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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1913
Page
9
Brockton March 13 Howard A Hobart of 911 Mainstreet was held over for the grand jury on arson charges after police alleged he confessed to setting a shed fire behind a large manufacturing plant He allegedly pulled the alarm notified the owner and then helped firefighters fight the blaze.
The ad touts Diapepsin as a fast cure for sour stomach and indigestion. It claims the fifty cent dose digest foods, prevent biliousness, and leave users with a healthy appetite and clean intestines.
Developments follow assertions about Admiral Eaton’s past opium use and a probe into the sanity of his wife Mrs Eaton’s daughter Dorothy. Judge George W Kelley denounces rumors as persecution and says Mrs Eaton has said nothing to the public while authorities prepare the Harvard reports.
The Eaton couple faced public scrutiny after an infant born in 1909 was adopted in 1909 under false claims of being their biological child. The child, Hartz Joseph G. Eaton Jr., died in 1909 at their Sand Hills cottage in Scituate Beach. The episode exposed years of deception, divorce, and social life in Norwell, with Rear Admiral Eaton admitting the child was not their flesh and blood.
An anonymous woman from Scranton describes a dramatic cure for facial and body hair using a method from a chemistry professor. She urges other sufferers to request full experience details by mail, promising thorough, easy-to-use treatment and urging a two-cent stamp for return postage.
In December 1908 the writer describes a severe facial eruption that resisted treatment and cost over 100 dollars. After four months of using Resinol Soap and Resinol Ointment the skin cleared. The notice promotes free samples from Resinol Dept. 17-T in Baltimore and notes druggists sell the products.
Munyon claims its Rheumatism Remedy relieves pains in legs arms and back with no morphine opium or cocaine. It says the remedy neutralizes acid drving out rheumatic poisons from the system and offers free physician advice and mail service from Munyon Remedy Co Philadelphia.
Joshua Crane of Boston defeated H. B. MacDougall of Montreal in straight sets 15-4 15-3 15-8. H Meredith Smith of Montreal beat Hecksher of New York in straight sets 15-0 17-14 15-8. Squash championships start tomorrow as Toronto and Hamilton teams arrive for an intercity match with Montreal.
Medical examiner attributes Admiral Eaton's death to gastro enteritis. Dr Francis D Donoghue explains the illness as inflammation of stomach and small intestine often from improper food. He notes risk increases with age and lists possible poison causes including arsenic and tainted pork.
Mrs Russell ill in corridor collapses during Bizet drama L Arlesienne at the Fenway Hospital and is said to be on a dangerous list. Her husband Mr Russell could not be reached at home or at the Boston City Club or Opera House where he was to oversee a grand opera night.
One principal witness for Philip Kahn reportedly left Boston to avoid the court summons in Suffolk Superior Court. Two other key witnesses are absent: Mrs. Henry Russell, ill at Fenway Hospital, and Miss Alice Nielsen who is detained in Chicago after a summons was issued. The trial saw a large turnout of opera figures as Judge Brown’s court adjourned amid motions for a bill of particulars.
Manager Callahan announces he will contend for the outfield this season and will force the younger players to compete to keep their jobs as many prospects vie for spots.
Harvard archaeology officials expect a full report by Professor George A. Reisner confirming the Sphinx depicts Pharaoh Chephren and revealing a hollow statue containing a smaller pyramid and a lost temple over 100 feet long. The discovery came via Reisner’s inspections and London despatches.
An 1855 tale links Father John O’Brien of Lowell to a physician’s prescription for a remedy named Father John’s Medicine. Advertised as a cure for coughs colds and lung troubles it claims to strengthen flesh and prevent consumption and asserts a $25000 charitable‑giving guarantee if proved false.
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