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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1909
Page
2
An advertisement claims Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey balances mind and body and aids digestion. It urges buyers to insist on genuine sealed bottles with the Old Chemist trademark and provides contact for an illustrated booklet and medical advice.
Arnold Hendricks, 19, of 826 Blue Hill avenue, warned a seventh trolley car as it barreled down a grade and crashed into the line, saving several passengers. Motorman Curley died and Place and Beaumont were injured as doctors and two priests gave last rites at the scene.
At 9:15 emergency calls unleashed a rapid response as three ambulances sped to the scene. Surgeons and nurses prepared in the surgical wing for a night of mass injuries, but only three patients arrived: a dead man Thomas J. Curley and two concussion cases Arthur Beaumont of Dorchester and a Roxbury tallyman thought to be Thomas Place or Placey.
A Kentucky woman reports cure from ulceration and female troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A Tennessee resident also credits the remedy with restoring health and nerves. The ad touts the product as a long standing standard trusted by thousands.
Eyewitness accounts describe a multi-car collision on Talbot and Blue Hill avenues. Cars slid on rails and brakes failed, causing riders including Thomas J. Curley and several others to be crushed or injured. Doctors tended the wounded amid shattered glass and chaos.
Eyewitnesses and survivors describe a streetcar collision chaos with injuries and shattered glass. George H Gunther recalls warning others as cars plunged into the wreck. Mrs David V Conrey waits in pain for a doctor as surgeons treat the injured nearby.
A vintage remedy promotes gin with Buchu and Murax as a kidney and bladder treatment. It claims quick relief from backache frequent urine and rheumatic groin pains and warns of Brights disease if untreated. The text describes kidneys as filters and urges continued use after symptoms vanish.
Dr Bradford Kent at 802 Blue Hill Avenue acted as a temporary hospital scene forms after seven cars collide. He treated the injured beside the road and directed transfer to his office for care. Nurses and doctors from Field's Corner joined, including Dr Pipp and Dr Ceconi as victims were aided and stabilized.
Elevated road officials said a slippery rail, not yet verified, caused a multi car collision after a Humboldt Avenue car stopped to let off a passenger. Cars one through five crashed, with Motorman Curley dying of injuries on the fifth car. several passengers were shaken but mostly uninjured. Arthur Beaumont and Patrick Plazey were hospitalized from the fourth car along with a city hospital report.
A plea to women about kidney trouble links symptoms like back pain and fatigue to kidney disease and promotes Swamp-Root as a remedy. Readers are invited to request a free sample from Dr. Kilmer and Co. with purchasable bottles available at drug stores.
Lending library notice from W B Clarke Co offering per day wages at 26 and 28 Tremont Street. DeMarco & Caruso & Co advertise general contracting services with ready laborers and shanty crews at short notice. Correspond with Antonio Caruso, 13 Sheafe Street, Boston.
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