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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1921
Page
18
A taunting note threatens Mrs Clare with exposing mistreatment of Miss Shepstone and vows she will abandon him if she is fair, suggesting harsh judgment of his conduct and implying past victims. The message conveys personal friction and shipboard tension.
In a New Year eve tale, Micky Mellowes schemes to woo Esther Shepstone while fabricating love letters from Raymond Ashton who has fled to Paris. Esther befriends June Mason and faces a web of deceit as Micky sustains the ruse to protect her happiness. The plot centers on mistaken identities and mounting tension in a London setting.
An advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a safe gentler substitute for calomel. It claims they cleanse the blood bowels and liver, relieve constipation and dull skin, and improve mood with a vegetable formula. The copy stresses 15c or 30c pricing and urges nightly use for a week.
Micky worries Esther plans to travel to Paris to see her fiancé Ashton whose marriage to Mrs Clare is imminent. Esther asks Micky for guidance, he pretends to advise but hides a truth as he contemplates his own deceit. Meanwhile Ashton’s marriage notice appears and Micky faces a tense, unfinished web of relationships.
Consumers are advised that common soaps and shampoos use excess alkali, harming hair. Mulsified coconut oil shampoo, pure and greaseless, cleanses scalp without damage. Moisten hair, rub in a small amount to create rich lather, rinse easily, leaving hair soft, bright, and easy to manage. Available cheaply at drug stores.
A historical notice lists marriage intentions with names and ages such as Joseph H Lerner 48 of Worcester square widowed with Marion Scank 17 a clerk of 453 Shawmut. Charles Munroe 54 janitor of 36 Allen street and Mildred Jenkins 44 at same address. Myer Rodberg 29 tailor of Wakefield with Mary Becker 24 machine operator of 7 Dalkeith Roxbury. Arthur H Jackson 27 salesman Bangor Maine with Marguerite Dannesberger 26 Newark New Jersey. Charles B Palmer 21 Shawmut Avenue with Mary DL Carlo 21 at home. William Marshall 45 toolman 138 Est South Boston with Elizabeth Carbury 42 housekeeper divorced. Alan R Peck 30 painter 162 West Newton.
Cambridge district readers are shown several listings including Timothy Sheehan a 41 year old laborer of 24 Bat welder street Roxbury and Elizabeth Downey a 34 year old domestic spouse of Hubbard plc of Cambridge along with Alfred Durbin engineer of 611 Broadway Cambridge and Florence Harmon at home 29 in Elmhurst and Roland MacLane 21 designer of 345 Beacon street Somerville and Georgia Buber 21 stenographer at 11 Mifflin place Cambridge.
On March 10 the waterfront calendar notes tidal heights and celestial events. It records a full moon on March 28 and a new moon April 8 with evening stars Venus Mars Jupiter and morning star Saturn. It notes yesterday as the first day steam trawlers were absent from the fish pier arrivals and that schooner-trawlers will supply the trade as the steam fleet ends, expected to cut weekly receipts by at least half a million pounds.
An old time remedy Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound promises to darken gray hair and restore luster without obvious application. Sold in drug stores as a ready to use product, it claims to mask gray in one strand at a time by morning.
Shipping notices show multiple steamers arriving at Boston including Prince Arthur Simms Governor Dingley and Ontario with tugs and barges. Departures include Australbrook Agwiworld Barrymore Oscar D Bennett and Assinippi among others bound for New York Baltimore Tampico and Philadelphia routes with listed ports of call.
The Post Marine Record lists ships diverted to land passengers including Olav and Halleric, with routes from Copenhagen to New York and Calcutta to Boston. It notes strong south winds and northwest shifts near the Grand Banks, plus multiple wireless reports on vessels nearing or leaving Boston, New York, Norfolk, and Havana with arrivals and sailings for Europe and the Pacific, and weather summaries for Graves Light and Highland Wight.
Wills filed list several estates with heirs: Matthew S McCurdy Andover leaves residue to widow after $100 to each of three sons. Charles Butters Haverhill lists heirs including children grandchildren and great grandchildren. Benjamin F Bartlett Haverhill mentions $500 real estate and $1000 personal to an heir and wife. John A Colburn Townsend-leirs details relatives with personal $4305. Patrick Fergus Malten-Tleirs notes widow and children with real estate $3500 and personal $2100. Annie Goldfarl Malden-Ueirs daughters with real estate $1000. Albert S McDonald Lexington-Ieirs wife and son with real estate $8500 and personal $200.48.
A home made cough remedy using 2? ounces of Pinex in a pint bottle with plain sugar syrup or substitutes. Claims fast relief from dry coughs, throat and chest colds, bronchitis, croup, hoarseness, and asthma. Promotes savings versus commercial cough preparations and notes guaranteed satisfaction or money back. Pinex Co. Ft Wayne Ind.
Margaret McDonough of Somerville and others appear as heirs with real estate values ranging from 1000 to 10000 and personal estates from 250 to 6000. Mary P. McGillicuddy of Cambridge listed as heir with real estate 1000. Susan A. Morrison of West Acton named as heir with 6000 in personal estate. Elizabeth J. Ross of Somerville listed as daughter heir with 4500 personal estate. Laura J. Sweat of Malden titled heir with 1000 real estate and 4044 personal. Florence M. Vaill of Brattleboro listed as aunt heir with 1000 real estate.
Annie L Hurley of 121 Calumet street legatees Abbie Chase Nickerson report several personal bequests and public bequests to Phillips Church South Boston 7706 Amar icard of Foreign Missions of Boston 1000 Boston Seamen's Friend Society 500 American Missionary Association 14 Beacon Street 500 Luke R Reddick 67 Windsor Street Boston real estate 12800 personal 700 thears wife and children
J Walter Davis former selectman and prominent local businessman died in Gardner at age 70 after retiring from the hardware store he founded in 1909 due to ill health. He was active in Masonic bodies in Gardner and Worcester and belonged to other fraternal organizations and served six years as selectman.
Winter brings rheumatism pain from cold and dampness as blood thins. A tonic to enrich the blood aids recovery while most treatments only relieve symptoms. Mr William Atwood of New Bedford praises Dr Williams Pink Pills, using five boxes and planning to continue every spring. pills marketed by Dr Williams Medicine Co offering mail order and a free booklet.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a superior tonic for blood, stomach, kidneys, and liver. It claims to awaken appetite, improve digestion, nourish from food, purify and enrich blood, and help prevent ailments from catarrh to fevers, plus Hood's Pills for gentle laxative or stronger relief.
Physicians warn against colds and promote Mayr's Pine Needle Balm applied to the nose at first signs. The pine fragrance is described as soothing and healing for catarrh and head, nose, and throat colds. Available in 10c and 60c tubes with free trial by writing George H. Mayr in Chicago. Sold by druggists nationwide.
Advertisement claims Marmola Prescription Tablets melt fat at two to four pounds weekly without dieting or excessive exercise. Distributed by Marmola Company at Detroit address or via druggists for one dollar per large case. Products touted as harmless with no wrinkling.
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