. His brother Franklin Yeaton will identify the body next Friday at Briggs undertaking rooms.
John T. Bancroft sued Henry P. Wilmarth of Attleboro for $20,000 after he ran into his brother Homer Wilmarth of Woburn riding a bicycle on Western Avenue Lynn on Labor Day night 1901, injuring him reportedly leading to death. The case was settled out of court after a hearing before Judge Harris.
St Amant won the Derby at Epsom in a storm, beating Gouvernant and Andover by three lengths. Leopold de Rothschild’s horse led all the way in a 2 minutes 45 4-5 second running, with King Edward congratulating the victor as jockey Skeets Martin was suspended until June 25 for disqualification aboard Lady Honora.
Upwards of 200 parishioners from St Philip’s Church Harrison Avenue met in the large rehearsal room last evening to organize a grand reunion for past and present members. A general committee was formed with clergy and lay leaders including Rev P J O'Donnell, Rev Austin J Doherty, Alderman J M Courle, J Curle, D Murray, J J Malone, and many others, for the Caledonia Grove gathering on Saturday Aug 18.
A dramatic note compares Japanese naval prowess to a weakened Russian cruiser trapped and sunk. The piece then shifts to health guidance, praising Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for diverse ailments from dyspepsia to lung disease, with testimonials from Sarah Garfield and Lois Hooper.
U S labor commissioner Carroll D. Wright said he does not fear socialism while defending protections for workers in dangerous conditions. Four thousand attended Boston University's commencement at Tremont Temple, where 252 graduates received diplomas across liberal arts agriculture theology law medicine and graduate studies as trustees led by Governor Bates observed.
Mrs Josephine Allan of 8 Oliver place was knocked down by an auto owned by W J Holden and driven by H K Draper of Canton in front of the Hotel Touraine yesterday. She was taken to the Relief station with a compound fracture of the leg and was reported resting comfortably last evening. The driver tried to slow but could not prevent the collision. Her husband Joseph Allan runs a grocery at 8 Oliver place.
Newton Highlands June 1 The wedding of Miss Sarah McComber daughter of Albert H McComber to Winslow H Cobb of Beggs and Cobb Woburn occurred this evening at the bride’s home 219 Homer street Newton Highlands.
Mrs. Chas. Land of Cartha Missouri testifies that nervous prostration left her unable to work but Dr Miles’ Nervine restored strength. She warns against delaying treatment as stomach and liver troubles may follow and notes a refund if unsatisfied.
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