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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
2
Miss Nance ONeil at Keiths this week believes vaudeville will make inroads into the legitimate stage. She contends the act blends humor with artistry and could broaden audience interest beyond traditional stage offerings.
A Los Angeles resident E. E. Van Denter reports severe kidney trouble and back pain after a heavy cold. After doctors offered little relief she used eight bottles of Warner's Safe Cure over three weeks, claiming complete recovery and regained mobility.
An advertisement claims Warner's Safe Cure treats gout and rheumatic conditions linked to kidney disease. It offers trial bottles free and a medical booklet, with two sizes sold at 50 cents and 81,000 per bottle, urging readers to request by mail from Rochester, New York.
Simeon Ford told reporters in the Hotel Somerset rotunda that Taft might appoint Mme ambassador at the Court of St James if he won. He mused on Taft’s surprise influence, complained Roosevelt’s ire, and described Taft’s weight as a notable trait before boarding the New Haven train at 1 PM.
Miss O Neil reports strong audience reaction to Macbeth and other Shakespearean scenes on the vaudeville stage. She has received incentives to extend her vaudeville run for several years and may stay in the circuit.
A crowd blocked sidewalks and part of the street near Washington and Hanover as crowds gathered to view a clothing sale at F. Gray Co. The Rhodes Ripley Company offered overcoats, suits, and boys’ outfits at deep discounts from $5.90 to $14.90 with a 90 day return policy. Police intervened after objections from onlookers who claimed no trouble, just a big sale sight.
Edith McClure a 18 year old from Fitchburg reportedly took her three year old daughter Dorris Beal from Gardner and Boston after a marriage claim. Friends fear an illegal marriage and possible elopement with a man unknown in Fitchburg. The child, last seen in a Teddy bear hold, wears a white dress and red coat.
After a tour of the South Boston High School grounds with two Alumni Association delegates Miss Lillian Hormel and Miss Lulu Greeley Mayor Hibbard pledged to level grass and terrace the rear slopes near the Dorchester Heights monument He will also study installing tennis courts and a running track with $1000 available A. D. Small introduced him to several classes and the mayor escorted the two women to their destinations after the visit with more than 300 girls and about 200 boys enrolled.
A surge in contagious cases at City Hospital shows 425 recorded up to yesterday with 80 under care at the detention hospital on Southampton street. Scarlet fever and diphtheria drive the outbreak, tracing back to milk quality last year. January to March figures compare 793 cases last year to 561 this year, with diphtheria 471 in 1907 and 445 this year.
Miss Helen Ffoulke, a close friend of Mrs. Nicholas Longworth and former Alice Roosevelt companion, will marry M Havenith of the Belgian legation. A longtime New York social favorite, she accepted after two years of devoted courtship.
At a Massachusetts hearing before the State Board of Agriculture opponents argued the milk standard is too strict. Farmers testified they feed cows cotton seed in winter to achieve the right color, while some officials and legislators urged abolition or modification.
From trials the Chester is said to have a steam range of 4000 miles at 23 knots and 14000 miles at 12 knots without coaling enabling a Pacific voyage without refueling. Reports note 470 RPM on four shafts to maintain 22 1/2 to 23 knots on successive days. In Barcelona placards announcing an assassination attempt on King Alfonso ahead of a March 12 visit were torn down by police.
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