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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1915
Page
6
An advertisement promotes a cheap simple catarrh treatment using Parmint Double Strength mixed with hot water and sugar. It claims rapid relief from headaches sore throat runny nose and head noises and asserts it can restore smell and hearing with a tablespoon four times daily. The text urges all sufferers to try the formula.
An advertisement cites Sir William Osler discussing healing markers in pulmonary tuberculosis and endorses Eckman’s Alterative. It claims lime salts aid treatment, notes the product contains no habit forming drugs, and invites readers to obtain or order it via Eckman Laboratory, Philadelphia.
The notice claims The Williams Treatment cures kidney and bladder diseases, rheumatism and all uric acid troubles. It offers a free 50 cent bottle (32 doses) with a cutout and 10 cent postage to The Dr. D. A. Williams Company, Dept. 2196, East Hampton Conn, with one bottle per family.
An old newspaper advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a mild effective laxative and liver aid, positioning them as a safer substitute for calomel. The copy claims quick relief from constipation headaches and a foggy brain, with 10c and 25c boxes sold by All druggists, Columbus Ohio.
Advertisement for medical treatments claims new and special methods for neuritis nervous conditions stomach and skin diseases. Mentions Back Bay address and hours 8-11 and 2-5 7-9 with other hours by appointment.
The legislative committee on legal affairs examined the so called paper charges tied to small loans, a issue linked to former Supervisor E. Gerry Brown whose removal was connected to recent charges.
Representative Henry J. McLaughlin of Boston urges a bill to end paper charges tied to small loans. Supporters cite frequent monthly charges despite rules limiting them to every three months while opponents warn abolition could kill the small loan business.
Adjutant-General Cole of the State militia spoke against proposed limits on sale and carrying of firearms before the legislative committee on legal affairs yesterday.
A Kansas City man recounts decades old relief from gravel of the kidney after doctors urged surgery. He credits seven bottles of Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root with his recovery and vows to share the testimonial for the remedy.
A letter directed to Dr Kilmer and Co of Binghamton New York promotes a sample bottle for fifty cents to prove what swamp root will do. It promises a booklet on kidneys and bladder and instructs mentioning the Boston Daily Post. Regular bottle sizes are available at drug stores.
Senate defeats all non contributory old age pension bills 19 to 5 despite Senator Sullivan of Boston urging his measure. Bail commissioners bill allowing police sergeants in charge of Boston stations to accept bail without fee is defeated. Governor Walsh veto sustaining reimbursement for cattle and property losses in hoof and mouth campaign is upheld.
The fight over a proposed constitutional amendment to bar state funds from sectarian institutions has been postponed for a week. Senate committee chair Senator Bartlett cited improper advertising for the hearing and pushed the session to next week.
The school board voted to let Dorchester High School Cadets host a prize drill on May 7 instead of joining the suburban schools contest. The board also retired teacher Elizabeth P. Brewer after 42 years service on a $292 monthly pension. The session was brief while the budget awaited executive action.
A deliberate blaze aimed at a row of three story wooden tenements on Saratoga street in East Boston was fended off by the fire department. The fire confined to an unoccupied house at 957. occupants fled into the streets. Investigators found a closet stash of newspapers and turpentine. arrests expected later today.
Miss Gertrude J Fitzpatrick sues the estate of James M Fairfield for 125000 in Suffolk Superior Court Judge Sanderson',s panel heard her claim she served 15 years as house keeper and that Fairfield proposed marriage several times and misstated his age to 62. She says she consented in 1898 at age 24 while Fairfield was about 72 or 73.
Miss Fitzpatrick testified that her engagement to James Fairfield from 1898 remained intact until his death on September 4, 1912 at his 501 Columbus Avenue home. She described caring for him and his household, and noted he ignored her in his will. The trial resumes today.
Last night marked the eleventh Regal Night at the Hotel Somerset with over 350 attendees. District and store managers from Boston to San Francisco joined executives Elmer J. Bliss Mrs Bliss and Mr and Mrs C H Cross in a festive dance and revelry.
A health notice explains colds stem from blood disorder and nutrient shortages, not just weather. It urges fat foods in seasonal shifts to warm and fortify the blood, praising Scott’s Emulsion for its natural fats and lack of drugs.
The Public Service Commission moved to raise one way ticket prices for riders on the Boston and Maine and Boston and Albany lines beyond the 15 mile Boston suburban limit, mirroring the New Haven road rate increase enacted Saturday.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, sitting as a full bench, ruled against the Merchants' Legal Stamp Company. It held that the company's stamp contracts are monopolistic and that their predominant purpose seeks to drive competitors from the market, affecting merchants in Greater Boston and across the state.
Bay State Railway arbitration heard from E. W. Holst that unskilled workers reach maximum efficiency after five years while skilled workers should wait ten years for top wages. Holst noted wage differences by location and outside pay, urging a systemwide average base. Adelmar L. Ward recalled his rise from daily wage to $300 monthly since 1893, and safety concerns were raised about high tension wires with few fatalities recorded in sub stations.
The Public Service Commission approved higher rates on the New Haven line and signaled similar increases will soon apply to Boston and Albany and Boston and Maine. It warned B and A and B and M must file new schedules aligning with New Haven terms, with suburban first-mile pricing and 2 1 2 cent per mile rest. The moves aim to offset a 2 044742 loss by B and M for 1913 14, aided by freight and mileage gains and an AmEx contract.
Ex-Alderman James F. Black will not run after a Democratic protest upheld last night found false signatures on his independent nominating papers. His name was stricken from the ballot, leaving Mayor Good and Wendell D. Rockwood as the two remaining mayoral candidates for the March 9 election.
In 1914 several department workers received raises on a supervisor’s recommendation amid disputed efficiency gains. Testimony showed increased workload but fewer staff, with calls for corresponding wage hikes. Charles Bancroft estimated a 5 percent annual depreciation on rolling stock and suggested one modern tidewater power plant could lower costs, noting he had granted raises without requests from men.
Mayor Blakeley of Malden is unlikely to appoint ex-Mayor Charles Schumaker as police commissioner to replace Frederick A. Rhoades. Schumaker asked the Malden Board of Trade president to accept the post. He would waive salary rights if the council passes the ordinance.
Boston Board of Health will decide this week whether to allow all night lights in two tenement houses. A City Hall hearing occurred yesterday with Dr. Mahoney stating he will not be too severe on owners and will issue a ruling before early next week.
Governor Alexander signed the prohibition bill in Boise. The act makes the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquor in Idaho unlawful after January 1, 1916.
An exhortation extols war’s horrors and argues robust health comes from digestion and pure blood. It promotes Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as an alcohol free tonic to purify blood, aid digestion, liver and kidneys, and restore energy, nerves, skin, and youth.
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