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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1902
Page
2
Boston readers learn that Osmo-Chemic physicians in the Colonial Building promise marvellous cures, urge treatment before March 15 to access free X-ray examination, and share Mrs. Fred Ganter testimonial about her 14 year old son’s asthma improvement.
Mrs Catherine Duffy of East Boston reports seven years of asthma and bronchitis with severe breathlessness. After visiting Dr Plunkett and starting Osmo-Chemie treatment she improved from the first day, now walks further and works more easily, urging others to seek the Osmo-Chemie cure.
Mrs. Nettie Gallagher of South Boston reports six years of deafness improved after treatment by Mo-Chemi doctors. She credits the therapy with restoring her hearing to its best level, urging others to seek the same care.
Mrs Laura Tyrer of 136 Lexington St Hast Boston Mass says she suffered stomach tumor pain and vomiting for some time. After failing other doctors she visited Dr Junkett who used X ray to locate the tumor and began treatment. She reports improvement and expects a cure soon praising the Osmo-Chemic physicians.
Mrs. Tannie Withington of Cambridgeport says grip left her deaf and nursing work difficult. After visiting Dr Plunkett and following treatment she reports quick hearing improvement and full recovery, urging others with deafness to seek the Osirio-Chemic doctors.
Mary Dolan of 18 Cooper Street Boston testifies she suffered chronic grip that left her with severe bronchial trouble and asthma. She credits Dr Plunkett and the Osmo-Chergic treatment with relief and urges others to consider the therapy.
Mrs Catherine Kelly of 23 Lake Avenue Winchester says she suffered asthma and bronchitis for four years. She credits Osmo-Chemic doctors with curing her asthma and shortness of breath and urges others to try the treatment.
The Osmo-Chemic System of Medicine by J A Plunkett MD and J P Naughton MD lists permanent offices in the Colonial Building Boston at 100 Boylston Street. Consulting physicians, office hours 9 am to 12 m, 2 to 4 pm, and 7 to 8 pm daily, closed Sundays.
New information from District Attorney Jerome aims to identify more people who registered at the Glen Island Hotel the night Walter Brooks was shot. He questions John Barl and staff, suspects Florence Burns, and seeks details on rooms 1 3 and 32. Kate Doyle, a Glen Island chambermaid, is being examined for possible further testimony.
Fall River March 4. Signers of the wage agreement favor delegation to a committee to secure terms not exceeding a 6 per cent increase. No formal meeting is planned as men are individually consulted. Uncertainty remains over a possible 10 per cent rise and weavers’ grievances. Manufacturers agree on a standard but have not fixed it.
In the House of Commons the war secretary Mr. Brodrick defended the army estimates totaling 446,550,000 pounds. He argued the War Office had performed well given a war on a scale unseen before in South Africa, detailing 300,000 men and 25,000 horses in theater. He urged administrative reforms, praised staffing changes, and outlined recruitment limits and proposals for a three year enlistment with nine years in reserve plus a shilling per day to attract service for India and overseas.
A requiem Mass will be said for Ellen Sheehan wife of Sergeant William J Sheehan at St Mary's Church corner Columbia Road and Dorchester Avenue on Monday March 7 at 8 o'clock.
In the House yesterday the vaccination question dominated debate. The body sustained the compulsory vaccination law with an adverse report upheld after rejecting Mr. Foster of Somerville’s substitute exempting individuals with physician certificates. Other actions included reporting on fisheries and game bills, road and bridge measures, and local tax matters, with quorum counts noted during the proceedings.
In Boston yesterday the Brewers' Association hosted a meeting to form a New England organization addressing labor questions and related concerns. Most New England and Boston breweries were represented, a seven member committee was named, and another gathering will decide on pressing items and draft a constitution and by laws for ratification. The statement urged unified action, noting prior lack of organization in brewery interests and promising firm measures ahead.
The schedule committee of the Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen in charge of the eight hour day demand on Boston brewers has sent the proposed timetable to the Brewers Board of Trade. The plan, not effective until May 1, seeks a conference within a month and anticipates brewer assent before the deadline. Michael P. Flanagan, committee member, and others discussed Boston brewery conditions at Wells Memorial Building.
The committee on liquor laws heard a bill to let innholders sell intoxicating liquor until midnight in cities, with no opposition and claims that Boston is a commercial city. Advocates cited historic laws and hotel service, while opponents argued hotels lack entitlement to more privileges until compliance with existing laws.
A city committee hearing on a Boston Citizens' Association bill to limit alderman carriage hire costs was held. Herbert Larding argued salaries intend to cover official travel, noting carriage bills rose from over $11,000 in 1898-99 to about $13,000 in 1901. Opponents claimed reform unlikely from aldermen.
The committee on railroads heard Representative Bearsey Spring field Representative Reed of Taunton and James H. Carter of Winchester push a general extension of the two cents per mile fare rate. Opponents included W H Cool idge for the Boston and Maine J H Benton Jr for the New York New Haven Hartford and Samuel Hoar for the Boston and Albany.
The large State House committee room held a crowd of marketmen and market gardeners who supported and opposed the petition led by W. W. Rawson of the Market Gardeners Association. They urged Boston to enact an ordinance governing the occupation and sale of provisions in city markets. The Hon. T. J. Gargan spoke for the petitioners.
The request seeks protection from the City Council of Boston to break an old agreement made at a few dealers' request. The act would confirm colonial rights to farmers. Representatives Greeley Brown and Crosby favored the measure. The hearing was continued to next Tuesday at 7:30 PM.
The conference between New York New Haven and Hartford officials and 28 Brotherhood of Trainmen committee members ended with a satisfactory settlement. The new schedule goes into effect March 15, preserving current hours, increasing some pay based on run length, and equalizing pay across lines. No labor organization officers attended. The railroad president called the outcome a positive accord.
Representative Stearns of Waltham testified before the military affairs committee in favor of a resolve to appropriate $1000 to award medals to the men who answered President Lincoln's first call for troops on April 15 1861. He argued Massachusetts should follow other states in recognizing these services as simple justice.
Governor Crane sent to the General Court a Missouri governor Dockery letter about the St Louis Exposition. Reeves, secretary of the committee on legislation, notes that states and territories have allotted 22 million dollars for their buildings and exhibits.
The judiciary committee held a hearing on Mary A Chapman petition and a Daughters of the Revolution group urging Feb 12 as a legal holiday for Abraham Lincoln. Mrs F B Colby noted Lincoln’s birthday is already a legal holiday in several states including Connecticut Minnesota New Jersey New York North Dakota South Dakota Washington and Pennsylvania.
At J. C. Ayer Company works in Lowell notices prohibit employees under 21 from smoking cigarettes. The notice states smoking injures mind and body and unfits young men for their best work, effective March 4.
In Fall River on March 4 Sadie V W Williams, three and a half, daughter of George Williams, swallowed a safety pin during a meal. It lodged under the vocal cord. After failed attempts by local surgeons, prominent doctors used X ray guidance to open the windpipe and remove the pin with forceps. The child is rapidly recovering.
Private Orlando Miller of the 8th Regulars at Fort Harrison Montana reports severe dyspepsia and near 121 pounds last spring. After starting Grape-Nuts Food he gained strength and now weighs 156 pounds, with continued improvement and a call for fellow regiment members to verify.
A meeting in New York organized a federation of Alliance Francaise branches across the United States to promote French language diffusion. Jules Cambon presided. officers include James H. Hyde as president and L. V. Goflot as secretary, with delegates from many cities including Baltimore Brooklyn Chicago and New Orleans.
The Jan 31 basement killing of Giovanni Celia at 83 Leverett Street is tied to a newly found body of Margaret Afglo, 40, whose death by alcoholism and exposure may implicate her in the case. Her husband, a key witness, remains jailed at Charles Street. Investigators note Afglo knew more about Celia’s murder than she admitted.
The German government endorses Professor Kochs inhalation method as a cure for consumption and related catarrh. The Boston doctors at 361 Boylston St claim many cures for patients deemed hopeless by other physicians. Free consultation and examination offered. testimonials urged from patients and neighbors.
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