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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1904
Page
5
Pioneer Clothing Co announces a removal sale with drastic markdowns on high priced garments to clear depleted stock. Shoppers are offered the best selection of bright new clothing at about half price as time runs short.
Clothing Bargains Men's sale offers all wool indigo blue and black serge suits at five dollars, including Scotch mixtures and tweed options. Imported worsted and blue serge suits, once twelve to fifteen dollars, now seven dollars, with many double breasted and hand finished styles. Tailor made dress wear suits priced thirteen dollars, with raincoats including Scotch Tweed at seven dollars.
A tag line announces a quick sale of 1000 stylish Outing Suits including Scotch Homespuns Tweeds Wool Crashes and Blarney Tweeds. Prices are reduced by about half to $1.75 $7.50 and $10, inviting fast purchase by shoppers.
The catalog lists 30000 pairs of first quality men's shoes in patent leather box calf Russia tan vici kid Coltskin and enamel leathers. All styles priced at 3.00, while 3.50 and 4.00 shoes go for 1.95, claiming the best productions of celebrated makers.
Plainville June 19010 Engineer Perley Young of the New York New Haven Hartford railway leapt from his cab to rescue 2 year old Elodia Robitalle on the Fletcher street trestle. With the train racing toward Providence he reversed brakes and exited the cab to reach the child as the locomotive slowed. the child was unharmed. Public admiration grows as townsfolk call him noble and prayerful.
Boston union officials foresee a satisfactory settlement of the marine firemen's strike after two talks with Eastern Steamship Company and Boston & Philadelphia line representatives. Mahoney reports favorable talks and expects agreements with multiple lines, while other lines plan actions in New York and Baltimore. The Merchants and Miners line hired non union crews as a conflict over pay and docks persists.
A long endorsement by Dr. R G B Crowe and other figures discusses catarrhal nervousness as a systemic condition. It cites Peruna as a cure improving nervous fatigue and chronic congestion in mucous membranes. Includes testimonials from J H Huling Leon J Charles and T W Scott and invites readers to write for Hartman’s advice.
Katsusa Kashido a 27 year old Japanese national filed an oath of allegiance to become a U S citizen in U S District Court while in Seattle after landing November 27 1899. He objects to military service in Japan and insists the oath should proceed before the Circuit Court next week.
Boston College juniors held an informal dance for about 200 class of ’05 members and friends last evening in Catholic Union Hall. Marshal John F. Greene and Assistant Marshal Thomas Raymond Reynolds led the floor with help from embryo seniors and reception committee chairman George T. Imberle and members Nevins Cashman Danahy Lambert.
In New York on June 10 the president of the International Freight Handlers and Warehousemen Union warned that unless railroads and steamship lines grant arbitration demands within three days, the union would call out freight handlers on all lines linking New York to San Francisco, including the New York New Haven Hartford route.
James McNeil, who claims New York as his home, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Patrolman Walter Berry of Station 15 charged with larceny of a boat. The officer saw McNeill and a companion acting strangely near Mystic wharf in a boat. they leaped out as he approached, McNeill swimming to the steamship Denmark while the other man escaped onto the wharf.
Boston police investigate the disappearance of Ralph Ford of Moncton New Brunswick who left his sister Estelle at South Station and has not been heard from. Ford carried nearly $2000 and was last seen with two strangers at a Dewey Square restaurant. The sister fears foul play as robbers possibly drugged or killed him. Police across the city probe a case with a sinister outline as they seek Ford and the missing money.
A farewell was held at 20 Woodville Street Roxbury for Mrs Catherine Kelley who will soon depart for Europe. James F Powers chair of Ward 13 Democratic committee presented a gold purse and Mrs Kelley thanked the gathering. Attendees included Patsy Sheppard Tom Flynn John L Sullivan Miss Gladys Fisher Miss Annie Gay Miss Hattie Richmond Senators Gartland and Dillon Representatives Reinhart Grady and Aldermen Bowen Bresnahan and others.
An 1898 testimonial from Mrs. I. J. Root of Salem Massachusetts describes cure of a two year old boy’s eczema using Cuticura remedies including soap, ointment, and Resolvent. She reports dramatic facial improvement and avoids further medical treatments. A March 7 1903 update notes permanent cure and healthy pink skin. Product origins cited London Paris Boston and Philadelphia.
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