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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1902
Page
2
Public response to the Osmo-Chemic Physicians offer of a free month of treatment and medicine ends June 15 after May demand. Patients report improvements and some claim cures for tumors including breast cancer, with testimonials from Margaret Ledger and Mrs Delamater.
Leonard C. Lewis pleads guilty to setting a Chelsea fire and appears before Judge Harris. sentence delayed until today. Martin J. Dolan exonerated by grand jury. Michael Lynch sentenced to two years at the House of Correction. Achille Molignano convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon and sent to the House of Correction for two years. Robert F. Scanlan jailed three to four years for larceny and robbery. Frank Nau and Thomas J. Callahan verdicts amended. Jury finds them guilty of stealing goods and a ride, acquits on the Delay count, with sentencing forthcoming.
The British schooner North America of 174 tons, Captain Landry, bound from Arichat to Paspebino, was driven ashore and wrecked in a strong easterly gale near Pokemouche, Gloucester County. Landry and crew were rescued with difficulty. vessel built in 1870, owned by Simon Joyce of Arichat.
The Republican State convention opens in Portland with plans to nominate Governor Joan F. Hill by acclamation and to select a Franklin county state committee member. Secretary Leslie M. Shaw will address the gathering. Tonight delegates discuss the 1904 gubernatorial race and campaign strategy. The district convention will renominate Amos Allen for Congress by acclamation.
Black Joe favored in 2:30 pace fails in final heats at Gentlemen's Driving Park as Belle Linkwood and Martha Ford prevail. Marveline wins 2:35 trot. Windsorwood takes 2:30 pace and 2:21% best in class. other starters include Kitty Fisher and Lady Thelma with notable times.
Charles River Park races were postponed to Thursday due to rain. Will Stinson returns in a paced race at Providence against Floyd McFarland, then faces Hugh McLean in Revere on Saturday. McLean and McFarland show strong form with recent spins, while timing is verified by pacemakers. Metropolitan Wheelmen plan a half century at Acton and Mass Division pins are available from H M Gordon. Eddie Ball earns praise from Jonah Wetmore, rival to Frank Kramer.
Commandant Jan Krige, Boer war veteran and U S lecturer, was feted at a farewell at Faneuil Hall. Speakers praised Boer perseverance and sketched wartime anecdotes while Krige offered candid remarks on British reports and war tactics.
Excerpts discuss lyddite as an intoxicant rather than a destroyer, an experiment with animals behind a kopje, De Wet’s tactics against the Sixth London Yeomanry, and King Edward VII’s coronation potential to grant amnesty. Resolutions urge full amnesty and restoration of political rights for Boers supporters. Roche contributes to the event with a hearty send off.
Boston Britishers at the Victorian Club dinner praised the Boers and toasted King Edward VII. Vice-President James H. Stark presided as guests debated South Africa’s war outcome and Australia’s home life speaker J. H. Crowsby reflected on Australia as a British colony.
A family reports choosing Grape-Nuts over white bread and other cereals for better health and lower cost. They note improved digestion, steadier energy, and weight gain after six months, claiming fifteen cents worth yields more strength than twenty-five cents of other foods. The Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan, backs the claim and offers recipes in each package.
Patients beginning a course by June 15 receive one month of treatment with all medicines free. Osmo-Chemic Physicians in the Colonial building offer free examination with X ray and guarantee a cure if started by June 15, inviting out of town visitors arriving by train.
New England residents are startled by cures claimed by Osmo-Chemic physicians. Medical professionals show interest as patients flock to the Osmo clinics. Rival peddlers copy advertising while Osmo-Chemie aims to keep exclusive Boston practice at Colonial Building 100 Boylston Street.
Mrs. M. Ledger of 328 Commercial Street Boston reports a tumor in her right breast cured after consulting Dr. Plunkett who used X ray examination. She had previously declined another operation advised elsewhere and sought treatment after reading of the doctor.
Orange New Jersey June 10 The third annual Women's Metropolitan Golf Association qualifier produced a new star in Miss E W Goffe of Essex County Country Club with a score near eight under par. Champion Genevieve Hecker and Mrs EB Manice posted 91 and 99 respectively as dozens of players qualified for match play despite a large field and fine weather at Essex County Club.
Brooklyn June 10 The Parkway Driving Club opened its spring meeting with fine weather and fast track. Nine horses ran the 2 40 trot led by Jessie Travers a debutant mare at 15 to 10 winning by a comfortable margin with a 2 21 2 mark. In the 2 13 pace Alice Mapes sold for 10 to 15 won in straight heats. Marion Stone led 2 32 pace but lost the first heat by ten lengths to Kittie Thistle which won the second heat in fast time while the third was slow at 2 24 1 2 with Aldiana taking the race before the program was postponed.
Exeter New Hampshire June 10 William L Anderson son of Dr William G Anderson director of the Yalemnasium today was elected captain of Ilips BExeter track team for next year Anderson is the interscholastic champion in the high and low hurdles.
Medford June 10 Thomas Ement captain of Tufts College football eleven and first baseman on the varsity team won the Tufts tennis championship for the second straight year. Opponent William Wise of Newton entered the season as Tufts tournament winner but could not match the star’s play. Final score 6-4 6-4 6-?
Mr Edward H Sleeper of Holbrook Ave Neponset Mass reports two years of catarrh ailments in nose and stomach with dizziness and odor issues. He says after consulting Dr Plunkett and starting treatment he saw improvement.
Edward H. Sleeper extols Osmo-Chemic doctors and their cure for catarrh as near miraculous. He notes improved odor control and absence of dizziness, praising the treatment in strong terms.
Mrs L C Delamater of Boston states she had a cancer in her left breast and underwent removal at a hospital but cancer soon grew in the right breast. She could not have another operation and read about Dr Plunkett, deciding to pursue his treatment.
West Point faced Yale University today and lost 15 to 4. Notable attendees included General Neilson A. Miles and General Longstreet in a large grandstand. Cadets struggled with fielding and team play as Herr hit a sixth inning home run for West Point.
Edward Hagman of East Boston Massachusetts reports severe neuralgia of the nose and face caused sleepless nights. After X ray examination by Dr Plunkett and treatment Hagman says he felt improvement after one session and now sleeps through the night, praising the Osmo-Chemic doctors and their cure.
Osmo-Chemic physicians offer free X ray examinations to determine the cause of ailments. Their fluoroscopic attachment allows viewing all parts of the body, aiming for absolute certainty. Patients are invited to come and be examined at no cost.
An article asserts diseases stem from disorganized body tissues caused by poor nutrition. It claims that supplying the proper nutriment can restore cells to normal, curing all chronic diseases. The Osmo-Chemical age is presented as neither allopathic nor homeopathic, but a precise science with a fixed-law cure.
Persons living far away are asked to write in detail about their symptoms. The Osmo-Chemie area will forward literature and provide free medical advice.
The Osmo-Chemic System of Medicine lists consulting physicians J L Plunkett MD and J P Naughton MD with permanent offices in the Colonial Building at 100 Boylston St Boston Mass. Office hours are 9 am to 12 pm 2 to 4 pm 7 to 8 pm daily and closed on Sundays.
Harvard varsity squad reached Red Top at 6 25 and began practice on the Thames despite rough water and rain. A McGrew oar broke. a replacement was secured and the eight continued, paddling about a mile and a half at 27 to the minute under Mr Higginson’s coaching. The four oar trained toward Yale quarters and back. Freshman crew arrival is expected Friday.
Prominent Winthrop residents near Cottage Park met at the steamboat landing Monday evening to organize the Cottage Park Yacht Club. $600 in dues was paid. A T Bliss was elected commodore, W A Byrne secretary, August Becker treasurer. Other officers to be chosen next Monday. A five member committee will arrange clubhouse alterations and purchase floats. The club leases the former Anthrop Steamboat Company property in front of the Cottage Park Hotel.
The interscholastic canoe trophy by Thomas W. Lawson will be open to students from any Massachusetts preparatory or fitting school. Entries include Winchester High Medford High Auburndale Boston English High Frye School Saugus High and others expected. The race is a four person event over a half mile course at Mystic Lake on June 17 around 230 to 3 p.m. Entries must be sent to the Winchester Boat Club regatta committee with a closing date of June 14 Saturday night.
Princeton New Jersey June 10 The final practice of the baseball team before the Harvard game was held at University Field. Coach Hillerand drilled batters and fielding. Stevens likely to pitch for Princeton as undergraduates and alumni anticipate an interesting contest.
Weather hampers Yale rowing practice at Gales Ferry as the four oar crew, freshman crew, and varsity shell faced choppy water on the Thames River. The four oar team rowed short stretches near shore, the freshmen covered about a mile, and the varsity completed three 1 mile stretches before returning to quarters due to rougher waves.
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