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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1913
Page
6
Lieu tenant J. H. Towers who runs the Guantanamo army aviation camp completed a 40 mile flight in 36 minutes. The route was from Fisherman's Point in Guantanamo Bay to Morro Castle in Santiago.
Members of the Harvard senior class living in Hollis and Matthews Halls hosted a beer night for seniors living in dormitories outside the yard. Nearly 100 attendees gathered last evening.
An advertisement extols HYOMEI as a guaranteed cure for catarrh and related illnesses. It claims the Australian dry air treatment kills germs, promises blow by druggists and a $1 kit, and asserts benefits for bronchitis coughs colds and croup.
A 1912 testimonial from Samuel Cohen details severe facial and body pimples that caused itching burning and disfigurement. He credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with clearing the skin after two months of use. The ad promotes Cuticura products for red rough chapped and bleeding hands and offers a free sample with a mailed reply.
An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It claims vegetable formula is produced with a sworn purity statement and offers sample bottles by mail from Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton NY and mentions availability at drug stores in two sizes. The Boston Daily Post is referenced for correspondence.
Mrs. James F. Grimes of Malden confronted a thief with a heavy meat cleaver in her store at 1337 Eastern Avenue. The robber demanded all the cash from the drawer and fled with the money.
Mayor Fitzgerald said he did not act for political gain when sending to the City Council a batch of loan orders for public improvements totaling over four million dollars. He asserted the proposals were technical recommendations rather than political moves.
A nervy storekeeper faced a would be thief wielding a weapon on Eastern Avenue. The man demanded the drawer and nickel but fled after Mrs Grimes seized a cleaver and ordered him out. Police have a description and expect to catch him soon.
An official report from the American chargé d affaires in Guatemala City states that a severe earthquake Saturday morning leveled Guajimquilapa, capital of Santa Rosa, with villages within 18 miles damaged, and we have no life loss estimate due to communication breakdown.
The Mayor argues residents demand widespread improvements and urges council action within 60 days to fund the most necessary projects. He pledges cooperation while council members warn that proposed plans could exceed the city’s borrowing capacity by about eight million dollars.
An advertisement claims gray hair makes a man look old and asserts Hay's Hair Health restore color, stop dandruff, and strengthen roots. It urges immediate use with noticeable changes after few applications and targets young men worried about aging appearances.
Frieda Hempel, noted coloratura soprano, draws praise for wearing diamond bracelets and singing traditional operatic roles with restraint. She argues that Verdi and Rossini crafted drama through melody with minimal orchestral weight, and cites her successful performances in New York and Boston before returning to Germany for summer appearances.
Dramatizes Peruna as a cure for grip with anecdotal letters from Union Grove Alabama Athens Ohio and Hardin Missouri. Includes Mr Robert H Norris of North Berkeley California and Mrs Jane Gift praising Peruna’s rapid recovery and general health benefits.
George R. Bedinger, head of the Milk and Baby Hygiene Association, seeks to open two additional stations in Dorchester and Roxbury near the South End. The nine existing stations aided over 3000 infants. The organization relies on voluntary contributions and will survey where babies are born before opening the new sites next month. Bedinger, a Salem native and Harvard alum, previously spent a decade in Japan on educational work and last year studied tuberculosis for New York City officials.
Frances Fitzgerald of 20 Prince Street Cambridge appeals to police and newspapers to locate her 18 year old son Arthur T Fitzgerald missing for a week. He is 5 feet 8 inches tall, about 125 pounds, light complexion with brown curly hair. He left home to go to work in the city wearing a mixed gray overcoat a gray hat and other clothing.
Hull residents acquire the John Boyle O'Reilly homestead on Main Street for 3300 dollars to serve as a public library site. The house, built by O'Reilly who penned many poems, stands on land once owned by James Powers, a former Boston Alderman.
The Larkin Plan promotes direct factory to family buying. Two million people participate nationwide with several thousand families in Boston. The company says it has been established 37 years and guarantees satisfaction in every transaction.
Two Boston women whose 30 year friendship became official after both wills were opened by Register of Probate Arthur Dolan follow the other’s bequest. Miss Lucy M. Blaney and Miss Sarah E. Robinson left the residue of their estates to each other, with minor bequests to relatives. Both aged 72 and 68 respectively, lifelong Tremont Street residents near Boston.
An advertisement proclaims a limited time offer from the Osmo-Chemic Physicians. Beginning or renewing treatment by March 15 grants one month of treatment and medicines at no cost, aimed at curing chronic diseases. The notice lists numerous patient addresses across Massachusetts and nearby states inviting many to enroll.
Brings patients from surrounding villages to be cured by Osmo-Chemic scientists. Only 5 days remain for the offer with a deadline of March 15 at 8 p.m.
A list of Boston area residents endorses the Osmo-Chemic Physicians for treating chronic diseases. Included are Mr. R. F. Bradford in Milford Street Boston and Miss Catherine Rist of Jamaica Plain, with dozens more names and street addresses across Boston Dorchester Roxbury and Jamaica Plain.
J L Plankett MD chief consulting physician specializes in eye ear nose throat chest and chronic diseases and offers permanent offices at suites 8 9 10 entrance 18 Boylston Street Boston with hours 9 a m to 12 m 2 to 4 and 6 to 7 p m closed Sundays
English nerve specialist John Fearley Webb notes on a smallpox quarantine ship that fear drives most infections, arguing nervous debility increases disease susceptibility even when exposed to an infected person. He lists symptoms reported by Ton vita users and mentions treatment availability from Boston druggists.
An advertisement touts URICO as a treatment to cleanse acid and poisons from blood, claiming benefits for rheumatism joint stiffness and heart distress. It offers a free trial with 10 cents postage, with bottles priced at 1.00 each or 6 for 5.00, shipping covered if purchased directly.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets present a calomel substitute for liver and bowel relief. The ad touts mild quick effects, no teeth harm, and no calomel aftertaste, urging use when feeling loggy or heavy. Boxes priced 10 and 25 cents from The Olive Tablet Company Columbus Ohio.
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