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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1906
Page
4
Harvard Professor Paul H. Hanns described Munich education as practical, with technical schools for nearly every industry. He advised American business leaders to adopt similar methods to prepare youth for work, noting the widespread emphasis on earning a living even in service roles like waiters.
A group of professors from MIT and other institutions discuss German technical schools and their impact on industry. They highlight apprenticeship driven learning, compulsory attendance, and real shop-based arithmetic taught in schools. They call for expanded technical education in America and note contrasts with German innovation and American hesitation.
W. & A. Bacon store near Dudley Street Elevated announces drastic price cuts for a week. Smallwares and basement kitchen furnishings drop from 29–50 cents to 19 cents, drawing shoppers citywide. The Bacons trace lineage to founder William Bacon, first Roxbury subscriber to the Boston Post.
An old advertisement touts Quin Ona as an absolutely pure spring tonic that makes you feel better all over, claiming healthful refreshment from a natural tonic.
In Augusta Maine on March 17, Mrs. Alice F. Cooper sat unmoved in court as the State outlined the jealousy fueled murder of Charles D. Northy Jr. The prosecution depicted blueberry trips and intimate encounters leading to a fatal revolver shot at the Cooper home.
The article extols the New Christian Science Church in Boston as a monumental, fireproof Italian Renaissance temple with Bedford stone and marble interiors. It seats 5000, features a 82 foot diameter dome, 108 foot auditorium height, bronze staircases, colored glass, and a large organ with an echo organ.
The annual ladies night in Malden was held at Auditorium Hall with about 600 attendees. A banquet preceded a dance, and the event was organized by committee members Charles R. Elder A. B. Bliss and Arthur W. Walker.
A Buffalo physician praises Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges as a safe daily aid for gas in the stomach and bowels, clearer complexion, sweeter breath, purer blood, and even liver benefits. The sweets cost twenty five cents a box and are sold at drug stores.
An ad promising Quinona tonic, described as the remedy pleasing to the most delicate stomach, claims to make you feel better all over and is available from all druggists for $1.
Malden March 17. The engagement of Susannah Hincks Rich to Lt. Guy Kent of the First Cavalry U A was announced today. Miss Rich is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sylvanus Rich of 240 Clifton Street.
Snowslides have caused great terror and damage in Ou ray Durango Silverman Leadville and other mining camps across the state, with ties to harsh winter conditions and extensive wreckage reported.
In Ithaca on March 17 Evangelist Davis used force to prevent Cornell students from disorganizing a religious procession he was leading through the streets.
The advertisement touts Quinona as outperforming rivals in the last five years and predicts broader use this year. It emphasizes the tonic’s health benefits and widespread appeal to help more people feel better.
Stratton D. Brooks newly elected Boston public schools superintendent met with School Board Chairman Storrow at his Lincoln summer home. They discussed possible resignation from Cleveland post and Brooks noted uncertainty about returning to Cleveland.
After a conference with Chairman Storrow, Mr. Brooks says he has not decided whether to accept Boston’s superintendent position while still serving as Cleveland’s superintendent. He plans to resign in Cleveland soon if released and notes Boston schools’ superiority. He will discuss with Cleveland School Board in executive session tomorrow. Mrs. Brooks remains in Brookline at Dr. Troban’s residence.
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