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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1906
Page
2
An Ohio woman recounts severe health decline from coffee use and a dramatic recovery after switching to Postum Food Coffee. She describes improved strength, clearer thinking, steadier nerves, and elimination of heart trouble and indigestion within weeks, urging others to try Postum.
Thomas W. Lawson offers to bet from 1 to 1,000,000 that yesterday’s financial publication claim on United Copper’s Montana settlement cash was false. He accuses the Butte Coalition restructuring of being a swindle and threatens to alert the district attorney if Butte Coalition plays on the Boston Stock Exchange.
In Augusta on March 14 the Cooper murder trial halted as a special juror, A C Richardson, resembled victim Charles D Northey Jr. so closely that defendant Mrs. Edwin J Cooper cried openly. Richardson, 24, teamster from Monmouth, was challenged and retired. Court adjourned until tomorrow with 11 jurors named, including six who served on the first panel and foreman Charles H Stevens.
Advertisement for Layative Bromo Quinine Tablets promises cure of a cold in one day. Druggists refund money if it fails and each box bears the signature of E. W. Grove.
Mrs. Maurice Sullivan widow of F M White and heir to his estate was granted 18 dollars a week by Judge Grant for her support. Guardianship had been in place since her inheritance five years ago when she was deemed a spendthrift. Her guardian Frank O White cited that her present husband cannot support her in the costly lifestyle she was used to. Born in Thomaston Maine she is described as well educated and refined.
The article describes how women managing children and household duties suffer fatigue and nervous strain. It links loss of vitality to headaches backaches sleeplessness irritability and anxiety and suggests taking a restorative remedy when tired.
An advertisement touts Dr Miles Restorative Nervine as a nerve food and tonic that refreshes tired nerves and aids sleep. A testimonial from Catharine Sagle of Leland Iowa claims improved health after using Nervine and credits the remedy with saving her life. The ad guarantees first bottle trial or money back.
In the Rutland investigation the sanatorium trustees face the cost of their defense. Attorney General Malone advised the trustees that they must pay Samuel J. Elder from their own pockets. Elder argued no law requires trustees under fire to seek AG counsel. A council committee of three was authorized to draft a report, delaying the final Rutland vote.
President Gompers of the AFL and A Furuseth of the Seamen's Union clashed with supporters of the Gilbert anti injunction bill during a judiciary committee hearing. Furuseth warned that President Roosevelt endorsing the bill would make him an enemy to honest labor and human liberty.
An editorial argues disease should not be criminalized while noting some illnesses arise from self-indulgence. It critiques overworked women and promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a non alcoholic, women’s remedy with endorsements. The notice touts testimonials and offers free medical advice and a medical adviser book.
Mrs. R. E. Anderson of Cumberland Maine says Hood's Sarsaparilla cured her son Ralph who suffered diphtheria and paralysis. After weeks of weakness he improved, attended school partially, and grew strong again. The testimonial promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and tonic.
A public health appeal argues nicotine is a deadly poison like prussic acid and supports mandating a skull and cross bones on tobacco packages. The ad promotes Tobacco-Specific as a harmless vegetable remedy to curb tobacco craving and restore health, citing a Vermont testimonial of a 45 year user cured by a free sample.
J F Wellington of Boyce Texas says he smoked and chewed for 50 years but after using the Tobacco-Specific remedy from a free trial package his appetite for tobacco disappeared. He credits the product with ending his long habit.
The R. T. Booth Company offers Hyomei as a balsamic nasal treatment for catarrh with no stomach digestion and a claimed permanent cure. Complete outfit costs 1.00, extra bottle 50 cents, with mail order and free sample plus medical consultation.
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