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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1911
Page
6
Pure food inspectors seized 26 200 colored Easter eggs intended for children in Boston. Within weeks several shipments have been confiscated leaving a shortage of Easter candy eggs ahead of the holiday.
The article reports talc on egg shells, added to improve appearance, causing stomach ache when eaten in quantity. Talc is forbidden as indigestible under pure food laws. Seizure followed order by Dr. B. H. Smith. shipment originated from Henry Heide of New York and R. C. Boechel & Co. of York, Pennsylvania.
The Leyland steamship Victorian with Captain E C Hiscoe arrived at Pier 43 Hoosac docks after a 48 hour delay from Liverpool due to gales. Nine cattlemen travelers aboard and 3360 tons of cargo were unloaded. A shipment of two cases of straw hats marked the season 1911 style was consigned to a local firm. The Victorian plans to sail again next Wednesday and likely resume the Gulf-Galveston service.
New York date March 10 Dr Wilfred T Grenfell known as the Labrador Fishermen's Doctor arrived today with his wife from a broad visit He will tour the United States before returning to Labrador in May when the pack opens and permits fishermen to start their work
A workman digging for new presses in the Post’s excavation 65 feet below Washington Street found a live crab in a clay cavity. The crab, two inches long and one and a half wide, is greenish black with tiny specks resembling a sick trout’s pattern.
A workman brings a strange crab unearthed 65 feet beneath Washington street to Professor Morton Kilgallen. The scientist proclaims it the Ventator Diligens, a tunnelling crab believed extinct since 497 B C, roving ages of 623 years and possibly tunnelling thousands of miles. He warns against gum chewing and suggests displaying the creature at the Smithsonian.
Letters from Minnesota and Oregon endorse Peruna and Peruna related products as safe family medicine. Gainers report weight increases and improved vitality after using Peruna and Manalin for constipation and liver torpor. Other testimonials cite relief from kidney and bladder symptoms and overall well being.
Mr. B M Wolf has contracted Mr Ror M Crosby a leading Life artist to supply fashion drawings for Wolf’s My Clothier located at the corner of Hanover and Portland streets. Crosby is noted for clever lifelike life and action drawings and ranks high in the art world today.
The item shows a damaged ad claiming a universal solution labeled a signature cure for gold related ailments. It mentions worldwide usage, a cost of 25 cents, and a product named Bromo. The text is garbled and references FE. OVE and LOA as authorities or brands without clear context.
The contest to Sarah S. Tufts of Charlestown will be heard by a jury in the Supreme Judicial Court after Judge Loring granted a jury trial request. About $125,000 is at stake as jurors decide soundness of mind knowledge of the will and allegations of undue influence by the executor.
Alice Carter, 35, caused a barroom panic on Harrison avenue by firing a revolver. She was sentenced to Deer Island yesterday after being charged with carrying a loaded revolver and narrowly missing bystanders.
Middlesex grand jury report thirty four indictments and two no-bills to Judge Stevens in East Cambridge. William E. Taylor former Somerville officer is charged with breaking entering and larceny. Morris Rosenthal of Everett faces two counts of abduction and statutory offenses with two young women from Boston. Court set to begin Tuesday before Judge Dana.
Hibernians of Peabody plan a large parade for April 19 in town. Invitations have been sent to other State branches and it is expected to attract several thousand attendees. John J. Shea serves on the organizing committee.
District Attorney Higgins announced he would not press charges against Mrs Lillian M Glover in the murder of Clarence F Glover, a Waltham laundry man, unless new strong evidence appears. He believes no jury would convict under the secret indictment and dismissed it yesterday.
Saxton C Foss of Somerville was yesterday appointed guardian of Mary Lillian Foss the 14 year old daughter of Sam Walter Foss the Somerville librarian who recently died by Judge Charles J McIntire in the Probate Court East Cambridge.
In Pleasant Prairie and Kenosha a wave of indignation meetings pressed for excluding powder plants from the county after a Du Pont mill explosion. Engineers say only one serious injury, while the financial and property losses run into hundreds of thousands. A coroner's inquest was postponed to gather witnesses to fix the cause.
In Santa Barbara county more than 1000 acres of rich bottom land were washed into the sea by the Santa Maria River during the recent storm. The damage is estimated at $1,000,000.
The 3 20 8 Cigar traces months of watchful effort from selecting Cuban tobacco to Boston manufacturing. It notes the leaf is fragile and aroma hard to keep while flavor can turn bitter, and credits constant expert care for a cigar like the 3 20 8.
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