War contract doors open as Lomasney faces Tague letters
In a crowded Boston hearing Martin Lomasney reads a letter from Peter Tague seeking a contractor for a new project. Tension rises as OConnell Feeney clash, deputies swarm, and cross examination reveals long running graft and political maneuvering surrounding war contracts and Mayor Curley era politics.
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Tague
Peter
Martin
Mr. Feeney
John A. Sullivan
O'Connell
Peter F. Tague
South Boston
Curley
Kearns
Feeney
Fitzgerald
Lomasney
O’’Connell
West End
Whelton
Patrick A. Collins
John F. Fitzgerald
Mr. Lomasney
Mr. O'Connell
Mr. Tague
Washington
Bitro-Phosphate Promises for Thin People
Physicians endorse plain bitro-phosphate to help thin nervous individuals gain weight and vitality. The remedy allegedly nourishes nerves and cells with phosphoric food, boosting strength, sleep, and appearance, with druggists offering it under satisfaction guarantees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Discovered Asthma Cure Promoted By Local Chemist
Mr D J Lane a chemist at 532 Lane Building St Marys Kansas claims a simple home remedy cures asthma. He offers a postpaid bottle for $1.25 with payment only if it cures and asks recipients to report results within ten days. No money required to receive the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. ‘J. Lane
Lane Bldg
St. Mary’s
Kansas
Hunt for Missing Men After Smallpox Outbreak
A smallpox outbreak among 16 crew members of a fishing vessel leads to three men placed in detention and others under observation. Two sick sailors are sought, with one found in East Boston lodging houses and another in Brighton. Additional crew are monitored in Everett and Gloucester as authorities pursue missing men in Dorchester and Roxbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Health
Boston
Brighton
Everett
Gloucester
Dorchester
Roxbury
Yiddish Singers to Entertain at Camps in East
Jewish welfare board announces a one night series featuring prominent Yiddish singers at debarkation, demobilization and naval camps and base hospitals in the Department of the East. The opera Shula mis will be performed as part of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jewish Welfare Board
Department of the East
Internal Baths Promised as Best Health Cure
Professor Horace T. Dodge endorses the J. B. L. Cascade internal bath as a remedy for constipation and auto intoxication. New England drug stores offer demonstrations and a free booklet by Dr. Tyrrell explaining internal bathing and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace T. Dodge
Materia Medica
Jacobson Bridg
Denver
Tyrrell
Hygienic Institute of New York
J. B. L. Cascade
J. B.L. Cascade
Liggett-Riker Jaynes Drug
New England
Chas. A. Tyrrell
New York
Women in Need Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble often mistaken for other ailments. Back pain, headaches and nervousness may signal kidney trouble. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root promotes healing. obtain a bottle from drug stores or request a sample by mailing ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton NY, mention Boston Daily Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Boston Daily Post
Gets-It Easy Corn Removal Ad From Chicago
An old advertisement promotes Gets-It as a painless liquid corn remover for hard to reach places between toes. It claims quick drying, no sticky residue, no flesh irritation, and a money back guarantee. Manufactured by E. Lawrence & Co. of Chicago Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Mentho Laxene Ad Promises Quick Cold Cure
A reader testifies that Mentho Laxene stopped her cough within three days after a week of coughing. The ad urges buying a 21 percent four ounce bottle and diluting it with simple syrup to make a pint of cold medicine with no opiates. It claims widespread use to save money and avoid uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Meilleur
Jefferson Street
Tiffin
Balmwort Kidney Tablets Restore Vitality Says Oak Park Woman
A testimonial from Mrs. E. Klipp of Oak Park Illinois reports twelve years of kidney and bladder weakness cured by Balmwort Kidney Tablets. The ad claims the product boosts strength and energy and notes druggists stock the tablets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Klipp
12Th St
Oak Park
Ill
Sloan's Liniment Ad Claims Quick Relief
An advertising notice touts Sloan's Liniment for rapid relief of external pains and stiffness without rubbing. The copy promotes easy penetration, economy, and availability at drug stores with prices 60c 80c and 1.20.
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Sloan
Don’t Use Curling Iron A Better Method For Hair
A vintage guide claims heated irons dry hair and offers a overnight method. After brushing, apply plain liquid silmerine with a toothbrush to hair sections, sleep, and wake to natural, wavy curls. The product is described as harmless with no grease and long lasting.
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John P. Feeney
Mass
Joseph F. Tague
House of Represntatives
Washington, D. C
Martin M. Lomasney
Green Street
Ofice
Morton
Attorney O'Connell
Messrs. O'Connell
Sullivan
Congress
A. Sullivan
John Backus
Don O'Connell
T. O’connell
Don
Attorney Feeney
Joseph F. O’connell
Boston Post
Riley
Kelcher
Notary
Ward
Martin Lomasney
J. H. Sullivan
J. A. Gallivan
J. F. Fitzgerald
Common Council
Republican Party
Thomasney
Mr. Kiley
Kiley
Mr. Fitzgerald
William M.cuddy
William H. Cuddy
William M. Cuddy
Donovan
Cuddy
Hendricks Club
Adeline
John J. Fitzgerald
William H. Kearns
Gallivan
Mr. Gallivan
Mr. Kearns
B. E. Construction
Peters
Mayor Peters
Kearns Company
Mr. Peters
Mr. Curley
Board of Street Commissioners
Dix Place
Burroughs Place
O’connell
United States District Court
Notary Mancovitz
Mr.Lomasney
Mancovitz
Fitzgerald and Lomasney
Election Board
M. M. Lomasney
Peter Tague
United States
England
Ballot Law Commission
Gress
Lo Masney
Berman
Ballot Law Commissioners
Congressman Fitzgerald
Says Fitzgerald
Daniel T. O’connell
United States Army
U. S. Employment Office
Congressman Tague
Josephine Davis
Pluto
French Lick Springs
All Drugs
French Lick, Ind
America
PISO
Cs Emie
Woman Beautiful
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