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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1914
Page
12
The ad promotes using N Sallinger’s Order Check to buy Bargains at large department stores on credit and pay $1 weekly. It claims 52 big cash stores accept the check as cash and offer full store credit with delivery options.
In June a fleet of barges named Florence and Fay broke loose in the Long Island Sound near BRIDE aE RT Comn reporting chaotic conditions and an effort to secure the vessels by local authorities and harbor pilots.
Dyspepsia is linked to poor blood and weak digestion. Dr Williams Pink Pills are promoted as a blood builder that restores stomach function and revives hunger. A diet guide titled What to Eat and How to Eat is offered free by the Dr Williams Medicine Co.
Ten barges bound east from New York under tug Salutation faced trouble as two broke loose near Penfield Reef. The Florence Marie sank while the Fav ran ashore near Fairfield Beach. Five men on the barges were rescued by other barges. Tug Vigilant arrived with coal barges for New London. one barge leaked and was pumped out to avert sinking.
Arthur Fowler a British subject and recent murderer of John Jeames was found dead in his cell in Dayton Ohio. He used a strap to hang himself from the bars early today after being found guilty yesterday.
August Belmont outlines the Cape Cod canal benefits at a Chamber of Commerce session in New York. He notes the project serves New England and New York traffic, aids river commerce between New York and Boston, allows tight barges through, reduces fog navigation concerns, and features a two and a half knot current for half of every 12 hours.
David T. Jones of Baltimore, six years after both arms were severed near the shoulders, writes neatly using a pencil holder strapped with rubber bands. The 30 year old uses shorthand to rough draft literary articles and reads by turning pages with his tongue.
At a conference of the Massachusetts Suffrage Association in Lawrence a plan for a post card canvass of all voters in Essex county was decided upon.
In Florence on June 4 the Vincenzo Perugia trial for stealing Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911 begins. Dr Amaldi testifies Perugia is only partially responsible. He claims the aim was to place the painting in Florence's Palazzo degli Uffizi and notes the offered immunity from France.
Hank dislikes moving rooms and fans of the color comic can look for Hank and His Animal Friends in the next Sunday Post.
In Putnam Connecticut a jury in the Superior Court acquitted Mrs Amanda W Lawson of East Woodstock of manslaughter in the death of her husband Jonas P Lawson who was found dead in a stable last August. The verdict came after an eight minute deliberation. Lawson died after a blood trail was found from the stall to the house.
Former President William H. Taft laid the cornerstone of New Haven's marble post office, costing $1,600,000, and delivered an historical address. Governor Baldwin and Mayor Rice also spoke at the ceremony in New Haven Connecticut on June 4.
Public notice repeats caution from N Sallinger warning residents about unspecified danger or risk. No details follow, leaving readers seeking official guidance or clarification from authorities.
Demand for male partners grows as tango and other novelties surge in tea dances. Wealthy venues find afternoon partners scarce, spawning a new class of educated, well-dressed young men who dance for pay, earning about 2 to 5 dollars per session.
Harrisville June 4 The striking weavers went back to work at the Stillwater Worsted Company Plant following a settlement between their leaders and mill management.
The strike began April 18 when over 100 men walked out to protest the two loom system on goods with more than three fillings. The company agreed to abolish this method as soon as current orders are fulfilled.
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